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Methods and systems for controlling appliances
US10527307B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10527307-B2 |
| Application number | US-201715841463-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | Dec 14, 2017 |
| Publication date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2020 |
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This invention relates to methods and systems for controlling appliances, particularly climate control appliances such as air conditioning units used in buildings. Embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems which provide a framework of semi-autonomous sensors and actuators which can achieve climate control without the need for centralised or explicit coordination. In certain embodiments, the climate control system is capable of identifying suitable pairings of sensors and actuators and taking into account actions of other actuators. The embodiments have particular application in buildings where large numbers of individual sensors and actuators are deployed in an ad-hoc or unplanned manner over time, but can communicate with each other. The embodiments of the invention can provide improved efficiency, reduced infrastructure costs, improved flexibility and can be deployed across multiple sites.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of controlling a climate control device whose operation affects a climate parameter, the method including the steps of: detecting the value of the climate parameter at a plurality of sensors remote from said climate control device; receiving the detected values from a plurality of said sensors at the climate control device; analyzing, at said climate control device, the received values and determining a subset of said sensors as being sensors which are influenced by the operation of the climate control device; and subsequently controlling the operation of the climate control device in accordance with further received values from said subset of sensors; and wherein the step of analyzing determines the subset of sensors as the sensors which are most influenced by the operation of the climate control device. 2. The method according to claim 1 further including the step of recording a time-series of values from said sensors over a predetermined time window, wherein the step of analyzing includes comparing said time-series to the operation of the climate control device in the same window. 3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the method further includes the step of receiving, at the climate control device, information from at least one other climate control device regarding its operation, and wherein the step of analyzing takes account of that information. 4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the step of analyzing orders the sensors from which detected values are received using the composite variable α: α=δ T min / s ′ wherein δT min and s′ are calculated as follows, based on δT ι being the temperature variation between the reading at time i (since activation) and its predecessor, averaged over the n values recorded during the latest period, and s′ is the weighted standard deviation averaged over all r elements of the time series: δ T i _ = ∑ j = 1 n δ T i , j n s i = ∑ j = 1 n ( δ T i , j = δ T i _ ) 2 n - 1 s i ′ = s i δ T i _ s ′ _ = ∑ i = 1 r s i ′ r δ T min = min ( δ T 1 _ , δ T 2 _ , … , δ
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for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring · CPC title
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- What does patent US10527307B2 cover?
- This invention relates to methods and systems for controlling appliances, particularly climate control appliances such as air conditioning units used in buildings. Embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems which provide a framework of semi-autonomous sensors and actuators which can achieve climate control without the need for centralised or explicit coordination. In certain embod…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Khalifa Univ Of Science Technology And Research, British Telecomm, Emirates Telecommunications Corp, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F24F11/56. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 07 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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