FR3009013A1 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACTUATOR FOR MOBILE EQUIPMENT - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of controlling an actuator (11a, 11b) for a mobile equipment (1) of the building, the mobile equipment (1) being arranged to be movable between at least a first occultation position of a wall portion and a second position in which the mobile equipment does not conceal the wall portion, an intermediate zone being defined between the building wall portion and the mobile equipment (1). The control method comprising the steps of collecting input data (27) comprising at least a value of an intermediate temperature (tint) prevailing in the intermediate zone and applying or correcting a definition of a positioning command (ACT) ) of the mobile equipment (1) according to the input data (27).

Description

The present invention relates to a control method of an actuator for mobile equipment of the building. It is known to use an actuator for moving a mobile equipment of the building. The actuator may for example comprise a motorized element and a moving member of the mobile equipment. The mobile equipment may for example be a swing shutter, a shutter, or a screen with adjustable blades. The opening and closing of the shutter and possibly the positioning of the flap in an intermediate position makes it possible to adjust the degree of concealment of a part of the wall of the building, in particular a window. The interest of the variation of the degree of occultation is to take advantage of the heat brought by the luminosity and the outside temperature or on the contrary to preserve the freshness inside the building according to the season and the internal temperature of the desired building, thanks the thermal screen properties of mobile equipment and beyond the security of access that brings a component. For the energy optimization and thus the adjustment of the degree of concealment of the wall made by the mobile equipment, various management systems have been developed. The control of the opening or closing of the mobile equipment may in particular be based on a measured physical quantity, for example an external temperature value measured by external sensors arranged for this purpose. This system is satisfactory in that it allows an optimization of the energy consumption to obtain the desired temperature inside the building. Indeed, the opening of the mobile equipment allows a contribution of heat and brightness and the closure increases the thermal insulation compared to the outside. However, such a management system can be complex to set up, in particular the use of sensor requires precise positioning and possibly the establishment of a protection against the risks associated with exposure to the outside environment, without count the connection to the control device of the actuator. In addition, outdoor temperature information alone may be ineffective. In this case it is necessary to add to the installation of other sensors, for example of interior temperature, which must also be positioned and connected.

The present invention aims to solve all or some of the disadvantages mentioned above. For this purpose, the present invention relates to a control method of an actuator for a mobile equipment of a building, the mobile equipment being arranged to be movable between at least a first position of occultation of a wall portion of the building and a second position in which the movable equipment does not conceal the wall portion or obscures the wall portion more than in the first concealment position, an intermediate area being defined between the wall portion of the building and a plane in which the mobile equipment is located when it is in the first occultation position, the control method comprising the steps of: - collecting input data comprising at least one value of a intermediate temperature prevailing in the intermediate zone, 15 - apply or correct a definition of a positioning control of the mobile equipment according to the input data comprena at least one intermediate temperature value. Thanks to the arrangements according to the invention, the positioning control of a mobile equipment for concealing a building wall portion 20 takes into account the temperature of the zone or intermediate space so as to modify the concealment of the wall portion by the mobile equipment, using a measurement that can be easily obtained, in particular near the actuator, or integrated into the actuator. In its first position, the mobile equipment also obscures the intermediate zone 25 with respect to the external environment. This results in this zone of the particular temperature conditions used in the context of the invention. Thus, it is possible to take account of this intermediate temperature to adapt the control of this mobile equipment, for example by allowing the wall portion to be protected against overheating in the summer habitat by blocking the wall portion, or suppressing the occultation in winter to capture the calories of solar radiation, while using a temperature data available in the environment of the actuator, so easily accessible. It should be noted that the invention is applicable to different types of external occulting mobile equipment, for example with shutters, with Venetian type external blinds or using a rolled cloth.

