Systems and methods for managing a programmable thermostat
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1. A method for controlling a temperature within at least part of a building via a building control system, the method comprising:
- controlling the temperature within the at least part of the building based at least in part on a first management profile, wherein the first management profile comprises operation characteristics of a programmable thermostat;
receiving building control information over time, wherein the building control information comprises;
thermostat data including a set point, andenvironment data including air temperature outside of the building;
automatically determining a second management profile, comprising operation characteristics of the programmable thermostat that is different from the first management profile based at least in part on the received building control information; and
controlling the temperature within at least part of the building based at least in part on the second management profile.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing a programmable thermostat are described herein. One or more system embodiments include a programmable thermostat having a first management profile; a data acquisition subsystem; and a data analysis subsystem. The data acquisition subsystem is configured to receive thermostat data from the programmable thermostat, and the data analysis subsystem is configured to receive the thermostat data from the data acquisition subsystem, and determine a second management profile for the programmable thermostat based, at least in part, on the thermostat data.
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1. A method for controlling a temperature within at least part of a building via a building control system, the method comprising:
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controlling the temperature within the at least part of the building based at least in part on a first management profile, wherein the first management profile comprises operation characteristics of a programmable thermostat; receiving building control information over time, wherein the building control information comprises; thermostat data including a set point, and environment data including air temperature outside of the building; automatically determining a second management profile, comprising operation characteristics of the programmable thermostat that is different from the first management profile based at least in part on the received building control information; and controlling the temperature within at least part of the building based at least in part on the second management profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A building control system for controlling a temperature within at least part of a building, the building control system comprising:
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a controller configured to generate and send control signals to control the temperature within at least part of the building based at least in part on a first management profile, wherein the first management profile comprises operation characteristics of a programmable thermostat; an interface configured to receive building control information, wherein building control information comprises; thermostat data including a set point, and environment data including air temperature outside of the building; the controller is operatively coupled to the interface and is configured to determine a second management profile, comprising operation characteristics of the programmable thermostat that is different from the first management profile based at least in part on the received building control information; and the controller is configured to generate and send control signals to control the temperature within at least part of the building based at least in part on the second management profile instead of the first management profile. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for controlling a temperature within at least part of a building via a building control system, the method comprising:
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controlling the temperature within at least part of the building based at least in part on a first management profile, wherein the first management profile comprises operation characteristics of a programmable thermostat; comparing the operation of the building control system under the first management profile to a predicted operation of the building control system under another management profile; based at least in part on the comparison, determining a second management profile, comprising operation characteristics of the programmable thermostat that is different from the first management profile; and controlling the temperature within at least part of the building based at least in part on the determined second management profile. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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