The proposed device (RH) is intended for providing an electrically adjustable, contactlessly operating magnetic cogging torque inhibition between an electro-permanent magnet (MAG) and a cogging torque ring (RR) which is rotatable about an axis of rotation (D) and has rotor pole shoes (PR) arranged in a distributed manner. The electro-permanent magnet comprises a magnetic core (MK), a coil (SP) surrounding said magnetic core, and a magnetic field conductor (Bo, Bu) connected to each pole end (PE) of the magnetic core. In order to provide the cogging torque inhibition, a suitable current pulse can be impressed into the coil. Both magnetic field conductors extend from the pole ends to the rotor pole shoes and form stator pole shoes at their respective ends, which stator pole shoes lie opposite the cogging torque ring having the rotor pole shoes. The two magnetic field conductors are connected to one another in a rotationally fixed manner. According to the invention, the magnetic field conductors each form a plurality of finger-shaped portions (Fo, Fu) each having a finger end piece (Eo, Eu). The finger end pieces are designed and oriented in a radial outer region (RA) of the electro-permanent magnet in such a way that the finger end pieces of one of the two magnetic field conductors engage between the finger end pieces of the other magnetic field conductor in order to form stator pole shoes having north and south poles which alternate in the circumferential direction.
Some embodiments include a method of limiting a rate of exchange of thermal energy via a thermal energy exchanger including a flow sensor, and an actuator coupled to the valve member, a first sensor to sense a temperature at the inlet port and a second sensor to sense a temperature at the outlet port, wherein the valve member is selectively movable between a closed position to block the fluid path and an open position. An example includes: determining a time series of temperature; determining a time series of flow rates; determining a third time series of rates of thermal energy exchange; determining a maximum rate of thermal energy exchange by applying a maximum filter; using a maximum rate to limit the set point signal; and transmitting a limitation signal to the actuator causing the actuator to limit the position of the valve member.
OPERATOR CONTROL AND DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A HAZARD WARNING CONTROL CENTRE, HAZARD CONTROL CENTRE HAVING SUCH AN OPERATOR CONTROL AND DISPLAY DEVICE, AND USE OF A SUPPLY VOLTAGE FOR COMPUTATIONALLY DETERMINING A BATTERY TEMPERATURE
SSBATBAT) and to store said value in the memory. The invention further relates to a hazard warning control centre having such an operator control and display device which comprises an emergency power battery (BAT) and a power supply unit. The invention additionally relates to a computer program (PRG), to a computer-readable data carrier (DT) having such a computer program, and to a suitable use.
The addressing of I/O-Modules (I/O) of a Building Automation System shall be simplified. Therefore, there is provided a method of automatically addressing a plurality of I/O-Modules (I/O) of an I/O-Module arrangement being connected to a controller (BAC), the I/O-Modules (I/O) being arranged serially in a first I/O-Bus segment (1) and at least a separate second I/O- Bus segment, each I/O-Bus segment (1, 2) including a branch connection unit (BCC, BCN) and at least one of the I/O-Modules (I/O), the branch connection units(BCC, BCN) of the first and second I/O-Bus segments (1, 2) are interconnected, the method includes the steps of providing pregiven topology data (engineered data) of the I/O-Module arrangement, the pregiven topology data includes for each I/O-Bus segment: a segment address and respective segment topology data, wherein the segment topology data includes an address of the controller or the respective branch connection unit and each I/O-Module (I/O) of the respective I/O-Bus segment, automatically discovering physical segment topology data (fingerprint) by the controller (BAC) in the first I/O-Bus segment (1) and by the respective branch connection module (BCC) in the second I/O-Bus segment (2) and automatically addressing all I/O-Modules with the respective segment address in accordance with the pregiven topology data, only if the physical segment topology data of each I/O-Bus segment (1, 2) corresponds to the respective segment topology data of the pregiven topology data.
Method and arrangement for addressing and commissioning of detached I/O-Modules of devices of a Building Automation System connected by a Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) datalink, especially Multidrop Datalink, the Building Automation System comprising one or more Building Automation Controller.
The present disclosure relates to a method for creating a configuration list of fire safety system elements from an ichnographical instance of a building floor plan. The method comprises receiving, by an artificial intelligence, AI, processor of an AI module, a data file containing an ichnographical instance of a building floor plan. The method further comprises extracting, by the AI processor, geometrical data patterns in the ichnographical instance of the building floor plan contained in the received data file. In addition, the method comprises associating, by the AI processor, the extracted geometrical data patterns with metadata indicating fire safety system elements according to an operative reference rule set derived by self-learning performed by an interpreter rule generator of the AI module. Further, the method comprises compiling a structured alphanumerical configuration list of fire safety system elements corresponding to the building floor plan based on the associated metadata generated by the AI processor. The present disclosure further relates to a system for creating a configuration list of fire safety system elements from an ichnographical instance of a building floor plan.
G06F 30/13 - Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
G06F 30/27 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation using machine learning, e.g. artificial intelligence, neural networks, support vector machines [SVM] or training a model
Various embodiments include a control valve comprising: a valve body having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and an inner cavity between them; a flow rate presetting assembly; and an indicator. The rate setting assembly includes: an adjusting rod having a first end projecting from the body and a second end extending into the cavity, and rotating around an axis; a control component disposed at a bottom side of the body and connected to the first end to rotate the adjusting rod; and an adjusting component disposed in the inner cavity connected to the adjusting rod, rotating between a first position and a second position under the action of the adjusting rod to set a maximum degree of opening of the control valve. The deviation of the indicating part relative to a reference position indicates a maximum flow rate corresponding to a position of the adjusting component.
F16K 3/32 - Means for additional adjustment of the rate of flow
F16K 35/02 - Means to prevent accidental or unauthorised actuation to be locked or disconnected by means of a push or pull
F16K 37/00 - Special means in or on valves or other cut-off apparatus for indicating or recording operation thereof, or for enabling an alarm to be given
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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A WATTAGE TAP SETTING OF AN AUDIO DEVICE
An apparatus and method for managing a wattage tap setting of an audio device (100). The apparatus comprises a circuit board (154) and a mechanical switch (156) supported by the circuit board (154). The circuit board (154) includes a wattage setting circuit (210) including an audio connection for audio signaling and a wattage detecting circuit including a signaling connection (158) for addressable signaling. The wattage setting circuit (210) and the wattage detecting circuit are electrically isolated from each other. The mechanical switch (156) has multiple positions adjacent concurrently to the wattage setting and wattage detecting circuits (210, 220). The mechanical switch (156) controls an electrical connection at the wattage setting circuit (210) based on a current position. The audio device (100) may include the audio module (110) which, in turn, may include the apparatus (150).
G08B 3/10 - Audible signalling systemsAudible personal calling systems using electric transmissionAudible signalling systemsAudible personal calling systems using electromagnetic transmission
Disclosed is a system (100, 200), method (600), and apparatus (106) for answering a natural language user query in an industrial environment. The method (600) comprises receiving, by the processing unit (135), natural language query from user, parsing, the natural language query to determine one or more entities and an intent of the natural language query; generating a first set of prompts from the natural language query based on a defined taxonomy pertaining to the particular domain of the industrial environment and the determined intent of the user; determining if an answer to the natural language query is known to a first LLM (102, 412, 1104, 1204, 1304, 1428) based on the determined intent of the natural language query; querying the natural language query to the first LLM using the generated prompts, if it is determined that the answer is known to the first LLM; generating, by the processing unit, a response to the natural language query based on an output of the first LLM.
The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for supporting the solving of a technical problem by way of a first large language model (B), wherein a prompt (E) belonging to the technical problem is made available to the first large language model (B) from a database (A) for storing prompts (E). First information (IA) concerning an interaction of a user with the first large language model (B) is stored as part of the solving of the technical problem and made available to a second large language model (D). The second large language model (D) then develops a newly formulated prompt (E-UP) for the technical problem.
Some embodiments include a fire detector configured to capture a fire parameter and to output a fire alarm. An example comprises a housing with inlet openings and thermistors, in particular NTCs, arranged in the region of the inlet openings. The fire detector comprises a control unit connected to the thermistors for capturing temperature measurement signals. The control unit is configured for this if the (average) signal bandwidth of signal fluctuations in at least one of the captured temperature measurement signals, or in all the temperature measurement signals, falls below a value of 30 mK, in particular 20 mK, or 15 mK, for a minimum length of time. Reasons for the absence of thermal fluctuations may be contamination in the region of the inlet openings or because the inlet openings are covered by a protective hood or by an adhesive tape.
