Systems and methods for controlling and predicting heat load disturbances
US11530833B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2130/20
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An environmental control system for a building space including heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment that operates to control a temperature of the building space. The system includes lighting equipment that operates to control a luminosity and affect a heat load disturbance for the building space. The system includes an environmental controller including a processing circuit configured to predict the heat load disturbance based on potential operating states of the lighting equipment over a time period. The heat load disturbance affects the temperature of the building space. The processing circuit is configured to generate control decisions for the HVAC and lighting equipment based on the predicted heat load disturbance and subject to constraints on the temperature and luminosity of the building space. The processing circuit is configured to operate the HVAC and lighting equipment based on the control decisions.
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