METHOD OF OPTIMISING ENERGY CONSUMPTION
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1. A method of optimising energy consumption in a building having a building management system (BMS), the BMS being used to monitor the environmental conditions of the building and control the heating system of the building, the method comprising the steps of:
- gathering the building environmental conditions data;
gathering weather data relevant to the building;
applying a plurality of intelligent control techniques to the building environmental conditions data and the weather data;
calculating a proposed BMS control input for each intelligent control technique;
determining the accuracy of the proposed BMS control input for each of the intelligent control techniques and thereafter determining an appropriate control input for the BMS; and
providing the appropriate control input to the BMS for subsequent implementation by the BMS.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method and controller (1) for optimising energy consumption in a building. More specifically, the present invention describes a method and controller (1) for use in a building having a building management system (BMS) (3). Typically, the BMS (3) has sensors distributed throughout the building to determine the environmental conditions in the building and the BMS controls a heating/cooling system of the building.
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1. A method of optimising energy consumption in a building having a building management system (BMS), the BMS being used to monitor the environmental conditions of the building and control the heating system of the building, the method comprising the steps of:
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gathering the building environmental conditions data; gathering weather data relevant to the building; applying a plurality of intelligent control techniques to the building environmental conditions data and the weather data; calculating a proposed BMS control input for each intelligent control technique; determining the accuracy of the proposed BMS control input for each of the intelligent control techniques and thereafter determining an appropriate control input for the BMS; and providing the appropriate control input to the BMS for subsequent implementation by the BMS. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 42)
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9. The method as claimed in claimed 8 in which one of the BMS data and the weather data are received over the internet.
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29. A controller for optimising energy consumption in a building having a heating system monitored and controlled by a building management system (BMS), the controller comprising:
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a BMS interface for receiving building environmental conditions data and a weather interface for receiving weather data relating to the building in which the controlled heating system operates; a database for storing the building environmental conditions data and weather data therein; a core processor having a plurality of intelligent control technique units, each of the intelligent control techniques units having means to receive building environmental conditions data and weather data and calculate a proposed BMS control input; the core processor further comprising means to determine the accuracy of each of the intelligent control technique units and means to determine an appropriate control input for the BMS; and the controller having means to transmit the appropriate control input to the BMS. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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