Building control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016004237-A1
Application number	US-201514852506-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 12, 2015
Priority date	Jan 16, 2012
Publication date	Jan 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods and systems of a building control system are disclosed. One building control system includes a plurality of building sensor fixtures, wherein at least one of the plurality of building sensor fixtures includes a sensor, a controller and a communication port. The building control system further includes a system controller. At least one of the system controller and one or more controllers of the plurality of building sensor fixtures is operative to determine a plurality of selected groups of the plurality of building sensor fixtures, compare a first characteristic between the plurality of the selected groups, and identify deviations of the compared first characteristic between the plurality of the selected groups.

First claim

What is claimed:

1 . A building control system, comprising:
a plurality of building sensor fixtures, at least one of the plurality of building sensor fixtures comprising a sensor, a controller and a communication port; a system controller, wherein at least one of the system controller and one or more controllers of the plurality of building sensor fixtures is operative to:
determine a plurality of selected groups of the plurality of building sensor fixtures;
compare a first characteristic between the plurality of the selected groups; and
identify deviations of the compared first characteristic between the plurality of the selected groups.

2 . The building control system of claim 1 , wherein the identified deviation includes a deviation of energy consumed by one of the plurality of selected groups compared to energy consumed by another of the plurality of selected groups.

3 . The building control system of claim 1 , wherein the identified deviation includes a deviation of occupancy use of one of the plurality of selected groups compared to occupancy use of another of the plurality of selected groups.

4 . The building control system of claim 1 , wherein the identified deviation includes a deviation of productivity of occupants of one of the plurality of selected groups compared productivity of occupants of another of the plurality of selected groups.

5 . The building control system of claim 1 , wherein the identified deviation includes a deviation occupant interaction of one of the plurality of selected groups compared occupant interaction of occupants of another of the plurality of selected groups.

6 . The building control system of claim 1 , wherein the identified deviation includes a deviation of utilization of space of one of the plurality of selected groups compared utilization of space of occupants of another of the plurality of selected groups.

7 . The building control system of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting an operating parameter of one or more of the plurality of selected groups based on the identified deviations.

8 . The building control system of claim 1 , further comprising providing a system user with suggestions for physical changes to a structure associated with the building control system based on the identified deviations.

9 . The building control system of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the first characteristic.

10 . The building control system of claim 9 , further comprising selecting the first characteristic based on achieving a desired result within a building associated with the building control system.

11 . The building control system of claim 9 , wherein the first characteristic is adaptively selected based on the determine plurality of groups of the plurality of building sensor fixtures.

12 . The building control system of claim 1 , wherein determining the plurality of groups of the plurality of building sensor fixtures comprises selecting the plurality of groups based on a second characteristic.

13 . The building control system of claim 12 , further comprising selecting the second characteristic based on achieving a desired result within a building associated with the building control system.

14 . The building control system of claim 12 , wherein the second characteristic is selected based upon observed correlations between sensed values of each of the plurality of building sensor fixtures.

15 . The building control system of claim 12 , wherein the second characteristic is selected based upon identification of operating behaviors of each of the building sensors of each group being within threshold ranges.

16 . The building control system of claim 12 , wherein the second characteristic is selected based upon the first characteristic.

17 . The building control system of claim 12 , wherein the first characteristic is selected based upon the second characteristic.

18 . The building control system of claim 12 , wherein the second characteristic is a same characteristic as the first characteristic.

19 . A method of a building control system, comprising:
determining a plurality of selected groups of a plurality of building sensor fixtures; comparing a first characteristic between the plurality of the selected groups; and identifying deviations of the compared first characteristic between the plurality of the selected groups.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising at least one of adjusting an operating parameter of one or more of the plurality of selected groups based on the identified deviations, or providing a system user with suggestions for physical changes to a structure associated with the building control system based on the identified deviations.

Assignees

• Enlighted Inc

Inventors

• Mohan Tanuj
• Krishnamurthy Vijayalakshmi

Classifications

• G05B2219/2642

  Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house · CPC title

• H04L12/2816

  Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities (arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00) · CPC title

• F24F11/62

  characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values · CPC title

• F24F11/30

  for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring · CPC title

• G05B15/02 Primary

  electric · CPC title