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Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 30, 2021
Applicant:

Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);

Inventors:

Eric A. Bier, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Kathryn F. Murphy, San Francisco, CA (US);

Saman Mostafavi, San Francisco, CA (US);

Warren Jackson, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/46 (2018.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); F24F 120/10 (2018.01); F24F 140/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/46 (2018.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); F24F 2120/10 (2018.01); F24F 2140/00 (2018.01); G05B 2219/2614 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for determining HVAC set points are provided. A present season is determined. An allowable temperature comfort range for each occupant in a room in a space is also determined. For each room, an energy saving set point temperature is calculated for the space based on the allowable temperature comfort range for that room. A set point temperature for the space is determined based on the energy saving set point temperatures for each of the rooms in the space. The set point temperature is provided to a thermostat or HVAC system to regulate temperature in the building.


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