Patent Document ID: 10094598
Application ID: 15174377
Patent Flag: 1

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 configured 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 configured 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, wherein the configuration is a vector having elements with first values for the heat exchangers in the inactive mode and having elements with second values for the heat exchangers in the active mode, wherein an index of the element in the configuration vector matches an index of a corresponding heat exchanger; and a processor configured to determine the current configuration of the MZ-VCS and to update the cost function by submitting the current configuration to the optimization function.