Patent ID: 7155296

Claim:
A configuration method for an installation ( 1 ) comprising solar protection devices ( 3 ) controlled by a central unit ( 2 ) comprising a memory ( 22 ), computing means ( 21 ) and a user interface, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a parameterization step comprising an iteration, over all of the solar protection devices ( 3 ), of at least two of the following phases: (a) entry and recording of data defining an exposure of an opening fitted with the solar protection device ( 3 ) with respect to the sun; (b) entry and recording of data defining a type of solar protection device; and (c) entry and recording of data defining the maximum desired depth of penetration of the sun into a building, and/or a desired visual comfort; a step of iterative calculation over all of the solar protection devices ( 3 ), whereby for each device, a control algorithm and/or coefficients for the control algorithm, intended for the control of the device, are calculated on the basis of the data, which is recorded in memory, and of general information characterizing the different types of solar protection devices and contained in memory; a step, whereby the coefficients and/or the control algorithms are modified in order to manage conflicts and interactions between different devices; and a step of controlling the solar protective devices in an operational mode in accordance with the control algorithm.