Give your

buildings
a voice

Raul Vasvari - September 2016

KNX Solution
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Efficiency is the success factor in modern buildings

Contemporary building
control has got to be easy
and intelligent
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Are you ready for raising potentials?
Growing demands made on Flexible solutions are needed to
modern building technology ● increase comfort and security
● Comfort, security and flexibility ● decrease energy consumption
Today‘s comfort
solutions need to be ● A new energy awareness ● are open for future
energy-efficient
● New and mobile technology technological developments
trends
● Rising aspectations concerning
automated comfort solutions

KNX is the world‘s open standard for house and building system
technology
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Integration is the key
Electrical market is upgrading to the next level and it is
important to be ready to integrate:

● New building management solutions, integrating building

control, energy management, monitoring, etc. in the same
architecture for the best energy optimization.

● New Smart devices (Smartphones and tablets), to be able to

propose mobile solutions to end-users and maintenance
managers
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Make your building future-proof – with KNX!

A future-proof system … and that is easy Class A

solution that meets all in terms of planning,
customer requirements … installation and High Performance Building
configuration

Smart control of lighting, solar protection, heating / ventilation / air conditioning devices
and systems in a room providing the desired comfort level with maximum energy efficiency
BMS features according to standard EN 15232
The standard EN 15232 defines what kind of functions are mandatory to achieve an energy efficient building

Class A - the highest level of automation, including centralized communication of

High energy performance room-level temperature controls, presence-dependent air-flow control, and automatic
BACS and TBM daylight control that ties together operation of lighting, motorized blinds and climate
controls.
Class B – the first tier of improvement from the base acceptable level, with
Advance BACS and some features that include individual room-level heating and cooling control with some
specific TBM functions central-system communication, room-level time-dependent air-flow control and
automatic occupancy detection for lighting.

Class C – the base or benchmark level of acceptable BACS, and includes

Standard BACS (among other provisions) room-level manual controls for climate and lighting
controls, along with some room-level time-dependent ventilation. Window
blinds feature motorized operation with manual control.
Class D – non-energy-efficient BACS. Buildings with Class D systems
Non energy efficient should be retrofitted, and new buildings should not be built with such
BACS systems.

*BACS - building automation and control systems

** TBM – tehnical building management
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Optimize ROI and occupant experience

Office buildings come in a variety of shapes and sizes. They

also offer defferent levels of amenities. However, all office
buildings must meet a common set of requirements:

● Optimise energy efficiency, e.g. by adjusting energy

consumption to actual needs.
● Be flexible enough to allow office space to be restructured as
old occupants move out and new ones move in.
● Improve the working environment and quality of life.
● Comply with health, safety and energy standards and
regulations.
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We will deliver value throughout your building’s life
cycle 3 to 5 years 25 to 30 years

Planning & Design & Evaluation &

Operations & Maintenance
Assessment Installation Retrofit

25%
of a building’s life cycle cost
75%
of a building’s life cycle cost
is financing & construction* is operational*

Our integrated systems and comprehensive

services reduce both capital and operational expenses.

*The CABA building lifecycle costs are based on U.S.A data.

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Profitability of your building
Efficient and profitable

Potential savings are determined

by the depth of use
● What counts is the required range of
With KNX, it is possible
functions
to save up to 30%
operating costs in the ● KNX will very quickly make itself pay
long term if the functions go beyond those
possible from a conventional solution
● Beneath lower operating costs simple
scene functions can be implemented
more cost-effectively with KNX
● A change of use or an expansion of a
conventional installation is
complicated and expensive
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Combining current requirements into one system
● Comfort
● Solutions that can be operated simply and straightforwardly
● Flexibility
● Flexible installation that can be extended in stages thanks to
the modularity of the system
● Cost efficiency
● Minimum installation, refurbishment and extension times of
the system, maximizing availability of the buildings
● Safety and security
● Building technology that reacts in a fast and intelligent way
and at any time ensuring protection
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Building functions handled by KNX

● Lighting control
● Heating, Cooling, Ventilation
● Blinds, shutters and other drives
● Safety and Security
● Alarming, Surveillance
● Energy Management
● Metering, Monitoring and Acting
● Gateways to other systems
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Controlling & Monitoring of building functions
● Manually e.g. push-buttons
● Movement dependent
● Time dependent
● Brightness dependent
● Temperature dependent
● Weather dependent
● State (contact) dependent
● Mix/Other dependencies
● Locally/Centrally
● Individually/Group
● Scene control
● Multifunctional Displays
● Building management/SCADA-system
(Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
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Advantages of modern building control with KNX
Low operating costs
● By only activating loads when they are
actually needed operating costs of a
The more extensive the building can
application, the greater be reduced in the long term
the efficiency
● By means of time profiles as well as
movement and presence detectors
control is effected automatically
Time savings
● By networking all components via a
single bus
● The cable routing is simplified
● The complexity of the wiring is reduced
● The system is clearly comprehensible
and easy to expand
Flexibility and expandability
● The installation can be adapted
to modified requirements of future
developments at any time
● Additional components can be
integrated into the existing bus system
without requiring further installation
work
Security
● Availability of the installation secured
thanks to worldwide KNX Standard
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Real smart. Real simple. Real performance.

