Electrochromic Glass Remote Monitoring via Cloud Telemetry Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current on-premises control systems for electrochromic glass lack robust remote functionality, preventing building occupants from monitoring and controlling electrochromic glass units from mobile devices and limiting manufacturers' ability to ensure service continuity and monitor installations remotely.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for remote monitoring and controlling electrochromic glass units, enabling near real-time communication and data streaming between installation sites and a remote device monitoring and control system, allowing secure access and control via multiple protocols, and providing real-time analytics and alerting capabilities, including mobile app control and data collection through IoT techniques.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If on-premises control system is used for electrochromic glass, then local control functionality is provided, but remote monitoring and control capability is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
A cloud-based platform serves as an intermediary between the on-premises control system and remote users/manufacturers. The platform receives control commands and monitoring data through communication gateways, enabling remote access without directly modifying the local control architecture. This resolves the contradiction by adding remote capability through an external mediator rather than complicating the core system.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system is segmented into independent functional modules: local on-premises control system, communication gateway, cloud platform, and mobile application. Each module operates independently but communicates through standardized interfaces. This segmentation allows remote functionality to be added without affecting the core local control system, resolving the complexity issue.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types and sizes of electrochromic glass are used, then system versatility is improved, but controller configuration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses parameter-based configuration where each electrochromic glass unit is characterized by specific parameters (size, type, electrical requirements). The cloud platform automatically adjusts controller configuration parameters based on the connected glass unit characteristics, eliminating manual reconfiguration and resolving the complexity issue while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller automatically detects the connected electrochromic glass unit and self-configures its parameters without external intervention. The system performs self-diagnosis and adapts its control parameters based on the glass unit characteristics, reducing configuration complexity while supporting multiple glass types and sizes.
3Loss of information
If on-premises control system processes all control logic locally, then response time is fast, but remote monitoring capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
Monitoring data is extracted from the local control system and transmitted to the cloud platform for remote access. The control logic remains local for fast response, while only data streams are extracted and sent remotely. This resolves the contradiction by separating control functions (local, fast) from monitoring functions (remote, accessible).
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments of systems and methods for remote monitoring and controlling of electrochromic glass are described. In some embodiments, a device monitoring and control system can receive messages via a communication hub from a plurality of remote installation sites for electrochromic glass units. The messages include telemetry data associated with the electrochromic glass units. The system can stream the telemetry data to a data analytics engine that can perform analytics functions on the telemetry data. The system provides results of the analytics functions to remote destinations via a data analytics interface. The system can also receive, via a control interface, control instructions from remote sources to control one or more of the electrochromic glass units. The system can transmit control messages to the installation sites to implement the control instructions. The system can also establish a connection for a requestor to an installation site using a site's specific connection protocol.