338results about "Building thermal performance improvement" patented technology

In many outdoor sunshade environments, a user usually uses a sunshade to shade the sun. However, the intensity of natural light can be continuously changed along with the change of morning, noon and evening and factors such as cloud shielding, so that a user needs to manually adjust to control the sunshade degree. However, many problems exist in manual control and adjustment of the sunshade degree. Firstly, quantitative adjustment of sunshade is difficult to achieve through manual control, a user needs to conduct correction continuously, time and labor are wasted, and the hysteresis quality is high. And secondly, even if the user can manually adjust the sunshade, the sunshade effect is difficult to keep relatively stable, and the environment and the comfort degree can be influenced. Therefore, an intelligent light adjusting system is needed to monitor the sun-shading intensity in real time and automatically adjust the sun-shading intensity to keep the sun-shading intensity relatively stable. Based on the background technology, the invention provides a self-adaptive shutter intelligent adjusting method and system based on illumination intensity. According to the method and the system, the current light brightness data is collected and calculated, so that the inclination angle of the shutter is automatically adjusted, and the relative stability of the sunshade intensity is kept.

The invention provides an intelligent sunshade shutter visual comfort performance regulation and control method based on a dynamic programming algorithm. The method comprises the following steps: step 1, collecting potential influence factors of visual comfort performance of a light environment and visual comfort evaluation index values, and constructing a visual comfort data set of the light environment of the office space; step 2, training a random forest model algorithm in machine learning by using the data set in the step 1 to complete construction of a light environment visual comfort index prediction model; and step 3, constructing a sunshade regulation and control intelligent body based on dynamic programming by using the light environment visual comfort index prediction model in the step 2, and completing intelligent sunshade shutter visual comfort performance regulation and control based on a dynamic programming algorithm. According to the method, various factors of the light environment and the visual comfort evaluation indexes are comprehensively considered, intelligent regulation and control of the sunshade shutter are achieved by means of a dynamic planning algorithm, the visual comfort requirements of people in different light environments can be met to the maximum extent, and the visual comfort of the indoor light environment is practically and effectively improved.

A system for controlling tinting of one or more zones of windows in a building based on predictions of future environmental conditions.

System for controlling tinting of one or more zones of windows in a building based on clear sky models for the building site maintained on a cloud network.

The invention relates to an intelligent sunshade shutter control method and system based on environment data and target parameters, and belongs to the field of industrial Internet of Things information perception. Environment illumination intensity, solar altitude and azimuth angle, environment temperature and / or humidity data and target indoor illumination intensity and target temperature and humidity data input by a user are obtained; according to the method, the real-time base line shutter inclination angle is calculated, dynamic adjustment is carried out in combination with the light intensity adjusting particles and the somatosensory adjusting particles, and finally the optimal shutter inclination angle is obtained, so that intelligent control over the sunshade shutter is achieved. According to the invention, external environment change can be responded in real time, the inclination angle of the shutter is dynamically adjusted, direct light is effectively shielded, and indoor light and thermal environment are optimized. Meanwhile, intelligent adjustment according to weather conditions and multi-region requirements is supported, and the adaptability and accuracy of the system are enhanced.

A multifunctional electric louvered awning including a ring beam frame, leg pipes for supporting the ring beam frame, and a louvered canopy, is provided. The ring beam frame includes first ring beams and second ring beams for connecting the first ring beams on both sides. Each first ring beam includes upper and lower ring beams. The upper ring beam is fixed to a clamping part of the lower ring beam. The louvered canopy is installed on the first ring beams and includes multiple louver boards arranged in sequence and a drive assembly for opening and closing the louver boards. The drive assembly includes a telescopic motor and a linkage rod. The telescopic motor is suspended from a bottom surface of the clamping part through a mounting base. The linkage rod is connected to a telescopic end of the telescopic motor to link with the louver boards.

A blind apparatus includes a slat on which a photovoltaic cell is disposed, and a communicator configured to perform communication between the blind apparatus and a control device configured to control the blind apparatus. An information element included in a message used in the communication includes an information element for specifying an operating state of the blind apparatus. The operating state includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a first operating state in which an angle of the slat is adjusted to maximize generated power of the photovoltaic cell, a second operating state in which the angle of the slat maximizing the generated power of the photovoltaic cell is searched for, and a third operating state in which the angle of the slat is adjusted based on an illuminance and / or a temperature of a space in which the blind apparatus is installed.

