Building management system with advanced search actions and bulk commands
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Solution Overview
Problem
Building management systems (BMS) face challenges in efficiently managing and controlling building equipment and spaces due to the complexity of integrating various systems and the need for real-time adjustments in response to changes in configurations or conditions.
Innovation Solution
A BMS that includes circuits capable of invoking control strategies, querying equipment and points associated with changes, and automatically modifying values or operating equipment to execute these strategies, thereby enabling dynamic and adaptive control of building systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual control methods are used for building equipment, then operators can directly manage individual devices, but the system lacks automation and real-time adaptability to configuration changes
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automation where the BMS automatically detects configuration changes, queries affected equipment and points, and executes control strategies without manual intervention. The circuit autonomously performs the complete workflow from change detection to control execution, reducing dependency on manual operations while maintaining system manageability through standardized automated procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-defining control strategies and their associated equipment relationships in advance. When configuration changes occur, the pre-configured strategies are automatically triggered, allowing the system to respond proactively to changes rather than requiring manual analysis and decision-making for each event
2Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive control strategies are implemented to manage all building equipment, then system functionality and adaptability improve, but the time required to process and respond to changes increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the circuit continuously monitors building system configurations and automatically triggers control strategies in response to detected changes. The feedback loop includes querying affected equipment and points, executing appropriate control actions, and maintaining updated system state information, enabling rapid adaptive response without manual intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The control system is segmented into modular control strategies, each associated with specific equipment and points. This segmentation allows the system to selectively execute only the relevant control strategies affected by a configuration change, rather than processing all possible controls, thereby reducing response time while maintaining comprehensive adaptability
3Measurement precision
If detailed queries are performed to identify all affected equipment and points, then control accuracy and completeness improve, but the processing complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The circuit performs multiple functions within a single integrated query process: identifying affected equipment, determining associated points, and triggering appropriate control strategies. This universal query mechanism handles diverse equipment types and control scenarios through a unified approach, achieving comprehensive identification without proportionally increasing processing complexity
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AI summary
A system for managing energy usage of equipment in a building network includes one or more processing circuits configured to select a plurality of points, equipment, spaces, or objects of the building network; perform a bulk modification of the plurality of the points, equipment, spaces, or objects of the building network by providing a bulk modification command via the building network; analyze time series data associated with the points, equipment, spaces, or objects of the building network using values provided via the bulk modification; and manage energy usage of the equipment based on a result of analyzing the time series data associated with the points, equipment, spaces, or objects of the building network.