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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2012
Michael F. Finch, Louisville, KY (US);
Shelly E. Warms, Louisville, KY (US);
Matthew Paul Schuhmann, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael F. Finch, Louisville, KY (US);
Shelly E. Warms, Louisville, KY (US);
Matthew Paul Schuhmann, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system is disclosed comprising memory configured to store a temperature value based on a cost of a given energy resource, wherein the cost-based temperature value differs from a temperature value based on a temperature schedule. The system also comprises a controller operatively coupled to the memory and configured to compare the cost-based temperature value to the schedule-based temperature value, and to direct one of a cooling system and a heating system to maintain a temperature of an environment at the one of the cost-based temperature value and the schedule-based temperature value that results in an energy cost savings.