Patent Document ID: 20170350625
Application ID: 15174377
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A system for controlling a multi-zone vapor compression system (MZ-VCS) including a compressor connected to a set of heat exchangers for controlling environments in a set of zones, comprising: a controller to control a vapor compression cycle of the MZ-VCS using a set of control inputs determined by optimizing a cost function including a set of control parameters, wherein the optimizing is subject to constraints, and wherein the cost function is optimized over a prediction horizon; a memory to store an optimization function parameterized by a configuration of the MZ-VCS defining active or inactive modes of each heat exchanger, wherein the optimization function modifies, according to a current configuration, values of the control parameters of the cost function determined for a full configuration that includes all heat exchangers in the active mode; and a processor to determine the current configuration of the MZ-VCS and to update the cost function by submitting the current configuration to the optimization function.