RADIANT HEATING CONTROLS AND METHODS FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:EP3528083A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-21

    申请号:EP19163985.5

    申请日:2012-10-01

    申请人: Google LLC

    IPC分类号: G05D23/19 G05B15/02

    摘要: A method of controlling an environmental control system comprises: providing an environmental control system that includes a processing system in operative communication with a heating system; acquiring historical temperature information regarding heating of an enclosure during at least one historical period in which the enclosure was heated by the heating system under the control of said environmental control system; determining a lag value that represents at least in part an amount of system inertia for the enclosure; determining a plurality of candidate heating control strategies based on said historical temperature information; determining an optimal heating control strategy from said plurality of candidate heating control strategies by computing a plurality of predicted temperature responses corresponding respectively to the plurality of candidate heating control strategies; and controlling the heating system according to the determined optimal heating control strategy.

    CONTROLLING AN HVAC SYSTEM IN ASSOCIATION WITH A DEMAND-RESPONSE EVENT

    公开(公告)号:EP3961342A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-02

    申请号:EP21203868.1

    申请日:2014-04-15

    申请人: Google LLC

    摘要: A method of carrying out a demand response (DR) event by a control system comprises:
    identifying a DR event period for the DR event; determining an optimized control trajectory for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, wherein the optimized control trajectory minimizes a cost function comprising a plurality of cost factors; controlling the HVAC system at a beginning of the DR event period in accordance with the optimized control trajectory for the HVAC system; determining, during the DR event period, whether a re-optimization of the optimized control trajectory is needed; performing, when the re-optimization is needed, the re-optimization; and controlling, after the re-optimization, the HVAC system in accordance with a control trajectory based on the re-optimization.

    CONTROLLING AN HVAC SYSTEM IN ASSOCIATION WITH A DEMAND-RESPONSE EVENT

    公开(公告)号:EP3584666A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-25

    申请号:EP19190708.8

    申请日:2014-04-15

    申请人: Google LLC

    摘要: Apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for carrying out a demand response (DR) event via an intelligent, network-connected thermostat associated with a structure. The systems disclosed include an energy management system in operation with an intelligent, network-connected thermostat located at a structure. The thermostat is operable to control an HVAC system. Control during a DR event period may be performed based on an optimal control trajectory of the HVAC system, where the control trajectory is optimal in that it minimizes a cost function comprising a combination of a first factor representative of a total energy consumption during the DR event period, a second factor representative of a metric of occupant discomfort, and a third factor representative of deviations of a rate of energy consumption over the DR event period.

    INTELLIGENT CONTROLLER FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:EP2901232B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-08

    申请号:EP12885319.9

    申请日:2012-09-30

    申请人: Google LLC

    IPC分类号: G05D23/19 F24F11/00

    CPC分类号: G05D23/1904 F24F11/58

    摘要: The current application is directed to intelligent controllers that continuously, periodically, or intermittently monitor progress towards one or more control goals under one or more constraints in order to achieve control that satisfies potentially conflicting goals. An intelligent controller may alter aspects of control, dynamically, while the control is being carried out, in order to ensure that goals are obtained and a balance is achieved between potentially conflicting goals. The intelligent controller uses various types of information to determine an initial control strategy as well as to dynamically adjust the control strategy as the control is being carried out.