Comfort Dashboard with Role-Based HVAC Data Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing comfort provision systems, such as HVAC systems, lack key performance indicators that accurately measure and provide real-time insights into the actual comfort levels within facilities, often relying on outdated and manually created reports that fail to indicate comfort provision efficacy.
Innovation Solution
A comfort dashboard system that receives operational data from HVAC systems, configures display elements based on user credentials, and provides real-time, at-a-glance views of comfort metrics, trends, and exceptions, allowing users to make informed decisions on maintenance and resource allocation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual reports are used to track comfort provision, then data can be collected, but the reports are outdated and lack real-time insights
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual report creation and distribution with an automated electronic dashboard system that continuously receives operational data from HVAC systems and presents it in real-time visual formats, eliminating the time delay inherent in manual processes
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary computing system that acts as a mediator between the HVAC operational data and the user, processing and visualizing the data through a dashboard interface that provides timely insights without requiring manual intervention
2Loss of information
If comprehensive operational data is collected from HVAC systems, then complete information is available, but the data lacks helpful interpretations and summarizations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the comprehensive operational data into distinct visual components and widgets on the dashboard, organizing information by category (temperature, humidity, energy consumption) to make it easier to interpret while maintaining completeness
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms raw operational data into visual dimensions through graphs, charts, and color-coded indicators on the dashboard, adding a visual dimension that enhances interpretability while preserving the underlying data completeness
3Adaptability or versatility
If generic comfort reports are provided, then information is available, but the reports lack personalized and role-based data presentation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic dashboard configuration that automatically adapts to user credentials and roles, allowing the same system to serve multiple users with different preferences without requiring complex manual configuration for each user
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and devices for providing a comfort dashboard are described herein. One method includes receiving operational data associated with an HVAC system of a facility, receiving credentials associated with a user of a user device including a number of display elements configurable by the user, and determining a particular portion of the operational data to provide to the user via the display elements of the user device based, at least in part, on the credentials.