HVAC Comfort Map Display for Real-Time Building Status
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current HVAC operational control displays are inadequate in effectively communicating the status of a building's HVAC system, as they require manual creation and updating by skilled engineers, leading to inefficiencies and quality degradation over time, especially as buildings change.
Innovation Solution
An automated method for displaying HVAC information using geometrically arranged indicator blocks on a client display, each associated with an HVAC component, with display characteristics modified based on comfort level data, allowing for real-time visualization of comfort parameters and adaptive updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If manual creation of HVAC operational displays by Graphics Engineers is used, then customized visual displays can be created for specific buildings, but the process is time-consuming and requires specialized skills that are not always available
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates HVAC operational displays by binding indicator blocks to HVAC component data sources and automatically modifying display characteristics based on comfort level data, eliminating the need for manual intervention by Graphics Engineers
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes display parameters such as color, brightness, and other visual characteristics of indicator blocks based on real-time comfort level data from HVAC components, enabling automatic adaptation without manual reconfiguration
2Manufacturing precision
If manual updates by Graphics Engineers are performed when buildings change, then display accuracy can be maintained, but the quality degrades when updated displays are not available
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors comfort level data from HVAC components and automatically adjusts display characteristics in real-time, ensuring display accuracy is maintained without requiring manual updates when building changes occur
Solution Approach 2:
The display system transitions from a static manually-updated format to a dynamic automatically-updating format that adapts to building changes in real-time through continuous data binding and automatic characteristic modification
3Adaptability or versatility
If customized displays are created for every building based on floorplans, then specific building requirements can be met, but the complexity of creating and maintaining these displays increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a universal template-based approach where indicator blocks can be bound to different HVAC component data sources, allowing the same display framework to serve multiple building types and configurations without requiring custom development for each building
Solution Approach 2:
The display is divided into modular indicator blocks that can be independently configured and bound to specific HVAC components, allowing flexible customization while maintaining overall system simplicity through standardized building blocks
Data Source
AI summary
Described herein are systems and methods for displaying HVAC information. One embodiment provides a method for displaying HVAC information including obtaining data indicative of a plurality of HVAC components of an HVAC system. For example, this data may be maintained by a building management system. The method further includes defining data indicative of a display object for rendering on a client display, the display object including a plurality of geometrically arranged indicator blocks, wherein each indicator block is associated with a respective HVAC component. For the purposes of this display object, each indicator block is bound with respective source of comfort level data for its associated HVAC component. Display characteristics are defined for each indicator block responsive to the comfort level data. The display characteristics are selectively modified responsive to changes in the comfort level data. The resulting display object is referred to as a “comfort map” for the present purposes.