公开(公告)号：US10001691B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-19

申请号：US14887178

申请日：2015-10-19

申请人： View, Inc.

发明人： Dhairya Shrivastava ,  Anshu A. Pradhan ,  Stephen C. Brown ,  David Walter Groechel ,  Robert T. Rozbicki

IPC分类号： G02F1/153 ,  G02F1/03 ,  G02F1/15 ,  G09G3/19 ,  H04N9/16 ,  G02F1/163 ,  E06B9/24 ,  G02F1/161 ,  H04L12/28

CPC分类号： G02F1/163 ,  E06B9/24 ,  E06B2009/2464 ,  G02F1/161 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  Y02A30/257 ,  Y02B80/50

摘要： Onboard EC window controllers are described. The controllers are configured in close proximity to the EC window, for example, within the IGU. The controller may be part of a window assembly, which includes an IGU having one or more EC panes, and thus does not have to be matched with the EC window, and installed, in the field. The window controllers described herein have a number of advantages because they are matched to the IGU containing one or more EC devices and their proximity to the EC panes of the window overcomes a number of problems associated with conventional controller configurations.

公开(公告)号：US09938765B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US14692868

申请日：2015-04-22

申请人： MechoShade Systems, Inc.

发明人： Joel Berman ,  Jan Berman ,  Alex Greenspan ,  Stephen P. Hebeisen ,  Muthukumar Ramalingam

IPC分类号： F24F11/06 ,  E06B9/68 ,  H04L12/28 ,  F24F11/00 ,  G05B17/02 ,  H05B37/02 ,  E06B9/24

CPC分类号： E06B9/68 ,  E06B2009/2464 ,  E06B2009/6818 ,  E06B2009/6827 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/62 ,  G05B17/02 ,  H04L12/2827 ,  H05B37/0218 ,  Y02A30/257 ,  Y02B80/50

摘要： Automated shade systems comprise motorized window coverings, sensors, and controllers that use algorithms to control operation of the automated shade control system. These algorithms may include information such as: 3-D models of a building and surrounding structures, shadow information, reflectance information, lighting and radiation information, ASHRAE clear sky algorithms, log information related to manual overrides, occupant preference information, motion information, real-time sky conditions, solar radiation on a building, a total foot-candle load on a structure, brightness overrides, actual and/or calculated BTU load, time-of-year information, and microclimate analysis. Modeled brightness information may be utilized to control shades.

公开(公告)号：US20170362891A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15689653

申请日：2017-08-29

申请人： Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.

发明人： Edward J. Blair ,  Samuel F. Chambers ,  David A. Kirby ,  Peter W. Ogden ,  James J. Wilson ,  Justin M. Zernhelt

IPC分类号： E06B9/38 ,  H04W52/02 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/70 ,  E06B9/262 ,  E06B9/62

CPC分类号： E06B9/38 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/62 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/70 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B2009/2625 ,  E06B2009/6818 ,  E06B2009/6872 ,  H04W52/0238 ,  H04W52/0245 ,  H04W52/0287 ,  Y02A30/257 ,  Y02B80/50 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/12 ,  Y02D70/122

摘要： A battery-powered motorized window treatment for covering at least a portion of a window may be adjusted into a service position to allow for access to at least one battery that is powering the motorized window treatment. A headrail of the motorized window treatment may be adjusted to the service position to allow for easy replacement of the batteries without unmounting the headrail and without requiring tools. The motorized window treatment may comprise brackets having buttons that may be actuated to release the headrail from a locked position, such that the head rail may be rotated into the service position. The headrail easily rotates through a controlled movement into the service position, such that a user only needs one free hand available to move the motorized window treatment into the service position and change the batteries.

公开(公告)号：US09695634B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-04

申请号：US14362823

申请日：2012-11-23

申请人： PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.

发明人： Elmo Marcus Attila Diederiks

IPC分类号： E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/32

CPC分类号： E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B2009/6809 ,  E06B2009/6827 ,  Y02A30/257 ,  Y02B80/50

摘要： The present invention relates to a control system for automatic calibration of a blinds system installed in a room, comprising: a controller (1, 8, 9) having a memory, a clock and a processor, an occupancy sensor (2, 7), an interior light sensor (3, 7), an exterior light sensor (4). The control system is characterized in that the control system is arranged to run an automated calibration of the blinds system when the exterior light sensor indicates an outside light level above a predetermined threshold, the occupancy sensor indicates that no person is present in the room, and a predetermined time has passed since the last calibration. The invention further relates to a method for automatic calibration of a blinds system installed in a room using a control system comprising a controller (1, 8, 9) having a memory, a clock and a processor, an occupancy sensor (2, 7), an interior light sensor (3, 7), an exterior light sensor (4), the method comprising the step of: running an automated calibration of the blinds system when the exterior light sensor (4) indicates an outside light level above a predetermined threshold, the occupancy sensor (2, 7) indicates that no person is present in the room, and a predetermined time has passed since the last calibration.

