SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY AND AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING BUILDING ENERGY FACILITIES
First Claim
1. An apparatus for remotely and automatically controlling building energy facilities, the apparatus comprising:
- a building facility interface to match control and alarm signals of a manual control panel installed in a building to manage energy used in a building facility and to control a switch of the manual control panel;
a facility status information generator to convert the matched control and alarm signals to generate status information on the building facility; and
a facility status controller to control the switch of the manual control panel based on the generated status information to remotely control an operation status of the building facility.
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Abstract
A system and method for remotely and automatically controlling building energy facilities is disclosed. An apparatus for remotely and automatically controlling building energy facilities may include a building facility interface to match control and alarm signals of a manual control panel installed in a building to manage energy used in a building facility and to control a switch of the manual control panel, a facility status information generator to convert the matched control and alarm signals to generate status information on the building facility, and a facility status controller to control the switch of the manual control panel based on the generated status information to remotely control an operation status of the building facility.
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10 Claims
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1. An apparatus for remotely and automatically controlling building energy facilities, the apparatus comprising:
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a building facility interface to match control and alarm signals of a manual control panel installed in a building to manage energy used in a building facility and to control a switch of the manual control panel; a facility status information generator to convert the matched control and alarm signals to generate status information on the building facility; and a facility status controller to control the switch of the manual control panel based on the generated status information to remotely control an operation status of the building facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for remotely and integratedly managing building energy facilities, the apparatus comprising:
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a cable/wireless network interface to transmit and receive status information on a building facility and control information to control the building facility to and from an apparatus for remotely and automatically controlling building energy facilities, the status information being generated by the apparatus for remotely and automatically controlling the building energy facilities matching control and alarm signals of a manual control panel installed in a building to manage energy used in the building facility; a facility status/control information transmission/reception protocol processor to process a protocol to receive the status information from the apparatus for remotely and automatically controlling the building energy facilities and to transmit the control information to the apparatus for remotely and automatically controlling the building energy facilities; a building facility operation scheduling processor to manage an operation plan of the building based on the received status information; a building facility alarm processor to process an alarm situation of the building facility based on the received status information; a manual control panel switch controller to generate the control information based on the operation plan and to control a switch of a manual control panel installed in the building based on the control information; a building facility operator interface to remotely manage the building facility; and a building facility status/control information record management database to manage a record of the status information and the control information.
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6. A system for remotely and automatically controlling building energy facilities, the system comprising:
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a plurality of apparatuses for remotely and automatically controlling building energy facilities to generate status information on a building facility by matching control and alarm signals of a manual control panel installed in a building in order to manage energy used in the building facility; and an apparatus for remotely and integratedly managing building energy facilities to control a switch of the manual control panel installed in the building by receiving the generated status information, managing an operation plan of the building based on the status information, generating control information based on the operation plan, and transmitting the control information to the apparatuses for remotely and automatically controlling the building energy facilities.
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7. A method for remotely and automatically controlling building energy facilities which control a building facility to manage energy used in a building, the method comprising:
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matching control and alarm signals of a manual control panel installed in the building; converting the matched control and alarm signals and generating status information on the building facility; and remotely controlling an operation status of the building facility based on the generated status information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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