Heat exchange – With timer – programmer – time delay – or condition responsive... – Having heating and cooling capability
Patent
1997-10-29
1999-07-20
Wayner, William
Heat exchange
With timer, programmer, time delay, or condition responsive...
Having heating and cooling capability
165255, 236 46R, 307 39, F23N 300, H02J 100
Patent
active
059244860
ABSTRACT:
An indoor environmental condition control and energy management system includes a plurality of inputs. A user input receives user input parameters including a desired indoor environmental condition range for at least one energy unit price point. An indoor environmental condition input receives a sensed indoor environmental condition. An energy price input receives a schedule of projected energy unit prices per time periods. A processor, coupled to the inputs, computes an environmental condition deadband range for multiple energy unit price points based on the user input parameters and controls at least one energy-consuming load device to maintain the indoor environmental condition within the computed deadband range for a then-current energy unit price point. In an embodiment, the environmental condition includes at least temperature and the at least one load device includes a heating and cooling system. The processor, in one embodiment, communicates through a communications link with at least one energy supply company and selects one energy supply company for a premise to minimize energy consumption cost.
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Ehlers Gregory A.
Silva Richard M.
Tecom, Inc.
Wayner William
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