PL-MTI measurement platform

Welcome to the PL-MTI

Work request

The PL-MTI serves as an interface between the scientific, operational (OT) and IT domains; it builds, installs and manages electronic devices to capture and process data, and provides expertise in smart buildings and the modeling of the built environment

Measurement and data acquisition

  • EIB/KNX
  • DALI
  • Modbus
  • EnOcean
  • LoRaWAN
  • Standalone GSM solutions (5G)
  • Smart building (in collaboration with Building2050)
  • BIM / Digital Twin
  • Electronic design
  • Electromechanical integration (in collaboration with the PLTE)
  • Software development
  • Measurement campaigns on all types of terrain
  • Long-term measurement campaigns
  • Data preparation, formatting, and transfer
  • More than fifty specific measurements at various points on the campus (including irradiance)
  • MoTUS: measurement of turbulence in urban environments (13 ultrasonic anemometers arranged over 27m)

Built environment digital capture and 3D modelling

  • RTK drone
  • Leica BLK360 v2
  • DJI matrice 210 drone with Zenmuse XT2 thermal camera
  • FLIR B400
  • Ricoh Theta Z1

Dedicated electronic design

  • Prototyping
  • Analog signal acquisition
  • Low current applications
  • ATmega (Arduino), STM32, Raspberry, etc.
  • Maintenance and upkeep of experimental equipments

Solar energy

  • Size, power, and costs of the installation
  • Annual production, self-consumption
  • Design and proposals for constructions with high architectural values
  • Possibility of custom integration of partially translucent photovoltaic elements (in collaboration with the Renewable Energies Cluster)”
  • Selection of modules, inverters, safety devices
  • Real-time monitoring of production
  • Assessment of meteorological impact
  • Management of the RESL solar park dedicated to photovoltaic innovation (in collaboration with Romande Énergie)

Multi-level technical support

  • Industry-specific software
  • Drivers and I/O interfaces
  • Services
  • Incident handling
  • Technical solutions
  • Purchases and inventory