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Systems and methods for controlling a central plant for a building

  • US 9,696,054 B2
  • Filed: 03/23/2015
  • Issued: 07/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized method for controlling a central plant for a building, the central plant having a plant load, the method comprising:

  • estimating an optimal combination of plant equipment for meeting the plant load, wherein estimating the optimal combination of plant equipment comprises using binary optimization to determine at least two potential combinations of 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 central plant according to the estimated optimal combination of plant equipment.

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