Exploring New Data Displays for Facility Energy Data
R. J. Sparks, Scott W. Campbell, J. Kelly Kissock, Jeff S. Haberl, R. Belur · OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries) · 1993
This paper explores some techniques which may help facility operators better understand complex hourly energy data by enhancing the display of data with animation (or timesequencing). Animated displays such as the ones presented in this paper enhance the usefulness of the graphic display because time and temperature dependent trends can be more easily seen. There is an increasing need for new display paradigms that can help facility operators efficiently scan and detect problems within the river of incoming data from control systems. This need becomes even more important during times of a shrinking labor pool. In this paper the use of animated displays are described as they apply to the measurement of chilled water where the animated display makes a faulty flow meter easier to diagnose.