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Title: System and method for pre-cooling of buildings

Abstract

A method for nighttime pre-cooling of a building comprising inputting one or more user settings, lowering the indoor temperature reading of the building during nighttime by operating an outside air ventilation system followed, if necessary, by a vapor compression cooling system. The method provides for nighttime pre-cooling of a building that maintains indoor temperatures within a comfort range based on the user input settings, calculated operational settings, and predictions of indoor and outdoor temperature trends for a future period of time such as the next day.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Davis Energy Group, Inc., Davis, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1176430
Patent Number(s):
7992630
Application Number:
11/806,059
Assignee:
Davis Energy Group, Inc. (Davis, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING
G - PHYSICS G05 - CONTROLLING G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Springer, David A., and Rainer, Leo I. System and method for pre-cooling of buildings. United States: N. p., 2011. Web.
Springer, David A., & Rainer, Leo I. System and method for pre-cooling of buildings. United States.
Springer, David A., and Rainer, Leo I. Tue . "System and method for pre-cooling of buildings". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176430.
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abstractNote = {A method for nighttime pre-cooling of a building comprising inputting one or more user settings, lowering the indoor temperature reading of the building during nighttime by operating an outside air ventilation system followed, if necessary, by a vapor compression cooling system. The method provides for nighttime pre-cooling of a building that maintains indoor temperatures within a comfort range based on the user input settings, calculated operational settings, and predictions of indoor and outdoor temperature trends for a future period of time such as the next day.},
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year = {Tue Aug 09 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
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