IP Library Granted Patent US 12680711
Granted Patent B2
US 12680711 · App. 18/274,101 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Method and assembly for comparing a room temperature with air-conditioning preferences of room users

Inventors: Hermann Georg Mayer (Prien am Chiemsee, DE); Oliver Zechlin (Zug, CH)
Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
F24F11/46F24F11/64F24F2110/10F24F2110/20F24F2120/10F24F2130/10
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Patent No.
US 12680711
App. No.
18/274,101
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Air-conditioning preferences of room users are read in order to compare a room temperature with air-conditioning preferences of the room users. Additionally, factors influencing the room temperature are detected and fed to a simulator in order to simulate the room temperature. A respective energy requirement for adapting the room temperature to the air-conditioning preferences is simulated by the simulator on the basis of the detected influencing factors for different distributions of room users in the room. An energy-saving distribution of the room users is then ascertained on the basis of the simulated energy requirement. Position allotment information for room users is also output according to the energy-saving distribution.

Claims (37)

1 . A computer-implemented method for comparing a room climate of a room with climate preferences of room users, wherein:

a) inputting the climate preferences of the room users;

b) detecting physical influencing factors on the room climate;

c) feeding the detected influencing factors into a simulator for simulating the room climate;

d) depending on the detected influencing factors, simulating, by the simulator, in each case one energy expenditure for an adaptation of the room climate to the climate preferences for different distributions of the room users in the room;

e) depending on the simulated energy expenditures, determining an energy-saving distribution of the room users; and

f) in accordance with the energy-saving distribution, outputting position assignment indications for the room users.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the room climate is brought close to the climate preferences of the room users distributed in accordance with the energy-saving distribution.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the following are detected using sensors as the physical influencing factors:

a temperature, air humidity, a ventilation, a brightness, a shading or other room climate data of the room;

present, historical or predicted weather data;

a room utilization behavior; and/or

a window position, a door position or a position of a shading installation.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a digital building model for the room is input, and

in that the energy expenditures are simulated on a basis of the digital building model.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a semantic building model is input as digital building model,

in that a building element type of the semantic building model is assigned to a building element type-specific simulator component, and

in that the building element type-specific simulator component is initialized by an indication of the semantic building model on a building element of this building element type.

6 . The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the room or a building plan of the room is scanned, and

in that, in dependence thereon, the digital building model is generated.

7 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a thermal image of the room is captured, and

in that the simulator is calibrated by the thermal image.

8 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, for the simulation of a respective energy expenditure;

a discrepancy between a simulated room climate and the climate preferences of the room users distributed in accordance with a respective distribution is determined; and

the energy expenditure for the adaptation of the room climate which reduces or minimizes the discrepancy is determined.

9 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the energy expenditures for variations in the climate preferences and/or the influencing factors are simulated,

in that in each case one sensitivity value which quantifies a variation in the energy expenditures in the case of a variation in the climate preferences and/or the influencing factors is determined for the distributions of the room users, and

in that the energy-saving distribution is determined depending on the determined sensitivity values.

10 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a fluctuation indication on a fluctuation to be expected in an occupancy of the room by the room users is input, and

in that the energy-saving distribution is determined depending on the fluctuation indication.

11 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a present occupancy of the room by the room users is detected, in that the energy-saving distribution is determined depending on the present occupancy.

12 . An arrangement for comparing a room climate of a room with climate preferences of room users, the arrangement comprising:

one or more processors configured for implementing a method as claimed in claim 1 .

13 . A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device having computer readable program code stored therein, said program code executable by a processor of a computer system to implement a method as claimed in claim 1 .

14 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a stored computer program product as claimed in claim 13 .

15 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: g) actuating a closed-loop control system for the room climate in accordance with the energy-saving distribution.

16 . The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the closed-loop control system comprises a heating system, an air-conditioning system, a ventilation system, and/or a shading device.