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Title: System and method for pre-cooling of buildings

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1176430

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.

Research Organization:
Davis Energy Group, Inc., Davis, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
Davis Energy Group, Inc. (Davis, CA)
Patent Number(s):
7,992,630
Application Number:
11/806,059
OSTI ID:
1176430
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English