The invention discloses a building sunshade control method and system, and is applied to the technical field of sunshade equipment, and the method comprises the steps: determining a plurality of pieces of sunshade equipment and a plurality of indoor areas of a target building; for each piece of sunshade equipment, determining a plurality of control areas in the plurality of indoor areas according to the solar elevation angle, the solar azimuth angle and the window illumination value of each indoor area, and obtaining target control parameters of the sunshade equipment according to control parameters of each control area relative to the sunshade equipment; wherein the control area is an indoor area which is located in a direct solar radiation area and has a window illumination value larger than a preset illumination threshold value under the condition that solar rays directly enter a room of the target building; and according to the target control parameter of each piece of sunshade equipment, controlling each piece of sunshade equipment so as to shade each control area. According to the invention, cooperative sunshade control of a plurality of control areas and a plurality of sunshade devices is realized, and the sunshade control precision is improved.

A load control system may include control devices for controlling electrical loads. The control devices may include load control devices, such as a lighting device for controlling an amount of power provided to a lighting load, and controller devices, such as a remote control device configured to transmit digital messages for controlling the lighting load via the load control device. The remote control device may communicate with the lighting devices via a hub device. The remote control device may detect a user interface event, such as a button press or a rotation of the remote control device. The remote control device or the hub device may determine whether to transmit digital messages as unicast messages or multicast messages based on the type of user interface event detected. The remote control device, or other master device, may synchronize and / or toggle an on / off state of lighting devices in the load control system.

The disclosure relates to a visible light sensor configured for glare detection and control of motorized curtains. A sensor may detect glare from the recorded image and may control the occlusion position of the motorized curtain based on the position of the detected glare in the image. A brightness of a pixel may be calculated in an image, and a glare condition may be detected based on the brightness of the pixel. For example, the sensor may start from a first pixel in the bottom row of pixels, and step by step through each pixel on the bottom row prior to moving to the next row of pixels. When the sensor detects a glare condition, the sensor may stop processing the remaining pixels of the image. The sensor may calculate the background brightness of the image by reordering pixels of the image from the darkest to the brightest and calculating the brightness of a predetermined percentage of pixels starting from the darkest pixel.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a roofing material, wherein the roofing material may comprise a plurality of coated roofing granules, wherein each of the plurality of the coated roofing granules may comprise a roofing granule having an outer surface; and a granule coating, wherein the granule coating is disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the roofing granule, and wherein the granule coating comprises graphene. Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a roofing material, wherein the roofing material may further comprise a reflective base coating, wherein the reflective base coating is positioned between the outer surface of the roofing granule and the granule coating.

A low-power radio-frequency (RF) receiver is characterized by a decreased current consumption over prior art RF receivers, such that the RF receiver may be used in control devices, such as battery-powered motorized window treatments and two-wire dimmer switches. The RF receiver uses an RF sub-sampling technique to check for the RF signals and then put the RF receiver to sleep for a sleep time that is longer than a packet length of a transmitted packet to thus conserve battery power and lengthen the lifetime of the batteries. The RF receiver compares detected RF energy to a detect threshold that may be increased to decrease the sensitivity of the RF receiver and increase the lifetime of the batteries. After detecting that an RF signal is being transmitted, the RF receiver is put to sleep for a snooze time period that is longer than the sleep time and just slightly shorter than the time between two consecutive transmitted packets to further conserve battery power.

The utility model discloses a shutter capable of adjusting sunshade effect regularly, which comprises a shutter body, a blade is arranged in the middle of the shutter body, an adjusting mechanism is arranged at the end of the blade and used for adjusting the blade to turn over, a control panel is mounted at the side end of the shutter body, a timer is arranged on the side wall of the shutter body, and the control panel is connected with the timer. An illumination sensor is installed on the other side of the shutter body, and a detachable insect-proof net is clamped to the end of the shutter body. The shutter has the advantages that data are input through the control panel, signals are transmitted to the timer, the timer receives the signals to drive the blades to be unfolded, the blades of the shutter can be opened or closed according to set time for timing adjustment, and the insect-proof net is arranged on the shutter to shield and protect gaps of the shutter body, so that the shutter is convenient to use. And mosquitoes are prevented from entering a room through gaps to influence the living environment when the blades are opened.

