Methods, systems and computer program products for controlling a climate in a building
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a climate in a building, the method comprising:
- receiving sensed data at a local processor in the building, the sensed data being associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building;
comparing, at the local processor, the received sensed data with corresponding predictive data, the predictive data being based on the climate in the building and other buildings, weather outside the building and other buildings and/or occupants of the building and other buildings; and
adjusting, at the local processor, at least one parameter associated with the climate of the building based on a result of the comparison of the received sensed data and the predictive data,wherein the local processor in the building communicates with a central processor associated with the building and the other buildings;
wherein the local processor in the building is further configured to adjust the at least one parameter associated with the climate of the building for real-time minute-to-minute adjustments within the building and control the climate of the building without communicating with the central processor; and
wherein the central processor is configured to update information at each of the local processors of each building based on data associated with the building and other buildings.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for controlling a climate in a building. Sensed data is received at a local processor in the building. The sensed data is associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building. The received sensed data is compared at the local processor with corresponding predictive data associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building. One or more parameters associated with the climate of the building is adjusted at the local processor based on a result of the comparison of the received sensed data and the predictive data.
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1. A method for controlling a climate in a building, the method comprising:
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receiving sensed data at a local processor in the building, the sensed data being associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building; comparing, at the local processor, the received sensed data with corresponding predictive data, the predictive data being based on the climate in the building and other buildings, weather outside the building and other buildings and/or occupants of the building and other buildings; and adjusting, at the local processor, at least one parameter associated with the climate of the building based on a result of the comparison of the received sensed data and the predictive data, wherein the local processor in the building communicates with a central processor associated with the building and the other buildings; wherein the local processor in the building is further configured to adjust the at least one parameter associated with the climate of the building for real-time minute-to-minute adjustments within the building and control the climate of the building without communicating with the central processor; and wherein the central processor is configured to update information at each of the local processors of each building based on data associated with the building and other buildings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling a climate in a building, comprising:
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receiving a request for a thermal comfort condition and/or an indoor air quality condition at a local processor in the building; converting, at the local processor, the request for the thermal comfort condition and/or the request for the indoor air quality condition into parameters used by the local processor to control the climate in the building; and changing, at the local processor, at least one parameter associated with the climate of the building based on the converted request for the thermal comfort condition and/or the request for the indoor air quality condition and reference data associated with the building and at least one other building, wherein the local processor in the building communicates with a central processor associated with the building and the at least one other building; wherein the local processor in the building is further configured to change the at least one parameter associated with the climate of the building for real-time minute-to-minute changes within the building and control the climate of the building without communicating with the central processor; and wherein the central processor is configured to update information at each of the local processors of each building based on data associated with the building and the at least one other building.
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17. A system for controlling a climate in a building, the system comprising:
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a local receiving module at a local processor in the building configured to receive sensed data, the sensed data being associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building; a comparison module, at the local processor, configured to compare the received sensed data with corresponding predictive data, the predictive data being based on the climate in the building and other buildings, weather outside the building and other buildings and/or occupants of the building and other buildings; and a local adjustment module, at the local processor, configured to adjust at least one parameter associated with the climate of the building based on a result of the comparison of the received sensed data and the predictive data, wherein the local processor in the building communicates with a central processor associated with the building and the other buildings; wherein the local processor in the building is further configured to adjust the at least one parameter associated with the climate of the building for real-time minute-to-minute adjustments within the building and control the climate of the building without communicating with the central processor; and wherein the central processor is configured to update information at each of the local processors of each building based on data associated with the building and other buildings. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29)
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27. A method for controlling a climate in a building using a collective performance model based on data associated with a plurality of buildings, the method comprising:
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receiving sensed data at a local processor in the building, the sensed data being associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building; providing the received sensed data to a central processor, the central processor being configured to receive sensed data from the building and a plurality of other buildings, analyze the received sensed data from the building and the plurality of other buildings and provide control modifications to the building based on the analyzed sensed data; receiving, at the local processor from the central processor, the control modifications; and modifying, at the local processor, local performance metrics and/or specifications associated with the building based on the control modification, wherein the local processor in the building communicates with the central processor associated with the building and the plurality of other buildings; wherein the local processor in the building is further configured to modify local performance metrics and/or specifications associated with the building for real-time minute-to-minute modifications within the building and control the climate of the building without communicating with the central processor; and wherein the central processor is configured to update information at each of the local processors of each building based on data associated with the building and the plurality of other buildings. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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