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Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013

Filed:

Oct. 18, 2010
Applicants:

Gerhard Zimmermann, Kaiserslautern, DE;

Yan LU, West Windsor, NJ (US);

George Lo, Plainsboro, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Gerhard Zimmermann, Kaiserslautern, DE;

Yan Lu, West Windsor, NJ (US);

George Lo, Plainsboro, NJ (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/56 (2006.01); G06G 7/50 (2006.01); G01M 1/38 (2006.01); G05B 13/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/00 (2006.01); G05D 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Systems and methods are described that provide a Heat Flow Model (HFM) graph modeling methodology. Embodiments automatically translate formal HVAC system descriptions from a Building Information Model (BIM) into HFM graphs, and compile the graphs into executable FDD systems. During an engineering phase, a user interface is used to enter parameters, conditions, and switches not found in the BIM. During a runtime phase, real-time data from an HVAC control system is input to the generated FDD system (HFM graph) for fault detection and diagnosis.


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