Efficient Lighting
by Sensing and Actuating with MEMS “Smart Dust Motes”
Alice Agogino
03-20
EISG Project
Title: Efficient Lighting by Sensing and Actuating with MEMS “Smart Dust Motes”
EISG Grant Number: 03-20
PIER Area: Building End-Use Efficiency
Principal Investigator: Alice Agogino
Contact Information: Phone:
(510) 642-6450, email:
aagogino@me.berkeley.edu
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Grant Amount: $74,009
Grant Term: 12 Months
Project Description:
§ Proposes to research the feasibility of developing and testing ‘Smart Dust Motes’ for sensing, actuating and personalizing dimmable fluorescent lighting systems.
Proposed Outcomes:
§ “Smart Dust Motes” will be fabricated and tested.
Anticipated Benefits:
§ Potential to reduce the cost of retrofitting dimmable fluorescent lighting as part of a central energy management strategy.
§ Provides demand-responsive control algorithms that balance conflicting occupant needs with the desires of the building manager.
§ Provides for personal optimization to increase user acceptance.