Determining restoration times of comfort conditions
AssigneeSiemens Industry, Inc.
InventorJames Coogan
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and/or mediums determine restoration times of comfort conditions. Zone temperatures for multiple zones of a facility are received. A heat transfer characteristic between a first and second zones is identified in which the second zone located adjacent to the first zone. A start time for a zone temperature action for the first zone is determined based on a first zone temperature of the first zone, a second zone temperature of the second zone, and the heat transfer characteristic. A zone command is sent to a temperature control system of the facility in which the zone command includes the start time of the zone temperature action for the first zone.
Claims20
A building management system for determining restoration times of comfort conditions comprising:
- an input component configured to receive a plurality of zone temperatures for a plurality of zones of a facility, the plurality of zones including a first zone and a second zone located adjacent to the first zone;
- a processor coupled to the input component, the processor identifying a heat transfer characteristic between the first and second zones, and determining a start time for a zone temperature action for the first zone based on a first zone temperature of the first zone, a second zone temperature of the second zone, and the heat transfer characteristic;
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- an output component coupled to the processor, the output component sending a zone command to a temperature control system of the facility, the zone command including the start time of the zone temperature action for the first zone.
A method for determining restoration times of comfort conditions, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of zone temperatures for a plurality of zones of a facility, the plurality of zones including a first zone and a second zone located adjacent to the first zone;
- identifying a heat transfer characteristic between the first and second zones;
- determining a start time for a zone temperature action for the first zone based on a first zone temperature of the first zone, a second zone temperature of the second zone, and the heat transfer characteristic;
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- sending a zone command to a temperature control system of the facility, the zone command including the start time of the zone temperature action for the first zone.
A building management system for determining restoration times of comfort conditions comprising:
- an input component configured to receive a plurality of zone temperatures for a plurality of zones of a facility, the plurality of zones including a first zone and a second zone adjacent to the first zone;
- a processor coupled to the input component, the processor determining a start time for a zone temperature action for the first zone based on a first zone temperature of the first zone, a second zone temperature of the second zone, and a heat transfer characteristic between the first and second zones;
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- an output component coupled to the processor, the output component sending a zone command to a temperature control system of the facility, the zone command including the start time of the zone temperature action for the first zone.
A method for determining restoration times of comfort conditions, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of zone temperatures for a plurality of zones of a facility, the plurality of zones including a first zone and a second zone located adjacent to the first zone;
- determining a start time for a zone temperature action for a first zone based on a first zone temperature of the first zone, a second zone temperature of the second zone, and a heat transfer characteristic between the first and second zones;
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- sending a zone command to a temperature control system of the facility, the zone command including the start time of the zone temperature action for the first zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.