Building

Management
System

An Overview to BMS
 What is BMS?

- A micro-processor based system which centralizes and simplifies…

Š controlling
Š monitoring
Š operation and…
Š management

…of heating, air-conditioning, ventilation & other building services to

achieve…

» safe and comfortable working environment

» energy saving & efficient operation
» at reduced time & cost

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 BMS provides…
Comfortable & safe environment
for your building
by controlling…..

Š Air Handling Units

Š Fan Coil Units
Š Chillers
Š Pumps
Š Boilers
Š VFD’s

and many more…..

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 Components of BMS
- Centralized WorkStation Computer
Š With powerful user-friendly software.
Š Used for everyday building operation.

- DDC Controllers
Š Micro-processor based
Š Pre-configured / Freely programmable
Š Controls the HVAC equipment of the building

- Field devices
Š Temperature, Humidity, Pressure sensors
Š Valves, Actuators

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 BMS Features….
• Man / Machine Interface
- interact with the connected
technical building equipment.
- user friendly
- for operators…
- engineers….
- and building managers

• System Security
- To prevent unauthorized use
- Password protection
- Operator specific access
- Operator log summary LOG-IN

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 BMS Features….

• User-friendly data presentation

- co-ordination of the flow of
information through the system by
implementing customized graphics.
- floor plans of the building
- graphical representation of the
equipment.

• Alarm Management
- the presentation in the sequence of
importance and time of..
Š potentially dangerous situations
Š process value deviations
- guiding the operator to take
appropriate action through..
Š audible and visual indications
Š Email, SMS
- alarm summary
Š Time, date, priority and description
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 BMS Features….

• Reporting
- present customized subsets of
data
- actual or historical state
- export as a word or excel
document or..
- to a printer.

• Data Logging
- The automatic gathering and
storage of data from the field
equipment for later analysis and
reporting
- Dynamically or historical
- Customized charts and graphs
- Tabular reports

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 BMS Features….

• Time Scheduling
- time-based start/stop of the
equipment
- saves energy cost and efficient
operation
- effective for lighting, occupancy
control
- can be as daily, weekly, for holidays
or events

• Event recording
- automatic logging of…
Š operator activities and commands
Š processes related to connected
devices
Š workstations and printers.

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 BMS Features….

• Remote connectivity
- provide remote access to
the system with full
functionality through..
Š local area network
Š dial-up
Š internet via web browser

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 BMS Benefits….

• Improved indoor environment

quality
- Comfortable living and working
environment – domestic or
commercial
- Better temperature and humidity
control
- Good air quality

• Faster response to ..
- occupant needs
- end-user complaints
- trouble conditions

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 BMS Benefits….

• Maintenance Savings.
- efficient control gives less wear and
strain of mechanical equipment.
- provides longer life
- runtime monitoring alerts timely
maintenance of equipment
- avoids expensive failures

• Energy Savings
- eliminates unnecessary system
operation.
- accurate energy usage information
- helps you to take steps to reduce
energy consumption like…
Š Optimum-Start
Š Night-Purging
Š Time-Scheduling

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 BMS Benefits….

Consolidated facility control…

- One point centralized operation
- Simpler operation
- Reduces time and resources

• Reduced operator training

- on-screen instructions
- user-friendly graphic displays
- simpler operation programmed for
routine and repetitive operation

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 BMS Benefits….

• Improved management reporting

- Provides valuable real-time data
- Creates reports, charts…
- Critical information immediately sent
to printers, emailed
- or sent via SMS

• Timely and effective control

- alerts your employees when your
facility is not operating correctly
- reduce troubleshooting and down
time.
- Remote access connectivity without
site visits.

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 BMS Benefits….

• Performance Benchmarking
- Facilitates the overall system
performance measurement
- Comparison with set benchmarks

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 Almost all applications in building automation are based on a
common functionality

Operator
functions Operation Alarming Reporting Help Paging

Management
functions Data analyses Documentation Engineering Maintenance Networking

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Backup power
Techn. alarm Safety alarm control Peak dem. limit Time program

Processing y = f(x) 000978 h

functions Interlocks Closed loop ctrl. Calculation Operat.hours Set point range

Characteristics Recording Supervision Counting Man. operation

I/O functions J M M
(field devices) Measuring Signaling Switching Positioning

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