Computational load distribution in a climate control system having plural sensing microsystems
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01M-001/38
G05B-021/00
G05B-015/00
G05D-023/00
F28F-027/00
F24F-003/00
출원번호
US-0038206
(2011-03-01)
등록번호
US-8478447
(2013-07-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Fadell, Anthony Michael
Matsuoka, Yoky
Rogers, Matthew Lee
Sloo, David
출원인 / 주소
Nest Labs, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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초록▼
Systems, methods, and related computer program products for controlling one or more HVAC systems using a distributed arrangement of wirelessly connected sensing microsystems are described. A plurality of wirelessly communicating sensing microsystems is provided, each sensing microsystem including a
Systems, methods, and related computer program products for controlling one or more HVAC systems using a distributed arrangement of wirelessly connected sensing microsystems are described. A plurality of wirelessly communicating sensing microsystems is provided, each sensing microsystem including a temperature sensor and a processor, at least one of the sensing microsystems being coupled to an HVAC unit for control thereof. The plurality of sensing microsystems is configured to jointly carry out at least one shared computational task associated with control of the HVAC unit. Each sensing microsystem includes a power management circuit configured to determine an amount of electrical power available for dedication to the at least one shared computational task. The at least one shared computational task is apportioned among respective ones of the plurality of sensing microsystems according to the amount of electrical power determined to be available for dedication thereto at each respective sensing microsystem.
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1. A climate control system, comprising: a plurality of wirelessly communicating sensing microsystems, each said sensing microsystem including a temperature sensor and a processor, at least one of said sensing microsystems being coupled to an HVAC unit for control thereof, said plurality of sensing
1. A climate control system, comprising: a plurality of wirelessly communicating sensing microsystems, each said sensing microsystem including a temperature sensor and a processor, at least one of said sensing microsystems being coupled to an HVAC unit for control thereof, said plurality of sensing microsystems being configured to jointly carry out at least one shared computational task associated with the control of the HVAC unit; andfor each said sensing microsystem, a power management circuit configured to determine an amount of electrical power available for dedication to said at least one shared computational task;wherein said at least one shared computational task is apportioned among respective ones of said plurality of sensing microsystems according to the amount of electrical power determined to be available for dedication thereto at each said respective sensing microsystem. 2. The climate control system of claim 1, wherein said at least one shared computational task is apportioned such that each of said sensing microsystems having a greater amount of electrical power available for dedication to said at least one shared computational task is assigned a heavier associated computational load than each of said sensing microsystems having a lesser amount of electrical power available for dedication to said at least one shared computational task. 3. The climate control system of claim 2, wherein said at least one shared computational task being characterized by an overall computational load, said plurality of sensing microsystems having an overall amount of electrical power available for dedication to said at least one shared computational task, wherein each said sensing microsystem is assigned to carry out a percentage of said overall computation load that is proportional to a percentage of said overall amount of electrical power determined to be available at that sensing microsystem. 4. The climate control system of claim 2, wherein said at least one shared computational task being characterized by an overall computational load, said plurality of sensing microsystems including a first sensing microsystem coupled to the HVAC unit and powered by a call relay power-stealing circuit, said plurality of sensing microsystems including a second sensing microsystem powered from a continuous line power source, wherein the at least one shared computational task is apportioned such that a majority of the overall computational load is assigned to said second sensing microsystem. 5. The climate control system of claim 4, wherein substantially all of said overall computational load is assigned to said second sensing microsystem. 6. The climate control system of claim 1 wherein, for each of said sensing microsystems, said determined amount of electrical power available for dedication to said at least one shared computational task is expressed as an analog value in physical units representative of an electrical power and/or electrical energy level. 7. The climate control system of claim 1, wherein, for each of said sensing microsystems, said determined amount of electrical power available for dedication is expressed as a logical value representative of one of a predetermined plurality of categories generally characteristic of an electrical power availability for dedication to said at least one shared computational task. 8. The climate control system of claim 7, wherein said predetermined plurality of categories is selected from the group consisting of: available/not available; high availability/low availability/no availability; and high availability/medium availability/low availability/not available. 9. The climate control system of claim 1, wherein said power management circuit of each said sensing microsystem is configured to determine said amount of electrical power available for dedication to said at least one shared computational task according to the steps of: determining a total amount of electrical power available to the sensing microsystem;determining an amount of electrical power required for a core functionality of the sensing microsystem that is distinct from said at least one shared computational task, said core functionality including at least one temperature sensing task and at least one wireless communication task; anddetermining the amount of electrical power available for dedication to said at least one shared computational task based on a difference between said total available power and said required core functionality power. 10. The climate control system of claim 9, wherein said determining the amount of electrical power available for dedication further comprises: estimating a maximum marginal power beyond said required core functionality power that can be consumed by said sensing microsystem without introducing unacceptable error into thermal readings acquired by said temperature sensor; andlimiting said determined amount of electrical power available for dedication to said maximum marginal power if said maximum marginal power is less than said difference between said total available power and said required core functionality power. 