# US 10,768,014 B2 · Environmental parameter measurement systems

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- Number: US 10,768,014 B2
- Document ID: US10768014B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/724,544
- Filed: 2019-12-23
- Published: 2020-04-23
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2019-12-23
- Assignees: Metis IP (Suzhou) LLC
- Applicants: Metis IP (Suzhou) LLC
- Inventors: Junjun Fan; Kan Li; Shan Guan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10768014B2

## CPC

- G01D 3/036: on measuring arrangements themselves
- G05D 23/1917: {using digital means}
- F24D 2240/00: Characterizing positions, e.g. of sensors, inlets, outlets
- G06F 17/10: Complex mathematical operations {(function generation by table look-up G06F1/03; evaluation of elementary functions by calculation G06F7/544)}
- G01D: MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
- F24D: DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR (using steam or condensate extracted or exhausted from steam engine plants for heating purposes F01K17/02)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method for compensating a measured environmental parameter. The method may include obtaining one or more sets of conditions associated with a heat generating device including an electric power value of the heat generating device. The method may further include, for each set of the one or more sets of conditions, obtaining a plurality of groups of measured data acquired by a first sensing device, and a plurality of groups of reference data, which are both associated with an environmental parameter corresponding to a power-on duration of the heat generating device. The method may further include determining, for each group of the plurality of groups of measured data and reference data, a deviation of the environmental parameter associated with the first sensing device between the measured data and the reference data, and determining a relationship between the deviation and the power-on duration of the heat generating device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system, comprising:
at least one storage device including a set of instructions; and
at least one processor in communication with the at least one storage device, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the at least one processor is configured to cause the system to:
obtain one or more sets of conditions associated with a heat generating device, each set of the one or more sets of conditions including an electric power value of the heat generating device; and
for each set of the one or more sets of conditions,
obtain a plurality of groups of measured data associated with an environmental parameter corresponding to a set of time points in a power-on duration of the heat generating device, wherein the plurality of groups of measured data is acquired by a first sensing device;
obtain a plurality of groups of reference data associated with the environmental parameter corresponding to the set of time points in a power-on duration of the heat generating device, wherein the plurality of groups of reference data is acquired by a second sensing device;
determine, for each group of the plurality of groups of measured data and each group of the plurality of groups of reference data reference data, a deviation of the environmental parameter associated with the first sensing device between the measured data and the reference data; and
determine a relationship between the deviation of the environmental parameter and the power-on duration of the heat generating device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the environmental parameter is temperature, relative humidity, absolute humidity, or pressure.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein a first distance between the first sensing device and the heat generating device is less than or equal to a first threshold.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein a second distance between the second sensing device and the heat generating device is greater than or equal to a second threshold.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the second sensing device includes at least one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or a pressure sensor.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein to determine the relationship among the deviation of the environmental parameter and the power-on duration of the heat generating device, the at least one processor is further configured to cause the system to:
determine, according to a fitting algorithm, the relationship based on the set of time points during the power-on duration and the deviation of the environmental parameter associated with the plurality of groups of measured data and the plurality of groups of reference data.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the fitting algorithm includes at least one of an interpolation algorithm or an extrapolation algorithm.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the extrapolation algorithm may include at least one of a linear extrapolation algorithm, an exponential extrapolation algorithm, a growth curve algorithm, or a trend extrapolation algorithm.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the interpolation algorithm includes at least one of a Newton's algorithm, a linear interpolation algorithm, or a polynomial interpolation algorithm.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the system to:
obtain a set of target conditions associated with the heat generating device, a target power-on duration of the heat generating device, and a target measured value of the environmental parameter that is measured by the first sensing device;
determine a target deviation based at least in part on the set of target conditions, the target time, and the relationship;
determine a corrected measured value of the environmental parameter based on the target measured value and the target deviation.

### Claim 11

A method, comprising:
obtaining one or more sets of conditions associated with a heat generating device, each set of the one or more sets of conditions including an electric power value of the heat generating device; and
for each set of the one or more sets of conditions,
obtaining a plurality of groups of measured data associated with an environmental parameter corresponding to a set of time points in a power-on duration of the heat generating device, wherein the plurality of groups of measured data is acquired by a first sensing device;
obtaining a plurality of groups of reference data associated with the environmental parameter corresponding to the set of time points in a power-on duration of the heat generating device, wherein the plurality of groups of reference data is acquired by a second sensing device;
determining, for each group of the plurality of groups of measured data and the plurality of groups of reference data, a deviation of the environmental parameter associated with the first sensing device between the measured data and the reference data; and
determining a relationship between the deviation of the environmental parameter and the power-on duration of the heat generating device.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the environmental parameter is temperature, relative humidity or absolute humidity.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein a first distance between the first sensing device and the heat generating device is less than or equal to a first threshold.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein a second distance between the second sensing device and the heat generating device is greater than or equal to a second threshold.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the second sensing device includes at least one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or a pressure sensor.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the determining a relationship among the deviation of the environmental parameter and the power-on duration of the heat generating device includes:
determining, according to a fitting algorithm, the relationship based on the set of time points during the power-on duration and the deviation of the environmental parameter associated with the plurality of groups of measured data and reference data.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, wherein the fitting algorithm includes at least one of an interpolation algorithm or an extrapolation algorithm.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17, wherein the extrapolation algorithm may include at least one of a linear extrapolation algorithm, an exponential extrapolation algorithm, a growth curve algorithm, or a trend extrapolation algorithm.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17, wherein the interpolation algorithm includes at least one of a Newton's algorithm, a linear interpolation algorithm, or a polynomial interpolation algorithm.

### Claim 20

A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising a set of instructions, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the set of instructions directs the at least one processor to effectuate a method, the method comprising:
obtaining one or more sets of conditions associated with a heat generating device, each set of the one or more sets of conditions including an electric power value of the heat generating device; and
for each set of the one or more sets of conditions,
obtaining a plurality of groups of measured data associated with an environmental parameter corresponding to a set of time points in a power-on duration of the heat generating device, wherein the plurality of groups of measured data is acquired by a first sensing device;
obtaining a plurality of groups of reference data associated with the environmental parameter corresponding to the set of time points in a power-on duration of the heat generating device, wherein the reference data is acquired by a second sensing device;
determining, for each group of the plurality of groups of measured data and the plurality of groups of reference data, a deviation of the environmental parameter associated with the first sensing device between the measured data and the reference data; and
determining a relationship between the deviation of the environmental parameter and the power-on duration of the heat generating device.
