The SATO Project

The SATO project relies on a modular architecture with a multi-layer structure. This architecture enables end-to-end interaction between actors, smart software services, building automation equipment and building energy consuming equipment with emphasis on comprehensive energy monitoring, assessment and optimization capabilities.

 

1. The SATO Platform

A building self-assessment enabler that uses IoT sensors and actuators that seamlessly integrate with traditional BMS systems and current smart home/smart device systems.

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The SATO Platform

The SATO project will implement a unified coherent cloud-based software/hardware platform - the SATO Platform - supporting:


  1. Data exchange with heterogeneous IoT-enabled devices
  2. Knowledge extraction for situation-aware user interaction and engagement, and building performance assessment
  3. Dedicated SATO self-assessment and optimization services capable of innovative and effective optimization of energy efficiency and flexibility in residential and service buildings
  4. Capability to respond to user and electrical grid requests

The SATO platform combines and extends two commercial award-winning cloud-enabled platforms - already deployed in the market - and provides software APIs and IoT hardware devices to monitor and control building appliances and equipment.

2. The SATO Services

Translate the platform self-assessment capabilities of buildings into AI enabled optimization for improved building energy and flexibility management.

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The SATO Services

In SATO, a service is defined as a modular, self-contained, software functional unit that continuously performs a task which provides value to diverse receivers and actors. The SATO services will be implemented using modern data-driven techniques and will have five main goals:


  1. Self-assessment of all building energy consumption and devices
  2. Self-optimization of building energy consumption and devices
  3. Automating the building energy ecosystem while observing grid and user requests and preferences
  4. Demonstrate how the SATO platform contributes to upgrade the smart readiness of buildings
  5. Enable engaging communication of building energy performance and smart readiness level
 
i i i i i i Implementing an holistic control approach to minimize user discomfort, maximize satisfaction of grid requirements and provide available energy efficiency and flexibility Seamlessly integrate with traditional BMS systems and current smart home/ smart device systems This service will perform all building and energy consuming equipment assessment This service optimizes the operation of building energy consuming devices and energy in whole buildings This service balances the conflict between load reduction and user comfort taking into account user preferences, weather forecasts and user/building knowledge This service maximizes available system flexibility from different storage capacities
 

 Pilots

The project includes eight pilots in three climate regions (Mediterranean, central and northern Europe), where The SATO platform will be deployed and tested.

Pilots involve control, assessment and optimisation of systems with long (SATO-BMS) and shorter lifecycles (SATO-APL), testing several types of operating modes and user settings and user types (residential, services and retail).

The demonstrators aim at showcasing the seamless integration of the developed SATO solutions in diverse building typologies while various types of domestic appliances will be part of the demonstration activities.

Country/ Region City Type Climate SATO-APL SATO-BMS BIM Model BaB Storage Natural Ventilation Compare Bldgs / Apts.
Denmark Aalborg Residential Multi Apt. Cold ● ● ● ●
Italy Milan Residential Multi Apt. Interm. ● ● ● ●
Portugal Seixal Residential Multi Apt. Warm ● ● ● ●
Denmark Aalborg Municipality Office Cold ● ●
Austria Aspern Office Building Interm. ● ●
Portugal Seixal Municipality Office Warm ● ● ●
Portugal Lisbon Public Library Warm ● ● ●
Iberia Lisbon, Madrid Four Stores Warm ● ● ● ● ●

Impact

The impacts of the project will be visible in the 10 demonstration pilots, in several areas.

A total of more than 2GWh of Primary Energy savings per year of building operation.

Trigger more than 8M€ of investments in sustainable energy and smart building technologies.

Implement real time BIM based visualization of energy performance and energy consumption.

Continually update the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) of the buildings.

Reduction of 15% in energy consumption and energy costs.