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Adaptive environment control system

  • US 4,897,798 A
  • Filed: 12/08/1986
  • Issued: 01/30/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An adaptive environment control system for dynamically modifying operation of an HVAC system to control interior temperature of a building as a function of thermal properties of the building, comprising:

  • means for repeatedly determining the interior temperature and temperature outside of said building;

    means connected to said determining means for repeatedly estimating, from said determined temperatures, values of said thermal properties;

    means connected to said estimating means and responsive to said estimated values of said thermal properties for controlling the operation of said HVAC system based on said estimated values to bring the interior temperature of said building to a pre-set temperature at a predetermined time;

    means connected to said estimating means for repeatedly predicting future values of said thermal properties from said estimated values; and

    means connected to said estimating means and said predicting means for generating an alarm indication if values predicted for a given time differ from values estimated for said given time by more than a predetermined amount.

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