The disclosure relates generally to building automation and more particularly to building automation systems with geo-fencing capabilities.
Building automation systems are often used to control safety, security and/or comfort levels within a building or other structure. Illustrative but non-limiting examples of building automation systems include Heating, Ventilation and/or Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, security systems, lighting systems, fire suppression systems and/or the like. In some cases, a building automation system may enter an unoccupied mode when the building is expected to be unoccupied and an occupied mode when the building is expected to be occupied. For example, when the building automation system includes an HVAC system, the building automation system may set a temperature set point of the HVAC system to a more energy efficient setting when in an unoccupied mode and a more comfortable setting when in an occupied mode. In another example, when the building automation system includes a security system, the building automation system may set the security system to a locked or away state when in an unoccupied mode and an unlocked or home state when in an occupied mode.
The present disclosure pertains generally to geo-fencing, and more particularly to building automation systems with geo-fencing capabilities. An example of the disclosure may be found in a method of implementing advanced intelligent recovery (AIR) in an HVAC system for a building. The HVAC system may implement geo-fencing using a geo-fence that is defined for the building or for one or more individual users of the building. A building temperature may be allowed to deviate from a comfort temperature set point to an energy saving temperature when a user is outside the geo-fence. Crossing information indicating when a user crosses into the geo-fence may be received. The crossing information may be stored over time to develop a history of when the user crosses into the geo-fence. At least some of the stored crossing information may be processed to determine a comfort time that is related to when the user is expected to next arrive at the building. The HVAC system may be programmed to drive the building temperature towards the comfort temperature set point based on the comfort time. In some cases, the comfort time is based at least in part upon an average value of at least some of the stored crossing information. In some instances, the HVAC system may be instructed to drive the building temperature to reach the comfort temperature set point by the comfort time.
In some instances, processing at least some of the stored crossing information may include using a probability function that operates on at least part of the stored crossing information in order to predict a time range of when the user is expected to next arrive at the building. The time range may have a starting time and an ending time, where the comfort time is at or between the starting time and the ending time. The HVAC system may be programmed to drive the building temperature to an intermediate temperature between the energy saving temperature and the comfort temperature set point at the starting time of the time range. In some cases, the HVAC system may be further programmed to drive the building temperature to the comfort temperature set point by at least the ending time of the time range. In some instances, the user may be permitted to select a balance between comfort and energy savings. When so provided, the intermediate temperature may be determined at least in part based upon the selected balance between comfort and energy savings.
Another example of the disclosure may be found in a method of implementing advanced intelligent recovery (AIR) in an HVAC system for a building. The HVAC system may implement geo-fencing using a geo-fence that is defined for the building. A building temperature may be allowed to deviate from the comfort temperature set point to an energy saving temperature when all of a plurality of users are determined to be outside of the geo-fence. Crossing information indicating when each of the users crosses into the geo-fence may be received. The crossing information may be stored over time for each of the plurality of users to develop a history of when each of the plurality of users crosses into the geo-fence. A probability function that operates on at least part of the stored crossing information may be used to predict a time range of when each of the plurality of users is expected to next arrive at the building. Each time range may have a starting time and an ending time. The HVAC system may be programmed to drive the building temperature to an intermediate temperature by the starting time of the time range that corresponds to the particular user that is expected to arrive first at the building.
Another example of the disclosure may be found in an HVAC control system for controlling operation of HVAC equipment within a building. The HVAC control system may be configured to be in operative communication with a user's mobile device running an executable program (e.g. application program) that provides geo-fence functionality. The HVAC control system may include an input for receiving crossing information indicating when the user's mobile device crosses into a geo-fence that is defined for the building. The HVAC control system has a memory for storing the crossing information over time to develop a history of when the user's mobile device crosses into the geo-fence. The HVAC control system may further have a controller that is operatively coupled to the input and the memory. The controller may be configured to control the HVAC equipment and allow a building temperature in the building to deviate from a comfort temperature set point to an energy saving temperature when the user's mobile device is outside the geo-fence. The controller may be configured to use a probability function that operates on at least part of the stored crossing information to predict a time range of when the user's mobile device is expected to next arrive at the building. The time range may have a starting time and an ending time. The controller may be further configured to control the HVAC equipment to drive the building temperature to an intermediate temperature that is between the energy saving temperature and the comfort temperature set point by the starting time of the time range.
