Patent ID: 11861741
Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC F  G

Claim 9:
10. The control system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to update the value of the rate variable at a time during the optimization period by:
identifying a base value of the equipment usage variable;
calculating a difference between the base value of the equipment usage variable and an amount of the equipment usage variable used between a beginning of the optimization period and the time during the optimization period;
determining, for each of a plurality of different values of the rate variable, a corresponding value of the equipment usage variable that results from simulating the cost of operating the energy facility over an amount of time remaining in the optimization period at the corresponding value of the rate variable; and
selecting the value of the rate variable that results in the corresponding value of the equipment usage variable having a value substantially equal to the difference between the base value of the equipment usage variable and the amount of the equipment usage variable used between the beginning of the optimization period and the time during the optimization period.