11. The climate control system of claim 1, wherein said at least one shared computational task is selected from the group consisting of: environmental system characterization based on historical control signals applied to the HVAC system and thermal responses thereto as measured by said temperature sensors; environmental system simulation; and computation of one or more optimal HVAC control strategies based on environmental system characterization and simulation. 12. A method of operation for a plurality of wirelessly communicating sensing microsystems of a distributed climate control system, each sensing microsystem including a temperature sensor and a processor, at least one of the sensing microsystems being coupled to an HVAC unit for control thereof, the plurality of sensing microsystems cooperating to control the HVAC unit based at least in part on temperature readings acquired by the plurality of temperature sensors, the plurality of sensing microsystems being configured to jointly carry out at least one shared computational task associated with the control of the HVAC unit, the method comprising: at each sensing microsystem, determining an amount of electrical power available for dedication to the at least one shared computational task;allocating among the sensing microsystems respective portions of the least one shared computational task according to the amount of electrical power determined to be available for dedication thereto at each respective sensing microsystem; andat each sensing microsystem, carrying out the respective portion of the least one shared computational task allocated thereto. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein said at least one shared computational task is allocated such that each of said sensing microsystems having a greater amount of electrical power available for dedication to said at least one shared computational task is assigned a heavier associated computational load than each of said sensing microsystems having a lesser amount of electrical power available for dedication to said at least one shared computational task. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein said at least one shared computational task being characterized by an overall computational load, said plurality of sensing microsystems including a first sensing microsystem coupled to the HVAC unit and powered by a call relay power-stealing circuit, said plurality of sensing microsystems including a second sensing microsystem powered from a continuous line power source, wherein the at least one shared computational task is allocated such that a majority of the overall computational load is assigned to said second sensing microsystem. 15. The method of claim 12 wherein, for each of said sensing microsystems, said determined amount of electrical power available for dedication to said at least one shared computational task is expressed as an analog value in physical units representative of an electrical power and/or electrical energy level. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein, for each of said sensing microsystems, said determined amount of electrical power available for dedication is expressed as a logical value representative of one of a predetermined plurality of categories generally characteristic of an electrical power availability for dedication to said at least one shared computational task. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein said predetermined plurality of categories is selected from the group consisting of: available/not available; high availability/low availability/no availability; and high availability/medium availability/low availability/not available. 18. A non-transitory computer readable medium tangibly embodying one or more sequences of instructions wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by a plurality of processors contained in a respective plurality of wirelessly communicating sensing microsystems of a distributed climate control system causes the plurality of sensing microsystems to: cooperatively control an HVAC unit based at least in part on temperature readings acquired by a plurality of temperature sensors located respectively in said plurality of sensing microsystems; andcarry out at least one shared computational task associated with said cooperative control of the HVAC unit, comprising:at each sensing microsystem, determining an amount of electrical power available for dedication to the at least one shared computational task; andallocating among the sensing microsystems respective portions of the least one shared computational task according to the amount of electrical power determined to be available for dedication thereto at each respective sensing microsystem. 19. The computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein said at least one shared computational task is selected from the group consisting of: environmental system characterization based on historical control signals applied to the HVAC system and thermal responses thereto as measured by said temperature sensors; environmental system simulation; and computation of one or more optimal HVAC control strategies based on environmental system characterization and simulation. 20. The computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein said at least one shared computational task is allocated such that each of said sensing microsystems having a greater amount of electrical power available for dedication to said at least one shared computational task is assigned a heavier associated computational load than each of said sensing microsystems having a lesser amount of electrical power available for dedication to said at least one shared computational task. 21. The computer readable medium of claim 20, wherein said at least one shared computational task being characterized by an overall computational load, said plurality of sensing microsystems including a first sensing microsystem coupled to the HVAC unit and powered by a call relay power-stealing circuit, said plurality of sensing microsystems including a second sensing microsystem powered from a continuous line power source, wherein the at least one shared computational task is allocated such that a majority of the overall computational load is assigned to said second sensing microsystem. 22. The computer readable medium of claim 18 wherein, for each of said sensing microsystems, said determined amount of electrical power available for dedication to said at least one shared computational task is expressed as an analog value in physical units representative of an electrical power and/or electrical energy level. 23. The computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein, for each of said sensing microsystems, said determined amount of electrical power available for dedication is expressed as a logical value representative of one of a predetermined plurality of categories generally characteristic of an electrical power availability for dedication to said at least one shared computational task. 24. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein said predetermined plurality of categories is selected from the group consisting of: available/not available; high availability/low availability/no availability; and high availability/medium availability/low availability/not available.
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