Glossary

liquid crystal screen acts as an interface between the operator and the local control panel.

a technique consisting of interrupting or temporarily reducing the supply of energy to one or several consumer equipments. Load Shedding aims at restoring a balance between the production and consumption of the network and has no effect on the comfort of the occupants of the building. (Examples: lowered heating in washrooms, switching off high energy consumption equipment during peak hours, etc.).

: a device which is a component of regulation and BMS and enables the execution of a temporary and local action applied to the electrical and temperature controls of a room. All operations done on the local control panel temporarily modify the programmed data as per the original plan. References: CF LCD2x8, CF LCD2x16.

language of transmission of electronic data, taking place in the NEURONCHIP (microprocessor) and utilised by the WIRECOM nodes to exchange information on the electrical network. Trademark of Echelon. The LonTalk protocol is the recognised European standard of the Building Management System : EN 16484

technology that uses the NEURONCHIP and the components developed by Echelon.

the low voltage switchboard in big electrical installations acts as a link between the arrival of the energy provider and the client’s network. It aims at adapting the voltage as per the installation of the client.