CLOUD BASED BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A control system for controlling the environmental conditions within a building comprising:
- at least one onsite component located at the building and further comprising;
a central controller,at least one sensor unit for collecting at least one environmental measurement from within the building and transmitting the environmental measurement to the central controller, andat least one secondary control unit operably linked to an HVAC system,wherein the central controller transmits at least one operating instruction to the secondary control unit governing operation of the HVAC system to achieve a desired environmental condition within the building; and
an offsite component located remotely from the building and networked to the at least one onsite controller for remotely modifying the operating instruction transmitted to the second control unit from the central controller.
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Abstract
A control system for operating the HVAC systems within a building to control the environmental conditions within a building having an onsite component networked to a remote offsite component. The onsite component monitors the conditions within the building and operates the HVAC systems, while the offsite component can be used by the system provider to communicate updates to the onsite component and monitor the effectiveness of the control algorithms used to operate the HVAC systems. The invention includes the method of providing tailored HVAC related controls, reports, notices and diagnostic services to a client under various subscription plans.
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17 Claims
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1. A control system for controlling the environmental conditions within a building comprising:
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at least one onsite component located at the building and further comprising; a central controller, at least one sensor unit for collecting at least one environmental measurement from within the building and transmitting the environmental measurement to the central controller, and at least one secondary control unit operably linked to an HVAC system, wherein the central controller transmits at least one operating instruction to the secondary control unit governing operation of the HVAC system to achieve a desired environmental condition within the building; and an offsite component located remotely from the building and networked to the at least one onsite controller for remotely modifying the operating instruction transmitted to the second control unit from the central controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of controlling the environmental conditions within a building, comprising:
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providing an onsite component at the building and comprising a central controller, a sensor unit and a secondary control unit operably linked to an HVAC system; networking an offsite component to the onsite component, wherein the offsite component is remote from onsite component; collecting an environmental measurement within the building with the sensor unit; wirelessly transmitting the environmental measurement to the central controller; wirelessly transmitting a control instruction to the secondary control unit, wherein the control instruction corresponds to the environmental measurement; operating the HVAC system according to the control instruction; and remotely modifying the control instruction via the offsite component. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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