Another example of the disclosure may be found in an HVAC controller configured to operate HVAC equipment within a building. A user of the building may have a mobile device with location services. The HVAC controller may include a memory for storing at least two targets. One of the at least two targets including a starting time point and an intermediate temperature set point. Another of the at least two targets including an ending time point and a comfort temperature set point. A communications module may receive the at least two targets from a remote server. An equipment interface may provide control signals to the HVAC equipment. A controller of the HVAC controller may be operably coupled to the memory, the communications module and the equipment interface, and may be configured to operate the HVAC equipment, via the equipment interface, in accordance with at least two targets received via the communications module and stored in the memory. The controller may be further configured to calculate one or more heating or cooling ramps based upon the at least two targets such that the building will attain the intermediate temperature set point by the starting time point and the building will attain the comfort temperature set point at or before the ending time point.
While the disclosure is amenable to various modifications and alternative forms, specifics thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and will be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the intention is not to limit aspects of the disclosure to the particular illustrative embodiments described. On the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the disclosure.
The following description should be read with reference to the drawings wherein like reference numerals indicate like elements. The drawings, which are not necessarily to scale, are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. In some of the figures, elements not believed necessary to an understanding of relationships among illustrated components may have been omitted for clarity.
All numbers are herein assumed to be modified by the term “about”, unless the content clearly dictates otherwise. The recitation of numerical ranges by endpoints includes all numbers subsumed within that range (e.g., 1 to 5 includes 1, 1.5, 2, 2.75, 3, 3.80, 4, and 5).
As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include the plural referents unless the content clearly dictates otherwise. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the term “or” is generally employed in its sense including “and/or” unless the content clearly dictates otherwise.
It is noted that references in the specification to “an embodiment”, “some embodiments”, “other embodiments”, etc., indicate that the embodiment described may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but every embodiment may not necessarily include the particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover, such phrases are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with an embodiment, it is contemplated that the feature, structure, or characteristic may be applied to other embodiments whether or not explicitly described unless clearly stated to the contrary.
The present disclosure is directed generally at building automation systems. Building automation systems are systems that control one or more operations of a building. Building automation systems can include HVAC systems, security systems, fire suppression systems, energy management systems and/or any other suitable systems. While HVAC systems are used as an example below, it should be recognized that the concepts disclosed herein can be applied to building control systems more generally.
A building automation system may include a controller, computer and/or other processing equipment that is configured to control one or more features, functions, systems or sub-systems of a building. In some cases, devices that can be used by individuals to communicate with the controller, computer and/or other processing equipment. In some cases, a building automation system may include a plurality of components that, in combination, perform or otherwise provide the functionality of the building automation system. A building automation system may be fully contained within a single building, or may include components that are spread between multiple housings and/or across multiple locations. In some embodiments, a building automation system, regardless of the physical location(s) of the components within the building automation system, may control one or more building systems within a single building. In some cases, a building automation system, regardless of the physical location(s) of the components within the building automation system, may control one or more building systems within a plurality of buildings, optionally in accordance with a common operating procedure and/or distinct operating procedures for each building as desired.
In some cases, the mobile devices 14 may communicate with the server 12 at least partially through a network such as the Internet, sometimes using a cell phone network, WiFi network and/or any other suitable network. Likewise, it is contemplated that the building controller 16 may communicate with the server 12 at least partially through a network such as the Internet, sometimes using a cell phone network, WiFi network and/or any other suitable network.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity, only a single mobile device 14 is shown, while in many cases the first server 22 may be configured to communicate directly or indirectly with any number of mobile devices 14. Similarly, while a single building controller 16 is illustrated, in many cases the second server 24 may be configured to communicate directly or indirectly with any number of building controllers 16, located in a single building or distributed throughout a plurality of buildings.