The parts of building walls considered can for example be constituted by translucent or transparent walls of the building such as windows, doors or windows. According to one aspect of the invention, the input data comprises at least one interior temperature value prevailing inside the building. The knowledge of the internal temperature makes it possible to compare with the intermediate temperature in order to determine a strategy of occultation or non-occultation of the wall part. According to one aspect of the invention, the step of defining a control of the mobile equipment may alternatively take into account a predetermined or estimated value of the indoor temperature. The temperature can be considered as a fixed datum, varying little in a range of values, it can therefore be predetermined arbitrarily. According to one aspect of the invention, the input data comprises at least one outside temperature value prevailing outside the building and the intermediate zone. According to one aspect of the invention, the input data further comprises a brightness value. The outside temperature may be different from the intermediate temperature, for example if the mobile equipment totally or partially obscures the intermediate zone. The intermediate temperature evolves as a function of the external, indoor, light exposure, and thermal resistances of the mobile equipment and the wall portion. The comparison of outdoor, indoor and intermediate temperatures allows the development of a strategy for positioning control of mobile equipment. According to one aspect of the invention, the input data are collected at several times of a period of time, and in which the definition of the positioning control is performed according to the temporal evolution of the input data. during that period. Taking into account the evolution of input data as a function of time makes it possible to develop a suitable control definition. Indeed, if for example a temperature undergoes a momentary variation to return to its previous value, it is not necessary to change the position of the mobile equipment. According to one aspect of the invention, data relating to a plurality of intermediate temperatures prevailing in a plurality of intermediate zones attached to a plurality of mobile devices are collected, each intermediate zone being defined as an area disposed between a wall portion of the building and mobile equipment when the mobile equipment is in a blackout position. According to these arrangements, it is possible by using a plurality of intermediate zones to modify one or more moving equipment positions based on the plurality of values relating to the intermediate temperatures of the intermediate zones of the same building. In addition, the reading of several intermediate temperatures of different intermediate zones makes it possible to dispense with a precision on each measurement. Indeed, it is thanks to all measurements, the sensors can be themselves arranged on different facades of the building (north and / or east and / or south and / or west), and if necessary, with the using smart algorithms (even evolving in situ), that data tint will control the positioning of mobile devices to meet the different needs and functions, even as each independent measure of tint may be insignificant. According to one aspect of the invention, a control of several mobile equipment is operated independently according to the intermediate temperature relative to the intermediate zone of each mobile equipment.

According to one aspect of the invention, the definition of the positioning control of the mobile equipment is carried out by applying a model to the input data, the model taking into account at least one adaptation parameter. According to one aspect of the invention the adaptation parameter comprises a user control of positioning of the mobile equipment, the model being arranged to consider as a priority the user control for the definition of the positioning control. According to one aspect of the invention, the model adaptation parameter includes an indication relating to the season. According to one aspect of the invention, the adaptation parameter of the model further comprises an indication relating to the time.

According to one aspect of the invention, the adaptation parameter of the model comprises an indication relating to a theoretical target position of the mobile equipment. The present invention also relates to a computer program product comprising code instructions arranged to implement the steps of a method as described above. The present invention also relates to a medium comprising in memory the code instructions of a computer program product arranged to execute such a computer program product. According to one aspect of the invention, the medium comprises an electronic card. The present invention also relates to an actuator of a mobile building equipment arranged to implement a control method as described above, the actuator comprising at least one sensor arranged to collect an intermediate temperature value, a definition unit. a positioning control of the mobile equipment and a moving member of the mobile equipment. According to one aspect of the invention, the sensor is in the intermediate zone. According to another aspect of the invention, the command definition unit comprises the medium as described above. According to one aspect of the invention, this also relates to an assembly comprising: mobile equipment arranged to be movable between at least a first occultation position of a wall portion of a building and a second position in a the movable equipment does not obscure the wall portion or obscures the wall portion more than in the first occultation position, an intermediate zone being defined between the building wall portion and the mobile equipment when the mobile equipment is in the first occultation position, and an actuator as described above. The present invention further relates to an installation, comprising a plurality of actuators, and a control unit comprising means for communicating with the plurality of actuators so as to collect the input data from the plurality of actuators. , a data processing unit capable of defining or correcting a positioning command applied by at least one actuator to a mobile equipment according to the collected input data. According to one aspect of the invention, at least one additional sensor is arranged to measure the outside temperature.

