Patent ID: 8121734
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: F24F,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling the climate of an environment which exchanges thermal energy with an ambient space, the environment being provided with a supply of thermal energy, said method comprising the steps of: defining a numerically expressed comfort criterion and a numerically expressed weight of importance of compliance with the comfort criterion, considering a supply of a specific amount of thermal energy, and providing with respect to said specific amount of thermal energy, a numerical expression of a degree of compliance with the comfort criterion, and a numerical expression of costs related to the supply of said specific amount of thermal energy, wherein the thermal energy is supplied by a first source and a second source, said method further comprising: defining combinations of different amounts of energy supplied by each source, providing for each combination, a numerical expression of a degree of compliance with the comfort criterion and costs related to the supply of said specific amount of thermal energy from each source, and selecting a combination based on a numerical expression of a degree of compliance with the comfort criterion, and a numerical expression of costs related to the supply of said specific amount of thermal energy.