Environmental control system comprising motorized shutter
AssigneeEnergy Eye, Inc.
InventorsRichard Scharf, Roger Heald
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Abstract
An arched shutter configured for automated, simultaneous control of a plurality of louvers, the arched shutter comprises the plurality of louvers, a frame, a portion of which forms an arch, a base, wherein the plurality of louvers are installed between the base and the portion of the frame that forms an arch via a plurality of rod arms, a motor configured to drive one of the plurality of rod arms and therefore one of the plurality of louvers, and a plurality of linking apparatus connecting the plurality of louvers such that all of the plurality of louvers operate when the one louver is driven by the motor.
Claims17
An environmental control system for controlling the environmental conditions in a room via an electrical appliance, the system comprising:
- a motion sensor for determining whether someone has entered the room;
- a presence detector for determining whether the room is occupied;
- a daylight sensor for detecting light that propagates through a window of the room;
- a control system in communication with the motion sensor, the presence detector, and the daylight sensor, the control system being configured to
- receive signals from the motion sensor, the presence detector, and the daylight sensor,
- determine whether someone is present in the room based on the signals received from the motion sensor and the presence detector, and
- control the environmental conditions in the room based on whether someone is present in the room and based on the signals received from the daylight sensor.
An environmental control system for controlling the lighting and temperature of a room, the system comprising:
- a heating and cooling system;
- a motion sensor for determining whether someone has entered the room;
- a presence detector for determining whether the room is occupied;
- a daylight sensor for detecting light that propagates through a window of the room;
- a control system in communication with the motion sensor, the presence detector, the daylight sensor, and the heating and cooling system, the control system being configured to
- receive signals from the motion sensor, the presence detector, and the daylight sensor,
- determine whether someone is present in the room based on the signals received from the motion sensor and the presence detector, and
- control the temperature of the room by controlling the operation of the heating and cooling system based on whether someone is present in the room and based on the signals received from the daylight sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.