Familia ENERGY
Current Challenges
With aging facilities and a growing number of unstaffed sites, energy problems are surfacing.
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Declining Energy Efficiency in Aging Buildings
Aging equipment and performance degradation over time are major factors that reduce energy efficiency. While safety and comfort are maintained by running ventilation and air conditioning systems at full capacity, this creates a risk of wasteful energy consumption. On the other hand, large-scale renovations require significant costs, making it a difficult challenge to determine how much to invest in existing buildings.
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Increase in 24-Hour Stores and Unmanned Facilities
Facilities such as convenience stores, hotels, and gyms that operate 24 hours or continue operating at night are increasing, but when managers are not always present or staff is limited, energy management checks are often inadequate. In facilities with few users during nighttime hours, there is a need to minimize air conditioning and lighting while ensuring stable equipment operation.
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Implementation Costs of Existing EMS
Traditional energy management systems often require expensive equipment and extensive wiring work, creating very high barriers to implementation for small and medium-sized facilities. Additionally, EMS that can only be introduced during new construction equipment updates or large-scale renovations not only take time to recover investment, but may also include functions that do not match operational conditions or facility characteristics.
Overview
Buildings Stay the Same, Energy Efficiency Maximized — Next-Generation Energy Management "Familia ENERGY"
- Low-Cost and Quick Implementation
- Compatible with Wide Range of Equipment and Sensors
- Simple and Highly Usable UI/UX
- Alerts and automation
- Supports Wide Range of Applications Including Visualization, Energy Saving, and Security
Overall Picture
An integrated management system combining IoT sensors, cloud, and applications supports energy savings.
Terminal
The core IoT device of Familia. Seamlessly connects equipment/sensors and the Familia cloud via LTE or Wi-Fi.
LoRa Adapter
A relay device that interfaces with equipment and sensors. Equipped with various wireless communication functions such as Wi-Fi and LoRa. Also supports building protocols Modbus and BACnet.
Management App
An app used by facility managers and staff. Supports data visualization, energy management, and equipment • sensor management.
Environmental Sensor
A sensor that can collect facility environmental data in bulk. Can measure temperature/humidity/CO2/human presence. Supports various communications such as LoRa and Wi-Fi.
Energy Saving Mechanism
Various data collected by sensors is visualized on a dashboard.
By applying data-driven automation (automatic control) to equipment, we prevent energy waste before it happens.
Applicable Facilities
Large Facilities
In facilities with large spaces such as gymnasiums • pachinko halls • supermarkets • home centers, significant energy saving effects can be expected by optimizing ventilation and air conditioning according to CO2 concentration and visitor numbers.
24-Hour Stores • Unmanned Facilities
For convenience stores, hotels, 24-hour gyms, rental support, etc., equipment cannot be completely shut down even during nighttime hours with few visitors, making efficiency through automatic control a major benefit.
Factories • Manufacturing Sites
For factories and manufacturing Sites, the main applications are visualization of power consumption and demand adjustment using power sensors rather than air conditioning control optimization. Additionally, monitoring operational status can lead to business improvements.
Other
Even in existing facilities such as office buildings • commercial facilities • hospitals where traditional EMS implementation barriers were high, wireless adapters can minimize wiring work and enable phased energy-saving measures.
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