Abstract: A system and method are described for carrying out machine learning-based automated laundry machine error/degraded status detection and maintenance by use of acoustic sensor data rendered by the laundry machines and applied to a plurality of machine learning models for use with acoustic data rendered by the laundry machines.

Abstract: A device and a method for robotic process automation of multiple electronic computing devices are disclosed. The device creates and stores a script that records at least an event relating to a first device and at least one action corresponding to the event. The device continuously receives a current screenshot image of a first device, and continuously analyzes the current screenshot image of the first device according to the script so as to determine whether the event has occurred. When determining that the event has occurred, the device generates at least one control signal corresponding to the at least one action according to the script, and transmits the at least one control signal to a second device, so as to perform the at least one action for the second device.

Abstract: An air-conditioning device control method includes receiving an instruction sent by a terminal device, judging whether the instruction comes from a preset local area network, identifying a user identity according to the instruction in response to the instruction coming from the preset local area network, acquiring an operation mode of an air-conditioning device that is adapted to the user identity, and executing the operation mode of the air-conditioning device.

Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a controller for a cascade boiler system having both condensing and non-condensing boilers. The controller can receive supply water temperature data and return water temperature data to determine a current temperature differential in the system. The controller can determine a current load demand value using the current temperature differential and a set point temperature. If the current load demand value is less than or equal to a first load demand threshold, the controller can output a control signal for a condensing boiler to transition to a heating mode. If the current load demand value is greater than a second load demand threshold, the controller can output a control signal for a non-condensing boiler to transition to a heating mode.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a rapid response system includes a manager coupled to one or more sensors and one or more controls. The one or more sensors includes a camera-sensor based detector of airborne pathogenic biological particles. Settings of the one or more controls influence a rate of a growth or lifecycle of biological pathogens. The manager rapidly responds to sensor detection of airborne pathogenic biological particles by influencing the rate of growth or lifecycles of biological pathogens via modification of control settings.

Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes obtaining an enhanced state graph. The enhanced state graph represents a set of objects within an environment and a set of positions of the set of objects. The enhanced state graph includes a set of object nodes, a set of property nodes and a set of goal nodes to represent a set of objectives. The method also includes generating a set of instructions for a set of mechanical systems based on the enhanced state graph. The set of mechanical systems is configured to interact with one or more of the set of objects within the environment. The method further includes operating the set of mechanical systems to achieve the set of objectives based on the set of instructions.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: processing circuitry configured to select, for a first element of a plurality of elements in first information including the elements and including a first relationship between the elements, relationship setting information being information for setting a second relationship between the first element and at least one second element of the elements; set the second relationship between the first element and the at least one second element, based on the relationship setting information; and determine attribute information on the first element, based on the second relationship and the first information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heating device, including a first and second ends of an indoor water supply pipe communicated with a main water supply pipe and a water supply end of a radiator; a valve, a first temperature sensor, a heating and control module and a third temperature sensor arranged between the first and second ends; two ends of the heating and control module connected with a bypass pipe; a first and second ends of an indoor return water pipe communicated with a main return water pipe and a return water end of the radiator; a three-way valve and a second temperature sensor arranged between the first end and the second end of the indoor return water pipe; and a first and second ends of the water pump communicated with a third end of the three-way valve and the indoor water supply pipe.

Abstract: Various embodiments include a method of controlling heat exchange via a terminal unit of a terminal-side circuit of a system for HVAC with a source-side circuit coupled to the terminal-side circuit comprising: reading a terminal-side supply temperature signal; producing a supply temperature from the terminal-side supply temperature signal; estimating a percentage demand signal as a function of the supply temperature; estimating an actual demand for power by rescaling a value of maximum available power by the percentage demand signal; comparing the actual demand for power to the value of maximum available power; and if the actual demand for power exceeds the value of maximum available power: producing a first flow control signal based on the value of maximum available power; and controlling a flow of a fluid through the source-side circuit based on the first flow control signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for emulating an environment created by the outputs of a plurality of devices. The system receives device control data for a device in a first venue. The control of the outputs of said devices according to the device control data creates an environment within the first venue. The system retrieves profile data for devices within a second venue. The system associates a device in the second venue with a device from the first venue, both devices having a similar output type. The system then generates control information adapted from the associated device of the first venue for the device in the second venue. The system controls the outputs of each device in the second plurality of devices according to the generated control information to emulate the environment within the first venue in the second venue.

Abstract: A method for automatically adapting a predictive model used to control a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system in a building to compensate for a detected fault in the HVAC system is shown. The method includes obtaining an indication of the detected fault in the HVAC system or a zone in the building. The method further includes determining a predicted impact of the detected fault on an operational performance of the HVAC system. The method further includes adjusting one or more parameters of the predictive model based on the predicted impact of the detected fault to generate a fault-adapted predictive model. The method further includes operating the HVAC system to control an environmental condition of the building using the fault-adapted predictive model.