Valve for a cooling system. A valve (1) comprising: a first port (3), a second port (4), and a fluid path extending between the ports (3, 4); a plunger (5) situated in the fluid path, the plunger (5) being selectively and linearly movable between a closed position which closes the fluid path and an open position which opens the fluid path between the first port (3) and the second port (4); a valve seat assembly (6) situated in the fluid path between the first port (3) and the second port (4), the valve seat assembly (6) comprising: a gasket (12), a frame (13) having a seat (15), and an adaptor (14a-14e); wherein the gasket (12) is different from the adaptor (14a-14e) and is different from the seat (15) and is interposed between the adaptor (14a-14e) and the seat (15).
Methods for providing communication for an energy asset and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving (702) specification documents (312) for energy assets (324) and creating (704) hierarchical specification representations (314) corresponding to the energy assets (324) from the specification documents (312). The method includes creating (706) Thing Models (316) corresponding to the energy assets (324). The method includes performing a discovery process (708) to identify the energy asset (324) and creating (710) an initial digital twin of each energy asset (324) as a partial Thing Description (328). The method includes creating (712) a semantically mapped Thing Description and exposing (714) the semantically mapped Thing Description (332) to at least one application (202, 204) as a digital twin of the corresponding energy asset (324). The method includes acting (716) as a gateway between the at least one application (202, 204) and the energy assets (324) using the semantically mapped Thing Descriptions (332).
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
A monitoring system (1) for monitoring and/or tracking flows (10) of at least one quantity at nodes (95) of an infrastructural system (90), said monitoring system (1) comprising a processor (71), a memory (72) connected to said processor (71), an interface (73), a selection component (74), a visualization tool (75), and a display device (76); wherein the interface (73) is configured for receiving data representing said flows (10); wherein the visualization tool (75) is configured for causing the processor (71) to process said data for displaying on the display device (76) in a main pane (3) a sankey diagram (30) representing the flows (10) of the quantity of the infrastructural system (90); wherein the selection component (74) is configured for receiving a selection of one or more items (31) of the sankey diagram (30) via the main pane (3), wherein an item (31) represents one of the nodes (95) or a connection between two or more nodes (95) of the infrastructural system (90); wherein the visualization tool (75) is configured for causing the processor (71) to process said data for displaying on the display device (76) in a detail pane (5) additional information (50) related to the one or more selected items (31) based on said data.
A method and system for managing evacuation of occupant from a building premise. The method includes receiving a data model (such as a 3D model) of the building premise and determining real-time access routes (604, 606) available to reach the occupant situated at the building premise based on the 3D model and a real-time location of occupant device in possession of the occupant. The method also includes configuring the 3D model based on the real-time access routes for rendering in an Augmented Reality (AR) environment and generating an alert which is sent to the evacuator device (600) in possession of evacuation personnel. This alert on being activated on the evacuator device enables selective access to the real-time access routes in the configured 3D model rendered in the AR environment.
G08B 7/06 - Signalling systems according to more than one of groups Personal calling systems according to more than one of groups using electric transmission
G06Q 90/00 - Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include systems for managing electric vehicle charging and servicing. An example comprises: an EV charge point comprising: an output to supply electric charging power to an electric vehicle from an electricity supply unit, an interface to get vehicle data from the electrical vehicle, and a communication link to deliver the vehicle data to the server computer; and a server computer to receive the vehicle data from the EV charge point. The server computer is further configured to carry out automated inspections by applying advanced automatic data analytics to the vehicle data to evaluate conditions of the electric vehicle or of critical components of the electric vehicle during the charging process for the electric vehicle.
B60L 53/68 - Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
B60L 53/30 - Constructional details of charging stations
B60L 53/66 - Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
G01R 31/00 - Arrangements for testing electric propertiesArrangements for locating electric faultsArrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
G01R 31/36 - Arrangements for testing, measuring or monitoring the electrical condition of accumulators or electric batteries, e.g. capacity or state of charge [SoC]
H02J 13/00 - Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the networkCircuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network
A method for evaluating measurement values of an energy system is provided, wherein the energy system includes components which are interconnected by energy flows. Measurement values are available for only a portion of the energy flows. Values are calculated for at least some energy flows for which no measurement values are available by successively considering different subsystems of the energy system, and in each subsystem a value is calculated for one or more energy flows.
G01R 21/133 - Arrangements for measuring electric power or power factor by using digital technique
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TRANSMISSION OF (RAW) MEASURED VALUES DETECTED CONTINUOUSLY BY A FIRE DETECTOR TO A CENTRAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM VIA A COMMON ALARM LINE HAVING FURTHER PARTICIPANTS
The invention relates to a method for real-time transmission of (raw) measured values (RAW) detected continuously by a fire detector (2) and relating to a significant fire parameter (OPT, TEMP, CO) to a central fire alarm system (1) via a common alarm line (ML) having further participants (2, 3, 4). Data is transmitted in a cycle (CYC) with successive transmission frames (FRAME) for the participants, with in each case one data transmission block (DAT) that can be released by the central fire alarm system in a transmission frame being provided for a transmission of data from a participant to the central fire alarm system. The measured values detected continuously by a particular fire detector wishing to transmit are transmitted to the central fire alarm system by means of a plurality N of data transmission blocks provided for other participants within a cycle, said data transmission blocks having been released by the central fire alarm system, if a presently detected measured value of a fire parameter exceeds a specified first threshold value (OG, TG, COG) as an indication of a possible fire event, or if a send command (SEND) is signaled to the particular fire detector by the central fire alarm system.
G08B 17/00 - Fire alarmsAlarms responsive to explosion
G08B 25/04 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using a single signalling line, e.g. in a closed loop
G08B 25/14 - Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
G08B 25/00 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
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Room Air Conditioner with a Thermoelectric Heat Pump
An example AC unit includes: a thermoelectric heat pump including an output plate and an input plate; an indoor heat exchanger thermally connected to the output plate to exchange heat with indoor air; an outdoor heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with an outdoor environment; a sensor for a cooling or a heating demand; and a controller to set a performance of the thermoelectric heat pump. Straight passages through the indoor heat exchanger in line with the main air flow towards them in operation contribute less than 44% to the frontal area of the region. The corresponding part of the indoor heat exchanger extends to a thermal connection to the output plate. The frontal area of the region is at least half the frontal area of the indoor heat exchanger. At least some air flow paths through the indoor heat exchanger do not include such a straight passage.
An actuating drive (S) comprises a drive unit (AE) received in or on the main body (G), and comprises an actuating element (ZS). Said actuating element comprises a drive sleeve (HL) which can be rotated about an actuation axis (A). The main body has a substantially planar bottom side (US), wherein the actuation axis of the drive sleeve extends parallel to the surface normal of this bottom side. A top axial end (EO) of the drive sleeve (HL) projects from a top side (OS) axially opposite the bottom side of the main body. According to the invention, the drive sleeve is arranged in an axially displaceable manner in the main body such that a bottom axial end (EU) of the drive sleeve, which is opposite the top axial end, projects from the bottom side of the main body or is sunk into the main body. The invention relates to an arrangement having such an actuating drive and having an axle mount (AB) which is received at a bottom axial end of the drive sleeve projecting out of the bottom side.
A model predictive controller (202) proactively controls indoor temperature (118, 410) of a facility. An input component (318) receives an air temperature for a zone of a facility. A processor (306) identifies a solar irradiance (314) for the zone of the facility and determines an air temperature prediction based on the air temperature for the zone and the solar irradiance (314). An output component (320) controls a building automation system (204) based on the air temperature prediction.
G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
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Methods And Systems For Monitoring Of Infrastructure
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a monitoring system for visualizing one or more key performance indicators of an infrastructure associated with an automation system comprising a plurality of subsystems adapted to monitor a set of parameters of the infrastructure and/or the automation system. An example includes: an interface; and a widget configurator to receive a selection of locators identifying locations of components of the infrastructure, a selection of values for the set of parameters, and at least one threshold condition for each value. The interface receives time-related data points of the set of parameters originating from a plurality of sensors of the plurality of subsystems. The widget configurator configures an overview widget to display, key performance indicators of the selected parameters for each one of the locations depending on the threshold conditions and the received data points.
