Building Workflow Integration for Consistent BMS Responses
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing building management systems lack integration of standard operating procedures (SOPs), leading to inconsistent and unreliable responses to triggers and challenges in maintenance and fault detection.
Innovation Solution
Integration of SOPs into a Building Management System (BMS) ensures consistent responses to triggers and assists with maintenance and fault detection by presenting and modifying information via a user interface, allowing for the creation and integration of SOPs, and enabling dynamic updates based on building status changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If SOPs are integrated into BMS, then reliability and consistency of responses are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A workflow engine is introduced as an intermediary component between the BMS and various building systems. This workflow engine processes SOPs and triggers appropriate responses, thereby improving reliability without significantly increasing the complexity of core BMS functions. The workflow engine acts as a mediator that standardizes response generation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is segmented into distinct functional modules: workflow definition module, workflow execution module, event detection module, and response generation module. Each module handles specific aspects of SOP integration, making the overall system more manageable and maintainable despite the added complexity of SOP integration.
2Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If SOPs are integrated into BMS, then fault detection capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
SOPs are pre-defined and stored in the system before faults occur. These pre-configured standard operating procedures contain predetermined detection criteria and response actions. When faults occur, the system simply matches observed conditions against these pre-defined SOPs, improving detection capability without requiring complex real-time analysis algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where detection results and system responses are continuously monitored and fed back into the workflow engine. This allows the system to learn from past faults and improve detection accuracy over time, enhancing fault detection capability while maintaining manageable system complexity through iterative refinement.
3Manufacturing precision
If SOPs are integrated into BMS, then maintenance quality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Maintenance SOPs are pre-configured with detailed procedures, checklists, and quality standards. These pre-defined maintenance workflows ensure that maintenance activities are performed consistently according to best practices, improving maintenance quality without requiring complex real-time decision-making systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables automated maintenance scheduling and tracking, where the BMS automatically generates maintenance tasks based on equipment usage patterns and sensor data. This self-service capability improves maintenance quality by ensuring timely interventions while reducing the complexity of manual maintenance coordination.
Data Source
AI summary
A building system can include one or more memory devices. The one or more memory devices can store instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to evaluate incoming building data generated by building equipment of a building relative to a condition defined by a stored workflow, detect an event in response to at least a portion of the incoming building data satisfying the condition of the stored workflow, and execute a set of actions defined by the stored workflow.