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SMART THERMOSTAT WITH MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL

  • US 20190078801A1
  • Filed: 11/09/2018
  • Published: 03/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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