BUILDING CONTROL BASED ON UNEVEN LOAD DISTRIBUTION
First Claim
1. A controller for an energy plant, the controller comprising:
- a processing circuit comprising a processor and memory storing instructions executed by the processor, the processing circuit configured to;
obtain a target load of a branch of the energy plant, the branch including at least a first device and a second device coupled to each other in parallel,predict a first power consumption of the first device and the second device, the first power consumption predicted to result from operating the first device and the second device according to a first combination of set points to satisfy the target load, the first combination of set points including first set points of the first device and second set points of the second device,predict a second power consumption of the first device and the second device, the second power consumption predicted to result from operating the first device and the second device according to a second combination of set points to satisfy the target load, the second combination of set points including third set points of the first device and fourth set points of the second device,compare the first power consumption and the second power consumption,select, one of the first combination of set points and the second combination of set points according to which combination of set points is predicted to result in lower power consumption based on the comparing, andoperate the energy plant according to the selected one of the first combination of set points and the second combination of set points.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for distributing load of an energy plant are disclosed herein. A target load of at least a first device and a second device of the energy plant is obtained. A first power consumption of the first device and the second device predicted to result from operating the first device and the second device according to a first combination of set points to satisfy the target load is predicted. A second power consumption of the first device and the second device predicted to result from operating the first device and the second device according to a second combination of set points to satisfy the target load is predicted. The first power consumption and the second power consumption are compared, and a combination of set points rendering lower power consumption is selected to operate the energy plant.
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20 Claims
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1. A controller for an energy plant, the controller comprising:
a processing circuit comprising a processor and memory storing instructions executed by the processor, the processing circuit configured to; obtain a target load of a branch of the energy plant, the branch including at least a first device and a second device coupled to each other in parallel, predict a first power consumption of the first device and the second device, the first power consumption predicted to result from operating the first device and the second device according to a first combination of set points to satisfy the target load, the first combination of set points including first set points of the first device and second set points of the second device, predict a second power consumption of the first device and the second device, the second power consumption predicted to result from operating the first device and the second device according to a second combination of set points to satisfy the target load, the second combination of set points including third set points of the first device and fourth set points of the second device, compare the first power consumption and the second power consumption, select, one of the first combination of set points and the second combination of set points according to which combination of set points is predicted to result in lower power consumption based on the comparing, and operate the energy plant according to the selected one of the first combination of set points and the second combination of set points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions to operate an energy plant, the instructions when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
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obtain a target load of a branch of the energy plant, the branch including at least a first device and a second device coupled to each other in parallel, predict a first power consumption of the first device and the second device, the first power consumption predicted to result from operating the first device and the second device according to a first combination of set points to satisfy the target load, the first combination of set points including first set points of the first device and second set points of the second device, predict a second power consumption of the first device and the second device, the second power consumption predicted to result from operating the first device and the second device according to a second combination of set points to satisfy the target load, the second combination of set points including third set points of the first device and fourth set points of the second device, compare the first power consumption and the second power consumption, select, one of the first combination of set points and the second combination of set points according to which combination of set points is predicted to result in lower power consumption based on the comparing, and operate the energy plant according to the selected one of the first combination of set points and the second combination of set points. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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