COMFORT ESTIMATION AND INCENTIVE DESIGN FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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1. A method for providing comfort estimation for a space, the method comprising:
- receiving sensor data identifying an environmental condition for the space;
receiving comfort data from occupants of the space;
combining the sensor data and comfort data to provide combined data;
generating a comfort relation network in response to the combined data; and
performing network analysis on the comfort relation network to identify communities within the comfort relation network.
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Abstract
A method for providing comfort estimation for a space includes receiving sensor data identifying an environmental condition for the space; receiving comfort data from occupants of the space combining the sensor data and comfort data to provide combined data; generating a comfort relation network in response to the combined data; and performing network analysis on the comfort relation network to identify communities within the comfort relation network.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for providing comfort estimation for a space, the method comprising:
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receiving sensor data identifying an environmental condition for the space; receiving comfort data from occupants of the space; combining the sensor data and comfort data to provide combined data; generating a comfort relation network in response to the combined data; and performing network analysis on the comfort relation network to identify communities within the comfort relation network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing comfort estimation for a space, the system comprising:
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a data fusion module receiving sensor data identifying an environmental condition for the space, receiving comfort data from occupants of the space and combining the sensor data and comfort data to provide combined data; a comfort relation network estimation module generating a comfort relation network in response to the combined data; and a network analysis module performing network analysis on the comfort relation network to identify communities within the comfort relation network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer program including instructions for causing a processor to implement a process for providing comfort estimation for a space, the process comprising:
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receiving sensor data identifying an environmental condition for the space; receiving comfort data from occupants of the space; combining the sensor data and comfort data to provide combined data; generating a comfort relation network in response to the combined data; performing network analysis on the comfort relation network to identify communities within the comfort relation network; and providing incentives to the occupants to promote energy efficient behavior.
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