Motorized window treatment monitoring and control

    公开(公告)号:US12085906B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US18313594

    申请日:2023-05-08

    IPC分类号: G05B15/02 E06B9/68 G05B11/01

    摘要: Motorized window treatments may each adjust a position of a covering material to allow light into a space in a building. The control information for controlling the motorized window treatments may be stored and/or accessed to understand how the motorized window treatments are operating. The control information may indicate a control state and/or a position of the covering material when an identified daylight intensity is being received at the space. The control information may inform a user of the operation of the motorized window treatments and allow the user to adjust various control parameters by which the motorized window treatments may be controlled. Recommended adjustments may also be provided to the user based on a user-identified problem with the operation of the motorized window treatments. The recommended adjustments to the control parameters may be accepted by the user and may be stored for being accessed and/or edited.

    Window treatment control using bright override

    公开(公告)号:US11773649B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-03

    申请号:US17193519

    申请日:2021-03-05

    IPC分类号: E06B9/68

    CPC分类号: E06B9/68 E06B2009/6827

    摘要: A system includes a window treatment adjacent to a window of a room. At least one motor drive unit is associated with the window treatment, for varying the position of the window treatment. A sensor measures a light level (e.g., an outdoor light level) at the window. A controller provides signals to the motor drive unit to automatically adjust the position of the window treatment so as to control a penetration distance of sunlight into the room when the window treatment is partially opened. The controller is configured to position the window treatment in a bright override position if the measured light level is at least a bright threshold value. The controller is configured to select the bright threshold value from among at least two predetermined values. The selection depends on an angle of incidence between light rays from the sun and a surface normal of the window.

    VISIBLE LIGHT SENSOR CONFIGURED FOR DETECTION OF GLARE CONDITIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230123426A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US18084981

    申请日:2022-12-20

    摘要: A device may be configured to detect a glare condition and may comprise a photo sensing circuit and a visible light sensing circuit. The photo sensing circuit may be configured to periodically generate an illuminance signal that indicates an illuminance value. The visible light sensing circuit may be configured to periodically record images of the space at an exposure time. The device may receive an illuminance signal from the photo sensing circuit and determine a present illuminance based on the illuminance signal. The device may adjust the frequency at which the visible light sensing circuit records images based on the present illuminance. The exposure time may be determined based on the present illuminance and a glare condition type. An image recorded at a respective exposure time may wash out pixels above a certain illuminance value. The device may detect a glare condition at the location of washed out pixels.

    Systems and methods for controlling color temperature

    公开(公告)号:US10827578B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-03

    申请号:US16543038

    申请日:2019-08-16

    IPC分类号: H05B45/20 H05B45/22 H05B47/19

    摘要: Methods and systems may be used for controlling the color temperature of one or more light sources (e.g., discrete-spectrum light sources) based on fixture capability information. Fixture capability information may be obtained using a configuration tool. The fixture capability information may be determined by the configuration tool, and the fixture capability information determined by the configuration tool may be stored and/or processed. The fixture may have a memory for storing the fixture capability information. The fixture capability information may also be stored in a remote network device. A system controller may obtain the fixture capability information from the fixture or the remote control device. The system controller may generate control instructions based on the fixture capability information and send the control instructions to the fixtures.