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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2013
Applicants:
Kun Ji, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Yan LU, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Corporation, Iselin, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); F24F 11/006 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0047 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method including: computing a total cost for a first zone in a building, wherein the total cost is equal to an actual energy cost of the first zone plus a thermal discomfort cost of the first zone; and heuristically optimizing the total cost to identify temperature setpoints for a mechanical heating/cooling system and a start time and an end time of the mechanical heating/cooling system, based on external weather data and occupancy data of the first zone.