Patent ID: 11873998
Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 12:
13. A method for controlling a central plant, comprising:
operating a first subplant of the central plant to output a first resource with a measureable characteristic;
obtaining a measurement of the measureable characteristic at an output of the first subplant and a setpoint for the measureable characteristic at the output of the first subplant;
calculating an additional load factor based on the measurement and the setpoint;
obtaining an actual load for the first subplant;
calculating an effective load for the first subplant based on a sum of the actual load and the additional load factor;
generating load allocations for the central plant based on the effective load; and
controlling the central plant based on the load allocations.