Environmental conditioning system and method for conditioning environment of occupiable region
US11054166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2120/10
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An environmental conditioning system for conditioning the environment of an occupiable region includes environmental conditioning hardware and a controller. The controller includes an occupancy module configured to receive ingress data associated with occupants entering the occupiable region for each of a first plurality of ingress iterations of a first prescribed time period. The controller further performs a first ingress rolling mean of the ingress data over the first plurality of ingress iterations, and compares at least the first ingress rolling mean to a first occupancy threshold. If the first occupancy threshold is exceeded by the first ingress rolling mean, the controller outputs a start command to the environmental conditioning hardware.
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