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A smart investment for today‘s needs and tomorrow‘s challenges
KNX Solution includes hardware and software combined with engineering, installation and services that make
your building:

Smarter Efficient Sustainable

Gain insight across your building’s Increase building energy efficiency, Create a comfortable environment that
critical systems for actionable reduce energy consumption and costs boosts facility value
information
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Technology with future
Future-proof industry standard A strong partner for KNX solutions
● KNX is established ● SE offers a complete assortment of
KNX products
KNX guarantees that all ● In Europe in the CENELEC EN
components are 50090 and CEN EN 13321-1 and ● From strong design of the control
compatible and future- 13321-2 standards interface through to all necessary DIN
proof rail system components
● Internationally by the ISO/IEC
14543-3 standard
● In China, it corresponds to the
GB/Z 20965 standard
● In the USA to the ANSI/ASHARE
135 standard
● All KNX products are certified by
the KNX association
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The intelligent bus principle

Simply intelligent: an
installation bus carries
all control signals within
a building

KNX solution Conventional installation

● The bus carries out all functions ● Many seperate lines, meaning less
for maximum flexibility flexibility
● All functions can be changed and ● If a function has to be changed,
expanded at any time physical installation has to change
Components of the System
KNX

System devices and components Actuators

● Components to build the communicating ● Receives data (telegram) from the bus
network, e.g. power supply, couplers, ● Processes the information
KNX systems are interfaces
modular and flexible ● Execute the function
Sensors
● Receives an external command
(temperature, movement...)
● Transform it to KNX-information
● Sends the information as telegram on the
bus
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Real smart. Real simple. Real performance.

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Changing the use of rooms and floors
Whether an office complex,
a private home or a hotel
● KNX structures can be adapted
KNX configurations can
and expanded in response to be changed easily and
change the use or modified inexpensively
partition positions without
requiring new installation cables
● This applies to retrofitting
individual functions just as much
as creating new central functions
● Quick, easy and inexpensive
change of functions with ETS
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Offices – Perfect working conditions
Reception area

Individual office

Open-plan office

Conference room

● KNX solutions facilitate work and save energy

● Optimum working conditions can be achieved at any time
● Unnecessary energy consumption is prevented by
ensuring that loads are switched off automatically
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Use Case – Reception
The perfect reception
● Building Management Functions
● Receive guests via U.motion door
station
● Overview of where windows or
doors are open with a touch U.Motion Touch Panel
panel
● Switching off all loads at closing
time with the central OFF function
U.Motion
● Fault messages displayed door station
● Display the measurements of
energy consumption and record
data on a daily, monthly and
yearly basis
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Use Case – Individual office
Perfect surroundings for high
efficiency
● Individual Lighting & Climate control
● The right temperature,
ventilation and lighting in the KNX ARGUS presence
detector
workplace increases comfort and
working efficiency
● Individual climate control
● Deactivating all loads with
movement and brightness-
KNX push-button plus
dependent sensors saves energy with room temperature
costs control unit
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Use Case – Open-plan office
Flexible lighting and temperature
control
● Automatic lighting & climate
control
KNX ARGUS presence
detector
● Control of light and temperature
in the different areas acoording to
time and presence
KNX CO2 air humidity
and temperature sensor ● Brightness dependent control to
ensure an ideal lighting situation
from morning to evening
● Comfort
● Guarantee air quality with CO2,
temperature and humidity sensor
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Use Case – Conference room
Presentation mode at the push of a
button
● Scenes
● Lighting is dimmed in the entire
conference room Touch Panel 7“ KNX push-button plus
● Blinds and the presentation with room temperature
control unit, 2-gang
screen are lowered
● Sound system and the beamer
are activated
● Heating or air conditioning are
set
● Any number of loads can be
integrated
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Use Case – Conference room
Presentation mode at the push of a
button
● Scenes
● Lighting is dimmed in the entire
conference room KNX push-button plus
with room temperature
● Blinds and the presentation control unit, 2-gang
screen are lowered
● Sound system and the beamer
are activated
● Heating or air conditioning are
set
● Any number of loads can be
Touch Panel 7“
integrated