Methods and apparatuses for controlling HVAC for user comfort using heat signals
AssigneeJohnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
InventorJason M. Ouellette
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for receiving at least one calibration heat signal from a calibration device, wherein the at least one calibration heat signal corresponds to a calibration temperature known to the controller, receiving a plurality of heat signals from a plurality of sources in the building, determining a plurality of temperatures associated with the plurality of heat signals based on the at least one calibration heat signal and the calibration temperature, determining an internal target temperature of the building based on the plurality of temperatures, and transmitting, to the HVAC system, a control signal indicating the internal target temperature.
Claims16
A method for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a building by a controller, comprising:
- receiving at least one calibration heat signal radiating from a calibration device, wherein the at least one calibration heat signal corresponds to a calibration temperature known to the controller;
- receiving a plurality of heat signals from a plurality of sources in the building;
- determining a plurality of temperatures associated with the plurality of heat signals based on the at least one calibration heat signal and the calibration temperature;
- determining an internal target temperature of the building based on the plurality of temperatures;
- and
- transmitting, to the HVAC system, a control signal indicating the internal target temperature for the HVAC system to raise or lower an internal temperature toward the internal target temperature.
A controller for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a building, comprising:
- a memory including instructions;
- and
- a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
- receive, via a sensing device, at least one calibration heat signal radiating from a calibration device, wherein the at least one calibration heat signal corresponds to a calibration temperature known to the controller;
- receive, via the sensing device, a plurality of heat signals from a plurality of sources in the building;
- determine a plurality of temperatures associated with the plurality of heat signals based on the at least one calibration heat signal and the calibration temperature;
- determine an internal target temperature of the building based on the plurality of temperatures;
- and
- transmit, to the HVAC system, a control signal indicating the internal target temperature for the HVAC system to raise or lower an internal temperature toward the internal target temperature.
A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor of a controller for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a building, cause the processor to:
- receive at least one calibration heat signal radiating from a calibration device, wherein the at least one calibration heat signal corresponds to a calibration temperature known to the controller;
- receive a plurality of heat signals from a plurality of sources in the building;
- determine a plurality of temperatures associated with the plurality of heat signals based on the at least one calibration heat signal and the calibration temperature;
- determine an internal target temperature of the building based on the plurality of temperatures;
- and
- transmit, to the HVAC system, a control signal indicating the internal target temperature for the HVAC system to raise or lower an internal temperature toward the internal target temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.