In any case the invention will be better understood with the aid of the description which follows with reference to the appended diagrammatic drawings showing, by way of non-limiting example, one embodiment of this control method.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mobile building equipment in a first position. Figure 2 is a perspective view of the mobile equipment of the building in a second position.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the mobile equipment of the building in a third position. Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of a wall portion of the building to which the mobile equipment of the building is attached, the mobile equipment being in second position. Figure 5 is a longitudinal section of a wall portion of the building to which the mobile equipment of the building is attached, the mobile equipment being in first position. Figure 6 is a block diagram of an installation for controlling the mobile equipment of the building. It should be noted that mobile equipment of the building, can include hearing window shutter, for example a flap having a leaf or leaves, a shutter, a venetian blind or a window or hatch natural ventilation, mobile equipment with non-zero thermal resistance. In the embodiment described, the mobile equipment 1 of the building 2 is a double-leaf flap 4a, 4b. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4, a first leaf 4a and a second leaf 4b of the building 2 are attached to an outer wall 3 of the building 2. The set of two leaves 4a, 4b constitutes the mobile equipment 1. The first leaf 4a and the second leaf 4b are both movable in rotation between a first position and a second position, respectively about a first axis 5a and a second axis 5b. As illustrated in Figures 1 and 5, the first flap 4a and the second flap 4b are in the first position. The mobile equipment 1 consisting of two leaves 4a, 4b is located in a plane 6 said closure, this plane 6 defining an area or intermediate space 9 with the walls of the building 2. In its first position, the mobile equipment 1 occult a wall portion 7 of the building 2, for example a glazed window. As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 4, the first leaf 4a and the second leaf 4b are in the second position, called the open position. None of the wings 4a, 4b occlude the wall portion 7. Each leaf 4a, 4b is independently movable between the first and second positions. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the first leaf 4a and the second wing 4b are both positioned at a third position, the concealment of the wall portion 7 being partial. Thus the displacement between the first and the second position of a mobile equipment 1 of the building 2 defines a degree of occultation of the corresponding wall portion 7 and therefore a degree of concealment of the intermediate zone 9. As illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, a first actuator 11a and a second actuator 11b are respectively arranged to move the first leaf 4a and the second leaf 4b. A drive device 8 comprises the two actuators 11a, 11b and is capable of handling in particular the movement sequences of the two leaves 4a, 4b. Each actuator 11a, 11b comprises a displacement member 13a, 13b of the corresponding leaf 4a, 4b. Each actuator 11a, 11b also comprises a control box 15a, 15b. As illustrated in FIG. 6, each control unit 15a, 15b comprises a definition unit 16 of a positioning control ACT, a temperature sensor Tint and a power supply source PWR such as a battery or a connection socket. to the sector.

A single intermediate temperature sensor suffices for an intermediate zone, however, the tint values measured at each of the actuators can be correlated to refine the evaluation of the need for action on the mobile equipment.

Each definition unit 16 comprises a CPU support for generating control instructions for the corresponding displacement member 13a, 13b. In the embodiment presented the CPU support is an electronic card. Each control box 15a, 15b further comprises a wireless transmitter / receiver ER for receiving data and sending data according to a wireless communication protocol, the data being included in the memory S of the CPU support. In particular, the two actuators 11a, 11b are able to interact with each other, or with a common management unit not shown. In this way, one of the actuators 11a operates as master, the other actuator 11b as a slave, so as to manage the opening and closing sequences with shifts between the leaves 4a, 4b. FIG. 6 shows an installation 17 comprising the first actuator 11a and the second actuator 11b and a central control unit 19. The control unit 19 is distant from the actuators 11a, 11b and can for example be located inside the building 21 2. The control unit 21 comprises a data processing unit 23 and bidirectional communication means 25 with the actuators 11a, 11b. The communication means 25 are arranged to send and receive data according to the wireless communication protocol. We have above defined the elements constituting the installation 17 for the control of the actuators 11a, 11b. Below, we will detail the control process of the actuators 11a, 11b. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the first actuator 11a and the second actuator 11b have a similar structure. The first actuator 11a, arranged to move the first leaf 4a, is able to operate independently of the second actuator 11b, arranged to move the second leaf 4b or in precise sequences. In a first step, at least one of the actuators 11, 11 b collects input data 27.

According to a first variant, the input data 27 comprise an intermediate temperature tint prevailing in the intermediate zone 9. The intermediate temperature tint is measured by the temperature sensor Tint integrated in the control box 15a of the actuator 11a.

This arrangement allows rapid installation of the drive device 8 because the temperature sensor Tint is integrated in the device 8, in particular it is inside the control box 15a, 15b of one of the actuators 11a, 11b. It is then not necessary to position an external sensor to the control boxes 15a, 15b.

The value of the intermediate temperature tint is sensitive to the degree of concealment of the wall portion 7 by the mobile equipment 1, but also to the variations in outdoor temperature and brightness between day and night. It also depends on the thermal resistance of the mobile equipment 1, for example from 0.25 m2.K / VV to 4 m2.K / VV for a swing shutter and from 0.08 m2.K / VV to 0.25 m2.K / W for a shutter. It also depends on the quality of insulation of the wall portion 7, for example if it is glazing. According to a second variant, the input data 27 further comprises an internal temperature 29 of the building 2. This temperature 29 may be a predetermined value, for example between 17 ° C. and 23 ° C. or a value measured by a dedicated sensor. C1 connected to the actuator 11a. The connection can be made by wire connection or not, for example by radio link between the sensor C1 and the actuator 11a, the actuator 11b is also arranged to be connected to the sensor C1. Thus a single sensor C1 by intermediate zone is sufficient.

