Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080198036 | METHOD AND APARATUS TO OPTIMIZE POWER TO MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE OF WIRELESS MESH SENSORS AND CONTROL NETWORKS - An automation component configured for optimized wireless communication within a building automation system is disclosed. The automation component includes a wireless communications component, a processor in communication with the wireless communications component, a memory in communication with the processor, the memory configured to store computer readable instructions which are executable by the processor. The computer readable instructions being programmed to process at least one communication variable received via the wireless communications component; to optimize a communication or radio transmit power level associated with the wireless communication component, wherein the optimized communication power level is a function of the at least one communication variable; and an adjustment of the communication power level associated with the wireless communication component based on the optimized communication power level. | 08-21-2008 |
20080276127 | Diagnostic and Trouble-Shooting Methods in a Wireless Control and Sensor Network - A method of performing diagnostics on a first hierarchical device operable within a building automation system is disclosed. The method includes compiling application code configured to control the first hierarchical device such that the application code includes a plurality of internal variables, providing a diagnostic module configured to monitor the plurality of internal variables, collecting internal variable diagnostic data related to the monitored plurality of internal variables, uploading the collected internal variable diagnostic data to a second hierarchical device, performing, at the second first hierarchical device, a layered diagnostic analysis on the internal variable diagnostic data, and identifying a first hierarchical device problem based on the analyzed internal variable diagnostic data. | 11-06-2008 |
20090083416 | METHODS TO VERIFY WIRELESS NODE PLACEMENT FOR RELIABLE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS SENSOR CONTROL NETWORKS - In one exemplary embodiment, a method of verifying placement of automation components configured for use within a building automation system is disclosed. The method includes determining a wireless communication channel for use within a building automation system, polling a plurality of automation components deployed within the building automation system, wherein each of the plurality of automation components utilizes the wireless communication channel for communication, determining communication parameters associated with each of the plurality of automation components, and adjusting the deployment of at least one of the plurality of automation components in response to the determined communication parameters. | 03-26-2009 |
20090177298 | Method and Device for Communicating Change-of-Value Information in a Building Automation System - An automation component configured for wireless communication within a building automation system includes a wireless communications component, a processor in communication with the wireless communications component, and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory configured to store computer readable instructions which are executable by the processor to process a change-of-value message received via the wireless communications component, generate a change-of-value update in response to the change-of-value message, and communicate the change-of-value update via the wireless communication component. This change-of-value can occur in a polled (pull) fashion, or in a pushed (when it occurs) fashions. | 07-09-2009 |
20090240353 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO MANAGE POWER OF WIRELESS MULTI-SENSOR DEVICES - An automation component configured for wireless communication within a building automation system is disclosed. The automation component includes a multi-sensor package, a wireless communications component, a processor in communication with the wireless communications component and the sensor package, and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory configured to store sensor data provided by the sensor package and computer readable instructions which are executable by the processor, wherein the computer readable instructions are programmed to receive status information related to sensor data in control at a second automation component in communication with the building automation system, and communicate a portion of the stored sensor data corresponding to the received status information to the second automation component. | 09-24-2009 |
20090276095 | Arrangement for Operating a Data Center Using Building Automation System Interface - An arrangement includes a computer server management system, a data management station of a building environmental control system and a data interface therebetween. The computer server management system is configured to coordinate the usage of a plurality of server computers, the computer server management system executing virtualization software configured to manage application processing on the plurality of server computers located in at least one data center. The data management station is operably coupled to controllers, sensors and actuators of the building environmental control system. The data management station is configured to provide at least some data via the data interface to the computer server management data system. | 11-05-2009 |
20090276528 | Methods to Optimally Allocating the Computer Server Load Based on the Suitability of Environmental Conditions - A method includes generating a space information value for each of a plurality of spaces based on at least one environmental condition measurement for the corresponding space. Each space includes one or more computing devices. The space information value includes information regarding the relative suitability of a corresponding space for accepting computing load. The method also includes determining an allocation of additional computing load based on the space information values. | 11-05-2009 |
20090292811 | Arrangement for Managing Data Center Operations to Increase Cooling Efficiency - A method includes a step of obtaining efficiency characteristic information for each of a plurality of air conditioning units in a location containing a plurality of server computers. The method also includes employing one or more processing units to allocate one or more processing tasks to one of the plurality of server computers based on the efficiency characteristic information. | 11-26-2009 |
20120323393 | AUTOMATED DEMAND RESPONSE SYSTEM - A system and method for reducing an electrical load in a facility with a building automation system, includes first receiving information for a demand response event from an automated demand response server at an automated demand response client. After receipt of a new demand response event, the system determines a plurality of devices of the building automation system to be controlled during the demand response event. Next, the system prepares a schedule of control actions for the plurality of devices during the demand response event. The system then sends control messages to the building automation system to execute the control actions for the plurality of devices according to the schedule of control actions for the demand response event. | 12-20-2012 |
20130066474 | THERMOSTAT CONTROL DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED FEEDBACK AND NOTIFICATION CAPABILITY - An environmental control device is disclosed and includes a temperature sensor, an audio module, an input/out module operatively connected to an environmental system, a memory module, and a processor in communication with the temperature sensor, the audio module, and the memory. The memory stores a control routine comprising processor executable instructions and an audio file associated with a predefined event related to the environmental system. The processor executable instructions are configured to receive a current state signal corresponding to one of a temperature sensor signal from the temperature sensor and an environmental system output signal from the input/output module, determine whether the current state signal corresponds to the predefined event, and generate, via the audio module, an audible signal based on the audio file in response to determining that the current state signal corresponds to the predefined event. | 03-14-2013 |
20130073093 | BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM CONTROL WITH MOTION SENSING - An arrangement configured to control an environmental parameter in a building space includes a building automation system. The building automation system includes a plurality of field devices configured to control the environmental parameter within the building space. The arrangement further includes a motion detector configured to determine a number of humans within the building space and a measure of movement for the number of humans. The building automation system is configured to control the field devices based at least in part on the determined number of humans and the measure of movement for the number of humans. | 03-21-2013 |
20140067150 | AUTOMATED DEMAND RESPONSE GATEWAY - A system and method for reducing an electrical load in a facility or building with an automated demand response server having a hierarchical grouping of demand stages and demand groups with associated timers that control the shedding of load in order to achieve the appropriate level of load reduction and ramping up devices in a controlled manner upon the expiration of a demand response event. | 03-06-2014 |
20140297043 | ARRANGEMENT FOR MANAGING DATA CENTER OPERATIONS TO INCREASE COOLING EFFICIENCY - A method includes a step of storing in a memory efficiency characteristic information for each of a plurality of air conditioning units in a location containing a plurality of server computers, the efficiency characteristic information including information representative of an efficiency performance curve for a range of variable cooling output. The method also includes identifying a current thermal load on each of the plurality air conditioning units. The method further includes employing the stored efficiency characteristic information and the current thermal load to identify a first air conditioning unit having a least additional power consumption required to increase cooling output. One or more processing units are employed to allocate one or more processing tasks to one of the plurality of server computers based on the identified first air conditioning unit. | 10-02-2014 |