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
G01M 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a cold exchange system. An example includes: thermal energy exchangers connected to a refrigerant pipe system; and a control system comprising: an orifice adjusting system including a valve and an actuator, the valve comprising a flow chamber with an adjustable orifice in the pipe; a position sensor to sense a position of the adjustable orifice and/or the actuator and generate a signal indicative of the sensed position; and a controller. The orifice adjusting system adjusts the adjustable orifice in response to a control signal. The control system uses a software-wise change of a characteristic curve of the orifice adjusting system. The position sensor operates using a static measurement principle. The controller compares the signal to a set position of the adjustable orifice and generates the control signal based on the comparison.
A system (200) for operationally configuring a computing device (114) of an automation system for a specified use-case includes a database (210) of software components represented using a data model (220, 400), wherein each software component is modeled in terms of data inlet, data outlet and provided skills, each skill solving one or more tasks. A use case representation generator (202) processes a user input to generate a use-case representation (206) modeled in terms of system components that the computing device (114) is to interact with and a task sequence executable by the computing device (114) to solve the use-case. A skill mapper (216) utilizes the use-case representation (206) to query the database (210) to select software components based on mapping of provided skills of the software components to the tasks in the task sequence. A solution architecture generator (222) uses the selected software components to build a data flow to execute the task sequence by aligning input/output interfaces of the software components.
Embodiments of this application relate to control parameter optimization technologies. Various embodiments include methods and apparatus for optimizing control parameters. At least one group of initial control parameters within a preset range is randomly generated, to obtain a group of current control parameters; it is determined whether a number of updates has exceeded a preset threshold, referring to a total number of times that the current control parameters have been changed; the group of current control parameters is changed when the number of updates does not reach the preset threshold; and air conditioning control parameters are optimized according to control parameters corresponding to a comprehensive score of a combination when the number of updates reaches the preset threshold.
G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
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Method and Arrangement for Authenticating Digital Snapshots
A method and arrangement for authenticating digital snapshots, wherein a digital snapshot is created by a capture device by a user using a first capture apparatus, wherein at the same time as the creation of the digital snapshot, a digital, in particular a digital-visual, identifier of the user is determined by a second capture apparatus, wherein the digital identifier of the user is overlaid into the digital snapshot and/or is added digitally, and wherein the digital snapshot containing the digital identifier of the user is stored in a machine-readable format.
A valve actuator includes a support body, an operating member and a locking member. The support body is provided with a plurality of locking structures. The plurality of locking structures are distributed in a circumferential direction, with an axis surrounded by the circumferential direction being defined as a first axis. The operating member is rotatably connected to the support body about the first axis. The locking member is movably connected to the operating member. The operating member can rotate relative to the support body to a plurality of locked positions. Each locked position corresponds to one of the locking structures. When the operating member is in the locked position, the locking member can move relative to the operating member to engage with the corresponding locking structure to prevent the operating member from rotating relative to the support body. The valve actuator can enable locking and unlocking of the operating member.
The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for inspecting fire alarms, wherein an alarm to be inspected is provided with an individual first visual coding and/or wherein a label (alarm indicator) attached in the immediate vicinity of a fire alarm to be inspected is provided with an individual second visual coding, wherein a server is designed to provide the configuration data and/or maintenance data of the fire alarm to be inspected; wherein a mobile communication terminal of a user is designed to access, via a suitable communication connection to the server, the configuration data and/or the maintenance data of the respective fire alarm to be inspected and to communicate with the server, wherein the mobile communication terminal is further designed to read the first visual coding of the fire alarm to be inspected and/or the second visual coding in the immediate vicinity of the fire alarm to be inspected; and wherein the operating state of the fire alarm to be inspected is determined based on the individual first and/or second visual coding, the configuration data and/or the maintenance data of the first alarm to be inspected.
A controller controls building energy loads according to building occupancy using a meter score engine (121), a prediction engine (131) and an operation scheduler (141). Meter score engine (121) determines (521) a meter score for each of a plurality of consumption meters. The score is determined by an algorithm that combines correlations between the meter consumption data (101) and time series variables (102) related to expected occupancy time periods and daily temperature. Prediction engine (131) determines (531) an estimation of building occupancy for a target time period using consumption data (101) from one or more best meters. Operation scheduler generates (541) a schedule of operation mode of building energy loads for the target time period based on the estimation of building occupancy and optimized for energy conservation. Controller controls (551) building energy loads according to the schedule.
The invention relates to a computer-implemented method and data processing system for automatically connecting logical output data points of a first application program to logical input data points of a second application program for data exchange.
A computer-implemented method for positioning technical elements in a space, wherein the elements each have an element work area, where the method includes a) providing the geometry of the space via a space model, b) determining a set of possible element positions for positioning elements from the space model taking into account predetermined positioning rules for the space, c) ascertaining the number of elements for the space via a model based on machine learning, d) determining a set of element arrangements with permutations for elements at each possible element position, and e) determining the element arrangement with the smallest ratio of the number of elements for the space and the total element work area from the ascertained set of element arrangements.
G06F 30/13 - Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
G06F 30/27 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation using machine learning, e.g. artificial intelligence, neural networks, support vector machines [SVM] or training a model
G06F 111/06 - Multi-objective optimisation, e.g. Pareto optimisation using simulated annealing [SA], ant colony algorithms or genetic algorithms [GA]
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METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR VISUALLY INSPECTING FIRE ALARMS
Method and arrangement for visually inspecting fire alarms that are connected to a central fire alarm system via a detector line, wherein a detector to be inspected on the detector line is put into an inspection mode, wherein a detector in the selected inspection mode is configured to transmit optical signals in a wavelength range that is visible to human beings and to receive optical signals; a visual inspection of the detector is carried out by a service engineer; wherein, after the visual inspection has been carried out by the service engineer, a suitable illuminant (e.g. flashlight) transmits an appropriately coded or modulated optical signal to the detector, the coded or modulated optical signal containing information about the success of the inspection; wherein the detector relays the content of the received signal to the central fire alarm system via the detector line; and wherein the detector outputs a defined optical signal (e.g. flash sequence) as a feedback signal in the wavelength range visible to human beings after it has received the coded or modulated optical signal.
A valve actuator, comprising a support body (10), an operating member (20), an output shaft (30), a first transmission unit (40), and an indicating member (50). The operating member and the output shaft are rotatably connected to the support body around a first axis (L1). The first transmission unit is transmittingly connected to the operating member and the output shaft. The indicating member passes through the operating member in a first direction (D1) and is arranged to rotate around the first axis relative to the operating member. The end of the indicating member passing through the operating member in the first direction is connected to the output shaft so as to rotate coaxially with the output shaft at the same angle. The end of the indicating member passing through the operating member in a direction opposite to the first direction is provided with an indicating portion (51). The indicating portion is used for being observed to determine the rotating position of the indicating member relative to the support body. The valve actuator has a more compact structure, thereby facilitating space saving.
F16K 31/05 - Operating meansReleasing devices electricOperating meansReleasing devices magnetic using a motor specially adapted for operating hand-operated valves or for combined motor and hand operation
F16K 31/53 - Mechanical actuating means with toothed gearing
F16K 37/00 - Special means in or on valves or other cut-off apparatus for indicating or recording operation thereof, or for enabling an alarm to be given
F16K 31/04 - Operating meansReleasing devices electricOperating meansReleasing devices magnetic using a motor
A system and method for data management is provided. The method includes obtaining a dataset from a data source by a processing unit. The dataset includes a plurality of datapoints, and each of the datapoints belongs to a column among a plurality of columns. Further, an ontology label for at least one column in the dataset is predicted using a machine learning model. The predicted ontology label is associated with an ontology comprising a plurality of ontology labels. Further, a mapping between the dataset and the ontology is generated based on the relation between the predicted ontology label and the column. Furthermore, the datapoints are classified with respect to the ontology labels based on the mapping generated. The classified datasets are outputted on a user interface.
Various teachings herein include methods and arrangements for displaying devices (e.g. assets, controller, sensor, activator) located in an enclosure (building, train, vehicle, campus) on an output device (e.g. smartphone, tablet-computer, AR glasses) of a user. An an object model (e.g. BIM, IFC, CAD model) comprising the devices located and/or equipped in the enclosure is provided. A 3D engine configured to display a user defined area of the enclosure on the output device, wherein devices located and/or equipped in the user defined area are displayed on the output device is provided.
