POINT-BASED RISK SCORE FOR MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of using an environmental maintenance system that includes a plurality of actuators and a plurality of sensors in an environmentally-controlled space, each sensor measuring a value of a physical condition at a respective location, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a computer system, an influence model for an actuator of an environmental maintenance module, wherein the influence model provides a change in a sensor value at a respective location for a corresponding change in an operation level of the actuator;
for each of one or more of the locations;
for each of one or more times;
detecting, by the computer system, a current operation level for each of the actuators;
identifying, by the computer system, an operation threshold value for each of the actuators; and
calculating, by the computer system, a reserve value at the location using a reserve metric that includes the influence model, the current operation levels, and the operation threshold values, wherein the reserve value indicates a maximum achievable change in the sensor value at the location; and
providing, by the computer system, the one or more reserve values for managing the environmental maintenance system or loads in the environmentally-controlled space.
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Abstract
Methods are provided for calculating a reserve value or a risk value for various locations in an environmentally-controlled space such as a data center, and using the reserve value or risk value to allocate environmental maintenance modules and/or load. For example, an influence model can predict a change in a sensor value at a location for a corresponding change in an operation level of an actuator of one of the environmental maintenance modules. Based on the influence model and an operation level of the actuator, a reserve value can be determined for the location. A risk value for the location can be determined using a risk metric that may use the reserve value, a current sensor value at the location, and a threshold sensor value at the location.
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1. A computer-implemented method of using an environmental maintenance system that includes a plurality of actuators and a plurality of sensors in an environmentally-controlled space, each sensor measuring a value of a physical condition at a respective location, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by a computer system, an influence model for an actuator of an environmental maintenance module, wherein the influence model provides a change in a sensor value at a respective location for a corresponding change in an operation level of the actuator; for each of one or more of the locations; for each of one or more times; detecting, by the computer system, a current operation level for each of the actuators; identifying, by the computer system, an operation threshold value for each of the actuators; and calculating, by the computer system, a reserve value at the location using a reserve metric that includes the influence model, the current operation levels, and the operation threshold values, wherein the reserve value indicates a maximum achievable change in the sensor value at the location; and providing, by the computer system, the one or more reserve values for managing the environmental maintenance system or loads in the environmentally-controlled space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer product comprising a computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions for controlling a computer system to perform an operation for an environmental maintenance system that includes a plurality of actuators and a plurality of sensors in an environmentally-controlled space, each sensor measuring a value of a physical condition at a respective location, the operation comprising:
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obtaining an influence model for an actuator of an environmental maintenance module, wherein the influence model provides a change in a sensor value at a respective location for a corresponding change in an operation level of the actuator; for each of one or more of the locations; for each of one or more times; detecting a current operation level for each of the actuators; identifying an operation threshold value for each of the actuators; and calculating a reserve value at the location using a reserve metric that includes the influence model, the current operation levels, and the operation threshold values, wherein the reserve value indicates a maximum achievable change in the sensor value at the location; and providing the one or more reserve values for managing the environmental maintenance system or loads in the environmentally-controlled space. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An environmental maintenance system comprising:
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a plurality of actuators; a plurality of sensors, each sensor measuring a value of a physical condition at a respective location; and one or more processors configured to; obtaining an influence model for an actuator of an environmental maintenance module, wherein the influence model provides a change in a sensor value at a respective location for a corresponding change in an operation level of the actuator; for each of one or more of the locations; for each of one or more times; detecting a current operation level for each of the actuators; identifying an operation threshold value for each of the actuators; and calculating a reserve value at the location using a reserve metric that includes the influence model, the current operation levels, and the operation threshold values, wherein the reserve value indicates a maximum achievable change in the sensor value at the location; and providing the one or more reserve values for managing the environmental maintenance system or loads in the environmentally-controlled space. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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