A shading and illumination system includes a shading device for shading viewing openings, an illumination device for illuminating a room, an external sensor for detecting an external parameter acting on the room, an internal sensor for detecting a 3D image of the room, a position of a person present in the room in the 3D image, and a viewing direction of the person, and a control unit for actuating the shading device and the illumination device. The shading device and the illumination device are actuatable depending on the values measured by the external sensor and by the internal sensor. A light parameter acting on the person is determinable depending on the detected viewing direction, on the detected position, on the 3D image of the room, and on the external parameter. The shading device and / or the illumination device are / is actuatable depending on the light parameter acting on the person.

A method, system, and / or computer program product are described for generating a graphical user interface for providing information and controlling optically switchable windows connected by a network. Windows are graphically represented using interactive smart objects placed within views of the graphical user interface in a manner corresponding to their physical location. A method, system, and / or computer program product are described for associating network IDs of optically switchable windows with the locations at which the windows are installed. Window locations are determined by analyzing received wireless transmissions that are sent from transmitters associated with each of the optically switchable windows. The determined locations are then compared with a representation of the building that provides the window locations. Upon comparison, the network ID of each window, which is communicated through the window transmissions, is associated with the appropriate window location on the representation of the building.

The application provides a visual comfort performance regulation method for intelligent sunshade louvers based on a dynamic programming algorithm.The method comprises the following steps: step 1, collecting potential influencing factors of light environment visual comfort performance and visual comfort evaluation index values, and constructing an office space light environment visual comfort dataset; step 2, training a random forest model algorithm in machine learning by using the dataset in step 1, and completing construction of a light environment visual comfort index prediction model; and step 3, using the light environment visual comfort index prediction model in step 2, constructing a sunshade regulation intelligent agent based on dynamic programming, and completing intelligent sunshade louver visual comfort performance regulation based on the dynamic programming algorithm. The application comprehensively considers various factors of the light environment and visual comfort evaluation indexes, and realizes intelligent regulation of the sunshade louver by means of the dynamic programming algorithm, so that the visual comfort demand of people in different light environments can be met to the greatest extent, and the visual comfort degree of the indoor light environment is effectively improved.

A dimming device (10) comprises a first glass plate (11), a second glass plate (12), a dimming cell (20), an external electrode substrate (35), a first intermediate film (13), and a second intermediate film (14). The dimming cell (20) has: a first laminate (21) including a first base material (24) and a first transparent electrode (25); a second laminate (22) including a second base material (27) and a second transparent electrode (28); a liquid crystal layer (23) disposed between the first laminate (21) and the second laminate (22); and a seal material (32) disposed so as to surround the liquid crystal layer (23). The external electrode substrate (35) is sandwiched between the first laminate (21) and the second laminate (22). A first intermediate film (13) enters between the first laminate (21) and the second laminate (22). Between the first laminate (21) and the second laminate (22), the external electrode substrate (35) is in contact with the first intermediate film (13).

The utility model relates to a door and window with the function of adjusting light brightness belongs to building door and window technical field, including window frame body, fixed in the light -transmitting layer of window frame body inside, install in the light intensity adjusting mechanism for adjusting the light intensity of indoor for the window frame body inside, the light intensity adjusting mechanism includes install in the adjusting assembly for playing the adjusting effect of window frame body inside, install in the light -shielding assembly for playing the sunshade effect of window frame body inside, the adjusting assembly includes two electric push -rod fixed in window frame body inside. This door and window with the function of adjusting light brightness can carry out high accuracy adjustment to the light intensity according to the demand of user to improve the comfort of indoor environment, and the operation is also more simple, and the user can realize the automation and intelligent management to indoor light environment, improve the practicability of the door and window with the function of adjusting light brightness.

Methods of controlling tint of a tintable window to account for occupant comfort in a room of a building. Some methods include receiving weather feed data from one or more weather services (or other data sources) over a communication network, determining a weather condition based on the weather feed data, and determining a tint level for the tintable window based on the weather condition and based on whether a current time is within a time delay period at sunrise or sunset.

