Control system with multi-factor carbon emissions optimization

    公开(公告)号:US12261434B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-25

    申请号:US17668791

    申请日:2022-02-10

    Abstract: A system includes a first subsystem configured to produce a resource by consuming electricity, a second subsystem configured to produce the resource by consuming a fuel, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine an allocation of a predicted demand for the resource over a future time period between the first subsystem and the second subsystem based on a first carbon emissions rate associated with off-site production of the electricity and a second carbon emissions rate associated with on-site consumption of the fuel. The controller is also configured to control the first subsystem and the second subsystem to produce the resource in accordance with the allocation during the future time period.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING AND CONTROLLING SUSTAINABILITY OF AN ENERGY PLANT

    公开(公告)号:US20220284519A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-08

    申请号:US17826635

    申请日:2022-05-27

    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling building equipment include simulating operation of the building equipment at a plurality of initial points to generate corresponding values of a first control objective and a second control objective that competes with the first control objective, automatically generating a new point at which to run a new simulation based on the plurality of initial points and the corresponding values of the control objectives, running the new simulation at the new point to generate corresponding values of the control objectives, classifying a subset of the plurality of initial points and the new point as Pareto-optimal points based on the corresponding values of the control objectives, and operating the building equipment at a Pareto-optimal point selected from the subset of the plurality of initial points and the new point classified as Pareto-optimal points.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINED OUTDOOR AIR FRACTION AND VAV UNIT CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20240118670A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-11

    申请号:US17955699

    申请日:2022-09-29

    CPC classification number: G05B19/042 G05B2219/2614

    Abstract: An control method includes obtaining measurements of a carbon dioxide (CO2) level of a zone and a temperature of the zone. The method includes determining, based on the CO2 level of the zone and the temperature of the zone, a combination if (i) control decisions for an air handling unit (AHU) and (ii) control decisions for a damper of a variable air volume (VAV) unit to satisfy both a ventilation control objective and a temperature control objective. The control decisions for the AHU include adjustments to a fresh air intake fraction of the AHU between multiple values over time, and the control decisions for the VAV unit include adjustments to a position of a damper of the VAV unit over time. The method includes operating the AHU according to the control decisions for the AHU and operate the VAV unit according to the control decisions for the VAV unit.

    DIRECT EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEM FOR DATA CENTER WITH FAULT DETECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20230349567A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US18308418

    申请日:2023-04-27

    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and correcting faults in direct evaporative cooling units are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, direct evaporative cooling affects a humidity and a temperature of the data center. An exemplary method includes generating expected values for the humidity of the data center and expected values for the temperature of the data center using a model. A fault condition is determined in response to the actual values for the humidity deviating from the expected values for the humidity while actual values for the temperature track the expected values for the temperature, or in response to the actual values for the temperature deviating from the expected values for the temperature while actual values for the humidity track the expected values for the humidity.

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