Patent ID: 11892737
Assignee: VIEW, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G  E  Y | IPC E  G

Claim 9:
10. An apparatus for controlling optically switchable windows of a building, the apparatus comprising one or more controllers operatively coupled to the optically switchable windows, wherein the one or more controllers comprise circuitry and are configured to:
(a) determine, or direct determination of, tinting instructions that address a period of reduced power in the building for (I) a first zone of optically switchable windows that are non-critical windows in unoccupied rooms and/or on a shaded side of the building and (II) a second zone of optically switchable windows that are critical windows in occupied rooms and/or on a sunny side of the building; and
(b) transition or hold, or direct transition or holding of, tint of the first and second zones of optically switchable windows using the tinting instructions;
wherein the tinting instructions include preference for using available power for the second zone of optically switchable windows over the first zone of optically switchable windows.