公开(公告)号：US09660571B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14979658

申请日：2015-12-28

申请人： Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University

发明人： Tae Hoon Hong ,  Choong Wan Koo ,  Kwang Bok Jeong ,  Ji Min Kim ,  Cheol Woo Ban ,  Min Hyun Lee ,  Chang Yoon Ji

IPC分类号： H02S20/32 ,  H02S50/00 ,  G05B13/04 ,  G06N3/02

CPC分类号： H02S20/32 ,  G05B13/048 ,  G06N3/02 ,  H02S50/00 ,  Y02A30/257 ,  Y02B10/10 ,  Y02B80/50

摘要： A method for hybrid solar tracking, and an apparatus for hybrid solar tracking and a photovoltaic blind system using the same are disclosed. The method includes generating first predicted power output data by analyzing first measured power output data of the past; generating a lagged error; constructing a regression analysis (RA) model, and deriving second predicted power output data; constructing an artificial neural network (ANN) model, and deriving third predicted power output data; selecting either a method for solar tracking based on photovoltaic power output or a method for solar tracking based on location and time depending on whether the second measured power output data of the present time falls within a filtering range based on a first error range and a second error range; and determining the directions of photovoltaic panels according to the selected method for solar tracking.

公开(公告)号：US09631426B1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14629798

申请日：2015-02-24

申请人： Martin Caspa

发明人： Martin Caspa

IPC分类号： E06B7/086 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/36 ,  E06B9/24

CPC分类号： E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/364 ,  E06B9/368 ,  E06B2009/2476 ,  E06B2009/6827 ,  Y02A30/257 ,  Y02B80/50

摘要： The automatic window blind system provides gear driven window blind control. A solar power with back up battery provides energy to operate the window blinds and a light emitting diode strip that changes light colors depending upon daylight and night conditions. A plurality of toothed rack drives is driven by and drives rack gears in ensuring a positive operation of window blind hooks in pivoting window blinds that snap into the window blind hooks. A printed wiring board assembly controls functions and is accompanied by a rack sensor that cooperates with an optical sensor. The optical sensor and the rack sensor automatically position window blinds based upon light intensity.

公开(公告)号：US09507233B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-29

申请号：US13961718

申请日：2013-08-07

申请人： Kinestral Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Howard S. Bergh ,  Jonathan Ziebarth ,  Nicolas Timmerman

IPC分类号： G02F1/15 ,  G02F1/03 ,  G09G3/19 ,  G02F1/153 ,  E06B9/24 ,  G02F1/155 ,  B32B17/06 ,  G02F1/163

CPC分类号： G02F1/1533 ,  B32B17/06 ,  E06B9/24 ,  E06B2009/2464 ,  G02F1/1345 ,  G02F1/153 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G02F1/163 ,  G02F2201/122 ,  G02F2201/14 ,  G02F2202/16 ,  G02F2203/01 ,  Y02A30/257 ,  Y02B80/50

摘要： A multi-layer device comprising a first substrate, a first electrically conductive layer on a surface thereof, and a first current modulating layer, the first electrically conductive layer having a sheet resistance to the flow of electrical current through the first electrically conductive layer that varies as a function of position.

摘要翻译： 一种多层器件，包括第一衬底，其表面上的第一导电层和第一电流调制层，所述第一导电层具有耐受通过所述第一导电层的电流的流动的变化 作为位置的函数。

公开(公告)号：US09386669B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-05

申请号：US14574436

申请日：2014-12-18

申请人： Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.

发明人： Jeffrey Karc ,  James P. Steiner ,  William Bryce Fricke

IPC分类号： H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B37/0272 ,  E06B9/24 ,  G05B13/024 ,  G05F1/66 ,  H05B37/0218 ,  Y02A30/257 ,  Y02B20/46 ,  Y02B80/50

摘要： A mobile device that is configured for wireless communication may be configured to operate as a remote control device in a lighting control system, controlling one or more lighting control devices of the lighting control system. The remote control device may control the light intensity in a space, for instance at a location of the remote control device, in response to an ambient light intensity measured at the remote control device. The remote control device may define a user interface for receiving an input that indicates a desired light intensity at the location. The remote control device may measure the ambient light intensity at the location via a light detector, compare the measured ambient light intensity to the desired light intensity, and cause the one or more lighting control devices to adjust the ambient light intensity at the remote control device until it agrees with the desired light intensity.

