Cost optimization for buildings with hybrid ventilation systems

Ji, Kun; Lu, Yan

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Title: Cost optimization for buildings with hybrid ventilation systems

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A method including: computing a total cost for a first zone in a building, wherein the total cost is equal to an actual energy cost of the first zone plus a thermal discomfort cost of the first zone; and heuristically optimizing the total cost to identify temperature setpoints for a mechanical heating/cooling system and a start time and an end time of the mechanical heating/cooling system, based on external weather data and occupancy data of the first zone.

Inventors:: Ji, Kun; Lu, Yan

Issue Date:: 2018-02-13

Research Org.:: Siemens Corporation, Iselin, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1420777

Patent Number(s):: 9892472

Application Number:: 13/763,826

Assignee:: Siemens Corporation (Iselin, NJ)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06Q - DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING
F24F11/30 - for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
F24F11/46 - Improving electric energy efficiency or saving
F24F11/62 - characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
F24F11/63 - Electronic processing
F24F2140/60 - Energy consumption

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06Q - DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES
G06Q50/06 - Electricity, gas or water supply

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DOE Contract Number:: EE0003843

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Feb 11

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING

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Methods, Apparatus and Systems for Managing Energy Assets patent-application, November 2012

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Energy Management Computer System patent-application, February 2017

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Building management system having set offset value learning and set bias value determining system for controlling thermal environment patent, May 1998

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Facilitating Revenue Generation From Wholesale Electricity Markets patent-application, February 2014

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Energy cost reduction and ad delivery patent, May 2011

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Apparatus and Method for the Control of the Indoor Thermal Environment Having Feed Forward and Feedback Control Using Adaptive Reference Models patent-application, January 2009

Systems and Methods for Controlling Energy Use in a Building Management System Using Energy Budgets patent-application, April 2013

Assessment of natural and hybrid ventilation models in whole-building energy simulations journal, September 2011

Building Energy Consumption Analysis System patent-application, November 2010

Energy Management System patent-application, March 2013

Smart Building Manager patent-application, December 2010

Managing Energy Assets Associated with Transport Operations patent-application, August 2013

Comfort-Driven Optimization of Electric Grid Utilization patent-application, April 2015

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Systems and Methods for Using Rule-Based Fault Detection in a Building Management System patent-application, February 2011

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Overall thermal sensation, acceptability and comfort journal, January 2008

Relationship between thermal sensation and comfort in non-uniform and dynamic environments journal, July 2009

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Chapter 3—Principles of thermal comfort journal, June 1998

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Energy Management Systems and Methods
patent-application, September 2011

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journal, June 2009

Electric/Thermal Energy Storage Schedule Optimizing Device, Optimizing Method and Optimizing Program
patent-application, April 2014

System and Method for Providing Reduced Consumption of Energy Using Automated Human Thermal Comfort Controls
patent-application, September 2011

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journal, October 2012

Method and means of air conditioning
patent, October 1991

System and Method of Energy Management Control
patent-application, September 2013

A theoretical adaptive model of thermal comfort – Adaptive Predicted Mean Vote (aPMV)
journal, October 2009

Effects of radiant temperature on thermal comfort
journal, September 2007

Methods, Apparatus and Systems for Managing Energy Assets
patent-application, November 2012

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journal, August 2006

Energy Management Computer System
patent-application, February 2017

System and method for energy management
patent, August 2004

Energy Management in a Building
patent-application, July 2012

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patent, May 1998

System and Method for Energy Consumption Management
patent-application, October 2010

Method, system and computer program for managing energy consumption
patent-application, May 2005

Method and System for Healthy Home Zoning Control Configured for Efficient Energy Use and Conservation of Energy Resources
patent-application, September 2011

Managing Energy Assets Associated With Transport Operations
patent-application, October 2014

Method of distributing energy for a building, energy management system, system for satisfying the energy requirements of a building, and micro-cogeneration system
patent-application, December 2004

Coordinating occupant behavior for building energy and comfort management using multi-agent systems
journal, March 2012

Enterprise energy automation
patent, April 2013

Air-conditioning control unit
patent, June 1998

HVAC control system and method
patent-application, November 2008

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patent, June 2014

Method and System for Controlling and/or Regulating Room Comfort Variables in a Building
patent-application, June 2011

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journal, January 1997

Systems and Methods for Controlling Energy Use in a Building Management System Using Energy Budgets
patent-application, September 2014

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patent-application, December 2011

Advanced control systems engineering for energy and comfort management in a building environment—A review
journal, August 2009

Facilitating Revenue Generation From Wholesale Electricity Markets
patent-application, February 2014

Method for evaluating thermal comfort of a structure and an assisting method, program or system for designing a structure in consideration of thermal comfort
patent-application, July 2004

System and method for controlling usage of a commodity
patent-application, June 2004

Adaptable control of HVAC systems
patent, December 1992

Energy cost reduction and ad delivery
patent, May 2011

Energy Efficiency Promoting Schedule Learning Algorithms for Intelligent Thermostat
patent-application, April 2013

Apparatus and Method for the Control of the Indoor Thermal Environment Having Feed Forward and Feedback Control Using Adaptive Reference Models
patent-application, January 2009

Systems and Methods for Controlling Energy Use in a Building Management System Using Energy Budgets
patent-application, April 2013

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journal, September 2011

Building Energy Consumption Analysis System
patent-application, November 2010

Energy Management System
patent-application, March 2013

Smart Building Manager
patent-application, December 2010

Managing Energy Assets Associated with Transport Operations
patent-application, August 2013

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patent-application, April 2015

Personalized Building Comfort Control
patent-application, February 2012

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patent, December 1997

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journal, January 2013

An Improved Forced-Air Zone Climate Control system for Existing Residential Houses
patent-application, September 2004

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patent-application, February 2007

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patent-application, February 2011

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patent-application, August 2013

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journal, January 2008

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journal, July 2009

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journal, May 2011

Chapter 3—Principles of thermal comfort
journal, June 1998

System and method for participation in energy-related markets
patent-application, December 2010

Neural networks based predictive control for thermal comfort and energy savings in public buildings
journal, December 2012

Automatic energy management and energy consumption reduction, especially in commercial and multi-building systems
patent-application, September 2003

Integrating a Data Center Thermal Control System and Individual Fan Controllers for Controlling a Thermal Environment in a Data Center Room
patent-application, June 2013

Environmental condition control and energy management system and method
patent, July 1999

Apparatus and Method for Controlling a Heating Ventilation and/or Air Conditioning System Utilizing an Infrared Sensing or Imaging Device for Determining Radiated Temperature of One or More Objects or Occupants in the Conditioned Space
patent-application, January 2015

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journal, January 2008

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patent-application, March 2011

Small building automation control system
patent-application, October 2002

Method and system for polling and data collection
patent, March 1997

HVAC control with utility time of day pricing support
patent, September 2013

Occupancy Driven Patient Room Environmental Control
patent-application, April 2013

HVAC Control System and Method
patent-application, October 2012

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journal, January 1999