Rule-Based Building Control Mapping for Remote BMS Onboarding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current building control systems require manual configuration and site visits for system integrators, leading to increased complexity, time, and costs when integrating multiple building control systems into a building management system (BMS).
Innovation Solution
A rule-based model mapping mechanism that allows for remote configuration and onboarding of building control systems using a centralized gateway, enabling a single view of all components and automatic tagging through intuitive user interfaces and filter rules, reducing the need for manual intervention and custom code modifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If manual configuration and site visits are used for system integrators, then system integration can be performed with basic tools, but deployment time and costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring building control systems with standardized templates and models before deployment. System integrators can select from pre-defined building types, floors, and rooms that already contain configured devices and parameters, eliminating the need for manual on-site configuration and significantly reducing deployment time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by allowing system integrators to replicate standardized building models, floor plans, and device configurations across multiple sites. Once a building model is created or selected, it can be copied and adapted for other facilities, reducing repetitive manual work and accelerating deployment while maintaining consistency.
2Measurement precision
If system integrators physically visit each site for configuration, then accurate device information can be collected, but travel costs and accommodation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling system integrators to remotely access and configure building control systems through a web-based interface. The system automatically discovers devices and collects information from the building control system's database, eliminating the need for physical site visits while maintaining accurate device information through automated data extraction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses an intermediary approach by introducing a centralized configuration platform that mediates between the system integrator and the building control system. This web-based interface serves as an intermediary, allowing remote access to device information and configuration capabilities without requiring physical presence at the site.
3Adaptability or versatility
If custom code modifications are made for each building control system, then specific device requirements can be met, but system complexity and deployment difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by creating a standardized building model framework that can accommodate multiple building types, devices, and configurations through a common structure. The system provides universal templates for buildings, floors, and rooms that can be adapted to various specific requirements without requiring custom code modifications, reducing complexity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses dynamics by making the building models and configurations adaptable and modifiable through a user interface. System integrators can dynamically adjust parameters, add or remove devices, and customize configurations without requiring programming knowledge, allowing the system to adapt to specific device requirements while maintaining low complexity through graphical interaction.
4Ease of operation
If multiple building control systems are integrated manually, then each system can be configured individually, but the onboarding process becomes time-consuming and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies merging by combining multiple building control system configurations into a unified web-based platform. System integrators can manage multiple buildings, floors, and devices from a single interface, and the system automatically handles the integration of multiple systems through standardized protocols, significantly accelerating the onboarding process while maintaining ease of individual configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
Rule-based modeling for building control systems is described herein. One device includes a memory, a user, interface, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to display, in a single view on the user interface, a listing of all components of a facility controlled by a building control system, display, in an additional view on the user interface, a number of rules for mapping the components of the facility to a common model of the building control system, map the components of the facility to the common model by applying the number of rules to the components of the facility, and display, in the additional view on the user interface, the components of the facility that have been mapped to the common model.