Creation and use of causal relationship models in building management systems and applications
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsDouglas P. Mackay, Gheorghe L. Vacariuc
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Abstract
A computing system for organizing and using information in a building management system (BMS) is shown and described. The computing system includes a memory device storing software defined building objects. The computing system further includes a processing circuit configured to relate the software defined building objects by causal relationships between the devices and to store the causal relationships and a description of the causal relationships in the memory device.
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A computerized method for organizing and using information in a building management system (BMS), comprising:
- identifying a plurality of objects comprising building devices, software defined building objects, and other inputs to the BMS that affect a building environment;
- identifying causal relationships between the identified objects;
- relating the identified objects by the causal relationships;
- describing the causal relationships;
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- storing the causal relationships and descriptions in a memory device of the BMS.
A computer system for organizing and using information in a building management system (BMS), comprising:
- a memory device storing software defined building objects;
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- a processing circuit configured to relate the software defined building objects by causal relationships between the devices and to store the causal relationships and a description of the causal relationships in the memory device.
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