Mechanical · Thermal Systems
Thermal Imaging & Building Energy Audit
Intermediate 4 weeks 30-40 hours
Build thermal camera using IR sensor array. Conduct building thermal survey. Identify heat losses and thermal bridges. Create energy audit report with recommendations.
Major
Mechanical
Focus area
Thermal Systems
Total hours
30-40 hours
What you'll need
- MLX90614 non-contact infrared temperature sensor module
- Arduino Uno R3 ATmega328P microcontroller board
- 16x2 LCD display module with I2C for Arduino
- 28BYJ-48 stepper motor with ULN2003 driver
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Steps
- Mount the MLX90614 sensor on the stepper motor to build a scanning thermal camera.
- Program the Arduino to scan walls and windows and record temperatures.
- Survey a building on a cold day, focusing on windows, doors, and corners.
- Turn scans into heatmaps and mark heat loss spots and thermal bridges.
- Estimate energy savings from fixing the worst areas.
- Write an energy audit report and document it for your portfolio.
What to photograph for your portfolio
- Thermal survey heatmaps
- heat loss analysis
- building photos with thermal overlays
- energy audit report
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Engineered a thermal imaging & building energy audit using Thermal imaging, Arduino, infrared thermography
Applied energy auditing and building science to implement, test, and validate the analysis end-to-end
Skills you'll show off
Thermal imagingArduinoinfrared thermographyenergy auditingbuilding science