The first server 22 is illustrated as a single, cloud-based server. In some cases, the first server 22 may be a single server. In some instances, the first server 22 may generically represent two, three or more servers commonly located or spread between two or more physical locations. The second server 24 is illustrated as a single, cloud-based server. In some cases, the second server 24 may be a single server. In some instances, the second server 24 may generically represent two, three or more servers commonly located or spread between two or more physical locations. In some cases, the first server 22 and the second server 24 may, in combination, be considered as representing or forming a building automation server 26.
As illustrated, each of the plurality of buildings 32 includes a building controller and one or more pieces of building equipment. The building equipment may, for example, be HVAC equipment, security equipment, lighting equipment, fire suppression equipment, and/or the like. In particular, the building 32A includes a building controller 36A and building equipment 38A, the building 32B includes a building controller 36B and building equipment 38B, and so on through the building 32N, which includes a building controller 36N and building equipment 38N. It will be appreciated that while each building is illustrated as having a single building controller and single building equipment controlled by the single building controller, in some cases a building may have multiple related or unrelated building controllers and/or multiple pieces of related or unrelated building equipment.
The plurality of mobile devices 34 may be considered as being divided into a set of mobile devices each associated with a corresponding building. In the example shown, the plurality of mobile devices 34 may be considered as being divided into a set of mobile devices 40A that are associated with the building 32A, a set of mobile devices 40B that are associated with the building 32B, and so on through a set of mobile devices 40N that are associated with the building 32N. As illustrated, the set of mobile devices 40A includes a first mobile device 42A, a second mobile device 44A and a third mobile device 46A. The set of mobile devices 40B includes a first mobile device 42B, a second mobile device 44B and a third mobile device 46B and so on through the set of mobile devices 40N, which includes a first mobile device 42N, a second mobile device 44N and a third mobile device 46N. This is merely illustrative, as any number of mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets, may be associated with a particular building, as desired. Each user or occupant of a building may have an associated mobile device, or may have several associated mobile devices. In some cases, a user or occupant may have a mobile device associated with several different locations such as a home, a cabin or a place of work.
Associating a mobile device with a particular building generally involves the individual who uses the particular mobile device. In the example shown in
In some instances, the controller 56 may be configured to analyze historical geo-fence crossing data to determine an estimated comfort time. The comfort time is an indication of when the user is expected to cross the geo-fence and/or actually arrive home for a particular day. The historical geo-fence crossing data may, for example, be analyzed to determine an average or mean estimated return time. In some cases, a median or mode may be calculated, or any other useful statistical analysis. The analysis may be based on a set number of previous days, and thus may be updated periodically. In some instances, for example, the analysis may yield a weighted average in which more recent historical geo-fence crossing data is weighed more heavily than older historical geo-fence crossing data.
In some instances, the controller 56 is further configured to use a probability function that operates on at least part of the stored crossing information to predict a time range of when the user's mobile device 14 is expected to next arrive at the building. The time range may have a starting time and an ending time. The controller 56 may be configured to control the HVAC equipment 50 to drive the building temperature to an intermediate temperature that is between the energy saving temperature and the comfort temperature set point by the starting time of the time range.
Turning briefly to
In some instances, the controller 56 may determine a time range including a starting time and an ending time from a probability distribution. The starting time and the ending time may be determined using any suitable or desirable criteria. In some instances, for example, the time range may have a span that is about equal to one standard deviation, although this is not required. On
This example shows a heating ramp, although a similar (but opposite in direction) cooling ramp can also be drawn when the HVAC system is in a cooling mode. In the example shown, during the day the building temperature 68 may start at the comfort temperature 66. Once the controller 56 determines that the building is now unoccupied, such as after being notified that all users have crossed the geo-fence in an outward direction, the building temperature 68 may be allowed to drift downward as indicated by building temperature line 68. In some cases, the building temperature 68 will only be allowed to drift downward a certain number of degrees and then hold there until a user is expected to return to the building. In some instances, the number of degrees that the building temperature 68 is allowed to drift may depend on, for example, the radius of the geo-fence, how much warning time the system has been given in the past before a user actually arrives at the building, and/or on any other suitable criteria as desired.
