Automated shade control method and system
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
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a window covering, wherein said motor is configured to actuate said window covering;
at least one of a radiometer or a photometer to detect at least one of lighting information or radiation information; and
a motor controller configured to control said motor using a proactive algorithm, said proactive algorithm incorporating at least one of said lighting information or said radiation information,wherein said motor controller is configured to facilitate adjustment of said window covering position using shadow information based on at least one of cityscape conditions or topographical conditions.
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Abstract
This invention generally relates to automated shade systems. An automated shade system comprises one or more motorized window coverings, sensors, and controllers that use one or more algorithms to control operation of the automated shade control system. These algorithms may include information such as: 3-D models of a building and surrounding structures; shadow information; lighting and radiation information; ASHRAE clear sky algorithms; log information related to manual overrides; occupant preference information; motion information; real-time sky conditions; solar radiation on a building; a total foot-candle load on a structure; brightness overrides; actual and/or calculated BTU load; time-of-year information; and microclimate analysis.
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18 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a motor; a window covering, wherein said motor is configured to actuate said window covering; at least one of a radiometer or a photometer to detect at least one of lighting information or radiation information; and a motor controller configured to control said motor using a proactive algorithm, said proactive algorithm incorporating at least one of said lighting information or said radiation information, wherein said motor controller is configured to facilitate adjustment of said window covering position using shadow information based on at least one of cityscape conditions or topographical conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a motor; a window covering, wherein said motor is configured to actuate said window covering; at least one of a radiometer or a photometer to detect at least one of lighting information or radiation information; and a motor controller configured to control said motor using a proactive algorithm, said proactive algorithm incorporating at least one of said lighting information or said radiation information, wherein said motor controller is configured to incorporate ASHRAE clear sky algorithms.
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16. A system, comprising:
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a motor; a window covering, wherein said motor is configured to actuate said window covering; at least one of a radiometer or a photometer to detect at least one of lighting information or radiation information; a motor controller configured to control said motor using a proactive algorithm, said proactive algorithm incorporating at least one of said lighting information or said radiation information; and a motion sensor to detect motion information, wherein said motion information is used to modify said proactive algorithm.
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17. A system, comprising:
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a motor; a window covering, wherein said motor is configured to actuate said window covering; at least one of a radiometer or a photometer to detect at least one of lighting information or radiation information; and a motor controller configured to control said motor using a proactive algorithm, said proactive algorithm incorporating at least one of said lighting information or said radiation information, wherein said proactive algorithm is configured to utilize at least one of an actual British thermal unit (BTU) load or a calculated BTU load to generate a movement request.
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18. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a motor controller, an input from at least one of a photosensor, a radiometer, a temperature sensor, or a motion sensor; analyzing said input using a reactive algorithm to form a movement request; communicating said movement request to a motor, wherein said motor facilitates automated movement of a window covering; and
,inputting occupant tracking information into said reactive algorithm to adjust for manual overrides.
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