Interior Comfort HVAC User-Feedback Control System And Apparatus
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1. A method for HVAC control of a thermostat, the method comprising:
- receiving comfort event data;
accessing a first comfort map;
updating the first comfort map based on the comfort event data and a comfort map comfort characteristic;
deriving a temperature trajectory from the updated comfort map; and
executing the temperature trajectory.
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Abstract
The INTERIOR COMFORT HVAC USER-FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM AND APPARATUS transforms qualitative feedback received from a user/occupant into a “comfort map,” or modifications thereto, a comfort map being defined at least in part by one or more comfort event windows. The comfort map data is used to determine a temperature setpoint sequence that avoids regions of the map corresponding to known and/or predicted regions of user discomfort.
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1. A method for HVAC control of a thermostat, the method comprising:
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receiving comfort event data; accessing a first comfort map; updating the first comfort map based on the comfort event data and a comfort map comfort characteristic; deriving a temperature trajectory from the updated comfort map; and executing the temperature trajectory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A processor-implemented method of adaptively controlling an HVAC system based on comfort events, the method comprising:
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controlling a temperature of an interior space by operating an HVAC system according to an initial temperature setpoint; receiving a first feedback from an occupant, the first feedback comprising;
(1) a qualitative indication that the interior space is too warm, or (2) a qualitative indication that the interior space is too cool, wherein the first feedback, a time of the first feedback, and an observed temperature of the interior space at the time of the first feedback collectively represent a comfort event;defining a comfort event window having;
(1) a first dimension in time having a lower limit that is earlier than the time of the first feedback and an upper limit that is later than the time of the first feedback, the first dimension including the time of the first feedback, and (2) a second dimension in temperature, the second dimension including the observed temperature of the interior space at the time of the first feedback;defining a reference temperature setpoint trajectory based on the initial temperature setpoint time sequence and the comfort event window; and controlling the HVAC system based on the reference temperature setpoint trajectory.
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24. An apparatus for HVAC control, comprising
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a memory disposed in communication with the processor and storing processor-issuable instructions to; receive comfort event data; access a first comfort map; update the first comfort map based on the comfort event data and a comfort map comfort characteristic; derive a temperature trajectory from the updated comfort map; and execute the temperature trajectory. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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