Case Study: A Medium-sized Commercial Complex

The200,000ft2commercialcomplexincludesasalesfloor
and offices with 45 tons of air conditioning, plus
warehousingandshopspace.Typicaloperatinghoursare
7:00a.m.to5:00p.m.,MondaythroughFriday.
InnovarisInstallation
EnergyAgent
Lightingcontrolpanel
AdditionofaRS485communicationsystem
Replacementthermostatsthroughoutthebuilding
Rewiringofsomecircuitstoisolatedesired
switchedloads

ControlConsiderations
Assuringsalesfloorandcustomerenvironmentduringcontrolevents
Separatesystemsandcontrolsforwarehouseandshopspace
Building temperature characteristics when outside ambient temperatures exceed 120oF (49oC) for a
majorityofsummerafternoons
Control of lighting groups that can be operated at various levels according to dispatch events by the
utilitycompany

TheInnovariInteractiveEnergySolutionprovidesforbuilding
control capabilities in real time or as entered through a
building schedule via a webbased portal. The enduse
customerisprovidedwiththetoolsandtrainingtoentertheir
desired groupings of lighting and HVAC equipment and
associatedoperatingtimesandtemperaturesetpoints.

The tables to the right were established by this commercial

complex based on their needs. These schedules can be
modified at any time to reflect the normal operating changes
of the building, seasonal changes, or other customer needs.
Any utility loadshed events are requested against the actual
operating state of the building at the time of the event. The
existence of a building schedule is combined with Innovaris
advanced algorithms that can actually learn the
characteristics of buildings. This provides Innovaris serving
utility company the unique ability to access forecasts of load
shedpotentialadayinadvance.

HVACandlightinggroupscanbecombinedorsetwithunique
schedules based on the customer needs. Also included are
setting options for exterior lighting, signage, and other
architecturallightsdependingonthecurrentorupdatedwiring.

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Case Study: A Medium-sized Commercial Complex (cont.)

Participation in demand response events is based on a unique contract with
each customer who defines their own operating parameters. Innovari then
manages the incremental capacity of each site in realtime, delivering an
aggregatedsolutiontotheutilitydispatcherforanydesireddemand,location,
or length of time. The customer site may see various levels and length of
events for which their building would participate. For low level events,
nominaltemperaturechangesinincrementsassmallas2Fareoftennoteven
sensedbythecustomer.
The illustrations to the left are examples of different lighting levels. In this
case, existing electrical circuits were wired so that they could be split into
groups,andthecustomerelectedtorewiresomelightingcircuitstotakefull
advantageoftheprogram.Thesebilevellightinggroupscanbecontrolledby
Innovari for incremental contribution to a loadshed event and also can be
scheduledbythecustomerthroughthebuildingportal.

Innovari is able to accommodate diverse loads, extract

incremental capacity from each, and then aggregate them into
the larger utility portfolio. When deploying loadshed
capabilities in areas of constrained feeders or substations, it is
important to maximize the saturation of your solution. This
meansthateachcustomercanparticipateattheleveltheywant
orarecapableof.Innovaritechnologycreatesahighlyeffective
butpreviouslyunrealizedcomponenttothetotalsolution.

SiteContribution
PerEventLevel
HVACLoads

Low

Medium

High

Grid
Emergency

7kW

14kW

14kW

28kW

SwitchedLoads

7kW

10kW

10kW

14kW

Total

14kW

24kW

24kW

42kW

The image to the right is the webbased building portal from

which the customer can retrieve information, view and modify
building schedules, and participate in the next generation of
smart grid technologies. It represents the new relationship
between the customer, the serving utility company, and the
community. Working together, each customer contributing
incrementallytoanaggregatedsolutionimprovestheoperating
efficiency of the serving utility and moves our communities
towardasustainablefuture.

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