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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Ian Ashdown, West Vancouver, CA;
Inventor:
Ian Ashdown, West Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
SUNTRACKER TECHNOLOGIES LTD, Victoria, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 13/00 (2006.01); H05B 37/00 (2006.01); F24F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/00 (2013.01); F24F 11/0034 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0049 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0094 (2013.01); Y02E 10/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
In the context of a predictive daylight harvesting system data values are input regarding a plurality of variable building design parameters. The effects on a building's environmental characteristics are calculated based on the data values regarding a plurality of building design parameters. At least one of the data values is changed regarding variable building design parameters. The effects on a building's environmental characteristics are recalculated based on the data values regarding a plurality of building design parameters building heat balance.