Social learning softthermostat for commercial buildings
US9933796B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2221/38
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A building has climate control equipment which controls a temperature at different locations. Different locations may be in different control zones controlled by different control devices. An occupant of a location submits a desired location temperature through a user interface on a computing device to a networked server. Setting of a desired temperature is constrained by energy saving policies and by conditions of surrounding locations. An arbitrator device determines based on constraints a new temperature setting. The new temperature setting is accompanied by an energy saving feedback. The occupants confirms the new setting. A climate control device is instructed to apply a device setting to achieve the new temperature. A climate profile of the occupant is learned from previous temperature settings by the occupant.
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