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US 2012/0072032 A1Published application
Methods and systems for environmental system control
OwnerKevin J. Powell, Daniel Gilstrapinventors
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for environmental system controls are provided. A number of human subjects present within a space is determined, which may include counting the human subjects and/or determining a thermal mass of the human subjects. An impact upon an environmental factor by the present human subjects upon the space is determined. Environmental conditioning equipment is controlled based on the determination.
Claims21
A method for environmental system control, comprising:
- counting a number of human subjects present within a space;
- determining an impact upon an environmental factor by the present human subjects upon the space;
- and
- controlling environmental conditioning equipment based on said determining.
1 more element
A method for environmental system control, comprising:
- determining a collective impact upon an environmental factor of one or more human subjects present within a space;
- and
- controlling environmental conditioning equipment based on said determining.
A method for environmental system control, comprising:
- determining environmental factor requirements of a plurality of human subjects present within a space;
- and
- controlling environmental conditioning equipment based on said determining.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.