CONTROLLING THE SETBACK AND SETBACK RECOVERY OF A POWER-CONSUMING DEVICE
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer-readable code stored thereon for causing a computer to perform a method of controlling a setback mode of a power-consuming device, the method comprising:
- determining a previous drift value,wherein the previous drift value is a rate of change of at least one previous environmental parameter observed while the power-consuming device was in a previous setback mode;
receiving, at a processor component, at least one setback setting input,wherein the setback setting input corresponds to at least one of a setback entry time, a setback environmental parameter, a setback parameter differential, and combinations thereof,wherein the setback entry time is a programmed time at which the power-consuming device will enter the setback mode,wherein the setback environmental parameter is a threshold value for an environmental parameter of the power-consuming device at which the power-consuming device will enter the setback mode,wherein the setback parameter differential is a target change in an environmental parameter of the power-consuming device when the power-consuming device enters the setback mode;
receiving data indicative of a current environmental parameter;
calculating a replacement setback setting based at least on the previous drift value, the setback setting input, and the data indicative of the current environmental parameter.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for controlling a setback mode of a power-consuming device, and for controlling setback recovery of power-consuming devices, in order to make setback and setback recovery more dynamic based on current environmental parameters and previous observed operating parameters, in order to enable more efficient operation of power-consuming devices resulting in reduced energy costs and increased power efficiency.
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer-readable code stored thereon for causing a computer to perform a method of controlling a setback mode of a power-consuming device, the method comprising:
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determining a previous drift value, wherein the previous drift value is a rate of change of at least one previous environmental parameter observed while the power-consuming device was in a previous setback mode; receiving, at a processor component, at least one setback setting input, wherein the setback setting input corresponds to at least one of a setback entry time, a setback environmental parameter, a setback parameter differential, and combinations thereof, wherein the setback entry time is a programmed time at which the power-consuming device will enter the setback mode, wherein the setback environmental parameter is a threshold value for an environmental parameter of the power-consuming device at which the power-consuming device will enter the setback mode, wherein the setback parameter differential is a target change in an environmental parameter of the power-consuming device when the power-consuming device enters the setback mode; receiving data indicative of a current environmental parameter; calculating a replacement setback setting based at least on the previous drift value, the setback setting input, and the data indicative of the current environmental parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for controlling a setback mode of a power-consuming device, the system comprising:
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a processor configured to; determine a previous drift value, wherein the previous drift value is a rate of change of at least one previous environmental parameter observed while the power-consuming device was in a previous setback mode; receive at least one setback setting input, the setback setting input corresponding to at least one of a setback entry time, a setback environmental parameter, and a setback parameter differential, wherein the setback entry time is a programmed time at which the power-consuming device will enter the setback mode, wherein the setback environmental parameter is a threshold value for an environmental parameter of the power-consuming device at which the power-consuming device will enter the setback mode, wherein the setback parameter differential is a target change in an environmental parameter of the power-consuming device when the power-consuming device enters the setback mode; receive data indicative of a current environmental parameter; calculate a replacement setback setting based at least on the previous drift value, the setback setting input, and the data indicative of the current environmental parameter; and a controller configured to; instruct the power-consuming device to enter the setback mode based at least on the replacement setback setting. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer-readable code stored thereon for causing a computer to perform a method of controlling setback recovery of power-consuming devices, the method comprising:
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receiving data indicative of a current environmental parameter of each of a plurality of power-consuming devices being in a setback mode; comparing each current environmental parameter to a predefined environmental parameter of each power-consuming device and a stored recovery performance data of each power-consuming device, wherein the predefined environmental parameter comprises a target value for an environmental parameter of the power-consuming device after the power-consuming device exits the setback mode, wherein the stored recovery performance data comprises a rate of change of at least one previous environmental parameter observed while the power-consuming device was recovering from a previous setback mode; determining a modification value for each power-consuming device based at least on the corresponding comparison of the comparing step; adjusting a setback recovery setting of each power-consuming device by the corresponding modification value, the setback recovery setting comprising a time at which the power-consuming device will exit the setback mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for controlling setback recovery of power-consuming devices, the system comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive data indicative of a current environmental parameter of each of a plurality of power-consuming devices being in a setback mode; compare each current environmental parameter to a predefined environmental parameter of each power-consuming device and a stored recovery performance data of each power-consuming device, wherein the predefined environmental parameter comprises a target value for an environmental parameter of the power-consuming device after the power-consuming device exits the setback mode, wherein the stored recovery performance data comprises a rate of change of at least one previous environmental parameter observed while the power-consuming device was recovering from a previous setback mode; determine a modification value for each power-consuming device based at least on the corresponding comparison of each current environmental parameter to a predefined environmental parameter of each power-consuming device and a stored recovery performance data of each power-consuming device; and adjust a setback recovery setting of each power-consuming device by the corresponding modification value, the setback recovery setting comprising a time at which the power-consuming device will exit the setback mode; and
;a controller configured to; instruct each power-consuming device to exit the setback mode based at least on the corresponding adjusted setback recovery setting. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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