Abstract: A system for remote access to active shipping containers may gather information and analytics on containers during transit, and allow automated and manual configuration changes to be transmitted, from remote users, to the container during transit. A remote access device capable of long range communication over cellular or satellite networks may be coupled with a control system of the active shipping container, in order to send information from the control system to a remote server, and to receive and provide configuration changes to the control system. The remote access device may also include sensors, or may be coupled with a plurality of sensors that may be placed in an around the container to provide additional and more detailed sources of sensor data. Sensor and status data from containers may trigger automatic configuration changes or notifications, and may also be aggregated to provide high level analytics related to transit lanes.

Abstract: A system for controlling an operation of a machine subject to state constraints in continuous state space of the machine and subject to control input constraints in continuous control input space of the machine is provided. The apparatus includes an input interface to accept data indicative of a state of the machine, a memory configured to store an optimization problem for computing the safety margin of a state and action pair satisfying the state constraints and a control policy mapping the state of the machine within a control invariant set (CIS) to a control input satisfying the control input constraints, and a processor configured to iteratively perform a reinforcement learning (RL) algorithm to jointly control the machine and update the control policy.

Abstract: A system and method for minimizing indoor infection risk and improving indoor air quality (IAQ) while maximizing energy savings. The system integrates occupancy detection and forecasting, outdoor weather conditions and forecasting, indoor infection risks and air quality modeling, any tunable air filtration, the clean air delivery rate, and any portable air cleaners. The system outputs the total amount of outdoor air intake, the air temperature of the supply air into the space, the supply air flow rate into the space, the operation mode of tunable air filtration/purification/disinfection, the operation mode of the in-room air cleaner, and space/room temperature set-points, and thus can serve as the central controller for an HVAC system.

Abstract: The disclosed technology includes systems and methods for reducing temperature overshoot of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The disclosed technology can include a thermostat having a temperature sensor and a controller. The controller can be configured to receive temperature data from the temperature sensor, determine whether a time since the heating cycle of the HVAC unit began is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount of time, and determine whether a current temperature is less than or equal to a low threshold temperature, the low threshold temperature being less than a target temperature. If the current temperature is less than or equal to the low threshold temperature, the controller can determine whether a capacity of the HVAC unit at the end of the heating cycle is greater than a threshold capacity and adjust a response setting of the thermostat by a predetermined adjustment amount.

Abstract: A variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system for a building includes an outdoor VRF unit, a plurality of indoor VRF units, a battery, and a predictive VRF controller. The outdoor VRF unit includes powered VRF components configured to apply heating or cooling to a refrigerant. The indoor VRF units are configured to use the heated or cooled refrigerant to provide heating or cooling to a plurality of building zones. The battery is configured to store electric energy and discharge the stored electric energy for use in powering the powered VRF components. The predictive VRF controller is configured to optimize a predictive cost function to determine an optimal amount of electric energy to purchase from an energy grid and an optimal amount of electric energy to store in the battery or discharge from the battery for use in powering the powered VRF components at each time step of an optimization period.

Abstract: A system includes a two stage heat exchanger and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a call from a thermostat and execute, in response to the call, an adaptive staging algorithm. The adaptive staging algorithm is configured to determine, in response to a recent cycle of the two stage heat exchanger being a first stage cycle, a first stage up time of the two stage heat exchanger as a first function of a first value, the first value corresponding to the recent cycle being the first stage cycle. The adaptive staging algorithm is also configured to determine, in response to the recent cycle of the two stage heat exchanger being a second stage cycle, a second stage up time of the two stage heat exchanger as a second function of a second value, the second value corresponding to the recent cycle being the second stage cycle, where the first and second values are different.

Abstract: A system includes two stage HVAC equipment and processing circuitry configured to receive a call for conditioning and, in response to the call for conditioning, execute a recovery mode algorithm. The recovery mode algorithm is configured to determine an elapsed time between the call for conditioning and an ending of a recent cycle and compare the elapsed time to a threshold time period. The recovery mode algorithm is also configured to, in response to the elapsed time being below the threshold time period, determine a first stage up time based on a first function corresponding to the elapsed time being below the threshold time period. The recovery mode algorithm is also configured to, in response to the elapsed time meeting or exceeding the threshold time period, determine a second stage up time based on a second function corresponding to the elapsed time meeting or exceeding the threshold time period.

Abstract: An automatic control of a vehicle washing installation in an emergency operation in the case of a fault is provided. The following method steps are carried out: detecting an error message for ascertaining a fault state of the vehicle washing installation. In response to the detected fault state: specifying function blocks, which can be activated in a fault-free manner, on the basis of a read-in equipment data set which represents the current equipping of the vehicle washing installation with machine components for computing emergency operation programs; controlling a vehicle washing installation for carrying out the emergency operation on the basis of the calculated emergency operation programs.

Abstract: A method for controlling a power output of a power generating unit includes receiving at least two measurement data sets from a location of integration of a power generating unit to an electrical grid. Each measurement data set includes a plurality of electrical parameters. The method further includes generating a grid model of the electrical grid based on the at least two measurement data sets. The grid model is characterized by an equivalent grid voltage and an equivalent grid impedance. The method further includes computing a strength value of the electrical grid based on the grid model, using the at least two measurement data sets. The method also includes controlling the power output of a power generating unit based on the strength value of the electrical grid.