The invention relates to the technical field of sunshade equipment, in particular to an outdoor electric sunshade equipment testing method and device based on shading holographic simulation. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring surrounding light source environment data and operation data of an area where the outdoor electric awning equipment needs to be arranged through a sensor system on the outdoor electric awning equipment, and constructing a shading holographic simulation model in a deep learning algorithm based on the surrounding light source environment data and the operation data; and carrying out a shading simulation test on the actual environment and the light environment where the outdoor electric awning equipment is located through the shading holographic simulation model, outputting a shading test result, and further analyzing the shading control performance of the outdoor electric awning equipment according to the shading test result. According to the method, the outdoor electric awning equipment is subjected to virtual test in a mode of constructing the sunshade holographic simulation model, so that whether the sunshade control state and performance of the outdoor electric awning equipment are accurate or not is judged, manual test errors are reduced, and the sunshade intelligent control performance and efficiency are improved.

The utility model relates to the technical field of curtains, and discloses an intelligent photosensitive electric curtain which comprises a main frame, a window installed on the inner side of the main frame, a curtain cloth body located on one side of the window arranged on one side of the main frame, a fixing frame fixed to the top of the main frame, a temperature sensor installed on the inner wall of the main frame, and a dismounting assembly arranged on one side of the curtain cloth body. When a pull block is pulled towards one side, the pull block drives a pull rod, a sliding plate and a pressing block to move towards one side, the pressing block leaves one side of a curtain cloth body, then the curtain cloth body is pulled towards one side, the curtain cloth body leaves the inner side of an inserting groove, and meanwhile curtain hanging rings are taken down from the outer side of the sliding rod; according to the curtain cloth dismounting device, the dismounting process of the curtain cloth body becomes very simple and convenient, so that a user can conveniently clean and maintain the curtain cloth body, the user does not need to use additional tools or complex steps, and the risk that the curtain cloth body is possibly damaged in the dismounting process is reduced.

To reduce a risk of transmission of bacteria and viruses with a non-contact operation.SOLUTION: An electric blind device of the present invention comprises: a light-shielding part shielding outside light; a driving part moving the light-shielding part; a detecting part detecting an adjacent object in a non-contact manner; and a controlling part controlling the driving part responding to a detection of the object by the detecting part. In addition, the light-shielding part comprises a plurality of light-shielding plates arranged at predetermined intervals in a vertical direction and projecting in a horizontal direction, and a rail member which is lifted or lowered by driving of the driving part to move the plurality of light-shielding plates vertically. The detecting part is preferably provided on the rail member of the light-shielding part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To provide an electric blind device in which the operation of lowering slats and a bottom rail is simple.SOLUTION: This invention includes a head box 1, slats 4 and a bottom rail 8, a control device 2, and a drive device 3. The drive device 3 has a drive shaft 11, a motor M, winding units 3A and 5b, and stationary tilt units 3B and 5a. The control device 2 has a detection unit 20 and an upper limit position stop control unit 21. When the slats 4 and the bottom rail 8 reach their upper limit positions, the upper limit position stop control unit 21 stops the forward rotation of the motor M and causes it to rotate through a specified angle in the reverse direction, preparing to lower the slats 4 and the bottom rail 8. As a result, this invention simplifies the operation of lowering the slats 4 and the bottom rail 8.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The application discloses an electric roller shutter start-stop method and an electric roller shutter applying the same. The method comprises the following steps: S1, recording the overall weight of the electric roller shutter when the electric roller shutter is static as a standard weight; S2, during the operation of the electric roller shutter, when external force acts on the lifting curtain of the electric roller shutter, if the external force causes the overall weight of the electric roller shutter to increase or decrease to outside the normal fluctuation range relative to the standard weight, the electric roller shutter stops operating; S3, after the electric roller shutter is stopped, when external force acts on the descending direction or the ascending direction of the lifting curtain, if the external force causes the overall weight of the electric roller shutter to increase or decrease to outside the normal fluctuation range relative to the standard weight, the electric roller shutter travels in the direction of the external force. The method can effectively judge the stress condition of the electric roller shutter, and effectively realize the start-stop of the electric roller shutter according to different working conditions, so as to meet different control requirements of the electric roller shutter.

A load control system may include control devices for controlling electrical loads. The control devices may include load control devices, such as a lighting device for controlling an amount of power provided to a lighting load, and controller devices, such as a remote control device configured to transmit digital messages for controlling the lighting load via the load control device. The remote control device may communicate with the lighting devices via a hub device. The remote control device may detect a user interface event, such as a button press or a rotation of the remote control device. The remote control device or the hub device may determine whether to transmit digital messages as unicast messages or multicast messages based on the type of user interface event detected. The remote control device, or other master device, may synchronize and / or toggle an on / off state of lighting devices in the load control system.

