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Dictionary of keywords of the application domain

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description
german
actual user
 
current user of a room
Aktueller Benutzer
actual value   actual value Istwert
actuator
 
device that can be controlled by control system or user
Aktuator
ambient light   diffuse room lighting Umgebungslicht
blind
 
used to shade window from the outside
Jalousie
ceiling light   luminaire under or in the ceiling Deckenlicht
comfort temperature
 
desired value of temperature during normal usage of a room
Komforttemperatur
comfort time
 
time period in which full room temperature comfort is expected
Benutzungszeit
computer lab
 
room with many terminals, workstations, open to all group members and temporarily to students of a class
Terminalraum
computer science department building
 
building with typically offices, computer labs, peripheral rooms etc.
Informatikgebäude
contact
 
electrical or magnetic gadget to determine the state of a door, window etc.
Kontakt
control panel
 
small panel at the wall with a keyboard, LED's for important states and a simple display for textual messages
Kontroll-Panel
control system
 
hardware system and software system that controls indoor temperature and lighting
Kontrollsystem
customer   persons, for whom the system is developed. Customers are always right.  Kunden
desired value   variable entered, which the control system shall adjust and maintain. Sollwert
dimmer actuator   controls the output of a luminaire Dimmer
door
 
object which makes it possible to enter or leave a room
Tür
environment
 
surrounding of section of the building, indoor and outdoor
Umgebung
facility manager   person responsible for running a building on a daily bases Hausmeister
hallway
 
part of a building between several rooms to connect each of them
Flur
heating period
 
period of the year in which central heat is supplied
Heizperiode
heating up operation mode   operation mode; the system tries to reach comfort temperature Aufheizmodus 
heat-up time
 
time in which comfort temperature is reached
Aufheizzeit
hold temperature operation mode   operation mode; the system tries to maintain the desired value of comfort temperature Temperaturhaltemodus
illuminance   amount of light incident on a surface, measured in lux Beleuchtungsstärke
impulse relais   changes state ("on", "off") with each signal Stromstoßrelais
installation
 
operative equipment belonging to the building, e.g. radiators and sensors
Installation
light scene  
light scenes are predefined settings of the light levels and an ordered list of luminaires which should be used to reach them. One light scene consists of 4 parameters:
1. name of light scene 
2. illuminance of the ambient light of the room 
3. illuminance for the desk 
4. an ordered list, which consists the installed illuminaires. The order of the list is the order, in which the control system has to use the illuminaires to reach the given light values.
Lichtszene
light sensor   measures the illuminance in a half sphere perpendicular to it's flat bottom Lichtsensor
luminaire   light Licht
motion detector imd detects motion of a person or animal in its range; state is "on" during positive detection Bewegungsmelder
non freeze auto   only non freeze safety should be maintained; typical operation mode during holidays Frostschutzautomatikbetrieb
non freeze temperature   value of temperature, which should not be reached to avoid freeze damage Frostschutztemperatur
office
 
room for one or two group members with terminals and/or workstations for inhabitants
Büro
off time
 
time in which no usage is expected
 
outdoor temperature   temperature of the air outside Außentemperatur
outdoor temperature sensor   sensor to measure the temperature of the air outside Außentemperatursensor
peripheral room
 
room for computer peripherals, copy machines, general group access
Peripherieraum
pushbutton   "on", as long as pushed manually Taster
radiator
 
hot water radiator
Heizkörper
radiator control valve
 
radiator valve that can be controlled
Regelbares Heizkörperventil
radiator valve   radiator valve that can be controlled manually Heizungsventil (manuell)
responsible person 
 
person responsible for individual settings of one room
Verantwortliche Person
room
 
room can be an office, meeting room, computer lab, or peripheral room.
Raum
room temperature
 
temperature of the air in the room
Raumtemperatur
room temperature sensor   sensor to measure the room temperature Raumtemperatursensor
sensor
 
device that can sense state of the building, users or environment
Sensor
solar radiation
 
Irradiance, measured in W/m^2
Sonneneinstrahlung
stand-by time
 
time in which an inhabitant is expected in a room
Stand-by-Zeit
status line   a wire that has the status of a device as value  
switch   sensor which gives "0" or "1" Schalter, als Sensor verwendet
system
 
system
System
task light   luminaire on desk Arbeitsleuchte
temperature sensor   sensor, with whom the temperature can be measured Temperatursensor
university building
 
building in a university
Universitätsgebäude
user
 
people inside the building
Benutzer
wait operation mode   operation mode; the system waits until the user occupies a room for a longer time period. Wartemodus
weather
 
outdoor temperature, radiation 
Wetter
window
 
consists of a frame and glass, you can look through
Fenster
 
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Signals
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