Electrochromic Glass Telemetry Batching for Remote Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current on-premises control systems for electrochromic glass lack robust remote functionality, preventing building occupants from controlling and monitoring electrochromic glass units from their mobile devices and do not provide continuous monitoring by manufacturers.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for remote monitoring and controlling electrochromic glass that enables near real-time communication and control through a device monitoring and control system, allowing users to access and manage electrochromic glass units via mobile apps and providing real-time analytics and alerting, with data collection and aggregation using IoT techniques.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data is transmitted individually from each electrochromic glass unit, then real-time monitoring capability is improved, but network traffic and system complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines data from multiple electrochromic glass units into batches before transmission. The controller aggregates state information, control commands, and sensor data from multiple glass units, then transmits them as a single batched data packet to the remote system, reducing the number of individual transmissions while maintaining comprehensive monitoring capability
Solution Approach 2:
The batched data transmission system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it enables remote monitoring of multiple glass units, provides centralized control capability, reduces network traffic, and maintains real-time operational awareness. This multi-functional approach replaces the need for separate individual transmission channels for each glass unit
2Measurement precision
If data transmission frequency is increased for real-time monitoring, then monitoring accuracy is improved, but energy consumption and network bandwidth usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic batched data transmission where data from multiple electrochromic glass units is collected over a defined time period and then transmitted together. This periodic batching approach maintains adequate monitoring accuracy by capturing state changes at regular intervals while significantly reducing the frequency of individual transmissions compared to continuous real-time transmission of each unit
3Manufacturing precision
If individual control of each electrochromic glass unit is implemented, then control precision is improved, but user interface complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The batched control system allows users to issue control commands that affect multiple electrochromic glass units simultaneously through a single interface action. The controller interprets these batched control commands and applies appropriate control parameters to each individual glass unit, maintaining precise control while simplifying the user interface and reducing operational complexity
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.