To provide a shutter device including multiple drive units capable of appropriately correcting tilt of a shutter curtain when the shutter curtain tilts.SOLUTION: A shutter device includes: a first wire and a second wire that are wound up or unwound by a first drive unit and a second drive unit; a shutter curtain that moves vertically by winding and unwinding the first wire and the second wire to open or close the opening; and control means that controls open / close operation of the shutter curtain. The control means has an interlocking mode in which the multiple drive units operate at the same time, and a single drive mode in which each drive unit operates independently. In the interlocking mode, the open / close operation of the shutter curtain is stopped on the basis of the comparison result detected by each of the open / close position detection means. In the single-drive mode, a position of the shutter curtain corresponding to each drive unit is adjusted by a single-operation unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 76

The application discloses a vertical building louver skin system for night landscape, comprising a plurality of vertical louver devices, each vertical louver device comprising a plurality of vertical louver blades arranged outside the glass, the plurality of louver blades being capable of forming a sunshade surface when parallel to the glass, each louver blade comprising a GRC projection layer, double-layer laminated glass and aluminum veneer installed in the same frame, the aluminum veneer and the double-layer laminated glass being arranged on the two sides of the GRC projection layer respectively, a lamp strip being further arranged between the double-layer laminated glass and the GRC projection layer, the aluminum veneer being located on the side of the GRC projection layer away from the glass and parallel to the glass in the sunshade state of the louver blade, and the GRC projection layers of the plurality of vertical louver devices being combined to form a night landscape. The application can not only realize sunshade and dimming in the daytime, but also provide a plurality of different and characteristic landscape visual effects through the vertical rotation angle in the night.

The application discloses a vehicle sunshade control method and related equipment. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring environmental brightness information; controlling the first light transmittance of a road condition observation area glass based on the environmental brightness information, wherein the road condition observation area glass is the glass corresponding to the area below a preset height in the front windshield glass and the movable window glass; controlling the second light transmittance of a non-road condition observation area glass based on the environmental brightness information, wherein the non-road condition observation area glass is the glass corresponding to the area below the preset height in the front windshield glass and the movable window glass, the fixed window glass and the rear windshield glass, and the second light transmittance is less than or equal to the first light transmittance. By adopting the method, the light transmittance of different areas of the electrochromic glass can be controlled according to the parking and driving states, the light transmittance requirement of observing the outside view during driving is met, the heat insulation and sunshade effect of the vehicle is met, and the use comfort of the vehicle is improved.

The utility model discloses a sunshade push-and-pull structure and a door and window. The door and window comprises a frame, a movable sash and the sunshade push-and-pull structure. The sunshade push-pull structure comprises a driving mechanism, a conductor rail, a first electric shutter, a light sensing mechanism and an electric control mechanism, the driving mechanism is arranged in the frame, and the output end of the driving mechanism is connected with the movable sash so as to drive the movable sash to slide along the horizontal long end of the frame; the conductor rail is arranged in the frame and extends along the horizontal long end of the frame; the first electric shutter is arranged in the movable sash and is in sliding contact connection with the conductor rail; the light sensing mechanism is connected to the side, facing outdoors, of the frame, and the light sensing mechanism is electrically connected with the first electric shutter; the electric control mechanism is electrically connected with the driving mechanism, the first electric shutters and the light sensing mechanism, and the electric control mechanism automatically controls opening and closing of the driving mechanism and the first electric shutters according to the illumination intensity detected by the light sensing mechanism. The problems that an existing electric shutter is inconvenient to supply power, and sliding doors and windows and electric shutters in the sliding doors and windows are inconvenient to use are solved.

The application relates to a vehicle co-driver intelligent sun protection method and system, an automobile, computer equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: collecting a face image of a vehicle co-driver; obtaining a light value of the face image based on the face image, and determining a sun-shielding area of the face image; and adjusting a sun-shielding device and a seat of the vehicle based on the sun-shielding area until the sun-shielding area is shielded. The sun-shielding device and the seat of the vehicle are adjusted based on the sun-shielding area, the sun-shielding area is shielded, the sun-shielding effect is ensured, the sun-shielding efficiency is improved, and the beneficial effect of sun protection is achieved.