Building Equipment Analysis Components for Precise AI Servicing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current building management systems face challenges in generating precise data for service operations, as existing AI models struggle to accurately respond to specific equipment conditions, requiring manual input adjustments and limited by computational resources and data complexity.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a method that uses generative artificial intelligence models to receive subject matter expert knowledge, create analysis components, and prompt AI networks for automated actions, leveraging techniques like k-means clustering and convolutional neural networks to process data from various sources, including unstructured formats, for precise equipment servicing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If existing AI models are used to generate data for service operations, then the system can process equipment data, but the precision and accuracy of responses to specific equipment conditions deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of equipment condition analysisVSAvoidcomplexity of AI model processing
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the AI processing into distinct components: a generative AI model that creates synthetic equipment data, a separate analysis module that processes this data, and a service operation generation module. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, improving precision without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary generative AI model that acts as a mediator between raw equipment data and the analysis system. This intermediary transforms complex, unstructured equipment data into structured, standardized formats that are easier to analyze with precision, thereby improving measurement precision while managing the complexity through abstraction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If manual input adjustments are made to improve AI model responses, then the accuracy of equipment condition analysis improves, but the time and labor required deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of equipment condition responseVSAvoidtime for manual input adjustments
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service through automated generative AI models that autonomously generate and process equipment condition data without requiring manual input adjustments. The generative model automatically adapts to specific equipment conditions and generates appropriate service operations, eliminating the need for manual intervention while maintaining high accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-training the generative AI model with extensive equipment data and service knowledge before deployment. This preliminary preparation enables the model to accurately respond to specific equipment conditions without requiring manual adjustments during actual service operations, thereby reducing time loss while maintaining precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If more computational resources are allocated to process complex equipment data, then the accuracy of service operation generation improves, but the computational resource consumption deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of service operation dataVSAvoidcomputational resource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs parameter changes by dynamically adjusting the complexity and resource allocation of the generative AI model based on the specific equipment condition being analyzed. For routine conditions, simpler processing parameters are used, while complex anomalies trigger more intensive computational resources, thereby improving accuracy only when necessary and reducing overall computational resource consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

4Measurement precision

If the AI model is prompted with detailed analysis components, then the precision of service recommendations improves, but the complexity of data processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of service recommendationsVSAvoidcomplexity of data processing system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the detailed analysis components into modular, standardized prompts that are generated automatically by the generative AI model. These segmented prompts cover specific aspects such as equipment condition, historical data, and service recommendations, allowing the system to achieve high precision through structured, manageable components rather than monolithic complex processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20240345573A1Building system with generative ai-based analysis and contextual insight generation
Publication Date: 2024.10.17 TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
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AI summary

A method for servicing building equipment using generative artificial intelligence models includes creating a set of analysis components that describe expected behaviors of the building equipment, combining multiple analysis components that satisfy a similarity criterion to form a concise set of analysis components, prompting a generative artificial intelligence model using the concise set of analysis components, and performing an automated action for servicing the building equipment based on the response of the generative artificial intelligence model.