Methods, systems and computer program products for controlling a climate in a building
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a climate in a building, the method comprising:
- receiving sensed data at a local processor in the building, the sensed data being associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building;
comparing, at the local processor, the received sensed data with corresponding predictive data associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building; and
adjusting, at the local processor, at least one parameter associated with the climate of the building based on a result of the comparison of the received sensed data and the predictive data.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for controlling a climate in a building. Sensed data is received at a local processor in the building. The sensed data is associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building. The received sensed data is compared at the local processor with corresponding predictive data associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building. One or more parameters associated with the climate of the building is adjusted at the local processor based on a result of the comparison of the received sensed data and the predictive data.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a climate in a building, the method comprising:
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receiving sensed data at a local processor in the building, the sensed data being associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building;
comparing, at the local processor, the received sensed data with corresponding predictive data associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building; and
adjusting, at the local processor, at least one parameter associated with the climate of the building based on a result of the comparison of the received sensed data and the predictive data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling a climate in a building, comprising:
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receiving a request for a thermal comfort condition and/or an indoor air quality condition at a local processor in the building;
converting, at the local processor, the request for the thermal comfort condition and/or the request for the indoor air quality condition into parameters used by the local processor to control the climate in the building; and
changing, at the local processor, at least one parameter associated with the climate of the building based on the converted request for the thermal comfort condition and/or the request for the indoor air quality condition and reference data associated with the building and/or at least one other building.
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17. A system for controlling a climate in a building, the system comprising:
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a local receiving module at a local processor in the building configured to receive sensed data, the sensed data being associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building;
a comparison module, at the local processor, configured to compare the received sensed data with corresponding predictive data associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building; and
a local adjustment module, at the local processor, configured to adjust at least one parameter associated with the climate of the building based on a result of the comparison of the received sensed data and the predictive data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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