THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM

• Main Authors: CRAWFORD JOHN RICHARDSON, WOLF ELLIOTT GERARD, WINTZ DANIEL THOMAS, CROSSNO JESSE DYLAN, ZHANG ALEXANDER MING, WOOLF ALEXANDER JAMES, TOOTELL JESSE SCOTT, KAYE BRYAN THOMAS, WEST GABRIEL LEN, FLEWELLING TIARA LEE
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 07.05.2021
• Subjects: BLASTING; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; CONTROLLING; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; REGULATING; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; WEAPONS

The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method for time shifting when a cold storage facility is cooled that includes determining a thermal model of a cold storage facility, obtaining an energy cost model that describes a schedule of variable energy costs over a predetermined period of time in the future, determining an operational schedule for at least a portion of a refrigeration system based on the thermal model, the energy cost model, and a maximum allowed temperature, and powering on the portion the refrigeration system based on the operational schedule, cooling, by the powered portion of the refrigeration system to a temperature below the maximum allowed temperature, reducing power usage of the powered portion of the refrigeration system based on the operational schedule, and permitting the facility to be warmed by ambient temperatures toward the maximum allowed temperature. 本说明书的主题可尤其体现在一种用于在冷藏设施被冷却时进行时间移位的方法，所述方法包含：确定冷藏设施的热模型；获得描述可变能量成本在未来的预定时间段内的调度的能量成本模型；基于