Pattern recognition adaptive controller and method used in HVAC control
First Claim
1. A method of dynamically adjusting the control parameters of a proportional gain and integral time controller disposed to control an HVAC actuator, comprising the steps of:
- sampling a feedback signal representative of an output air temperature of the HVAC system to generate a sampled signal;
generating a smoothed signal based on the sampled signal;
determining an estimated noise level of the sampled signal;
determining a tune noise band based on the estimated noise level and the smoothed signal;
adjusting the gain and integral time values used by the controller if either the difference between a previous setpoint temperature and a current setpoint temperature, or the difference between the current setpoint temperature and the smoothed signal, falls outside the tune noise band; and
utilizing the adjusted control parameters to adjust the position of the actuator.
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Abstract
A pattern recognition adaptive controller configured to dynamically adjust proportional gain and integral time control parameters to minimize integrated absolute errors between a setpoint temperature and a monitored temperature in an HVAC system. The pattern recognition adaptive controller receives a sampled signal representative of the temperature and determines a smoothed signal based on the sampled signal. The controller characterizes a disturbance in the smoothed signal by a damping factor and a closed loop response time. When a significant load disturbance or setpoint temperature change occurs, the controller estimates an optimal gain based on the damping factor, and an optimal integral time based on the response time. The estimated optimal gain and estimated optimal integral time are used to determining a new gain and a new integral time values, to which the control parameters of the controller are then set.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of dynamically adjusting the control parameters of a proportional gain and integral time controller disposed to control an HVAC actuator, comprising the steps of:
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sampling a feedback signal representative of an output air temperature of the HVAC system to generate a sampled signal; generating a smoothed signal based on the sampled signal; determining an estimated noise level of the sampled signal; determining a tune noise band based on the estimated noise level and the smoothed signal; adjusting the gain and integral time values used by the controller if either the difference between a previous setpoint temperature and a current setpoint temperature, or the difference between the current setpoint temperature and the smoothed signal, falls outside the tune noise band; and utilizing the adjusted control parameters to adjust the position of the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An HVAC a proportional gain and integral time controller having dynamically adjusted control parameters disposed to control the position of an actuator in an HVAC system, comprising:
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means for sampling a feedback signal representative of a temperature of output air of the HVAC system to generate a sampled signal; means for generating a smoothed signal based on the sampled signal; means for determining an estimated noise level of the sampled signal; means for determining a tune noise band based on the estimated noise level and the smoothed signal; means for adjusting the gain and integral time values used by the controller if either the difference between a previous setpoint temperature and a current setpoint temperature, or the difference between the current setpoint temperature and the smoothed signal, falls outside the tune noise band; and means for utilizing the adjusted control parameters to adjust the position of the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of dynamically adjusting the control parameters of a proportional gain and integral time controller disposed to control an actuator in an HVAC system, comprising the steps of:
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sampling a feedback signal representative of the temperature of air output by the HVAC system to generate a sampled signal; generating a smoothed signal based on the sampled signal; determining an estimated noise level of the sampled signal; determining a tune noise band based on the estimated noise level and the smoothed signal; determining whether a significant setpoint temperature change has occurred by comparing the tune noise band to the difference between a previous setpoint temperature and a current setpoint temperature; determining whether a significant load disturbance has occurred by comparing the tune noise band to the difference between the current setpoint temperature and the smoothed signal; determining a damping factor based on the slope of the smoothed signal; determining a closed loop response time based on the height of the smoothed signal; determining an average disturbance size; estimating an optimal gain based on the damping factor; estimating an optimal integral time based on the response time; determining a new gain and a new integral time based on the estimated optimal gain, the estimated optimal integral time, the current gain and integral time values used in the controller, a signal-to-noise ratio of the sampled signal, and the size of a current load disturbance or setpoint temperature change relative to the average disturbance size; setting the gain and integral time of the controller to the new gain and the new integral time; and utilizing the adjusted control parameters to control the position of the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A proportional gain and integral time controller having dynamically adjusted control parameters disposed to control the position of an actuator that determines output air temperature of an HVAC system, comprising:
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means for sensing the variable and generating a feedback signal representative of the output air temperature; means for determining a damping factor based on the slope of the feedback signal; means for determining a closed loop response time based on the height of the feedback signal; means for estimating an optimal gain based on the damping factor; means for estimating an optimal integral time based on the response time; means for determining a new gain and a new integral time based on the estimated optimal gain, the estimated optimal integral time, and the current gain and integral time values used in the controller; means for setting the gain and integral time of the controller to the new gain and the new integral time; and utilizing the adjusted control parameters to control the position of the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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