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Automation devices, systems, architectures, and methods for energy management and other applications

  • US 9,588,506 B1
  • Filed: 10/10/2012
  • Issued: 03/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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