Application of microsystems for comfort control
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1. An arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of wireless microsystems, each microsystem operable to measure at least relative humidity and temperature, and to communicate temperature and relative humidity information wirelessly to a network device, the network device operable to communicate the temperature and relative humidity information to at least a first processor configured to cause a change in a building control condition based on the information.
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Abstract
An arrangement includes a plurality of wireless microsystems. Each microsystem is operable to measure at least relative humidity and temperature, and to communicate temperature and relative humidity information wirelessly to a network device. The network device is operable to communicate the temperature and relative humidity information to at least a first processor configured to cause a change in a building control condition based on the information.
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1. An arrangement comprising:
a plurality of wireless microsystems, each microsystem operable to measure at least relative humidity and temperature, and to communicate temperature and relative humidity information wirelessly to a network device, the network device operable to communicate the temperature and relative humidity information to at least a first processor configured to cause a change in a building control condition based on the information.
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2. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operable to cause the change based upon the information, the information represented as a two-dimensional vector quantity.
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3. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operable to cause the change based upon the information, the information represented as a value representative of a combined relative humidity and temperature index.
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4. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operable to cause the change by causing a building control device to adjust the air flow within a space of a building.
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5. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the network device is configured to communicate the temperature and relative humidity information using a communication network.
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6. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the network device and the one or more controllers are part of a field controller panel.
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7. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the microsystem includes a plurality of MEMs sensors.
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8. An arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of wireless microsystems, each microsystem operable to measure at least relative humidity and temperature, to generate a combined temperature and relative humidity index, and to transmit the index wirelessly;
a wireless device operably coupled to receive the transmitted index from at least one microsystem and to provide as an output information corresponding to the received index;
a controller operably coupled to receive the information corresponding to the index from the wireless device, the controller operable to cause a change in a building control condition based at least in part on the information.
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9. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the index includes a vector including relative humidity and temperature information.
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10. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the index includes a single value representative of a combined relative humidity and temperature index.
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11. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the information corresponding to the received index is the received index.
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12. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the wireless device is coupled to the controller via a wired communication network.
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13. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the wireless network device is co-located with the controller.
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14. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the building control condition constitutes an air flow into at least a first space.
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15. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the building control condition constitutes a supply air parameter, the supply air provided to a plurality of spaces in a building.
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16. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the microsystem includes a plurality of MEMs sensors.
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17. A method, comprising:
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a) obtaining a comfort level value based on measurements of humidity and temperature in a space;
b) determining if the comfort level value is within a predefined range;
c) causing a first change in at least one building control parameter if the comfort level is outside the predefined range;
d) determining if the comfort level value is within a second range;
e) causing a second change in the at least one building control parameter if the comfort level is within the second range and within the first range.
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18. The method of claim 17, wherein step a) further comprises obtaining the comfort level value in the form of a multidimensional vector.
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19. The method of claim 18, wherein step b) further comprises determining if the comfort level value is within the predefined range by determining if the multidimensional vector falls within a comfort zone, the comfort zone forming a multidimensional space.
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20. The method of claim 19, wherein the multidimensional vector is a vector (t, rh), where t is representative of temperature and rh is representative of relative humidity, and wherein the multidimensional space is a two-dimensional shaped space.
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21. The method of claim 20, wherein the two-dimensional space of the comfort zone is defined by a perimeter, and wherein step d) further comprises determining if the vector (t, rh) is more than a predetermined distance from the perimeter.
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22. The method of claim 17, wherein step a) further comprises obtaining the comfort level value in the form of a scalar value.
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23. The method of claim 22, wherein step b) further comprises comparing the comfort level value to a first threshold.
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24. The method of claim 23, wherein step d) further comprises comparing the comfort level value to a second threshold.
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