Smart Light Switch Temperature Calibration for HVAC Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smart light switches lack comprehensive integration with HVAC systems and do not effectively utilize environmental and occupancy data for energy-efficient lighting control, leading to suboptimal energy management and user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A smart light switch equipped with wireless communication protocols, motion sensors, environmental sensors, and voice control capabilities, which integrates with a smart thermostat and remote server for scheduling, energy management, and voice processing services, allowing for remote control and automation of lighting based on occupancy, scheduling, and environmental conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If smart light switches integrate with HVAC systems and utilize environmental sensors, then energy efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions including light control, temperature sensing, motion detection, and HVAC integration into a single smart light switch device. This merging of previously separate systems into one unified device enables energy efficiency improvements through coordinated control while managing complexity through integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The smart light switch is designed as a multi-functional device that not only controls lighting but also senses environmental conditions, detects occupancy, communicates with HVAC systems, and provides energy management capabilities. This universal approach allows one device to perform multiple functions, improving overall energy efficiency without requiring separate dedicated devices for each function.
2Extent of automation
If smart light switches incorporate motion sensors and environmental sensing, then automation capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates motion sensors, environmental sensors, wireless communication modules, and control circuitry into the light switch housing, combining multiple automation components into a single unified device. This approach enhances automation capability while managing complexity through integrated design rather than separate distributed components.
Solution Approach 2:
The smart light switch automatically detects occupancy through motion sensors, senses environmental conditions through integrated sensors, and autonomously controls lighting based on these inputs without requiring manual intervention. This self-service capability improves automation while the integrated design manages the inherent complexity.
3Ease of operation
If smart light switches provide comprehensive integration and sensing capabilities, then user convenience is improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs a universal smart light switch that provides lighting control, temperature sensing, motion detection, and HVAC integration in one device. This multi-functionality improves user convenience by providing comprehensive control and automation, while the integrated modular design aims to manage manufacturing complexity and cost through standardized components and assembly processes.
Data Source
AI summary
A smart light switch includes a control block and heat generating components such as a light actuator, a processor and memory, a data communications module, and an environmental sensor. The processor is operable to receive as an input a measured temperature value from the environmental sensor and a power consumption value from the of heat generating components. The processor is operable to select a temperature offset value from a dataset of temperature offset values that is stored in memory. Each temperature offset value stored in the dataset of temperature offset values is associated with a potential combination of power consumption inputs. The processor is further operable to determine a calibrated temperature value from the measured temperature value adjusted by the temperature offset values selected from the dataset of temperature offset values.