EP3568646A4 - Predictive free cooling - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP3568646A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: free cooling; predictive; predictive free; cooling; free
Prior art date: 2017-01-12
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP18739049.7A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3568646A1 (en

Inventor

Ben Erpelding

Ian Dempster

Peng Chen

Clark Matthys

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Matthys Clark

Optimum Energy LLC

Original Assignee

Matthys Clark

Optimum Energy LLC

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2017-01-12

Filing date

2018-01-12

Publication date

2020-11-04

2017-01-12 Priority claimed from US15/405,249 external-priority patent/US20170241661A1/en

2018-01-12 Application filed by Matthys Clark, Optimum Energy LLC filed Critical Matthys Clark

2019-11-20 Publication of EP3568646A1 publication Critical patent/EP3568646A1/en

2020-11-04 Publication of EP3568646A4 publication Critical patent/EP3568646A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
- F24F11/62—Control or safety arrangements characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
- F24F11/30—Control or safety arrangements for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
- F24F11/46—Improving electric energy efficiency or saving
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
- F24F11/62—Control or safety arrangements characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
- F24F11/63—Electronic processing
- F24F11/64—Electronic processing using pre-stored data
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
- F24F11/62—Control or safety arrangements characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
- F24F11/63—Electronic processing
- F24F11/65—Electronic processing for selecting an operating mode
- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
- G05B15/00—Systems controlled by a computer
- G05B15/02—Systems controlled by a computer electric
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F2110/00—Control inputs relating to air properties
- F24F2110/10—Temperature
- F24F2110/12—Temperature of the outside air
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F2110/00—Control inputs relating to air properties
- F24F2110/20—Humidity
- F24F2110/22—Humidity of the outside air
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F2130/00—Control inputs relating to environmental factors not covered by group F24F2110/00
- F24F2130/10—Weather information or forecasts
- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
- G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
- G05B2219/20—Pc systems
- G05B2219/26—Pc applications
- G05B2219/2642—Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B30/00—Energy efficient heating, ventilation or air conditioning [HVAC]
- Y02B30/54—Free-cooling systems

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Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
Air Conditioning Control Device (AREA)

EP18739049.7A 2017-01-12 2018-01-12 Predictive free cooling Withdrawn EP3568646A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US15/405,249 US20170241661A1 (en)	2009-08-14	2017-01-12	Predictive free cooling
PCT/US2018/013667 WO2018132770A1 (en)	2017-01-12	2018-01-12	Predictive free cooling

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3568646A1 EP3568646A1 (en)	2019-11-20
EP3568646A4 true EP3568646A4 (en)	2020-11-04

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EP18739049.7A Withdrawn EP3568646A4 (en)	2017-01-12	2018-01-12	Predictive free cooling

Country Status (4)

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EP (1)	EP3568646A4 (en)
CN (1)	CN110651156A (en)
CA (1)	CA3049884A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2018132770A1 (en)

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- 2018-01-12 EP EP18739049.7A patent/EP3568646A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2018-01-12 CN CN201880012244.8A patent/CN110651156A/en active Pending
- 2018-01-12 CA CA3049884A patent/CA3049884A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2018-01-12 WO PCT/US2018/013667 patent/WO2018132770A1/en unknown

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US20130124003A1 (en) *	2011-11-10	2013-05-16	International Business Machines Corporation	Optimizing Free Cooling Of Data Centers Through Weather-Based Intelligent Control
US20140148968A1 (en) *	2012-11-27	2014-05-29	International Business Machines Corporation	Analytics for optimizing usage of cooling subsystems
US20160305678A1 (en) *	2015-04-20	2016-10-20	Alexandre PAVLOVSKI	Predictive building control system and method for optimizing energy use and thermal comfort for a building or network of buildings

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CN110651156A (en)	2020-01-03
WO2018132770A1 (en)	2018-07-19
CA3049884A1 (en)	2018-07-19

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