Patent ID: 9013059
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: E06B,F24F,H04L,H05B,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A load control system for a building having a lighting load located in a space of the building, a heating and cooling system, and a window located in the space of the building, the load control system comprising: a lighting control device operable to control the amount of power delivered to the lighting load; a daylight control device operable to control the amount of natural light to be admitted through the window; and a controller operable to adjust a setpoint temperature of the heating and cooling system to thus control a present temperature in the building, the controller operable to receive a demand response command and to control the operation of the lighting control device, the daylight control device, and the heating and cooling system in response to receiving the demand response command; wherein, immediately after the load control system is installed and powered for the first time, the controller is operable to automatically decrease the amount of power delivered by the lighting control device to the lighting load by a first predetermined amount so as to decrease the power consumption of the lighting load, device a fully-closed position to prevent natural light from being admitted through the window by the daylight control device so as to decrease the power consumption of the heating and cooling system, and adjust the setpoint temperature of the heating and cooling system by a second predetermined amount so as to decrease the power consumption of the heating and cooling system in response to receiving the demand response command.