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METHOD FOR THE INDIVIDUALIZED AND AUTOMATED CONTROL OF THE MEANS FOR CLOSING OFF AT LEAST ONE WINDOW, CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD, AND PARAMETER-SETTING TOOL FOR SAID ASSEMBLY

  • US 20130263510A1
  • Filed: 11/24/2011
  • Published: 10/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for individualized and automated control of means for closing off at least one window of a building, the method comprising acting on closing-off means associated with at least one window according to the orientation of direct rays of sunlight as defined by a solar azimuth and a solar elevation bydetermining coordinates of at least one dazzle cone associated with a window and with a dazzle-sensitive zone situated inside the building in which said window resides, said at least one dazzle cone being defined by, on the one hand, a vertex positioned at the dazzle-sensitive zone and a directrix curve superimposed on the perimeter of said at least one window;

  • periodically checking whether the orientation of the rays of sunlight falls within at least one predetermined dazzle cone, the direction of the rays of sunlight being parallel to one of the directions within the dazzle cone and passing through the vertex of said cone; and

    acting on the closing-off means associated with said at least one window for which the orientation of the rays of sunlight falls within at least one dazzle cone.

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