UNIFIED CONTROLLER FOR INTEGRATED LIGHTING, SHADING AND THERMOSTAT CONTROL
First Claim
1. A method for controlling light, shades and thermostat, comprising:
- determining relative importance of user preference or comfort, and energy consumption based on sensory information from at least one of a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) sensor, an occupancy sensor, a lighting and shading photosensor and supervisory signals;
setting at least one rule from a comfort regulator of a controller for controlling lighting, shades and thermostat based on determined relative importance;
andgenerating control signals by a driver connector to control the lighting, shades, and thermostat respective of the sensory information and the at least one rule.
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Abstract
A controller (100) for control of lighting (13), shades (12), and thermostat (11) is disclosed. The controller comprises at least one comfort regulator (1) for providing an indication for setting at least one rule (2, 5); at least a controller interface (10) for controlling at least one of thermostat, lighting and shades; at least a sensor interface (18) for receiving sensory information respective of at least one of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) (17), occupancy (16), lighting and shading from a photosensor (15); wherein the at least controller interface responsive of receiving the sensory information and based on the at least one rule controls the thermostat, the lighting and the shades to an optimal position.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for controlling light, shades and thermostat, comprising:
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determining relative importance of user preference or comfort, and energy consumption based on sensory information from at least one of a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) sensor, an occupancy sensor, a lighting and shading photosensor and supervisory signals; setting at least one rule from a comfort regulator of a controller for controlling lighting, shades and thermostat based on determined relative importance; and generating control signals by a driver connector to control the lighting, shades, and thermostat respective of the sensory information and the at least one rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A controller for controlling lighting, shades and thermostat, comprising:
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at least one comfort regulator for determining a relative importance of user preference or comfort, and energy consumption; setting at least one rule for controlling lighting, shades and thermostat based on determined relative importance; at least one controller interface for controlling at least one of thermostat, lighting and shades; at least one sensor interface for receiving sensory information from at least one of a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) sensor, an occupancy sensor, a lighting and shading photosensor; wherein the at least one comfort regulator determines the relative importance based on said sensory information and supervisory signals, and wherein the at least one controller interface responsive of receiving the sensory information and based on the at least one rule controls the thermostat, the lighting and the shades to an optimal position. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A controller for controlling a lighting system driver, a shading system driver, and a thermostat, comprising:
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a set-point decision engine for determining settings for at least a horizontal illuminance set-point, a vertical illuminance set-point, and a thermostat set-point, wherein the determination is performed based on a rule-based setting process; a lighting load balancing engine for determining a set of settings for the lighting and the shading, wherein the set of settings meets at least the set-points received and the set-point decision engine meets at least the horizontal illuminance set-point and the vertical illuminance set-point, wherein the set of settings is determined in order to minimize glare and power consumption by the lighting system; and a driver connector for controlling the thermostat, the lighting system driver, and the shading system driver in a controlled zone based in part on the thermostat set-point, and the set of settings determined by the lighting load balancing engine. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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