The teachings of the present disclosure relate to navigating a user to a device located in a building. An example embodiment includes: a mobile communication device (smartphone, tablet computer) to select the device to navigate to by user input, wherein the mobile communication device is connected to an object model (OM) representing the devices located in the building; and a server comprising access to a memory where the object model (OM) is stored, wherein the server is configured to determine a route from the position of the user to the device to navigate to based on information provided by the object model (OM). The route to the device to navigate to is displayed and synchronized on the display of the mobile communication device.
G01C 21/20 - Instruments for performing navigational calculations
G01C 22/00 - Measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles, persons, animals or other moving solid bodies, e.g. using odometers or using pedometers
G06F 30/13 - Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
H04W 4/029 - Location-based management or tracking services
H04W 4/33 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
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IMPLEMENTATION OF A MACHINE LEARNING BASED SURROGATE MODEL FOR INDOOR AIR FLOW AND TEMPERATURE PREDICTION
A surrogate model for predicting computational fluid dynamics simulations uses a computational fluids dynamics (CFD) simulator and a feedforward neural network. CFD simulator receives first input parameters of ambient conditions and operating conditions for an indoor space and generates heat maps and airflow maps of the indoor space. Target region data and an image background map are extracted from the seed images. Feedforward neural network is trained as a surrogate machine learning (ML) based model to learn normalized CFD prediction data based on the first input parameters. Training is based on a loss function comparison of the normalized CFD prediction data to the normalized target region data. The surrogate model generates normalized CFD prediction data from received second input parameters of ambient conditions and operating conditions for the indoor space. CFD prediction images are generated by denormalizing the prediction data and combining with the image background map.
G06F 30/27 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation using machine learning, e.g. artificial intelligence, neural networks, support vector machines [SVM] or training a model
G06F 30/28 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation using fluid dynamics, e.g. using Navier-Stokes equations or computational fluid dynamics [CFD]
A comprehensive digital twin or metaverse model of a system includes a plurality of models that each represent a particular aspect of the system. A three- dimensional (3D) engine renders a scene of the model based on two or more of the models. The scene is embodied as a 3D visualization of some or all of the system and is presented to user or stakeholder via a user interface. The user interface enables a stakeholder to provide information about the system that is incorporated into the digital twin of the system. Additional information is received and included in the appropriate model representing the aspect of the system relating to the new information. In addition to stakeholders, additional information relating to the system may be generated by outside sources or applications. A set of importers and adapters receive the information and process the information for use in the digital twin model.
G06F 30/13 - Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
G06F 30/20 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation
48.
Methods And Platforms For Planning And Operating Building Equipment
Various embodiments include methods for planning and operating building equipment. An example method includes: processing a machine-readable provider and consumer model describing data-points modelling a provision or consumption of data by functions; and exchanging data through connections with other data-points modelling a provision or consumption of data by devices of the building equipment.
There is described building automation systems, methods, and computer readable media for piping graphic control. Field devices associated with HVAC equipment are identified and an HVAC piping graphic associated with the field devices are generated at the management device. The HVAC piping graphic is modified at a processor of the management device in response to receiving user input at a user interface of the management device. In particular, a pipe element and a pipe coupling element are integrated with the HVAC piping graphic based on the user input. Data points of the building automation system are provided at the user interface based on the pipe element and the pipe coupling element. Runtime values are monitored, and the building automation system (100) are dynamically controlled at the management device based on the data points.
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
50.
Method and Device for Measuring Valve Characteristic Parameters
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for measuring valve characteristic parameters of a valve actuator. An example method includes: resetting the push rod to a top end position; driving the push rod; measuring the DC drive current in real time; recording a first position of the push rod at the start of a first abrupt change in the DC drive current when the first abrupt change in the DC drive current is detected and lasts for more than a first preset time period; continuing to drive the push rod and measure the DC drive current in real time; recording a second position of the push rod at the start of a second abrupt change; and calculating the stroke length of the valve based on the first position and the second position.
F16K 37/00 - Special means in or on valves or other cut-off apparatus for indicating or recording operation thereof, or for enabling an alarm to be given
51.
Axle Receptacle for an Air Flap Rotary Drive And Air Flap Rotary Drive
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include an axle receptacle for fixing to an axle of an air flap. An example receptacle includes a tension bracket and a compression bracket that can be moved by means of a drive shaft relative to the tension bracket. The drive shaft is guided in a drive shaft guide in the tension bracket. The drive shaft and the drive shaft guide function as a quick-action clamping apparatus.
Method and arrangement for replacing I/O-Modules of devices or I/O-Module-devices of a Building Automation System connected by a Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) datalink (e.g., Multi- drop Datalink or Daisy-chain Datalink), the Building Automation System comprising one or more Building Automation Controllers.
Method and arrangement for addressing and commissioning I/O- Modules of devices of a Building Automation System connected by a Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) datalink (e.g., Multidrop Datalink or Daisy-chain Datalink), the Building Automation System comprising one or more Building Automation Controller.
The invention relates to a servicing system and method for servicing fire alarms, in particular for detecting dirt or an impermissible coverage of at least one inlet opening for smoke or gases from fires in a fire alarm, wherein - at least one preferably unheated temperature sensor, in particular at least one thermistor, is arranged in the region of one of the inlet openings, - a temperature measurement signal from each temperature sensor (thermistor) is detected, - a notification of the absence of ambient air moving about the at least one temperature sensor is entered into the storage device of an analysis unit, and - after analyzing notifications entered into the storage device (database, list, BIM) that no fluctuation occurs, the analysis unit outputs a servicing notification if the analysis indicates a lack of fluctuation in a fire sector.
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method of detecting faults in a structure. An example method includes: obtaining from an actuator a first signal indicative of a test operating mode and from a first and second sensor respective signals indicative of a time series of test readings; producing a test operating mode in response; searching for the test operating mode in a first list, and searching for sensors in a second list; if the test operation mode is in the first list and sensors are in the second list, determining a test numerical measure between the first time series and the second time series, including a predefined constant when the first time series matches the second and otherwise deviating from the predefined constant; and determining a test deviation of the measure from the predefined constant, and if the deviation exceeds a threshold, producing a fault.
G05B 19/408 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by data handling or data format, e.g. reading, buffering or conversion of data
56.
Method for Automatically Computing Automation Capabilities of a Building
A method for automatically computing the automation capabilities of a building that permits the automatic computation of the capabilities of a building with respect to in terms of automation and autonomy additionally guiding a Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) score assessment for non-digitally available information (e.g., documents/schemas/plans) that leads to complete SRI computation for existing buildings, wherein the method facilitates automatic computation of scores for at least a subset of the services such that a system can periodically recompute the performance of a large number of buildings and can offer the actual status of a fleet of buildings in terms of automation and autonomy, where the guide for experts helps to compute the final SRI scores of buildings by helping to find the information for the missing scores that result in a significant reduction in the time needed for getting a clear picture of the building performance.
CHECKING OF AN AIR FLOW MONITORING DEVICE OF AN ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTOR IN A TEST MODE BY INCREASING AND LOWERING THE FAN ROTATIONAL SPEED OF THE ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTOR
NNN) or nominal power value (PN), respectively, of a fan (L) for a check on interruption, and is lowered for a check on blockage. A check result (RES) is output indicating whether the upper threshold was exceeded (U+) or not (U-) in the check on interruption, and whether the lower threshold was fallen below (B+) or not (B-) in the check on blockage.
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a dynamic prediction control method for a precision air conditioner. An example method includes: generating a three-dimensional simulation model on the basis of a simulation template according to static information of a hardware configuration and layout of an application scene where the precision air conditioner is located, wherein the three-dimensional simulation model and a static model of the hardware configuration and layout of the application scene correspond to each other; running a simulation on the basis of a dynamic parameter of the precision air conditioner corresponding to the three-dimensional simulation model and establishing a correspondence relationship between the dynamic parameter and a simulation result using machine learning, so as to generate a proxy model; and predicting a temperature distribution and change of the application scene on the basis of the proxy model and real-time dynamic data of the precision air conditioner.
F24F 11/64 - Electronic processing using pre-stored data
F24F 11/74 - Control systems characterised by their outputsConstructional details thereof for controlling the supply of treated air, e.g. its pressure for controlling air flow rate or air velocity
F24F 11/80 - Control systems characterised by their outputsConstructional details thereof for controlling the temperature of the supplied air
59.
