Site monitoring system
AssigneeView, Inc.
InventorsDhairya Shrivastava, Stephen Clark Brown, Alexander Rumer
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Abstract
A site monitoring system (SMS) may analyze information from one or more sites to determine when a device, a sensor, a controller, or other structure or component associated with a network of optically switchable devices has a problem. The system may, if appropriate, act on the problem. In certain embodiments, the system learns customer/user preferences and adapts its control logic to meet the customer's goals. In various embodiments, the system updates a memory component associated with one or more optically switchable windows and/or controllers. The memory component may be updated to reflect an updated control algorithm and/or associated parameters in some cases.
Claims38
A site monitoring system (SMS) comprising:
- one or more processors for controlling a network of optically switchable windows located at a plurality of remote sites, each site including a respective sub-network of switchable optical windows and associated controllers and sensors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
- communicate with a plurality of components of the network of optically switchable windows to receive information associated with the plurality of components,
- cause a first set of voltage and/or current parameters to be measured at the plurality of components,
- store the information received and the first set of measured parameters as a baseline characterization of the network of optically switchable windows, wherein the plurality of components comprise at least one of the optically switchable windows, associated controllers and sensors,
- use the baseline characterization for comparison to subsequently measured parameters to identify variation in the measured parameters from the baseline characterization, and,
- when the variation in the measured parameters from the baseline characterization exceeds a threshold value, identify a malfunctioning or degrading component of the plurality of components.
A method comprising:
- communicating with a plurality of components of a network of optically switchable windows to receive information associated with the plurality of components, the network of optically switchable windows being located at a plurality of remote sites, each site including a respective sub-network of switchable optical windows and associated controllers and sensors;
- causing a first set of voltage and/or current parameters to be measured at the plurality of components,
- storing the information received and the first set of measured parameters as a baseline characterization of the network of optically switchable windows, wherein the plurality of components comprise at least one of the optically switchable windows, associated controllers and sensors,
- using the baseline characterization for comparison to subsequently measured parameters to identify variation in the measured parameters from the baseline characterization, and,
- when the variation in the measured parameters from the baseline characterization exceeds a threshold value, identifying a malfunctioning or degrading component of the plurality of components.
An apparatus comprising a controller configured to control the following operations:
- communicating with a plurality of components of a network of optically switchable windows to receive information associated with the plurality of components, the network of optically switchable windows being located at a plurality of remote sites, each site including a respective sub-network of switchable optical windows and associated controllers and sensors;
- causing a first set of voltage and/or current parameters to be measured at the plurality of components,
- storing the information received and the first set of measured parameters as a baseline characterization of the network of optically switchable windows, wherein the plurality of components comprise at least one of the optically switchable windows, associated controllers and sensors,
- using the baseline characterization for comparison to subsequently measured parameters to identify variation in the measured parameters from the baseline characterization, and,
- when the variation in the measured parameters from the baseline characterization exceeds a threshold value, identifying a malfunctioning or degrading component of the plurality of components.
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions comprise causing a controller to execute the following operations:
- communicating with a plurality of components of a network of optically switchable windows to receive information associated with the plurality of components, the network of optically switchable windows being located at a plurality of remote sites, each site including a respective sub-network of switchable optical windows and associated controllers and sensors;
- causing a first set of voltage and/or current parameters to be measured at the plurality of components,
- storing the information received and the first set of measured parameters as a baseline characterization of the network of optically switchable windows, wherein the plurality of components comprise at least one of the optically switchable windows, associated controllers and sensors,
- using the baseline characterization for comparison to subsequently measured parameters to identify variation in the measured parameters from the baseline characterization, and,
- when the variation in the measured parameters from the baseline characterization exceeds a threshold value, identifying a malfunctioning or degrading component of the plurality of components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.