System and method for optimal load and source scheduling in context aware homes

Title: System and method for optimal load and source scheduling in context aware homes

A controller for controlling energy consumption in a home includes a constraints engine to define variables for multiple appliances in the home corresponding to various home modes and persona of an occupant of the home. A modeling engine models multiple paths of energy utilization of the multiple appliances to place the home into a desired state from a current context. An optimal scheduler receives the multiple paths of energy utilization and generates a schedule as a function of the multiple paths and a selected persona to place the home in a desired state.

Inventors:: Shetty, Pradeep; Foslien Graber, Wendy; Mangsuli, Purnaprajna R.; Kolavennu, Soumitri N.; Curtner, Keith L.

Issue Date:: 2018-01-23

OSTI Identifier:: 1417878

Assignee:: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) DOEEE

Patent Number(s):: 9,874,885

Application Number:: 13/323,451

Contract Number:: EE0003840

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011 Dec 12

Research Org:: Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 42 ENGINEERING

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