Patent Document ID: 9625171
Application ID: 14167657
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: aggregating multiple zones of an indoor structure via a processor, each zone having associated comfort limits; formulating an aggregated single zone model predictive control (MPC) problem via the processor representative of the multiple zones for a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system; determining, via the processor, optimal aggregated actions as a function of the aggregated single zone model predictive control problem; simulating, via the processor, an optimal trajectory of indoor qualities; and determining, via the processor, zone temperature setpoints to: comply with the comfort limits for each zone; satisfy conditions based upon evaluating: a weighted average of thermal properties of the multiple zones against an aggregated solution of the aggregated zone model predictive control problem; comfort limits for a particular zone; differences between temperatures in particular zones; and pre-cool the indoor structure.