TESTING THE TRANSPORT TIME OF AN ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTOR BY MEANS OF A USER USING A MOBILE TERMINAL
The invention relates to the testing of the transport time (T) of an aspirating smoke detector (ASD) by means of a user and to an aspirating smoke detector. The latter is connected to a mobile terminal (MOB) via a wireless data connection (IP). The aspirating smoke detector changes from an operating mode to a test mode in response to a user input (TEST) received by the mobile terminal at least in order to suppress the output of a possible fire alarm. At the same time as the user input is entered on the mobile terminal by the user, a test fluid (TG) is discharged at a suction opening (OE) by the same user at the remote tube end (END). The period of time between the received user input and the detection of the test fluid in the fire detector unit, said period of time being measured by the aspirating smoke detector, is defined as the transport time, and the period of time is transmitted to the mobile terminal via the wireless data connection by the aspirating smoke detector for a possible evaluation by the user. Alternatively or in addition thereto, a detection signal (SIG) is transmitted from the aspirating smoke detector to the terminal via the wireless data connection for a possible evaluation by the user when the test fluid is detected in the fire detector unit.
Various embodiments of the present disclosure optimize energy usage of an HVAC system. For example, some embodiments include a method comprising: generating a flow through a heat exchanger; determining a return temperature of fluid having passed through heat exchanger; determining a current flow of the fluid through the heat exchanger; and controlling the flow of the fluid based on a comparison of the determined return temperature with a threshold temperature, wherein the threshold temperature is dependent on the current flow.
F24F 11/84 - Control systems characterised by their outputsConstructional details thereof for controlling the temperature of the supplied air by controlling the supply of heat-exchange fluids to heat-exchangers using valves
Embodiments described below include a method for calibrating a digital twin, the digital twin being representative of a complex system governed by a set of parameters. The method includes receiving a subset of data from a plurality of sensors of the complex system then calculating an error that represents a difference in state between the digital twin and the complex system. In addition, a gradient of the calculated error is calculated and utilized to generate a set of candidate parameters for the complex system. The candidate parameters are generated using a gradient optimization. The candidate parameters are provided to the digital twin model and the error value is based on the candidate parameters. Steps may be repeated iteratively including calculating of the error and its gradient, generating of the candidate parameters, and applying the candidate parameter to the digital twin until the calculated error is smaller than a user-defined tolerance.
Embodiments described below include a method for calibrating a digital twin, the digital twin being representative of a complex system governed by a set of parameters. The method includes receiving a subset of data from a plurality of sensors of the complex system then calculating an error that represents a difference in state between the digital twin and the complex system. In addition, a gradient of the calculated error is calculated and utilized to generate a set of candidate parameters for the complex system. The candidate parameters are generated using a gradient optimization. The candidate parameters are provided to the digital twin model and the error value is based on the candidate parameters. Steps may be repeated iteratively including calculating of the error and its gradient, generating of the candidate parameters, and applying the candidate parameter to the digital twin until the calculated error is smaller than a user-defined tolerance.
Provided in the present invention is a control method for a boiler system. The boiler system comprises a central boiler, and room boilers connected to the central boiler. The control method comprises: receiving a selection which is input by a user in respect of a central relay, wherein the central relay is used for controlling the opening degree of a master valve of a central boiler; receiving a specified room of a temperature controller which is input by the user, and a specified room of a room relay which is input by the user, and binding the temperature controller and the room relay according to the input specified room of the temperature controller and the input specified room of the room relay, wherein the temperature controller and the room relay are wirelessly connected, and the room relay is used for controlling the opening degree of a branch valve of a room boiler; and controlling a boiler system according to the binding between the temperature controller and the room relay.
A method and an arrangement for automatically providing suitable parameter sets for a hazard detection system (e.g. fire alarm system) to improve the detection performance of the detection system to increase the level of safety within the building.
The invention relates to an intake smoke detector aspirator unit (10) comprising an aspirator (14) and at least two intake smoke detector aspirator mounting parts (20, 22) which can be combined together in a form-fitting manner, wherein the intake smoke detector aspirator mounting parts (20, 22) receive the aspirator (14) in a form-fitting manner, and the aspirator (14) can be directly held by the intake smoke detector aspirator mounting parts (20, 22) without screws. The intake smoke detector aspirator mounting parts (20, 22) are made of a foam material, and the aspirator (14) is surrounded by the foam material of the intake smoke detector aspirator mounting parts (20, 22) in a form-fitting manner and is held by the foam material without screws.
Various teachings include methods and/or BACnet network systems to extend BACnet network systems for building automation systems to scale up to large topologies. The BACnet network system comprises a network of BACnet devices organized as a virtual hub-and-spoke network. One of the BACnet devices is implemented as a directed hub-device to which all other BACnet devices are connected as node-devices by using WebSocket connections. The directed hub-device is configured to limit the broadcast distribution of broadcast messages from a downlink-connection to each uplink-connection, and not to any other downlink-connection. The directed hub-device is configured to block or forward unicast messages from one downlink-connection to another downlink-connection.
A computer-implemented method for configuring a controller for a technical system is provided. The controller controls the technical system based on an output data set determined by the controller for an input data set, wherein the method includes: training a first data driven model with training data including several pre-known input data sets and corresponding pre-known output data sets for the respective pre-known input data sets, where the first data driven model predicts respective future values of one or more target variables for one or more subsequent time points; training a second data driven model with the training data using reinforcement learning with a reward depending on the respective future values of the one or more target variables which are predicted by the trained first data driven model, where the trained second data driven model determines the output data set for the input data set within the controller.
G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
An energy management system for a building having power consumption devices, power generation devices and power storage devices, said system comprising: a monitoring unit, which is configured to acquire information about the power generated by the power generation devices, about the power consumed by the power consumption devices and about the state of charge of the power storage devices; a management unit, which is configured to derive information about a flexibility of the power demand of the power consumption devices deployed in the building based on the information acquired by the monitoring unit; and an optimization unit, which is configured to optimize the power allocation of the power produced by the power generation devices to the power consumption devices and/or to the power storage devices depending on the derived flexibility information of the power demand.
H02J 3/14 - Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks for adjusting voltage in ac networks by changing a characteristic of the network load by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading
H02J 3/32 - Arrangements for balancing the load in a network by storage of energy using batteries with converting means
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H02J 7/34 - Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering
69.
MODELING METHOD, METHOD FOR EVALUATING ENERGY CONSERVATION EFFECT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE MEDIUM
Embodiments of this application mainly relate to the field of energy conservation, and in particular, to a modeling method, a method for evaluating an energy conservation effect, an electronic device, and a readable medium. A BES template library is established according to a building purpose, an ECM combination, and a type of HVAC system, the BES template library including a plurality of BES model templates. A purpose, an applied ECM, a type of HVAC system, and specified characteristic parameters of a target building are received. A first template is determined by retrieving a template with highest similarity to the target building from the BES template library according to the purpose, the applied ECM, and the type of HVAC system of the target building. A simplified BES model of the target building is obtained by modifying corresponding characteristic parameters in the first template according to the specified characteristic parameters of the target building.
G06F 30/28 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation using fluid dynamics, e.g. using Navier-Stokes equations or computational fluid dynamics [CFD]
G06F 30/17 - Mechanical parametric or variational design
A networking device (e.g. edge gateway), configured to host containers to provide application services, for converting data between an IP-Port of the networking device and a serial communication link to enable serial communication between the networking device and a serial interface of a device (e.g. controller, actor, sensor).
The present application provides a charging circuit, a charging method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The charging circuit is used for charging a capacitor in a visual alarm, and is connected between the capacitor and a charging bus, and the capacitor is used for supplying power to a light-emitting unit in the visual alarm. The charging circuit comprises: a line voltage measurement circuit for measuring a line voltage of the charging bus to obtain a first voltage; a boost circuit that is electrically connected to the charging bus and performs boosting so as to charge the capacitor using the boosted voltage; and a controller that is electrically connected to the line voltage measurement circuit, the boost circuit, the capacitor, and the light-emitting unit and used for controlling the charging of the capacitor by the boost circuit, such that after the light-emitting unit emits light at a target illuminance, the voltage of the capacitor is equal to a second voltage, wherein the second voltage is equal to the sum of the first voltage and a predetermined difference. The present solution can reduce the energy waste and alarm delay of a visual alarm.
