Optimizing operations of multiple air-conditioning units
US10161649B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/88
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method operates a set of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) units by optimizing jointly operations of the set of HVAC units subject to constraints to determine times of switching each HVAC unit ON and OFF and by controlling each HVAC unit according to the corresponding times of switching. The operation of each HVAC unit is represented by a continuous function. The constraints include a complementarity constraint for each HVAC unit, such that the complementarity constraint for the HVAC unit defines a discontinuity of the operation of the HVAC unit at corresponding times of switching.
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