Patent Document ID: 20160187896
Application ID: 14582732
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for sequencing HVAC equipment in an HVAC system, the method comprising: acquiring a plurality of inputs including historical data points and predicted data points; determining energy efficiencies for the HVAC equipment; acquiring weather prediction data; using the inputs, energy efficiencies and weather prediction data, computing an expected future load for the HVAC equipment; using the inputs, energy efficiencies, weather prediction data and expected future load, employing an analytical computational model to determine predicted energy efficiencies for the HVAC equipment; determining an initial order of the HVAC equipment configured to provide an optimized energy efficiency for the HVAC system; filtering the initial order based on an operating status for one or more of the HVAC equipment; determining a final sequence of the HVAC equipment; and providing the final sequence to a building automation system for controlling the HVAC system in accordance with the final sequence.