According to a third variant, the input data 27 furthermore comprise an external temperature 31 measured by a dedicated sensor C2 connected to the actuator 11a, the outside temperature 31 prevailing outside the building 2 and the intermediate zone 9. for the sensor C1, the connection of the sensor C2 can be made by wire connection or not, for example by radio link between the sensor C2 and the actuator 11a, the actuator 11b also being arranged to be connected to the sensor C2. Thus a single sensor C2 by intermediate zone is sufficient. The following are examples of orders of magnitude of the input data 27: in winter for an outside temperature value 31 of -15 ° C, an internal temperature value 29 of 20 °, the intermediate temperature tinted when the shutter is closed can be between -8 and - 10 ° C. When the flap is open, the intermediate temperature tint evolves to become close to the outside temperature (the proximity of the building and the confinement of the temperature sensor can make the intermediate temperature systematically remain different from the outside temperature. the outside temperature and the intermediate temperature are however greater when the mobile equipment is in its first position than when it is in its second position). According to a fourth variant, the input data 27 furthermore comprise a brightness value 33 measured by a photovoltaic panel C3 connected to the actuator 11a and / or 11b. The photovoltaic panel C3 can be positioned in the intermediate zone 9, so when the mobile equipment 1 is in the first position, the photovoltaic panel C3 will be obscured. The photovoltaic panel C3 can also be positioned on the outer wall 3 of the building 2 outside the intermediate zone 9. In a second step, the definition unit 16 of a positioning control ACT of the actuator 11a proceeds to define the positioning command ACT from the input data 27. Once the positioning command ACT has been defined, the moving members 13a, 13b position the mobile equipment 1 accordingly. The CPU support of the definition unit 16 comprises a model M in the form of code instructions. The model M provides a correspondence between the input data 27 and the definition of the positioning control ACT of the mobile equipment 1. The model M comprises adaptation parameters P, so that the definition of the control ACT positioning does not depend only on the input data 27, but also on indications communicated to the definition unit 16 or according to data present in the memory S of the CPU support. The data present in the memory S can for example relate to the time, the season or the orientation of the wall portion 7 with respect to the sun, and / or the current position of the mobile equipment 1. For example, during a sunny day in winter when the mobile equipment 1 is closed, the intermediate temperature tint may be lower than the outside temperature 31. It is then possible to capture energy through the part of wall 7 if it is a glazing. The model M then defines a positioning control ACT to reduce the concealment of the wall portion 7 by determining a position 5 of the mobile equipment 1 close to the second position. During the night in winter, the thermal losses of the building 2 are reduced by the closing of the mobile equipment 1, that is to say the passage in first position. During the day in summer, it is also possible to reduce the thermal inputs to the building 2 by the at least partial closure of the mobile equipment 1, that is to say by a positioning close to the first position. In this case, once it has been found that the intermediate temperature tint exceeds a threshold value (or becomes greater than the internal temperature value 29 by at least one threshold value), the definition unit 16 proceeds to define the control positioning ACT to position the mobile equipment 1 in or near its first position. Thus if the wall portion 7 is in the form of glazing, it can be obscured with respect to direct sunlight. The indications communicated to the definition unit 16 may come from the control unit 19 and be transmitted according to the wireless communication protocol to the transmitter / receiver of the actuator ER. It can be a user command defining a theoretical target position of the mobile equipment 1 or a positioning order in first or second position. In this case the position of the mobile equipment 1 defined by a user command takes precedence over the position determined by the model M as a function of the input data 27. The indications communicated to the definition unit 16 can also come from the displacement member 13a, 13b corresponding. This may be for example an indication relating to the position of the mobile equipment 1 or an indication relating to the current absorbed by the displacement member 13a, 13b. Below, we will see that the control method is able to follow the temporal evolution of the input data 27 to adapt the M model. For this purpose, the input data are collected over a period defined in several moments. 27. Thus, the model M determines, as a function of the time evolution of the input data 27 over the period, the most appropriate response for the definition of the ACT actuator positioning command 11. This data collection is advantageously performed following a manual or automatic control command. In particular, it makes it possible to verify the relevance of the action performed following the order of the order. In particular, a partial opening (or closing) of the mobile equipment 1 varies the conditions in the intermediate zone 9 between the mobile equipment 1 and the wall portion 7. In this case, after a certain period of time, about 1 / 4h, the intermediate temperature tint will have evolved significantly. The taking into account by the model M of this evolution makes it possible to deduce actions to be carried out with the mobile equipment 1. In fact, from the follow-up of the temporal evolution of the intermediate temperature held over the period of time, the Model M is able to determine whether a new positioning of the mobile equipment 1 would be advantageous from the point of view of the thermal of the building. This can also be applied to the evolution of other input data 27. According to another example, since the motorization device 8 is connected to a clock, the definition unit 16 can detect a change in the intermediate temperature. held before the programmed opening or closing of the mobile equipment, in a range of about one hour, and to deduce a possible anticipation of the action. Thus, it is possible to reset the programmed actions in particular vis-à-vis the duration night / day or meteorology, while maintaining a schedule schedule. A similar study can concern the evolutions of the intermediate temperature held after the programmed opening or closing, in order to also reset these programmed closing actions. According to the control method, it is also possible to collect data from other actuators associated with other mobile equipment of the building 2 to adapt the indications sent by the control unit 19 to each actuator 11. The unit processing 23 of the control unit 19 then determines whether the data can be used to change the position of one or more mobile equipment building. In particular, the collection of the various data makes it possible to evaluate whether these are significant and can be used to determine one or more actions.