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a system comprising: a local supply of renewable power; a storage device with a discharge characteristic; a switch for electrically connecting the storage device to the local supply; and a system controller. The system controller may be configured to: receive from the local supply a signal indicative of available power; read from a memory a time history of past activations of the storage device; estimate a future demand of power based on the time history; estimate a charge of the storage device based on the future demand of power and the discharge characteristic; compare the charge to the future demand of power; and if the charge is larger than the future demand of power by a predetermined margin, electrically connect the local supply of renewable power to the storage device by closing the switch.
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a building automation network. The network may include an embedded edge device having a data interface and an edge digital service agent adapted to automatically fetch container images of configured containers via the data interface from a cloud-based container repository for deployment as a container application in a persistent memory and a container engine adapted to run the deployed container application for performing tasks in the building automation network.
The present application provides a visual alarm, a visual alarm inspection method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The visual alarm comprises a light source, a lens, a processing module and a light sensing module, wherein the light source and the light sensing module are both located on the inner side of the lens, and the processing module is connected to the light sensing module; the lens is configured to transmit light emitted by the light source; the light sensing module is used for sensing light from the lens side when the light source is turned on, generating an illuminance signal used for indicating the illuminance of the sensed light, and sending the illuminance signal to the processing module; and the processing module is used for sending a first fault signal to an administration terminal when it is determined, according to the illuminance signal, that the illuminance of the light sensed by the sensing module is greater than a first illuminance threshold, wherein the first fault signal is used for indicating that the visual alarm is blocked. Embodiments of the present application facilitate determination of whether the visual alarm is blocked.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Data management program, interactive software, security
software, software for augmented reality, applications for
mobile communications apparatus; software for cloud
computing services. Consultancy with respect to the installation, updating and
repair of computer hardware. Consultancy with respect to the installation, updating and
repair of computer software; consultancy with respect to the
development of computer hardware and computer software;
consultancy with respect to cloud-based computer networks
and cloud-based computer application; providing temporary
use of non-downloadable operating software for accessing
cloud computer networks; maintenance and installation of
software, software as a service [SaaS], computer platform as
a service [PaaS], hosting platforms on the Internet; hosting
software applications for third parties; backup service for
database storage, cloud computing.
Configuration of a building. A method of configuring a site, the site comprising a plurality of devices (11-23), the plurality of devices (11-23) comprising a plurality of site controllers and a plurality of sensors and a plurality of appliances, the method comprising the steps of: selecting a first device (11-23) from the plurality of appliances and/or from the plurality of sensors; producing first descriptor data for the first device (11-23); selecting a second device (11-23) from the plurality of appliances and/or from the plurality of sensors; producing second descriptor data for the second device (11-23); loading data indicative of an ontology database (9), the ontology database comprising a set of rules; producing relationship data by applying one or more rules to the first and second descriptor data; selecting a third device (11-23) from among the controllers.
An initial building model is read in and a creator indication about the creator thereof is extracted therefrom. The creator indication is taken as a basis for loading a creator-specific object pattern library in which a respective object pattern has an assigned building element data record. The respective object pattern is correlated with objects of the initial building model by a pattern recognition method. At the same time, an object correlating with the respective object pattern is assigned the building element data record assigned to this object pattern as an annotation. The initial building model and the assigned annotations are then taken as a basis for generating and outputting an annotated digital building model.
G06F 30/12 - Geometric CAD characterised by design entry means specially adapted for CAD, e.g. graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for CAD
G06F 30/13 - Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for commissioning hazard detectors in a detector line. The method may include: operating a control center for the detectors for the installation and/or commissioning of the detectors in an installation mode; and in the case of an identified installation error, the control center sends a corresponding error message to the mobile communication terminal for display on an output apparatus of the mobile communication terminal and/or a corresponding error message for display on an output unit of the detector affected by the installation error; and checking the electrical properties of the detector line in the fire alarm control center.
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a closed-loop and open-loop control device without integrated facility or with reduced integrated facility for operating and/or monitoring. The device may include: an attachment apparatus for attaching an external operating device; and a communication connection to receive user input from an input unit of the external operating device. The communication connection is used to provide information to an output unit of the external operating device.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Checking, monitoring, regulating and measuring apparatus for
heating, ventilating, air conditioning and cooling
installations, namely, electric panels for control and
checking; testing apparatus for heating, incinerating,
ventilating, air conditioning and cooling installations, not
included in other classes, namely, termination test
apparatus, optical readers; flame-arresting apparatus,
namely, fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems for fire
protection; security and fire alarms; electrical and
electronic apparatus and instruments for data acquisition
and checking; autarkic hazard warning systems and autarkic
protection systems for water damage and fire damage;
emergency evacuation and fire alert systems; computers and
downloadable software programs; interactive software
programs; software used to run applications for mobile
telecommunication apparatus. Construction services; repair services; installation
services; assembly service; maintenance and troubleshooting
of installations; installing apparatus, in particular in the
field of building technology and automation. Technical design; research and development of installations
and apparatus, in particular in the field of building
technology and automation; technical advice and technical
expertise in the field of building technology and
automation; creation and rental of software for data
processing and technical processes; technical project
management in field of building technology and automation;
design and development of computers and software; technical
consultation service; technical project designs; technical
project management in the field of computing; installation
and maintenance of software.
A context-aware building automation system and a method for enabling the same is disclosed herein. The method comprises detecting, by a processing unit, an event associated with an occupant of a building based on a request received from one or more sources. Further, occupant-context data associated with the occupant is obtained, from an identity graph of the occupant, upon detecting the event. The occupant-context data is used to dynamically determine at least one action to be performed at one or more target devices in the building. The at least one action customizes functioning of the one or more target devices for the occupant. Further, one or more instructions are transmitted to the one or more target devices, for performing the at least one action determined.
A context-aware building automation system (100) and a method for enabling the same is disclosed herein. The method comprises detecting, by a processing unit (125), an event associated with an occupant of a building based on a request received from one or more sources (105). Further, occupant-context data associated with the occupant is obtained, from an identity graph of the occupant, upon detecting the event. The occupant-context data is used to dynamically determine at least one action to be performed at one or more target devices (115) in the building. The at least one action customizes functioning of the one or more target devices (115) for the occupant. Further, one or more instructions are transmitted to the one or more target devices (115), for performing the at least one action determined.
G05B 15/02 - Systems controlled by a computer electric
84.
TEMPORALLY DISTRIBUTED TRANSMISSION OF INCIDENT DATA RECORDS, LOGGED BY A FIRE ALARM AND INCLUDING MEASUREMENT VALUES RELATING TO SIGNIFICANT FIRE CHARACTERISTIC VARIABLES, TO A CENTRAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
The invention relates to a method for the logging of measurement values (MOP, MT, MCO), in particular raw measurement values, relating to significant fire characteristic variables (OPT, TEMP, CO) detected by a fire alarm (2), wherein, if a current measurement value exceeds a threshold value (OG, TG, COG) as a fire incident indicator, the measurement values are temporarily stored as a log in a data store (DS) of the fire alarm, wherein, after the log has been made, an incident data record (REC) is formed from same, together with header data (HEADER), wherein an incident data record is transmitted in the background from the fire alarm to a central fire alarm system in a temporally distributed manner and over multiple data transmission blocks (DAT) released by the central fire alarm system (1). Preferably, an average data transmission rate (DRZ) between the fire alarm and the central fire alarm system is lower than an average memory data rate (DRM) for the storing of an incident data record in the fire alarm. The invention also relates to a fire alarm, a central fire alarm system and a fire alarm system.
G08B 25/06 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using power transmission lines
G08B 25/00 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
G08B 17/00 - Fire alarmsAlarms responsive to explosion
G08B 25/04 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using a single signalling line, e.g. in a closed loop
85.
Method for automatic identification of fire detectors
Various embodiments include a method for automatic identification of fire detectors in a fire alarm system of a building, wherein the fire alarm system includes a plurality of fire detectors, a panel, and a transmission line. The method may include: determining linear distance spacings between fire detectors using a floor plan; determining line distances between fire detectors by measurement along the transmission line; using the line distances to determine a fire detector sequence; and creating a graph using the distance spacings and the line distances with a set of potential connection orders. The method may include determining a potential connection order matching the fire detector sequence based on the set of potential connection orders and determining a correspondence of the designations representing the identification of the fire detectors.
G08B 25/04 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using a single signalling line, e.g. in a closed loop
G08B 25/00 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
G08B 17/00 - Fire alarmsAlarms responsive to explosion
86.
