Automation devices, systems, architectures, and methods for energy management and other applications
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1. An automated building control system, comprising:
- an automation controller; and
,a plurality of peripheral devices configured to perform a building control function, wherein,the automation controller and peripheral devices communicate wirelessly and the peripheral devices can be enabled and disabled as wireless repeaters in a network formed by the automation controller and the peripheral devices,at least one peripheral device is enabled as a wireless repeater to receive and retransmit signals from other peripheral devices and at least one peripheral device is disabled as a wireless repeater to not retransmit signals from other peripheral devices, whereinthe network is monitored to determine whether the automation controller can communicate with all of the peripheral devices; and
,a portion of the peripheral devices are disabled for a period of time by issuing a command via the automation controller and enabled as wireless repeaters selectively by the automation controller until the automation controller can communicate with all of the peripheral devices.
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Abstract
A building control and management system including an automation controller and a plurality of peripheral devices configured to perform building control-management system functions. The automation controller and peripheral devices communicate wirelessly and the peripheral devices can be enabled and disabled as wireless repeaters in a network formed by the automation controller and the peripheral devices. The automation controller can monitor the communication traffic levels in the wireless network and enable or disable peripheral devices as wireless repeaters to increase or decrease the communication traffic in the network.
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1. An automated building control system, comprising:
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an automation controller; and
,a plurality of peripheral devices configured to perform a building control function, wherein, the automation controller and peripheral devices communicate wirelessly and the peripheral devices can be enabled and disabled as wireless repeaters in a network formed by the automation controller and the peripheral devices, at least one peripheral device is enabled as a wireless repeater to receive and retransmit signals from other peripheral devices and at least one peripheral device is disabled as a wireless repeater to not retransmit signals from other peripheral devices, wherein the network is monitored to determine whether the automation controller can communicate with all of the peripheral devices; and
,a portion of the peripheral devices are disabled for a period of time by issuing a command via the automation controller and enabled as wireless repeaters selectively by the automation controller until the automation controller can communicate with all of the peripheral devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of configuring a wireless communication network for a building control system comprising:
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providing an automation controller and peripheral devices that communicate wirelessly, wherein the peripheral devices can be enabled and disabled as wireless repeaters; forming a wireless communication network including the automation controller and peripheral devices; disabling a portion of the peripheral devices as wireless repeaters for a period of time by issuing a command via the automation controller; monitoring communication traffic through the wireless communication network; determining whether the automation controller can communicate with all of the peripheral devices; and
,enabling peripheral devices as wireless repeaters selectively until the automation controller can communicate with all of the peripheral devices. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of configuring a wireless communication network for a building control system comprising:
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providing an automation controller and peripheral devices that communicate wirelessly, wherein the peripheral devices can be enabled and disabled as wireless repeaters; including at least one peripheral device as a dedicated network node that serves as a wireless repeater; forming a wireless communication network including the automation controller and peripheral devices; disabling a portion of the peripheral devices as wireless repeaters for a period of time by issuing a command via the automation controller; enabling only the network nodes as wireless repeaters; monitoring wireless communication traffic between the automation controllers and the peripheral devices; determining whether the automation controller can communicate with all of the peripheral devices; and
,enabling selectively peripheral devices that are not network nodes as wireless repeaters until the automation controller can communicate with all of the peripheral devices. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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