Control of a heating/cooling system
US10935997B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2120/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for controlling a heating/cooling system located at a home of a user. For a population of users, occurrences of occupancy-related events occurring in the users' homes are detected. Then, occurrences of such occupancy-related events in different timeslots are counted separately for each user of the population. The counts of the various users are then merged and a topic model is applied thereto, to provide probabilities that latent habits give raise to certain sequences of occupancy-related events and proportions of each habit in the home occupancy routine of each user of the population. Thereby, a reliable forecast of the home occupancy routine of each user of the population may be provided. That allows setting the heating/cooling system of each user of the population to fit such reliable forecast, minimizing energy waste and/or maximizing user's comfort.
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