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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2015
Utopus Insights, Inc., Valhalla, NY (US);
Utopus Insights, Inc., Valhalla, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and arrangements for computing a schedule for central air conditioning. Inputs are received, including: a monetary budget relative to a predetermined time period; an occupancy profile relative to the predetermined time period; and at least one of: electricity rates relative to the predetermined time period, and technical specifications of the central air conditioning. A target indoor temperature is determined based on the received inputs, with respect to different timepoints within the predetermined time period. An air conditioning schedule is determined for the different timepoints within the predetermined time period, wherein this determining includes reducing a quantitative measure relating to discomfort. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.