SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND USING EQUIPMENT LOCATION IN A BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

摘要

Systems and methods for detecting and using equipment location in a building management system are provided. Location information (e.g., GPS coordinates, altitude data, etc.) is measured by one or more measurement devices at a physical location of building equipment. The measured location information is used to automatically determine the physical location of the building equipment in or around a building. The location of the building equipment is integrated with an architectural model of a building served by the building equipment and a graphical visualization of the integrated model is generated. The location of the building equipment can be used to automatically associate the building equipment with other building equipment or with a building zone, to automatically generate control parameters and control algorithms, and/or to generate an augmented reality display of the building equipment in the building.

主权项

1. A method for detecting and using equipment location in a building management system, the method comprising:
receiving measured location information at a processing circuit, wherein the measured location information is obtained by one or more measurement devices at a physical location of building equipment in a building management system; automatically determining, by the processing circuit, the physical location of the building equipment in the building management system using the measured location information; using the physical location of the building equipment and an architectural model of a building served by the building equipment to automatically associate, by the processing circuit, the building equipment with a first zone of the building; controlling, by the processing circuit, the first zone of the building using a control loop comprising the building equipment; and expanding the control loop to include other building equipment associated with a second zone of the building separate from the first zone in response to a determination that conditions within the first zone affect conditions within the second zone, wherein the determination is based on a spatial relationship between the first and second zones indicated by the architectural model of the building.