Control system with automatic control problem formulation using bidirectional connections and ports
AssigneeTyco Fire & Security GmbH
InventorsAndrew J. Przybylski, John H. Burroughs, Ryan A. Baumgartner
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Abstract
A control system operates equipment to consume, produce, or store one or more resources. The control system obtains modeling input describing a physical layout of the equipment. The modeling input may indicate a bidirectional connection between the equipment or a bidirectional port of the equipment. The control system determines one or more cycles formed by the equipment based on the modeling input. A cycle may include a path of directed connections between the equipment that forms a closed loop. The control system formulates a control problem using the one or more cycles formed by the equipment and operates the equipment according to the control problem.
Claims20
A control system for equipment that operate to produce, consume, or store one or more resources, the control system comprising one or more processing circuits configured to:
- obtain modeling input describing a physical layout of the equipment, the modeling input indicating a bidirectional connection between the equipment;
- determine one or more cycles formed by the equipment based on the modeling input, a cycle comprising a path of directed connections between the equipment that forms a closed loop;
- formulate a control problem using the one or more cycles formed by the equipment;
- and
- operate the equipment according to the control problem.
A control system for equipment that operate to produce, consume, or store one or more resources, the control system comprising one or more processing circuits configured to:
- obtain modeling input describing a physical layout of the equipment, the modeling input indicating a bidirectional port of the equipment;
- determine one or more cycles formed by the equipment based on the modeling input, a cycle comprising a path of directed connections between the equipment that forms a closed loop;
- formulate a control problem using the one or more cycles formed by the equipment;
- and
- operate the equipment according to the control problem.
A method for operating equipment to consume, produce, or store one or more resources, the method comprising:
- obtaining modeling input describing a physical layout of the equipment, the modeling input indicating a bidirectional connection between the equipment or a bidirectional port of the equipment;
- determining one or more cycles formed by the equipment based on the modeling input, a cycle comprising a path of directed connections between the equipment that forms a closed loop;
- formulating a control problem using the one or more cycles formed by the equipment;
- and
- operating the equipment according to the control problem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.