Building automation system with automated component selection for minimum energy consumption
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorJohn F. Judge
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Abstract
A software module for a building automation system includes a plurality of software modules. A first module is configured to compute energy consumption characteristics of a building. A second module is configured to determine at least one alternate hardware configuration for the building, and to provide an estimated performance level associated with each of the at least one alternate hardware configuration. A third module is configured to recommend one of the at least one hardware configurations based on at least one predetermined financial criteria.
Claims23
A performance analysis module for a building automation system used to control a building comprising:
- a first system configured to compute a plurality of performance level characteristics based on an existing building equipment configuration of a building;
- a second system configured to determine at least one alternate building equipment configuration for the building, and an estimated performance level characteristic associated with the at least one alternate building equipment configuration;
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- a third system configured to recommend one of the existing building equipment configuration or the at least one alternate building equipment configurations based on at least one predetermined financial criteria associated with at least one of the plurality of performance level characteristics.
A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium and executable by a microprocessor for selecting building equipment components for minimum energy consumption in a building automation system, the computer program product comprising computer instructions for executing the steps of:
- computing energy consumption characteristics based on an existing building equipment configuration of a building;
- determining at least one alternate building equipment configuration for the building;
- providing an estimated performance level associated with the at least one alternate building equipment configuration;
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- recommending one of the existing building equipment configuration or the at least one alternate building equipment configurations based on at least one predetermined financial criteria.
A method of selecting building equipment components for minimum energy consumption in a building automation system, comprising computing energy consumption characteristics based on an existing building equipment configuration of a building;
- determining at least one alternate building equipment configuration for the building;
- providing an estimated performance level associated with the at least one alternate building equipment configuration;
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- recommending one of the existing building equipment configuration or the at least one alternate building equipment configurations based on at least one predetermined financial criteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.