Controlling loads and collecting building information via IP networks
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- associating, by at least one data processor, a plurality of controllers with one of a plurality of building zones based on a floor plan of a building, each of the plurality of controllers connected to one or more loads;
associating, by the at least one data processor, each of the plurality of controllers with an IP address such that each controller has a unique IP address, wherein the IP address comprises a network address and a host identifier, and wherein a first network address for each of one or more controllers in a first building zone is the same and is different from at least one other network addresses of at least one controller not in the first building zone;
associating the first building zone with at least first and second subzones;
associating at least two controllers with the first subzone, and associating at least one other controller with the second subzone; and
transmitting over an IP network, by the at least one data processor, a control message using a broadcast IP address having the first network address, the control message including a first subzone parameter for causing one or more operational parameters of the one or more loads connected to each of the at least two controllers in the first building zone and in the first subzone to change based on the first subzone parameter, and the control message not causing one or more operational parameters of one or more loads connected to the at least one other controller in the first building zone and not in the first subzone to change.
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Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods for controlling loads in an IP network that is divided into one or more zones and/or subzones. In one aspect, there is provided a method that can associate a plurality of controllers with one of a plurality of zones. Each controller can be connected to one or more loads. The method can associate each controller with an address. The address can include a network address and a host identifier. The network address for each controller in a first zone can be the same. The method can transmit over a network a control message to each controller in the first zone. The control message can cause one or more operational parameters of the loads connected to each controller in the first zone to change. Related apparatus, computer program products, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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associating, by at least one data processor, a plurality of controllers with one of a plurality of building zones based on a floor plan of a building, each of the plurality of controllers connected to one or more loads; associating, by the at least one data processor, each of the plurality of controllers with an IP address such that each controller has a unique IP address, wherein the IP address comprises a network address and a host identifier, and wherein a first network address for each of one or more controllers in a first building zone is the same and is different from at least one other network addresses of at least one controller not in the first building zone; associating the first building zone with at least first and second subzones; associating at least two controllers with the first subzone, and associating at least one other controller with the second subzone; and transmitting over an IP network, by the at least one data processor, a control message using a broadcast IP address having the first network address, the control message including a first subzone parameter for causing one or more operational parameters of the one or more loads connected to each of the at least two controllers in the first building zone and in the first subzone to change based on the first subzone parameter, and the control message not causing one or more operational parameters of one or more loads connected to the at least one other controller in the first building zone and not in the first subzone to change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory machine-readable medium containing instructions to configure a processor to perform operations comprising:
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associating a plurality of controllers with one of a plurality of building zones based on a floor plan of a building, each of the plurality of controllers connected to one or more loads; associating each of the plurality of controllers with an IP address such that each controller has a unique IP address, wherein the IP address comprises a network address and a host identifier, and wherein a first network address for each of one or more controllers in a first building zone is the same and is different from at least one other network addresses of at least one controller not in the first building zone; associating the first building zone with at least first and second subzones; associating at least two controllers with the first subzone, and associating at least one other controller with the second subzone; and transmitting over an IP network a control message using a broadcast IP address having the first network address, the control message including a first subzone parameter for causing one or more operational parameters of the one or more loads connected to each of the at least two controllers in the first building zone and in the first subzone to change based on the first subzone parameter, and the control message not causing one or more operational parameters of one or more loads connected to the at least one other controller in the first building zone and not in the first subzone to change. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a memory, wherein the processor and the memory are configured to perform operations comprising;associating a plurality of controllers with one of a plurality of building zones based on a floor plan of a building, each of the plurality of controllers connected to one or more loads; associating each of the plurality of controllers with an IP address such that each controller has a unique IP address, wherein the IP address comprises a network address and a host identifier, and wherein a first network address for each of one or more controllers in a first building zone is the same and is different from at least one other network addresses of at least one controller not in the first building zone; associating the first building zone with at least first and second subzones; associating at least two controllers with the first subzone, and associating at least one other controller with the second subzone; and transmitting over an IP network a control message using an IP address having the first network address, the control message including a first subzone parameter for causing one or more operational parameters of the one or more loads connected to each of the at least two controllers in the first building zone and in the first subzone to change based on the first subzone parameter, and the control message not causing one or more operational parameters of one or more loads connected to the at least one other controller in the first building zone and not in the first subzone to change. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- a processor; and
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