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Control method and apparatus for an air conditioner using occupant feedback

  • US 20070138307A1
  • Filed: 09/10/2004
  • Published: 06/21/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of determining a command for a device in a heating ventilation air-conditioning (HVAC) system, said device being arranged to control a characteristic of an environment occupied by one or more occupants, the method comprises the steps of:

  • a) obtaining a plurality of comfort related values from an occupant, b) inputting said comfort related values into a rule-base, said rule-base being associated with the command for the device and comprising at least one rule, each of the at least one rule having one or more of the comfort related values as an input variable, c) obtaining a result from each of the at least one rule in the form of fuzzy data, and d) defuzzifying the result thereby obtaining a crisp device command value.

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