DYNAMIC FAÇADE SYSTEM CONSISTING OF CONTROLLABLE WINDOWS, AUTOMATED SHADES AND DIMMABLE ELECTRIC LIGHTS
First Claim
1. A process for controlling the environmental settings of a building having one or more windows, said process comprising:
- providing a building management system capable of controlling one or more electrochromic devices associated with the one or more windows and at least one of (a) one or more automated window shades associated with the one or more windows, and (b) one or more dimmable electric lights;
receiving, at the building management system, a plurality of inputs related to (a) a time of day, (b) an occupancy status of the building, (c) a presence of a glare condition, and (d) an operating mode of an HVAC system of the building; and
controlling, at the building management system, the status of at least one of the window shades, the lights and the electrochromic device based on at least one of the plurality of inputs.
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Abstract
The disclosure of the present invention provides for a process for controlling the environmental settings of a building, including: providing a building management system capable of controlling one or more electrochromic devices at least one of (a) one or more automated window shades, and (b) one or more dimmable electric lights; receiving, at the building management system, a plurality of inputs related to (a) a time of day, (b) an occupancy status of the building, (c) a presence of a glare condition, and (d) an operating mode of an HVAC system of the building; and controlling, at the building management system, the status of at least one of the window shades, the lights and the electrochromic devices based on at least one of the plurality of inputs.
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20 Claims
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1. A process for controlling the environmental settings of a building having one or more windows, said process comprising:
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providing a building management system capable of controlling one or more electrochromic devices associated with the one or more windows and at least one of (a) one or more automated window shades associated with the one or more windows, and (b) one or more dimmable electric lights; receiving, at the building management system, a plurality of inputs related to (a) a time of day, (b) an occupancy status of the building, (c) a presence of a glare condition, and (d) an operating mode of an HVAC system of the building; and controlling, at the building management system, the status of at least one of the window shades, the lights and the electrochromic device based on at least one of the plurality of inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A process for controlling the environmental settings of a controlled space, said process comprising:
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providing a management system capable of controlling one or more electrochromic devices and least one of (a) one or more automated window shades and (b) one or more dimmable electric lights; receiving, at the management system, a plurality of inputs related to (a) a time of day, (b) an occupancy status of the building, (c) a presence of a glare condition, and (d) an operating mode of an HVAC system of the controlled space; and controlling, at the management system, the status of at least one of the window shades, the lights and the electrochromic device based on at least one of the plurality of inputs. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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