Systems and methods for controlling a chiller plant for a building
First Claim
1. A computerized method for controlling a chiller plant for cooling a building, the chiller plant having a chiller plant load, the method comprising:
- estimating an optimal combination of chiller plant equipment for meeting the chiller plant load, wherein estimating the optimal combination of chiller plant equipment comprises using binary optimization to determine at least two potential combinations of chiller plant equipment and using nonlinear optimization to determine a potential power consumption minimum for each of the at least two potential combinations; and
controlling the chiller plant according to the estimated optimal combination of chiller plant equipment.
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Abstract
A computerized method for controlling a chiller plant for cooling a building is provided. The chiller plant has a chiller plant load. The method includes estimating an optimal combination of chiller plant equipment for meeting the chiller plant load. Estimating the optimal combination of chiller plant equipment includes using binary optimization to determine at least two potential combinations of chiller plant equipment. Estimating the optimal combination of chiller plant equipment also includes using nonlinear optimization to determine a potential power consumption minimum for each of the at least two potential combinations. The method also includes controlling the chiller plant according to the estimated optimal combination of chiller plant equipment.
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1. A computerized method for controlling a chiller plant for cooling a building, the chiller plant having a chiller plant load, the method comprising:
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estimating an optimal combination of chiller plant equipment for meeting the chiller plant load, wherein estimating the optimal combination of chiller plant equipment comprises using binary optimization to determine at least two potential combinations of chiller plant equipment and using nonlinear optimization to determine a potential power consumption minimum for each of the at least two potential combinations; and controlling the chiller plant according to the estimated optimal combination of chiller plant equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computerized method for controlling a chiller plant for cooling a building, the method comprising:
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identifying, at a processing circuit, a first combination of on/off statuses for a plurality of cooling devices using non-exhaustive binary optimization; identifying at least a second combination of on/off statuses for the plurality of cooling devices; identifying, for each of the first combination and at least a second combination, optimized operating setpoints for the plurality of cooling devices using a non-linear optimization; using the optimized operating setpoints identified with the non-linear optimization, estimating a likely energy consumption for the first combination of on/off statuses and at least a second combination of on/off statuses; comparing the estimated likely energy consumption for the first combination of on/off statuses and at least a second combination of on/off statuses to determine which combination of cooling devices to turn on; and controlling the chiller plant according to the determined combination of cooling devices to turn on. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A controller for controlling a chiller plant for cooling a building, the chiller plant having a chiller plant load, the controller comprising:
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a processing circuit configured to estimate an optimal combination of chiller plant equipment for meeting the chiller plant load, wherein estimating the optimal combination of chiller plant equipment comprises using binary optimization to determine at least two potential combinations of chiller plant equipment and using nonlinear optimization to determine a potential power consumption minimum for each of the at least two potential combinations; and wherein the processing circuit is further configured to control the chiller plant according to the estimated optimal combination of chiller plant equipment. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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