USER CONTROL DEVICE AND MULTI-FUNCTION HOME CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for a plurality of thermostats each located in a different building in a neighborhood, the system comprising:
- a plurality of thermostats, wherein each thermostat comprises a processing circuit configured to;
receive one or more assigned operating time slots from an analytics service; and
operate building equipment associated with the thermostat based on the one or more assigned operating time slots;
the analytics service, wherein the analytics service comprises a processing circuit configured to;
receive weather forecast data from a weather service and predict a period of time during which an energy usage peak will occur for the plurality of buildings based on the weather forecast data;
determine the one or more operating time slots based on the period of time;
assign the one or more operating time slots to each of the plurality of thermostats; and
send the one or more assigned operating time slots to the plurality of thermostats.
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Abstract
A system for a plurality of thermostats each located in a different building in a neighborhood. Each thermostat includes a processing circuit configured to receive one or more assigned operating time slots from an analytics service and operate building equipment associated with the thermostat based on the one or more assigned operating time slots. The system further includes the analytics service. The analytics service includes a processing circuit configured to receive weather forecast data from a weather service and predict a period of time during which an energy usage peak will occur for the plurality of buildings based on the weather forecast data, determine the one or more operating time slots based on the period of time, assign the one or more operating time slots to each of the plurality of thermostats, and send the one or more assigned operating time slots to the plurality of thermostats.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for a plurality of thermostats each located in a different building in a neighborhood, the system comprising:
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a plurality of thermostats, wherein each thermostat comprises a processing circuit configured to; receive one or more assigned operating time slots from an analytics service; and operate building equipment associated with the thermostat based on the one or more assigned operating time slots; the analytics service, wherein the analytics service comprises a processing circuit configured to; receive weather forecast data from a weather service and predict a period of time during which an energy usage peak will occur for the plurality of buildings based on the weather forecast data; determine the one or more operating time slots based on the period of time; assign the one or more operating time slots to each of the plurality of thermostats; and send the one or more assigned operating time slots to the plurality of thermostats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15)
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9. A system for a plurality of thermostats each located in a different building in a neighborhood, the system comprising:
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a plurality of thermostats, wherein each thermostat comprises a processing circuit, configured to; receive one or more assigned operating time slots from a first thermostat; and operate building equipment associated with the thermostat based on the one or more assigned operating time slots; the first thermostat of the plurality of thermostats configured to act as an analytics service, wherein the processing circuit of the first thermostat is configured to; receive weather forecast data from a weather service and predict a period of time during which an energy usage peak will occur for the plurality of buildings based on the weather forecast data; divide the period of time into the one or more operating time slots based on the number of the plurality of thermostats; and pseudo-randomly assign each of the plurality of thermostats to one of the one or more time slots; and send the one or more assigned operating time slots to the plurality of thermostats. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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16. A energy usage regulation method for a plurality of thermostats each located in a different building in a neighborhood, the method comprising:
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receiving, by each of the plurality of thermostats, one or more assigned operating time slots from an analytics service; operating, by each of the plurality of thermostats, building equipment associated with the thermostat based on the one or more assigned operating time slots; receiving, by the analytics service, weather forecast data from a weather service and predicting, by the analytics service, a period of time during which an energy usage peak will occur for the plurality of buildings based on the weather forecast data; determining, by the analytics service, the one or more operating time slots based on the period of time; assigning, by the analytics service, the one or more operating time slots to each of the plurality of thermostats; and sending, by the analytics service, the one or more assigned operating time slots to the plurality of thermostats. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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