Actuator having an electric motor and an electromagnet arranged movably on the rotor of the electric motor to apply a holding torque with contact via a remanent magnetic field
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include an actuator for a flap or for a valve for adjusting a gaseous or fluid volume flow. The actuator may include: a housing; an electric motor disposed in the housing; a downstream reduction gear; and a positioning element with an actuator connection for the flap or the valve. There is an electromagnet adjacent to an outer side of the rotor with a coil arrangement with a magnetic core. There is an electrical circuit arrangement for activating the electromagnet, providing a first brief current pulse, so a remanent magnetic field remains in the coil core. In a holding position of the actuator, while a mechanical pre-tensioning is set up, there is a holding torque with contact to the outer side of the rotor. The circuit arrangement provides a second brief current pulse to extinguish the remanent magnetic field still present in the coil core for releasing the holding torque with contact, forming an air gap between the electromagnet and the outer side of the rotor.
F16K 31/04 - Operating meansReleasing devices electricOperating meansReleasing devices magnetic using a motor
H02K 7/102 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters with friction brakes
H02K 7/116 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters with gears
87.
FIRE DETECTOR HAVING UNHEATED THERMISTORS, IN PARTICULAR NTCS, FOR CAPTURING THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS IN THE REGION OF THE INLET OPENINGS, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD
A fire detector (M) is configured to capture a fire parameter and to output a fire alarm (AL). It comprises a housing (G) having inlet openings (OF) and thermistors (T1-T4), in particular NTCs, arranged in the region of the inlet openings. The fire detector comprises a control unit (MC) that is connected to the thermistors in order to capture temperature measurement signals (S1-S4). The control unit is characterized in that it is configured to output a warning message (WM) concerning the absence of moving ambient air around the at least one thermistor if the signal bandwidth of signal fluctuations of at least one of the captured temperature measurement signals, preferably all of the temperature measurement signals, falls below a value of 30 mK, in particular 20 mK, preferably 15 mK, for a minimum time (MZ). Causes for the absence of thermal fluctuations may be soiling in the region of the inlet openings or the fact that the inlet openings are covered by a protective cover or by an adhesive tape.
A method is specified for automatic testing of a fire alarm system. The method is carried out by a device in the fire alarm system functioning as a panel. In this method, during a recording mode, fire detectors are triggered in turn and the reactions resulting from the triggering (recording mode reactions) of the panel are stored. During a test mode executed later in time, for example as a result of a firmware update of the panel, reactions resulting during the test mode (test mode reactions) are compared with the reactions stored during the recording mode. With discrepancies or an insufficient match an error message is generated.
A system and a method for checking conditions of an electric vehicle (EV) at an EV charge point, wherein at the EV charge point vehicle data are pulled out of the electrical vehicle (EV) via a suitable interface; wherein the vehicle data are communicated via a communication link from the EV charge point to a server computer; wherein the vehicle data are analyzed by the server computer by using data analytics methods to evaluate conditions of the electric vehicle (EV) or of critical components (e.g. conduct system) of the electric vehicle (EV) during the charging process for the electric vehicle (EV).
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
B60L 53/66 - Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
B60L 53/68 - Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
G01R 31/00 - Arrangements for testing electric propertiesArrangements for locating electric faultsArrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include methods of estimating a heat transfer via one or more thermal energy exchangers. An example method includes: acquiring a signal for a setpoint temperature; acquiring a signal for an inside temperature at a site; acquiring one or more signals indicative of positions of valves of the thermal energy exchangers; producing a value of setpoint temperature from the signal; producing a value of inside temperature; producing a value of position from the one or more signals; providing a calibrated model with the value of setpoint temperature and inside temperature and position; and using the calibrated model to estimate the heat transfer via the one or more thermal energy exchangers.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Apparatus for regulating, controlling, signaling and monitoring for heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology, namely, computer hardware for use in building automation and control systems; electronic controllers for controlling building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; electronic temperature controllers for controlling heating and air conditioning systems, thermostats and energy systems; electronic heating controllers for controlling heating and air conditioning systems, thermostats and energy systems; electronic ventilation and air flow controllers for controlling heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, thermostats; electric air conditioning system controllers; electric refrigeration controllers for controlling refrigeration apparatus; electricity, gas, and water meters, and heat meters not for medical use for use with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) technology; temperature, heating, ventilation, refrigeration and air conditioning regulators being computer hardware for controlling temperature, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, and air conditioning; computer hardware for the remote control of temperature, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, and air conditioning regulators, thermostats, automatic timers, automatic temperature monitors, air flow monitors, air quality monitors, data transmitters and receivers for transmitting data relating to status of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems and for communication between systems; downloadable computer software for the remote control of temperature, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, and air conditioning regulators, for the remote control of thermostats, for the remote control of automatic timers, for the remote control of automatic temperature monitors, for the remote control of air flow monitors, for the remote control of air quality monitors, for the remote control of data transmitters and receivers used for transmitting data relating to status of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, and for monitoring and controlling communication between the aforementioned systems; downloadable computer software for controlling building automation and control systems and for reviewing and analyzing data and preparing reports on energy consumption and energy costs; computer software for use in optimizing energy usage, namely, downloadable computer software for use in measuring, monitoring, and recording energy usage data and analyzing the data to optimize energy usage; apparatus for monitoring power supplies, namely, electric voltage and current meters, voltage stabilizing power supplies, and apparatus for regulating and controlling electric current Apparatus and installations for lighting, heating, steam generation, refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilating and their parts, namely, lights for illuminating stairs, doors and other portions of buildings; heating apparatus and installations, namely, HVAC units and heating installations, solar collectors for heating, and steam generators; refrigerating appliances and installations; air conditioning apparatus and installations; air cooling and ventilation apparatus and instruments; structural replacement parts for the foregoing providing online non-downloadable software for the remote control of temperature, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, and air conditioning regulators, for the remote control of thermostats, for the remote control of automatic timers, for the remote control of automatic temperature monitors, for the remote control of air flow monitors, for the remote control of air quality monitors, for the remote control of data transmitters and receivers used for transmitting data relating to status of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, and for monitoring and controlling communication between the aforementioned systems
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Programme pour la gestion des données, logiciel interactif, logiciel pour la sécurité, logiciel pour la réalité augmentée, applications pour appareils de communication mobile; logiciel pour les services de cloud computing. (1) Consultation en matière d'installation, actualisation et réparation de matériel informatique d'ordinateurs.
