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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anoop Mathur, Shoreview, MN (US);
Ward J MacArthur, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Steven D Gabel, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Donald Taracks, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jianliang Zhao, Albany, CA (US);
Donald H Spethman, Northbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 59 ; 165 18 ;
Abstract
A system for controlling the HVAC system of a building to reduce overall electrical costs is disclosed. The system develops an energy usage and storage strategy which is a function predicted ambient temperatures, predicted building load requirements and the power company's rate structure.