Once the building's HVAC controller is notified of the starting point 60, the desired intermediate temperature 64 that is desired at the starting point 60, the ending point 62, and/or the corresponding comfort temperature 66 that is desired at the ending point 62, the HVAC controller may calculate a heating ramp 70. The heating ramp 70 may be based at least in part upon historical data retained by the HVAC controller with respect to how quickly the HVAC equipment 50 (
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In some instances, the controller 56 may utilize historical data only for specific days. For example, in order to determine the probability distribution for a user returning home on a particular Tuesday, the controller 56 may look only at historical geo-fence crossing data for previous Tuesdays. In some cases, the controller 56 may look at historical data going back a particular length of time, such as the past two weeks, the past month, and so on. Thus, the controller 56 may periodically update its estimates for when a user is expected to return home.
Returning to
The controller 84 may be configured to operate the HVAC equipment 76, via the equipment interface 82, in accordance with at least two targets received via the communications module 80 and stored in the memory 78. In some cases, the controller 84 may calculate one or more heating or cooling ramps, such as the heating ramp 70 illustrated in
In some cases, the at least two targets received from the remote server 88 are calculated by the remote server 88 based, at least in part, upon a probability function that references historical geo-fence crossing data. Optionally, the HVAC controller 74 may include a user interface 86, although this is not required. In some cases, the controller 84 is configured to permit a user to select, using the user interface 86, a balance setting between comfort and energy savings. The selected balance setting may be uploaded to the remote server 88 for use in calculating at least one of the at least two targets. If the user selects a balance weighted towards comfort, the remote server 88 may calculate an intermediate temperature that is relatively closer to the comfort temperature. Conversely, if the user selects a balance weighted towards energy savings, the remote server 88 may calculate an intermediate temperature that is relatively farther away from the comfort temperature. In some cases, the intermediate temperature may be far enough from the comfort temperature that the comfort temperature may not be fully achieved by the ending time point.
In some embodiments, processing at least some of the stored crossing information includes using a probability function that operates on at least part of the stored crossing information to predict a time range of when the user is expected to next arrive at the building. The time range may have a starting time and an ending time, and the comfort time may be at or between the starting time and/or the ending time. In some cases, the HVAC system may be programmed to drive the building temperature to an intermediate temperature that is between the energy saving temperature and the comfort temperature set point by the starting time of the time range. In some instances, the HVAC system may be instructed to drive the building temperature to the comfort temperature set point by at least the ending time of the time range.
In some embodiments, and as optionally indicated at block 100, the HVAC system may be instructed to drive the building temperature to the comfort temperature set point at least by the ending time of the time range. Optionally, as seen at block 102, the user may be permitted to select a balance between comfort and energy savings. The intermediate temperature being determined at least in part based upon the selected balance between comfort and energy savings. If, for example, the user selects a balance weighted towards comfort, the intermediate temperature is closer to the comfort temperature set point than if the user selects a balance weighted towards energy savings. In some cases, as optionally indicated at block 104, upon identifying that the user has crossed out of the geo-fence, the user may be informed that the HVAC system will allow the building temperature to deviate from the comfort temperature set point in order to save energy. In some cases, the user may be asked if they would like the HVAC system to allow the building temperature to deviate from the comfort temperature set point in order to save energy. In some embodiments, the user may be given the opportunity, via the executable program running on their mobile device 14, to opt out of geo-fencing. If a user selects this, the HVAC control system 48 may ignore the location of that user until the user opts back in.
In some instances, the user may be given the opportunity, via the executable program running on their mobile device 14 to modify or even cancel a recovery towards the comfort temperature set point. For example, if the HVAC system determines that a user is expected home at about 6 pm on a particular day, but the user has plans after work that day, the user can inform the HVAC system to delay the recovery by several hours. As another example, the user may be leaving work early, and thus may wish to instruct the HVAC system to start the recovery at an earlier time. As another example, perhaps the user is going to the airport after work for a short business trip. In this case, the user can inform the HVAC system to cancel the recovery for the particular day, or perhaps maintain an away temperature for the duration of their business trip. In some instances, the user may modify the recovery by altering the temperature set point and/or the estimated time home. It will be appreciated that each of the steps indicated at block 100, 102 and 104 in the illustrative method of
Those skilled in the art will recognize that the present disclosure may be manifested in a variety of forms other than the specific embodiments described and contemplated herein. Accordingly, departure in form and detail may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure as described in the appended claims.
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