System and method for climate control set-point optimization based on individual comfort
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1. A system for calibrating a set-point for climate control, comprising:
- a sensor network having a plurality of sensors wherein each occupant in a space is associated with a sensor and each sensor is configured to report a comfort level for the associated occupant;
a database including an industry comfort standard for specifying environmental conditions that are acceptable to a majority of occupants in a space wherein the industry comfort standard defines a baseline comfort level, the database configured to receive reports from the sensors associated with each occupant on a preferred occupant comfort level for each occupant to generate an individual profile for each occupant including climate comfort information on the difference between the preferred occupant comfort level and the baseline comfort level wherein the preferred occupant comfort level includes a learned comfort zone based on summer and winter profiles of the industry standard; and
a controller configured to receive information from the individual profiles for each occupant to generate a set-point based upon an optimization program configured to balance competing goals to generate the set-point for controlling climate control equipment in accordance with the set-point.
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Abstract
A system and method for calibrating a set-point for climate control includes a sensor network having a plurality of sensors configured to report a climate condition. A database is configured to receive reports from the sensors and generate one or more profiles reflecting at least one of historic climate control information and occupant preferences. A controller is configured to receive information from the profiles to generate a set-point based upon an optimization program. The optimization program is implemented to balance competing goals to generate the set-point for controlling climate control equipment in accordance with the set-point.
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1. A system for calibrating a set-point for climate control, comprising:
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a sensor network having a plurality of sensors wherein each occupant in a space is associated with a sensor and each sensor is configured to report a comfort level for the associated occupant; a database including an industry comfort standard for specifying environmental conditions that are acceptable to a majority of occupants in a space wherein the industry comfort standard defines a baseline comfort level, the database configured to receive reports from the sensors associated with each occupant on a preferred occupant comfort level for each occupant to generate an individual profile for each occupant including climate comfort information on the difference between the preferred occupant comfort level and the baseline comfort level wherein the preferred occupant comfort level includes a learned comfort zone based on summer and winter profiles of the industry standard; and a controller configured to receive information from the individual profiles for each occupant to generate a set-point based upon an optimization program configured to balance competing goals to generate the set-point for controlling climate control equipment in accordance with the set-point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18)
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8. A system for calibrating a set-point for climate control, comprising:
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a sensor network having a plurality of sensors wherein each occupant in a space is associated with a sensor and each sensor is configured to report a comfort level for the associated occupant; a database including an industry comfort standard for specifying environmental conditions that are acceptable to a majority of occupants in a space wherein the industry comfort standard defines a baseline comfort level, the database configured to receive reports from the sensors associated with each occupant on a preferred occupant comfort level for each occupant to generate an individual profile for each occupant including climate control information on the difference between the preferred occupant comfort level and the baseline comfort level wherein the preferred occupant comfort level includes a learned comfort zone based on summer and winter profiles of the industry standard wherein the database further includes a preference map of a floor plan and wherein the preference map is based on historic climate control data; and a controller configured to receive information from the individual profiles for each occupant to generate a set-point based upon an optimization program, the optimization program being implemented to balance competing goals to generate the set-point for controlling climate control equipment in accordance with the set-point in a controlled area wherein if the preferred occupant comfort level is not provided in the controlled area, the occupant selects a space that is part of the preference map. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for optimizing a set-point for climate control equipment, comprising:
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providing a sensor network having a plurality of sensors wherein each occupant in a space is associated with a sensor and each sensor is configured to report a comfort level for the associated occupant; providing a database including an industry comfort standard for specifying environmental conditions that are acceptable to 80% of occupants in a space wherein the industry comfort standard defines a baseline comfort level, the database configured to receive reports from the sensors associated with each occupant on a preferred occupant comfort level for each occupant to generate an individual profile for each occupant including climate control information on the difference between the preferred occupant comfort level and the baseline comfort level wherein the preferred occupant comfort level includes a learned comfort zone based on summer and winter profiles of the industry standard; generating a set-point for a climate control unit by optimizing between comfort and energy savings; and adjusting climate conditions at the given location in accordance with the set-point. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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