The processing unit 23 of the central control 19 accordingly determines the indications it sends to each actuator 11a, 11b to correct the position of the corresponding mobile equipment 1. It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the sole form of execution of this control method, described above by way of example, it encompasses all the variants of embodiment. It should be noted in particular that the mobile equipment may be constituted by a venetian blind. In this case, the positioning of the mobile equipment is defined both by its degree of deployment, but also by the inclination of the blades, these two parameters influencing the concealment of the part of the wall considered.

Claims (13)

REVENDICATIONS1. A method of controlling an actuator (11a, 11b) for a mobile equipment (1) of a building (2), the mobile equipment (1) being arranged to be movable between at least a first occultation position of a wall portion (7) of the building (2) and a second position in which the movable equipment does not obscure the wall portion (7) or obscures the wall portion (7) in a more limited manner than in the first occultation position, an intermediate zone (9) being defined between the wall portion of the building (7) and a plane (6) in which the mobile equipment (1) is located when (1) is in the first blackout position, the control method comprising the steps of: - collecting input data (27) comprising at least one value of an intermediate temperature (tint) prevailing in the intermediate area (9), - apply or correct a definition of a positioning control (ACT) of the mobile equipment (1) in accordance with ction of the input data (27) comprising the at least one intermediate temperature value (tint). 20 The control method according to claim 1, wherein the input data (27) comprises at least one indoor temperature value (29) inside the building (2). 25 3. Control method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the input data (27) comprise at least one outside temperature value (31) prevailing outside the building (2) and the intermediate zone (9). 30 4. Control method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the input data (27) further comprises a brightness value (33). 5. Control method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the input data (27) is collected at several times of a period of time, and in which the definition of the positioning control (ACT) is performed. according to the temporal evolution of the input data (27) during said period. The control method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein data relating to a plurality of intermediate temperatures (tint) prevailing in a plurality of intermediate zones (9) attached to a plurality of mobile devices (1) are collected. ), each intermediate zone (9) being defined as an area disposed between a wall portion (7) of the building (2) and a mobile equipment (1) when the mobile equipment (1) is in the occultation position. 7. Control method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the definition of the positioning control (ACT) of the mobile equipment (1) is achieved by the application of a model (M) to the data of input (27), the model (M) taking into account at least one adaptation parameter (P). 8. Control method according to claim 7, wherein the adaptation parameter (P) comprises a user control of positioning of the mobile equipment (1), the model (M) being arranged to consider as a priority the user command for the definition of positioning control (ACT). 9. Method according to one of claims 7 or 8, wherein the adaptation parameter (P) of the model (M) comprises an indication relating to a theoretical target position of the mobile equipment (1). A computer program product comprising code instructions arranged to carry out the steps of a method according to one of the preceding claims. 11. Support (CPU) comprising in memory (S) the code instructions of a computer program product according to the preceding claim and arranged to execute such a computer program product. 35 12. Actuator (11a, 11b) of a mobile equipment (1) of the building (2) arranged to implement a control method according to one of claims 1 to 9, the actuator (11a, 11b) comprising at least one sensor (Tint) arranged to collect an intermediate temperature value (tint), a definition unit (16) of a positioning control (ACT) of the mobile equipment (1) and a displacement member (13). ) of the mobile equipment (1). 13. Installation (17) comprising: - a plurality of actuators (11a, 11b) according to claim 12, and - a control unit (19) comprising communication means (25) with the plurality of actuators (11a). , 11 b) so as to collect the input data (27) from the plurality of actuators (11a, 11b), a data processing unit (23) adapted to define or correct a positioning command (ACT ) applied by at least one actuator (11a, 11b) to a mobile equipment (1) according to the collected input data (27).