SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A NETWORK OF THERMOSTATS AS TOOL TO VERIFY PEAK DEMAND REDUCTION
First Claim
1. A system for estimating the rate of change in temperature inside a structure comprising:
- at least one thermostat located inside the structure and controlling an HVAC system in said structure;
at least one remote processor that is in communication with said thermostat;
at least one database for storing data reported by said thermostat;
at least one processor that compares outside temperature at least one location and at least one point in time to information reported to said remote processor from said thermostat.wherein said processor uses the relationship between the inside temperature and the outside temperature over time to derive a first estimation for the rate of change in inside temperature assuming that the operating status of the HVAC system is “
on”
;
said processor uses the relationship between the inside temperature and the outside temperature over time to derive a second estimation for the rate of change in inside temperature assuming that the operating status of the HVAC system is “
off”
; and
said processor compares at least one of the first estimation and the second estimation to the actual inside temperature recorded inside the structure to determine whether the actual rate of change in inside temperature is closer to the first estimation or the second estimation.
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Abstract
The invention comprises systems and methods for estimating the rate of change in temperature inside a structure. At least one thermostat located is inside the structure and is used to control an climate control system in the structure. At least one remote processor is in communication with said thermostat and at least one database stores data reported by the thermostat. At least one processor compares the outside temperature at least one location and at least one point in time to information reported to the remote processor from the thermostat. The processor uses the relationship between the inside temperature and the outside temperature over time to derive a first estimation for the rate of change in inside temperature assuming that the operating status of the climate control system is “on”. The processor also uses the relationship between the inside temperature and the outside temperature over time to derive a second estimation for the rate of change in inside temperature assuming that the operating status of the climate control system is “off”. The compares at least one of the first estimation and the second estimation to the actual inside temperature recorded inside the structure to determine whether the actual rate of change in inside temperature is closer to the first estimation or the second estimation.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for estimating the rate of change in temperature inside a structure comprising:
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at least one thermostat located inside the structure and controlling an HVAC system in said structure; at least one remote processor that is in communication with said thermostat; at least one database for storing data reported by said thermostat; at least one processor that compares outside temperature at least one location and at least one point in time to information reported to said remote processor from said thermostat. wherein said processor uses the relationship between the inside temperature and the outside temperature over time to derive a first estimation for the rate of change in inside temperature assuming that the operating status of the HVAC system is “
on”
;said processor uses the relationship between the inside temperature and the outside temperature over time to derive a second estimation for the rate of change in inside temperature assuming that the operating status of the HVAC system is “
off”
; andsaid processor compares at least one of the first estimation and the second estimation to the actual inside temperature recorded inside the structure to determine whether the actual rate of change in inside temperature is closer to the first estimation or the second estimation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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