Methods for determining energy saving amount, thermostats and storage mediums
US11802706B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B30/70
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a thermostat applied to a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system including: a memory storing machine executable instructions; one or more processors, wherein when the machine executable instructions are executed, the one or more processors are configured to perform the following operations: obtaining device information of the HVAC system, and region information of a user's location; according to the device information of the HVAC system and the region information, in response to an energy saving mode and a schedule selected by the user, determining a predicted energy consumption and a reference energy consumption; and determining energy saving amount according to the predicted energy consumption and the reference energy consumption.
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