Building Digital Twin Population from Commissioning Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current building management systems lack dynamic, scalable, and adjustable solutions for holistic management of building operations, as discrete predefined systems fail to integrate and coordinate various building subsystems effectively.
Innovation Solution
A building data platform that includes an edge platform, a cloud platform, and a twin manager, enabling the creation of a digital twin to manage and control building systems through a system configuration tool, commissioning wizard, auto-configurator, and enterprise manager, which populates and adjusts the digital twin based on actual commissioning data to influence equipment operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If discrete predefined controlling systems are used to operate each subsystem individually, then system simplicity and ease of implementation are improved, but the ability to provide holistic management and coordination of building systems deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple discrete building subsystems (HVAC, lighting, security, etc.) into a unified building management platform that coordinates them holistically. The digital twin technology combines data from all subsystems into a single virtual representation, enabling integrated control and management across the entire building rather than isolated subsystem control.
Solution Approach 2:
The building management platform is designed as a universal system that can manage diverse building subsystems through a common interface and digital twin representation. The system provides multi-functional capabilities including monitoring, control, optimization, and predictive maintenance across different building systems, making it adaptable to various building types and configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a comprehensive building management system is implemented to provide holistic management, then adaptability and coordination capability are improved, but system complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital twin - a virtual copy of the physical building and its subsystems - that mirrors the complex real-world system in a simplified digital environment. This digital representation allows comprehensive management and coordination of all building systems without requiring direct complex integration of physical systems, as the digital twin serves as an intermediary model for control and optimization.
3Measurement precision
If digital twin population from commissioning workflow is implemented, then accuracy and completeness of building data are improved, but time and resources required for data collection increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary data collection and validation during the commissioning phase by integrating with the commissioning workflow. As building systems are commissioned and configured, data is automatically captured and populated into the digital twin in real-time, rather than requiring separate post-commissioning data collection efforts. This preliminary action ensures data accuracy while minimizing time loss by performing data collection concurrently with commissioning activities.
Data Source
AI summary
A system includes a system configuration tool configured to provide a plan for installation of a building management system (BMS), a commissioning wizard configured to commission devices and equipment of the BMS as installed at a building, a performance verification tool configured to run a scan of the BMS and collected combined commissioning data by combining a result of the scan with the plant from the system configuration tool and commissioning information from the commissioning wizard, an auto-configurator configured to building a digital twin of the BMS using the combined commissioning data, and an enterprise manager configured to alter operations of the equipment of the BMS in affecting a variable state or condition of the building using a smart building feature reliant on the digital twin.