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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Yicheng Wen, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 23/00 (2006.01); G05B 21/00 (2006.01); G05B 13/00 (2006.01); G01M 1/38 (2006.01); G05B 15/00 (2006.01); F24F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/006 (2013.01); F24F 11/0012 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating an HVAC system of a building is provided. The method includes providing a model for an indoor temperature of the building, a model for an operating cost of the HVAC system, and predicted future outdoor temperatures. Utilizing at least the models for the indoor temperature and the operating cost of the HVAC system and the predicted future outdoor temperatures, future operating states of the HVAC system can be calculated.