Dubai lab first in UAE to automatically set temperature, lighting

Dubai lab first in UAE to automatically set temperature, lighting

Dubai: A lab in Dubai can independently calculate and set the optimal room temperature and lighting conditions. The Internet of Things (IoT) lab is located at the Research and Development Centre of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. Its capabilities were demonstrated during a visit by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), who reviewed other innovations at the Centre. The lab is the first use of IoT in a fully automated and energy optimised building in the UAE, DEWA said. The platform includes temperature sensors and people counting systems, to adjust the temperature and lighting conditions based on the number of people inside the building as well as the external temperature. Al Tayer also reviewed a data-driven decision support system and an underground pipeline inspection (UPI) test rig for the identification of water transmission leakages. Al Tayer was briefed about LoRA IoT for the 3U nanosatellite (DEWA-SAT 1) launched by DEWA as part of its Space-D programme. The R&D Centre developed the satellite IoT terminals to connect DEWA’s assets to the satellite directly and be suitable for grid applications, where it links IoT sensors to DEWA’s nanosatellites. He was