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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2014
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
David H. Albonesi, Ithaca, NY (US);
Howard Chong, Brooktondale, NY (US);
Brandon Hencey, Ithaca, NY (US);
Christine A. Shoemaker, Ithaca, NY (US);
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for managing building power, in one aspect, a method for managing building power includes determining values for power usage of a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system in one or more zones of a building, the values including a cost of power value, a comfort value, a weighting function between the cost of power value and the comfort value, or a thermal storage value, in which the determining the values is based on a plurality of parameters including a price of power, a time of use, a total power allocation, or random variables including weather and building occupancy factors, and determining a power level for a plurality of states based on the determined values, the plurality of states corresponding to different levels of power to operate the HVAC system in the one or more zones.