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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Yoky Matsuoka, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Anthony Michael Fadell, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Matthew Lee Roger, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David Sloo, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Scott A. McGaraghan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Sam Kortz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for managing demand-response programs and events. The systems disclosed include an energy management system in operation with an intelligent, network-connected thermostat located at a structure. The thermostat acquires various information about the residence, such as a thermal retention characteristic of the residence, a capacity of an HVAC associated with the residence to cool or heat the residence, a likelihood of the residence being occupied, a forecasted weather, a real-time weather, and a real-time occupancy. Such information is used to manage the energy consumption of the structure during a demand-response event.