(2) Consultations en matière d'installation, actualisation et réparation de logiciel d'ordinateurs; consultations en matière de développement de matériel informatique et logiciel d'ordinateur; services de consultation en matière de réseaux d'ordinateurs en nuage et application d'ordinateurs en nuage; mise à disposition d'une utilisation temporaire de logiciels d'exploitation non téléchargeables pour l'accès à des réseaux d'ordinateurs en nuage; maintenance et installation de logiciel, logiciels en tant que service [SaaS], plateforme informatique en tant que service [PaaS], hébergement de plateformes sur internet; hébergement des applications de logiciel pour tiers; service de sauvegarde pour la mémorisation de bases de données, Cloud computing.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Checking, monitoring, regulating and measuring apparatus for heating, ventilating, air conditioning and cooling installations, namely, electric panels for control of automated building safety systems and fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detectors and electronic data processing apparatus in the nature of an electric panel for checking data compiled by fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detectors; testing apparatus for heating, incinerating, ventilating, air conditioning and cooling installations, namely, termination test apparatus being testing apparatus for testing power cables; optical readers for use in automatic fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection systems; flame-arresting apparatus, namely, fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems for fire protection; security and fire alarms; electrical and electronic apparatus and instruments for data acquisition and checking, namely, data processing apparatus for processing data relating to fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection systems; autarkic hazard warning systems and autarkic protection systems for water damage and fire damage comprised of fire alarms, electric control panels, smoke detectors, heat detectors, water detectors, alarm pull stations, audible and visible notification appliances in the nature of electronic warning bells and emergency warning lights, strobe lights being warning beacons, sirens, electronic warning and alarm bells, electronic warning horns, audio speakers, electric warning light systems and computer hardware; emergency evacuation and fire alert systems comprised of fire alarms, water detectors, alarm pull stations, audible and visible notification appliances in the nature of electronic warning bells and emergency warning lights, strobe lights being warning beacons, sirens, electronic warning and alarm bells, electronic warning horns, audio speakers, electric warning lights, and computer hardware; computers for use in fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection systems; downloadable software programs, and downloadable interactive software programs for use in communicating between safety devices in fire, smoke, heat, and carbon dioxide detection systems, and for monitoring, transmitting, analyzing and displaying data compiled from fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detectors; mobile operating system software used to run applications for mobile telecommunication apparatus used in fire safety systems installation services, namely, installation of fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detectors; maintenance of fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection installations in buildings; installing apparatus, in particular in the field of building technology and automation, namely, installation of fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detectors and apparatus for controlling fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection systems Technical design of fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection systems for buildings; research and development of installations and apparatus in the nature of new products for fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection, in particular in the field of building technology and automation; technical advice and technical expertise being technical consulting in the field of building technology and automation, namely, technological consulting in the technology fields of automated systems for fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection and reporting; creation and rental of software for data processing in fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection systems; creation of software for technical processes in fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection systems; rental of operating system software for control of technical processes in fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection systems; technical project management in field of building technology and automation, namely, the design and implementation of fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection systems in buildings; design and development of computers and software for fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection systems; technical consultation service pertaining to the technology of fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection in buildings; technical project designs being computer project management for the design and implementation of fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection systems in buildings; technical project management in the field of computing, namely, use of computer hardware for fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection; installation and maintenance of software used in fire, smoke, heat and carbon dioxide detection systems
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Data management program, namely, downloadable software for managing data used in building information modeling, and downloadable software for managing data used in building automation systems; downloadable interactive computer software, for building information modeling in the nature of creating digital building twins and for analysis, evaluation and optimization of building information models; downloadable security software for managing automated building security systems, downloadable augmented reality software for building information modeling, and analysis, evaluation and optimization of building information models; downloadable applications for mobile communications apparatus, namely, software for use with mobile devices to transmit building automation systems data for use in building information modeling systems; downloadable cloud based software for cloud computing, namely, for building information modeling, and analysis, evaluation and optimization of building information models Consultancy with respect to the installation, updating and repair of computer hardware Consultancy with respect to the installation, updating and repair of computer software; consultancy with respect to the development of computer hardware and computer software; consultancy with respect to cloud-based computer network configuration and design and cloud-based computer application; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable operating system software for accessing cloud computer networks; maintenance and installation of software; software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for building information modeling and analysis, evaluation and optimization of building information models, computer platform as a service (PaaS) featuring computer software platforms for building information modeling and analysis, evaluation and optimization of building information models; application services provider, namely, hosting platforms being computer software applications of others on the Internet; application service provider namely, hosting software applications for third parties; backup service for database storage, namely, remote computer backup services; providing virtual computer systems through cloud computing
95.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING CONTROL PARAMETERS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Embodiments of this application relate to the field of control parameter optimization technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for optimizing control parameters, a storage medium and an electronic device. At least one group of initial control parameters within a preset range is outputted randomly, to obtain at least one group of current control parameters; it is determined whether a number of updating has exceeded a preset threshold, where the number of updating refers to a total number of times that the current control parameters have been changed; the at least one group of current control parameters is changed when the number of updating does not reach the preset threshold; and air conditioning control parameters are optimized according to control parameters corresponding to a comprehensive score of at least one combination when the number of updating reaches the preset threshold.
F24F 11/62 - Control or safety arrangements characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
96.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A FIRE SAFETY SYSTEM
The present invention concerns a method and a testing system for automatically testing a bi-state electrical circuit arrangement hereafter "EGA" (210, 220) of an activation electrical circuit hereafter "AEG" (200) of a fire safety system - hereafter "FSS"- (100), the testing system comprising : - a driver circuit configured for being connected to the AEG (200) and comprising electrical components configured for maintaining, between supply voltage terminals (211, 221) of the AEG (200) and during a test of said bi-state EGA, a voltage difference within a range of values configured for keeping, during said test, an FPD (103) in its deactivated state; - a sensing unit (410) configured for measuring the voltage at least at the supply voltage terminal (211, 221) of the tested bi-state EGA (210, 220); and - a processing unit (420) configured for carrying out a testing procedure for testing said bi-state EGA (210, 220), said testing procedure comprising (i) putting the bi-state EGA (210, 220) in its activated state while controlling said one or several electrical components for maintaining, between the AEG supply voltage terminals (211, 221), said voltage difference within said range of values, and (ii) triggering, during said test, a voltage measurement, by the sensing unit (410), of the voltage delivered at least at the supply voltage terminal (211, 221) of the tested bi-state EGA, said processing unit (420) being further configured for receiving from the sensing unit (410) each voltage value measured during said voltage measurement, and for detecting from the received voltage value a failure of the tested bi-state EGA (210, 220).
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Electric and electronic apparatus and instruments including
software for regulating and securing railway traffic, for
transmitting information between fixed installations and
vehicles and for controlling and programming rail routes;
electricity distribution apparatus and systems, electric
cables; parts and accessories of the aforementioned products
in this class 9; remote controls for switching stations and
electric switching control apparatus. Assembly, maintenance and repair of apparatus and systems
for regulating and securing railway traffic, for
transmitting information between fixed installations and
vehicles and for controlling and programming rail routes, as
well as electric power supply systems and electric cables
and for signal boxes and signaling systems and their
communication installations and electricity distribution
systems. Training of personnel for software management for regulating
and securing railway traffic, for transmitting information
between fixed installations and vehicles and for the control
and programming of rail routes and for switching stations
and signaling systems and their communication installations
and electricity distribution systems. Design, maintenance, development, updating and installation
of software for regulating and securing railway traffic, for
transmitting information between fixed installations and
vehicles and for the control and programming of rail routes
and for switching stations and signaling systems and their
communication installations and electricity distribution
systems.
98.
METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR AUTHENTICATING DIGITAL SNAPSHOTS
Method and arrangement for authenticating digital snapshots, wherein a digital snapshot is created by a first capture apparatus by a user using a capture device, wherein, at the same time as the creation of the digital snapshot, a digital, in particular digital-visual, identifier of the user is determined by a second capture apparatus, wherein the digital identifier of the user is overlaid into the digital snapshot and/or is added digitally thereto, and wherein the digital snapshot containing the digital identifier of the user is stored in a machine-readable format.
An HVAC system comprising: an appliance; a control assembly; a first motor; and a second motor. The control assembly: applies a electric signal to the first terminal of the first winding of the first motor for a number of intervals of time; afterwards, apply a second signal to the first terminal of the first winding; apply the first electric signal to the first terminal of the second winding for a second number of regular intervals of time; and after the application of the first electric signal to the first terminal of the second winding, apply the second electric signal to the first terminal of the second winding of the second motor; wherein the first number of regular intervals of time and the second number of regular intervals of time differ by one regular interval of time.
H02P 8/22 - Control of step sizeIntermediate stepping, e.g. microstepping
H02K 37/00 - Motors with rotor rotating step by step and without interrupter or commutator driven by the rotor, e.g. stepping motors
H02P 5/505 - Arrangements specially adapted for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of two or more electric motors for speed regulation of two or more dynamo-electric motors in relation to one another by comparing electrical values representing the speeds using equalising lines, e.g. rotor and stator lines of first and second motors
100.
COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR POSITIONING ELEMENTS IN A SPACE OF A BUILDING
A computer-implemented method for positioning technical elements in a space, wherein the elements each have an element work area, and the following steps are carried out: • a) providing the geometry of the space by way of a space model, • b) determining a set of possible element positions for the positioning of the elements from the space model taking account of predetermined positioning rules for the space, • c) ascertaining the number of elements for the space with the aid of a model on the basis of machine learning, • d) determining a set of element arrangements with permutations for the number of elements at the possible element positions, in each case by: • d1) defining element locations at the possible element positions for the ascertained number of elements taking account of predetermined technical positioning rules for the elements as element arrangement, • d2) ascertaining an aggregate total element work area for the space with the aid of the element arrangement and the respective element work areas, • e) determining the element arrangement with the smallest ratio of the number of elements for the space and the total element work area from the ascertained set of element arrangements.
G06F 30/13 - Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
G06F 30/27 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation using machine learning, e.g. artificial intelligence, neural networks, support vector machines [SVM] or training a model
G06F 111/06 - Multi-objective optimisation, e.g. Pareto optimisation using simulated annealing [SA], ant colony algorithms or genetic algorithms [GA]
G06F 111/20 - Configuration CAD, e.g. designing by assembling or positioning modules selected from libraries of predesigned modules
