Wireless network control for building facilities
First Claim
1. A method for wirelessly controlling a building facility system, the method comprising:
- maintaining installation information in memory, the installation information including a unique identifier of a wireless relay controller in the building facility system;
receiving a wireless control signal, the wireless control signal being sent via a wireless communication network; and
executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor;
determines that the wireless control signal concerns the wireless relay controller based on an association between the wireless control signal and the unique identifier of the wireless relay controller,identifies that the wireless control signal indicates a mode of operation for a specified relay associated with the wireless relay controller, the wireless relay controller being associated with one or more relays,controls power supplied to the specified relay, wherein the specified relay operates in accordance with the mode of operation indicated by the wireless control signal,measures an amount of power used by an electrical load controlled by the specified relay, wherein the power measurement is wirelessly transmitted to a designated recipient.
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Abstract
Wireless control of building facility systems via a wireless network using a wireless relay controller with a unique identifier. The wireless relay controller receives wireless control signals via a wireless communication network. The wireless relay controller determines that a wireless control signal concerns the wireless relay controller based on the unique identifier. The wireless relay controller further identifies a mode of operation for a specified relay indicated by the wireless control signal and controls the power to the specified relay in accordance with the wireless control signal. The wireless control signal may also monitor the power consumption of the load controlled by the specified relay and send that information to the network.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for wirelessly controlling a building facility system, the method comprising:
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maintaining installation information in memory, the installation information including a unique identifier of a wireless relay controller in the building facility system; receiving a wireless control signal, the wireless control signal being sent via a wireless communication network; and executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor; determines that the wireless control signal concerns the wireless relay controller based on an association between the wireless control signal and the unique identifier of the wireless relay controller, identifies that the wireless control signal indicates a mode of operation for a specified relay associated with the wireless relay controller, the wireless relay controller being associated with one or more relays, controls power supplied to the specified relay, wherein the specified relay operates in accordance with the mode of operation indicated by the wireless control signal, measures an amount of power used by an electrical load controlled by the specified relay, wherein the power measurement is wirelessly transmitted to a designated recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for wirelessly controlling a building facility system, the method comprising:
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a memory configured to maintain installation information, the installation information including a unique identifier of a wireless relay controller in the building facility system; an interface configured to receive a wireless control signal, the wireless control signal being sent via a wireless communication network; a processor configured to execute instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor; determines that the wireless control signal concerns the wireless relay controller based on an association between the wireless control signal and the unique identifier of the wireless relay controller, identifies that the wireless control signal indicates a mode of operation for a specified relay associated with the wireless relay controller, the wireless relay controller being associated with a plurality of relays, and controls power supplied to the specified relay, wherein the specified relay operates in accordance with the mode of operation indicated by the wireless control signal; and a power sensor configured to measure an amount of power used by an electrical load controlled by the specified relay, wherein the power measurement is wirelessly transmitted to a designated recipient by the interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for wirelessly controlling a building facility system, the method comprising:
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maintaining installation information, the installation information including a unique identifier of a wireless relay controller in the building facility system; receiving a wireless control signal, the wireless control signal being sent via a wireless communication network; determining that the wireless control signal concerns the wireless relay controller based on an association between the wireless control signal and the unique identifier of the wireless relay controller; identifying that the wireless control signal indicates a mode of operation for a specified relay associated with the wireless relay controller, the wireless relay controller being associated with one or more relays; controlling power supplied to the specified relay, wherein the specified relay operates in accordance with the mode of operation indicated by the wireless control signal; measuring an amount of power used by an electrical load controlled by the specified relay; and wirelessly transmitting the power measurement to a designated recipient.
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