Networked Embedded and Control Systems

The Contribution of Distributed Monitoring and Control to Energy Efficiency
Instituto Superior Técnico
Lisbon, Portugal 26-27 June 2008

Workshop jointly organised by

This event intends to provide a first look into the contribution of Networked Embedded and Control Systems, which brings together Networked Embedded Intelligence and Distributed Control, in order to sense/monitor, understand, model/simulate, decide (react/adapt), learn/evolve, actuate/control â?? and thus optimise â?? distributed processes, be they Industrial, Business or Plant; vehicles or traffic; Buildings and Homes; and even large-scale critical infrastructures.

The focus here will be on the contribution to improving Energy Efficiency by increasing the level of awareness and intelligence in individual objects (smarter, energy-aware objects), by networking and exploiting the aggregate knowledge made available, involving various levels of cooperation amongst increasingly heterogeneous objects, and by optimising the use of resources, and namely of energy, across processes, taking into account total, end-to-end input (materials and energy) and output (products and waste).

The first day, 26 June, will be highlighted by two keynotes which will broaden the scope of the impact of Intelligent Distributed Control in society. After a short presentation by the Commission covering trends and planned initiatives in the area, presentations from relevant FP6 and FP7 projects will follow.

The second day, 27 June, will offer the interested participants the opportunity to visit EDP Distribuição headquarters and a transformer station. On show will be their intelligent meters now being deployed nationally, showcasing energy management services.

Agenda

Thursday, 26 June

Welcome

Luis Magalhães, President, UMIC (Portuguese Knowledge Society Agency)

"Sustainable Energy Systems in the MIT-Portugal Programme"

Paulo Ferrão, IST/MIT-Portugal

Keynote "ICT: Key Driver to Energy Efficiency and a Low-Carbon Economy"

Luís Neves, Deutsche Telekom/ Chairman, GeSI

Chair: Prof. A.C Serra, IST/UTL - IT

Smart Metering - João Abel Peças Lopes, INESC Norte/FEUP

InnovGrid - Aires Messias, EDP

Energy Management of Homes and Buildings - José Luis Burón, ACCIONA Infraestructuras

[POBICOS] Home Automation and Energy Efficient Buildings - Markus Taumberger, VTT

Intelligent and Energy Efficient Lighting - Franz Bernitz, OSRAM GmbH

Keynote: "Connected Urban Development: Enabling Energy Efficiency through Broadband and ICT"

Nicola Villa, Global Director, Connected Urban Development Program & Christian Feisst, Senior Manager, Utilities - Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco

Chair: Prof. Eduardo Camacho, Univ. Sevilla

[WASP] Energy-Efficient Sensors - Jos Huisken, IMEC-NL

[GINSENG] Performance Control in Wireless Sensor Networks - Cormac J. Sreenan, University College Cork

[EMMA] Engine Control in a mobility setting - Alan Tully, Newcastle University

[AEOLUS] Control of Off-Shore Wind-Farms - Thomas Bak, Aalborg University

Chair: Prof. Paulo Ferrão, IST/UTL - MIT¦Portugal

[HYCON] Distributed price-based optimal control of electrical power systems - Andrej Jokic, TU Eindhoven

[HYCON] Supermarket Refrigeration Systems - Lars F.S. Larsen, Danfoss

[HYCON] Mining Ventilation Control - Alessandro D'Innocenzo, University of Pennsylvania

[HYCON] Solar Cooling Plant - Eduardo F. Camacho, Univ. Seville

"The contribution of Large-Scale, Distributed Monitoring and Control to Energy Efficiency: From a Component to a System perspective" - Jorge Pereira, EC

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Jorge Pereira, EC

Friday, 27 June

Intelligent Metering Showcase - EDP Distribuição headquarters

Presentation of the system, followed by a short demonstration