Zone based heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) control using extensive temperature monitoring

1. A method for controlling an air conditioning (AC) system, comprising:

defining one or more zones to achieve control actions based on local conditions to create a localized dynamic system for localized control, wherein zones are defined by considering hot and cool areas of a room or location of heat generating equipment, wherein a zone definition changes dynamically based on time of day or based on occupancy, or wherein zones are defined in a customizable manner based on sensitivity analysis considering energy savings and comfort tradeoff or considering equipment with predetermined temperature restrictions;

monitoring through multiple sensors placed at predetermined locations in the room based on importance of the equipment, heat generation zones and proximity to the AC; and determining appropriate temperature set-points based on existing operating conditions; and

applying temperature information at the predetermined locations to generate an actuation signal for the AC.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising determining the actuation signal based on an average value of temperature deviations from set-points and a current state of AC operation.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising scoping vital locations based on room size and AC placement.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising selecting a representative subset of sensors.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising applying a rule based control to the AC system.

6. The method of claim 5 , comprising using average and max temperature deviation.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising building and utilizing a state space model to capture the AC system dynamics.

8. The method of claim 1 , comprising multivariable PID Control to the AC system.

9. The method of claim 1 , comprising applying optimization and predictive control to the AC system.

10. The method of claim 1 , comprising communication between multiple units to obtain a consolidated temperature picture.

11. An air conditioning (AC) system, comprising:

one or more zones set-up to achieve control actions based on local conditions to create a localized dynamic system for localized control, wherein the zones are defined by considering hot and cool areas of a room or location of heat generating equipment, wherein a zone definition changes dynamically based on time of day or based on occupancy, or wherein zones are defined in a customizable manner based on sensitivity analysis considering energy savings and comfort tradeoff or considering equipment with predetermined temperature restrictions;

one or more sensors through sensor placement at predetermined locations in the room based on importance of the equipment, heat generation zones and proximity to the AC;

code for determining appropriate temperature setpoints based on existing operating conditions; and

code for applying temperature information at the predetermined locations to generate an actuation signal for the AC.

12. The system of claim 11 , comprising code for determining the actuation signal based on an average value of temperature deviations from the setpoints and a current state of AC operation.

13. The system of claim 11 , comprising code for selecting a representative subset of sensors.

14. The system of claim 11 , comprising code for applying a rule based control to the AC system.

15. The system of claim 14 , comprising code for using average and max temperature deviation.

16. The system of claim 11 , comprising code for applying optimization and predictive control to the AC system.

17. The system of claim 11 , comprising code for communication between multiple units to obtain a consolidated temperature picture.