blind-controller-using-fuzzy-logic
Project leader: Nicolas Morel
Collaborator: Dr. Manuel Bauer (now ESTIA SA)
External participants: Technical University of Vienna (A); Zumtobel Licht, Dornbirn (A); Landis & Gyr, Zug (CH)
Duration and funding: 1994-1996, OFEN/BEW (Federal Office of Energy, Switerland)
Summary
Blind controller using fuzzy logic. No adaptation is performed: although the user can override the blind position generated by the controller, the latter takes back the hand after a predetermined time interval (typically one hour), and the characteristics of the controller are not adapted to the user’s wishes. Schema.
| Algorithms used |
Fuzzy logic |
| Work carried out |
Algorithm development, simulation study, comparative measurements on two rooms of the LESO building (using a Luxmate bus for blind and artificial lighting control) |
| Results | The DELTA algorithm allows an improvement of the thermal (overheating) and visual (glare reduction) comfort, together with a reduction of energy consumption (heating and lighting) of up to more than 50 % when compared to unfavourable (but unfortunately rather frequent) manual control strategies. |
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