摘要翻译： 配置用于无线通信的移动设备可以被配置为在照明控制系统中作为遥控设备操作，控制照明控制系统的一个或多个照明控制设备。 远程控制装置可以响应于在遥控装置处测量的环境光强度来控制在例如遥控装置的位置的空间中的光强度。 遥控设备可以定义用于接收在该位置处指示期望的光强度的输入的用户界面。 远程控制装置可以经由光检测器测量位置处的环境光强度，将测量的环境光强度与期望的光强进行比较，并且使一个或多个照明控制装置调节远程控制装置处的环境光强度 直到它与所需的光强度一致。

公开(公告)号：US20160108665A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-21

申请号：US14980549

申请日：2015-12-28

申请人： Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.

发明人： Edward J. Blair ,  Samuel F. Chambers ,  David A. Kirby ,  Peter W. Ogden ,  James J. Wilson

IPC分类号： E06B9/38 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/32

CPC分类号： E06B9/38 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/62 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/70 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B2009/2625 ,  E06B2009/6818 ,  E06B2009/6872 ,  H04W52/0238 ,  H04W52/0245 ,  H04W52/0287 ,  Y02A30/257 ,  Y02B80/50 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/12 ,  Y02D70/122

摘要： A battery-powered motorized window treatment for covering at least a portion of a window may be adjusted into a service position to allow for access to at least one battery that is powering the motorized window treatment. A headrail of the motorized window treatment may be adjusted to the service position to allow for easy replacement of the batteries without unmounting the headrail and without requiring tools. The motorized window treatment may comprise brackets having buttons that may be actuated to release the headrail from a locked position, such that the head rail may be rotated into the service position. The headrail easily rotates through a controlled movement into the service position, such that a user only needs one free hand available to move the motorized window treatment into the service position and change the batteries.

公开(公告)号：US20150284996A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-08

申请号：US14682989

申请日：2015-04-09

申请人： David R. Hall

发明人： David R. Hall ,  Austin Benjamin Carlson ,  Clint J Cook ,  Kevin Dean Rees ,  Davido Loyal Hyer ,  Jerome Lee Miles ,  Emily Brimhall

IPC分类号： E06B9/68

CPC分类号： E06B9/322 ,  E06B9/266 ,  E06B9/303 ,  E06B9/307 ,  E06B9/308 ,  E06B9/32 ,  E06B9/326 ,  E06B9/34 ,  E06B9/38 ,  E06B9/42 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/72 ,  E06B9/74 ,  E06B2009/2476 ,  E06B2009/285 ,  E06B2009/3222 ,  E06B2009/3225 ,  E06B2009/6818 ,  E06B2009/6827 ,  F16H1/20 ,  F16H57/02 ,  F16H57/021 ,  F16H57/023 ,  F16H57/028 ,  F16H2057/02034 ,  F16H2057/02039 ,  F24S50/40 ,  F24S50/80 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H01H17/08 ,  Y02A30/257 ,  Y02B10/20 ,  Y02B80/50 ,  Y10T29/49817 ,  Y10T29/49959 ,  Y10T74/2186

摘要： A method in accordance with the invention includes prompting a user to align a mobile device with a geometric feature (e.g., a window sill, corner, etc.) of a window. The method further determines a position and orientation of the window using sensors of the mobile device. Based on the position and orientation of the window, the method determines a position of the sun over time relative to the window. The method automatically adjusts a window covering of the window to take into account the position of the sun over time. For example, the method may automatically tilt slats of a window blind or open or close a window covering to take into account the position of the sun over time. A corresponding system is also disclosed herein.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的方法包括提示用户将移动设备与窗口的几何特征（例如，窗台，拐角等）对准。 该方法使用移动设备的传感器进一步确定窗口的位置和方位。 基于窗口的位置和方向，该方法确定太阳相对于窗口随时间的位置。 该方法会自动调整窗口的窗口，以便考虑太阳的位置。 例如，该方法可以自动地倾斜窗帘的板条或打开或关闭窗户盖以考虑太阳的时间。 本文还公开了相应的系统。