Patent Document ID: 8996141
Application ID: 13199363
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for controlling a system comprising the steps of: (a) providing at least one system component that is operational to control an operating parameter of the system; (b) sensing at least one control parameter for the system component; (c) determining the stability of the control parameter; (d) adjusting, as needed, the control parameter as a function of the stability determination in step (c); (e) developing a model for operation of the system that includes the control parameter; and (f) utilizing the model developed in step (e) to tune a predictive controller, the predictive controller generating a control command for the system component, the control command including the at least one control parameter for the system component, wherein: the system component is a valve that is operational to control the flow of a substance through a conduit, the conduit is included in a Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system, the valve is a microvalve, and the control parameter is a superheat temperature set point.