Method for Automatically Computing Automation Capabilities of a Building

    公开(公告)号:US20240330831A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18618005

    申请日:2024-03-27

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/0639 G06Q50/16

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06393 G06Q50/16

    摘要: A method for automatically computing the automation capabilities of a building that permits the automatic computation of the capabilities of a building with respect to in terms of automation and autonomy additionally guiding a Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) score assessment for non-digitally available information (e.g., documents/schemas/plans) that leads to complete SRI computation for existing buildings, wherein the method facilitates automatic computation of scores for at least a subset of the services such that a system can periodically recompute the performance of a large number of buildings and can offer the actual status of a fleet of buildings in terms of automation and autonomy, where the guide for experts helps to compute the final SRI scores of buildings by helping to find the information for the missing scores that result in a significant reduction in the time needed for getting a clear picture of the building performance.

    Fault Detection In Buildings
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240329618A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18616533

    申请日:2024-03-26

    发明人: Ivo Brand

    IPC分类号: G05B19/4063 G05B19/408

    摘要: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method of detecting faults in a structure. An example method includes: obtaining from an actuator a first signal indicative of a test operating mode and from a first and second sensor respective signals indicative of a time series of test readings; producing a test operating mode in response; searching for the test operating mode in a first list, and searching for sensors in a second list; if the test operation mode is in the first list and sensors are in the second list, determining a test numerical measure between the first time series and the second time series, including a predefined constant when the first time series matches the second and otherwise deviating from the predefined constant; and determining a test deviation of the measure from the predefined constant, and if the deviation exceeds a threshold, producing a fault.

    Extending Bacnet Systems to Scale Up to Large Topologies

    公开(公告)号:US20240154840A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18550350

    申请日:2022-03-31

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28 H04L67/02

    CPC分类号: H04L12/283 H04L67/02

    摘要: Various teachings include methods and/or BACnet network systems to extend BACnet network systems for building automation systems to scale up to large topologies. The BACnet network system comprises a network of BACnet devices organized as a virtual hub-and-spoke network. One of the BACnet devices is implemented as a directed hub-device to which all other BACnet devices are connected as node-devices by using WebSocket connections. The directed hub-device is configured to limit the broadcast distribution of broadcast messages from a downlink-connection to each uplink-connection, and not to any other downlink-connection. The directed hub-device is configured to block or forward unicast messages from one downlink-connection to another downlink-connection.

    Fire or smoke alarm
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11869327B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-09

    申请号:US17415399

    申请日:2019-11-25

    IPC分类号: G08B17/113 H05K1/18

    摘要: Various embodiments include a fire or smoke alarm comprising: a detection arrangement arranged within an alarm housing; and an alarm-housing cover having, on an inner side, a plurality of housing ribs pointing radially in the direction of an alarm dome. The detection arrangement comprises a level divider with an opening. A maximum possible spacing between two points on a peripheral line of the opening or on a common peripheral line of a plurality of openings is larger than a diameter of the alarm dome. The peripheral line of the opening or the common peripheral line of a plurality of openings in the level divider extends beyond the alarm dome of the alarm-housing cover on all sides.

    Actuator Having an Electric Motor and an Electromagnet Arranged Movably on the Rotor of the Electric Motor to Apply a Holding Torque with Contact Via a Remanent Magnetic Field

    公开(公告)号:US20230313901A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18043687

    申请日:2021-07-22

    发明人: Wolfgang Huber

    IPC分类号: F16K31/04 H02K7/102 H02K7/116

    摘要: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include an actuator for a flap or for a valve for adjusting a gaseous or fluid volume flow. The actuator may include: a housing; an electric motor disposed in the housing; a downstream reduction gear; and a positioning element with an actuator connection for the flap or the valve. There is an electromagnet adjacent to an outer side of the rotor with a coil arrangement with a magnetic core. There is an electrical circuit arrangement for activating the electromagnet, providing a first brief current pulse, so a remanent magnetic field remains in the coil core. In a holding position of the actuator, while a mechanical pre-tensioning is set up, there is a holding torque with contact to the outer side of the rotor. The circuit arrangement provides a second brief current pulse to extinguish the remanent magnetic field still present in the coil core for releasing the holding torque with contact, forming an air gap between the electromagnet and the outer side of the rotor.

    Method and Arrangement for the digital Capture of Spaces in a Building

    公开(公告)号:US20230154214A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-18

    申请号:US17919390

    申请日:2021-04-09

    发明人: Christian Frey

    摘要: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for the digital capture of spaces of a building. In some embodiments, the method includes: scanning a corresponding space in the building by a scanning apparatus; capturing the corresponding space in a digital point cloud and/or by an image capture; performing an object recognition, based on the digital point cloud and/or the image capture, using means of artificial intelligence; mapping, after the object recognition is performed, the digital point cloud and/or the image capture in a digital building model; and in the case of the capture of defined objects in the building, capturing the respective defined object in a dedicated manner by the scanning apparatus. Attributes are allocated to the respective defined object by a voice input.

    Remote Activation of the Wireless Service Interface of a Control Device Using a Peripheral Device

    公开(公告)号:US20220400027A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-15

    申请号:US17777547

    申请日:2020-11-18

    摘要: One embodiment includes a control device for field devices connected to the control device via a communications network, e.g. a field bus. The control device comprises a wireless service interface (e.g. Wi-Fi interface). The control device is designed to receive a service signal generated by a field device and to activate the wireless service interface in response. Another embodiment includes a method for transmitting data to a control device for controlling field devices connected to the control device via a communications network. A wireless service interface of the control device is activated via a service signal generated by a field device and sent to the control device. After the activation of the wireless service interface, data is transferred from a tool (e.g. engineering tool, commissioning tool) via the wireless service interface.

    Method and controller for controlling a chiller plant for a building and chiller plant

    公开(公告)号:US11506413B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-22

    申请号:US16866894

    申请日:2020-05-05

    摘要: Environmental data of an environment of the building and cooling load demand data are received as first training data, which are used for training a first machine learning model to predict a cooling load demand from environmental data. Furthermore, control signals for the chiller plant and cooling power data resulting from applying the control signals to the chiller plant are received as second training data which are used for training a second machine learning model to predict a cooling power from control signals. Actual environmental data are received, from which a cooling load demand is predicted by the trained first machine learning model. Furthermore, candidate control signals for the chiller plant are generated, and from which a resulting cooling power is predicted by the trained second machine learning model. From the candidate control signals, applicable control signals are selected for which a predicted cooling power fulfills the predicted cooling load demand.