US 9,810,437 B2 · Optimal energy saving for kitchen hood systems

Abstract

Systems and methods optimize energy savings associated with a kitchen hood system. Embodiments of the present invention relate to adequately exhausting a gaseous substance while minimizing the devotion of unnecessary energy. An identification module identifies a plurality of parameters associated with the kitchen hood system. Each parameter has an impact on the overall efficiency of the kitchen hood system. A weighting module weights each parameter. A weight associated with each parameter is representative of a predicted impact each parameter has on the overall efficiency that the kitchen hood system operates relative to each other parameter. An incorporation module incorporates the weight of each parameter into a reduction factor. The reduction factor is representative of an overall impact that the plurality of parameters has on the overall efficiency that the kitchen hood system operates.

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Dependent claims

A computer implemented method for optimizing energy savings associated with a kitchen hood system, comprising:

identifying a plurality of parameters associated with the kitchen hood system, wherein each parameter is a fixed condition specific to the kitchen hood system and has an impact on an overall efficiency that the kitchen hood system operates;
weighting each parameter, wherein the weight associated with each parameter is representative of a predicted impact each parameter has on the overall efficiency that the kitchen hood system operates relative to each other parameter;
incorporating the weight of each parameter into a reduction factor, wherein the reduction factor is representative of an overall impact that the plurality of parameters has on the overall efficiency that the kitchen hood system operates;
and
adjusting a fan velocity for each fan included in the kitchen hood system based on the reduction factor to optimize the energy savings associated with the kitchen hood system.

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A kitchen hood system for optimizing energy savings, comprising:

an identification module configured to identify a plurality of parameters associated with the kitchen hood system, wherein each parameter is a fixed condition specific to the kitchen hood system and has an impact on an overall efficiency that the kitchen hood system operates;
a weighting module configured to weight each parameter, wherein a weight associated with each parameter is representative of a predicted impact each parameter has on the overall efficiency that the kitchen hood system operates relative to each other parameter;
an incorporation module configured to incorporate the weight of each parameter into a reduction factor, wherein the reduction factor is representative of an overall impact that the plurality of parameters has on the overall efficiency that the kitchen hood system operates;
and
an adjustment module configured to adjust a fan velocity for each fan included in the kitchen hood system based on the reduction factor to optimize the energy savings associated with the kitchen hood system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Optimal energy saving for kitchen hood systems

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