SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SMART WINDOWS
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a server with circuitry configured toestablish a representative model of one or more building zones based on occupancy, construction, lighting, or cooling properties of a building,implement a lighting control strategy for the one or more building zones based on the representative model or one or more user preferences input at a first user interface screen of an external device,control automatic operations of one or more smart windows, cooling systems, or artificial lighting systems based on trigger points associated with the lighting control strategy, anddetermine a performance level of the lighting control strategy for the one or more building zones based on one or more predetermined financial metrics.
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Abstract
A smart window controller includes circuitry configured to establish a representative model of one or more building zones based on occupancy, construction, lighting, or cooling properties of a building. A lighting control strategy is implemented for the one or more building zones based on the representative model or one or more user preferences input at a first user interface screen of an external device. Automatic operations of one or more smart windows, cooling systems, or artificial lighting systems are controlled based on trigger points associated with the lighting control strategy, and a performance level of the lighting control strategy for the one or more building zones is determined based on one or more predetermined financial metrics.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
a server with circuitry configured to establish a representative model of one or more building zones based on occupancy, construction, lighting, or cooling properties of a building, implement a lighting control strategy for the one or more building zones based on the representative model or one or more user preferences input at a first user interface screen of an external device, control automatic operations of one or more smart windows, cooling systems, or artificial lighting systems based on trigger points associated with the lighting control strategy, and determine a performance level of the lighting control strategy for the one or more building zones based on one or more predetermined financial metrics. - 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 method comprising:
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establishing, via a server with circuitry, a representative model of one or more predefined building zones based on occupancy, construction, lighting, or cooling properties of a building; implementing, via the server, a lighting control strategy for the one or more predefined building zones based on the representative model or one or more user preferences input at a first user interface screen; controlling, via the server, automatic operations of one or more smart windows, cooling systems, or artificial lighting systems based on trigger points associated with the lighting control strategy; and determining, via the server, a performance level of the lighting control strategy for the one or more predefined building zones based on one or more predetermined financial metrics.
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein that, when executed by one or more processor, cause the one or more processors to perform a method of controlling smart windows, the method comprising:
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establishing a representative model of one or more predefined building zones based on occupancy, construction, lighting, or cooling properties of a building; implementing a lighting control strategy for the one or more predefined building zones based on the representative model or one or more user preferences input at a first user interface screen; controlling automatic operations of one or more smart windows, cooling systems, or artificial lighting systems based on trigger points associated with the lighting control strategy; and determining a performance level of the lighting control strategy for the one or more predefined building zones based on one or more predetermined financial metrics.
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