Environmental setpoint for HVAC system control
First Claim
1. A control system for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the control system comprising:
- a user interface configured to present information to a user and receive inputs from the user;
a temperature sensor configured to measure an air temperature inside of the building space; and
a processing circuit, the processing circuit comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the processor to;
receive, by the user interface, a user-preferred temperature setpoint;
compare the user-preferred temperature setpoint to a measured air temperature;
based on the comparison, project an energy usage amount for the user-preferred energy setpoint;
based on the comparison, generate a user comfort score for the user-preferred energy setpoint;
based on the projected energy usage amount and the user comfort score, generate an overall score for the user-preferred temperature setpoint; and
present, by the user interface, the user with a setpoint scoring interface including the overall score.
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Abstract
A control system for a HVAC system includes a user interface configured to present information to a user and receive inputs from the user, a temperature sensor configured to measure an air temperature inside of the building space, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive a user-preferred temperature setpoint, compare the user-preferred temperature setpoint to the measured air temperature, project an energy usage amount for the user-preferred energy setpoint, generate a user comfort score for the user-preferred energy setpoint, generate an overall score for the user-preferred temperature setpoint, and present, by the user interface, the user with a setpoint scoring interface including the overall score.
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25 Claims
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1. A control system for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the control system comprising:
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a user interface configured to present information to a user and receive inputs from the user; a temperature sensor configured to measure an air temperature inside of the building space; and a processing circuit, the processing circuit comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the processor to; receive, by the user interface, a user-preferred temperature setpoint; compare the user-preferred temperature setpoint to a measured air temperature; based on the comparison, project an energy usage amount for the user-preferred energy setpoint; based on the comparison, generate a user comfort score for the user-preferred energy setpoint; based on the projected energy usage amount and the user comfort score, generate an overall score for the user-preferred temperature setpoint; and present, by the user interface, the user with a setpoint scoring interface including the overall score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, by a controller of an HVAC system, a user-preferred temperature setpoint for a building space; determining, by the controller, a value of an environmental variable either internal to or external to the building space; projecting, by the controller, an energy usage amount for the user-preferred energy setpoint based on the value of the environmental variable; generating, by the controller, a user comfort score for the user-preferred energy setpoint based on the value of the environmental variable; based on the projected energy usage amount and the user comfort score, generating, by the controller, an overall score for the user-preferred temperature setpoint; and presenting, by the controller, the user with a setpoint scoring interface including the overall score. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied therein that, when executed by a processor of a thermostat, cause the thermostat to perform operations to control a temperature of a building space, the operations including:
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comparing a user-preferred temperature setpoint to a measured air temperature; projecting an energy usage amount for the user-preferred energy setpoint in response to the comparison; generating a user comfort score for the user-preferred energy setpoint in response to the comparison; generating an overall score for the user-preferred temperature setpoint in response to the projected energy usage amount and the user comfort score; and display on the thermostat a setpoint scoring interface including the overall score. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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