| 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. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method, comprising:
modeling, by an automated control system, at least a portion of a building and at least a portion of the surroundings of a building to create a shadow model; using, by the automated control system, the shadow model to calculate the presence of calculated shadow at a location of interest; and communicating, to a building management system, information regarding the presence of calculated shadow at the location of interest. |
