SMART THERMOSTAT WITH MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring and controlling temperature of a building zone, the system comprising:
- a model predictive controller configured to;
obtain a cost function that accounts for a cost of operating HVAC equipment during each of a plurality of time steps in a period to provide heating or cooling to the building zone;
use a predictive model to predict the temperature of the building zone during each of the plurality of time steps as a function of temperature setpoints for a thermostat for the building zone; and
generate the temperature setpoints for the thermostat for the building zone for each of the plurality of time steps by performing an operation of the cost function subject to a constraint on the temperature of the building zone predicted by the predictive model;
an equipment controller configured to receive the temperature setpoints generated by the model predictive controller and drive the temperature of the building zone toward the temperature setpoints during each of the plurality of time steps by operating the HVAC equipment to provide heating or cooling to the building zone.
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Abstract
A thermostat for a building zone includes at least one of a model predictive controller and an equipment controller. The model predictive controller is configured to obtain a cost function that accounts for a cost of operating HVAC equipment during each of a plurality of time steps, use a predictive model to predict a temperature of the building zone during each of the plurality of time steps, and generate temperature setpoints for the building zone for each of the plurality of time steps by optimizing the cost function subject to a constraint on the predicted temperature. The equipment controller is configured to receive the temperature setpoints generated by the model predictive controller and drive the temperature of the building zone toward the temperature setpoints during each of the plurality of time steps by operating the HVAC equipment to provide heating or cooling to the building zone.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring and controlling temperature of a building zone, the system comprising:
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a model predictive controller configured to; obtain a cost function that accounts for a cost of operating HVAC equipment during each of a plurality of time steps in a period to provide heating or cooling to the building zone; use a predictive model to predict the temperature of the building zone during each of the plurality of time steps as a function of temperature setpoints for a thermostat for the building zone; and generate the temperature setpoints for the thermostat for the building zone for each of the plurality of time steps by performing an operation of the cost function subject to a constraint on the temperature of the building zone predicted by the predictive model; an equipment controller configured to receive the temperature setpoints generated by the model predictive controller and drive the temperature of the building zone toward the temperature setpoints during each of the plurality of time steps by operating the HVAC equipment to provide heating or cooling to the building zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method performed at least partially by a thermostat for a building zone for monitoring and controlling temperature of the building zone, the method comprising:
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obtaining a cost function that accounts for a cost of operating HVAC equipment during each of a plurality of time steps in a period to provide heating or cooling to the building zone; using a predictive model to predict the temperature of the building zone during each of the plurality of time steps as a function of temperature setpoints for a thermostat for the building zone; generating the temperature setpoints for the thermostat for the building zone for each of the plurality of time steps by performing an operation of the cost function subject to a constraint on the temperature of the building zone predicted by the predictive model; operating the HVAC equipment to provide heating or cooling to the building zone during each of the plurality of time steps to drive the temperature of the building zone toward the temperature setpoints. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for monitoring and controlling temperature of a building zone, the system comprising:
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a model predictive controller configured to; obtain a cost function that accounts for a cost of operating HVAC equipment during each of a plurality of time steps in an optimization period to provide heating or cooling to the building zone; and generate temperature setpoints for the building zone for each of the plurality of time steps by performing an optimization of the cost function subject to a constraint on a predicted temperature of the building zone, wherein the predicted temperature is defined by a predictive model as a function of the temperature setpoints; a thermostat for the building zone, the thermostat configured to; receive the temperature setpoints generated by the model predictive controller via a communications network; and drive the temperature of the building zone toward the temperature setpoints during each of the plurality of time steps by operating the HVAC equipment to provide heating or cooling to the building zone.
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