System and method for developing and processing building system control solutions

• US 20070006124A1
• Filed: 06/26/2006
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Industry Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Industry Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Ahmed, Osman, Songkakul, Pornsak
• Granted Patent: US 8,191,051 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/101
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A system automatically generates building system application solutions. The system includes a system design verifier and a system design converter. The system design verifier is configured to verify an application definition. The system design converter is coupled to the system design verifier, and is configured to convert verified application definitions into computer statements that are executable on a processor to implement a building system application solution that corresponds to the application definition.

Claims

1. A system for automatically generating building system application solutions comprising:

a system design verifier configured to verify an application definition; and

a system design converter coupled to the system design verifier, the system design converter configured to convert verified application definitions into computer statements that are executable on a processor to implement a building system application solution that corresponds to the application definition.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the system design verifier is configured to receive XML files that identify HVAC components and a duct layout for a building system;

and the system design converter is configured to convert a verified XML file into engineering application language statements that are executable on the processor to implement the building system application solution that corresponds to the XML file.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the system design converter is configured to generate engineering application language statements in the MATLAB language.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the system design converter is configured to generate engineering application language statements in the MATHMATICA language.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a computer tool interface coupled to the system design converter, the computer tool interface configured to provide data from computer tools to the system design converter for incorporation within the computer statements are executable on the processor to implement the building system application solution that corresponds to the application definition.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the computer tool interface couples at least one of a data organization tool, a data filtering tool, a statistical analysis tool, and an analytical tool to the system design converter.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the data organization tool is a data base management system.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein the analytical method tool is a linear programming module.

9. The system of claim 6 further comprising:

a data provider interface coupled to the system design converter through the computer tool interface, the data provider configured to convert between a common database access method and a database application programming interface; and

the data organization tool is configured to employ a common database access method to access a database coupled to the data provider.

10. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

an external program module interface coupled to the system design converter, the external program module interface configured to provide modular computer program components to the system design converter for incorporation within the computer statements that are executable on the processor to implement the building system application solution.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the external program module interface is configured to provide a proportional-integral-derivative loop control module to the system design converter.

12. A method for automatically generating building system application solutions comprising:

verifying an application definition; and

converting the verified application definition into computer statements for implementing a building system application solution that corresponds to the application definition.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

receiving a XML file that identifies HVAC components and a duct layout for a building system; and

converting the verified XML file into engineering application language statements to implement the building system application solution that corresponds to the XML file.

14. The method of claim 13, the conversion further comprising:

generating engineering application language statements in the MATLAB language.

15. The method of claim 13, the conversion further comprising:

generating engineering application language statements in the MATHMATICA language.

16. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

providing data from computer tools for incorporation within the computer statements that implement the building system application solution that corresponds to the application definition.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

coupling at least one of a data organization tool, a data filtering tool, a statistical analysis tool, and an analytical tool to provide data for incorporation within the computer statements implementing the building system application solution.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the data organization tool coupling couples a data base management system for incorporation of data from a database within the computer statements implementing the building system application solution.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein the analytical method tool coupling couples a linear programming module for incorporation of data from the linear programming module within the computer statements implementing the building system application solution.

20. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

converting between a common database access method and a database application programming interface to access a database.

21. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

providing modular computer program components to the system design converter for incorporation within the computer statements that implement the building system application solution.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the modular computer program component provision includes providing a proportional-integral-derivative loop control module for incorporation within the computer statements implementing the building system application solution.