Development of a Building Heating Control and Management System

Cilj diplomske naloge je bil razvoj sistema za nadzor in upravljanje pomožnega ogrevanja počitniškega objekta na daljavo. Želeli smo nadomestiti trenutni sistem vzdrževanja temperature prostorov nad lediščem z namenom preprečevanja poškodb vodovodne napeljave objekta zaradi zmrzovanja vode v vodovodnih ceveh. Prav tako smo želeli smo izdelati sistem, ki vsebuje vse dosedanje zmožnosti, je po preprostosti uporabe konkurenčen tistim na tržišču, vendar se za razliko od omenjenih bolje prilagaja potrebam določenega objekta (npr. preprečevanje zmrzali). Po preučitvi področja tehnologije IoT in obstoječih sistemov, smo v načrtu sistema definirali zahteve in se odločili za izdelavo lastnega prototipa sistema, sestavljenega iz odprtokodnih komponent programske opreme, lahko dostopne strojne opreme in lastnega prototipa strojne opreme v obliki termostatskih vtičnic IoT. Rezultat dela je prototip odprtokodnega sistema, ki omogoča vse zmožnosti starega sistema, hkrati pa po zaslugi tehnologije IoT prinaša obilico izboljšav z vidika enostavnosti uporabe, zanesljivosti, varnosti, odpornosti na napake, dodane vrednosti za uporabnika ter omogočanja nadgradnje in razširitve področja uporabe v prihodnosti.The aim of the diploma thesis was to develop a system to control and manage the auxiliary heating of a remote holiday facility. We wanted to replace the current system for maintaining room temperature above freezing to prevent damage to the building\u27s plumbing due to water freezing in the water pipes. We also wanted to create a system that included all of the existing features, was competitive with systems on the market in terms of ease of use, but unlike them, was more customizable to the needs of a particular facility (e.g., freeze protection). After researching the field of IoT technology and existing systems, we defined the requirements in the system plan and decided to create our own prototype system consisting of open-source software components, easily accessible hardware, and our own hardware prototype in the form of IoT thermostatic sockets. The result is an open source prototype that enables all the capabilities of the legacy system, while the IoT technology brings many improvements in ease of use, reliability, security, fault tolerance, added value for the user, and enabling upgrades and expansion in the future