An HVAC system includes a variable-speed compressor which compresses refrigerant flowing through the HVAC system, a blower which provides a flow of air through the HVAC system at a controllable flow rate, and a controller communicatively coupled to the variable-speed compressor and the blower. The controller receives a demand request which includes a command to reduce power consumption by the HVAC system. In response to receiving the demand request, a speed of the variable-speed compressor is decreased and the controllable flow rate of the flow of air provided by the blower is adjusted. Accordingly, a ratio of the first flow rate to the decreased tonnage of cooling is increased to a predefined value, and a power consumption of the HVAC system is decreased by at least a predefined percentage associated with the demand request.

This disclosure relates to technologies for a sensor network, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of Things (IoT). This disclosure can be utilized in intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail sales, security and safety related services, etc. This disclosure relates to a method for generating an instruction for controlling equipment on the basis of biometric information, comprising: a step of obtaining at least one biometric information; a step of determining whether to calculate a calorific value by using stored biometric information and the obtained biometric information, and calculating the calorific value by using the stored biometric information and the obtained biometric information according to the determined result; and generating an instruction for controlling the equipment on the basis of the calculated calorific value.

This disclosure relates to technologies for a sensor network, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of Things (IoT). This disclosure can be utilized in intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail sales, security and safety related services, etc. This disclosure relates to a method for generating an instruction for controlling equipment on the basis of biometric information, comprising: a step of obtaining at least one biometric information; a step of determining whether to calculate a calorific value by using stored biometric information and the obtained biometric information, and calculating the calorific value by using the stored biometric information and the obtained biometric information according to the determined result; and generating an instruction for controlling the equipment on the basis of the calculated calorific value.

A system, method and apparatus for augmenting a building control system domain. A sensor network platform can be configured to collect data based on measurements from sensors outside of a legacy building control system domain, and to present information based on the collected data to a known interface supported by the legacy building control system. In one embodiment, the collected data can undergo customized processing by an operation center outside of the legacy building control system domain.

A system, method and apparatus for augmenting a building control system domain. A sensor network platform can be configured to collect data based on measurements from sensors outside of a legacy building control system domain, and to present information based on the collected data to a known interface supported by the legacy building control system. In one embodiment, the collected data can undergo customized processing by an operation center outside of the legacy building control system domain.

A method is provided for controlling an HVAC system. The method includes receiving zone priority levels and zone temperature setpoints, where at least one of the zones haves a higher priority level than others of the zones, receiving an indication of zone ambient temperature values, determining requested zone capacity values to maintain the zone ambient temperature values within a threshold deviation of respective ones of the zone temperature setpoints, determining target zone capacity values from the requested zone capacity values and zone size values, and from the zone priority levels where the target zone capacity values may be responsive to a total of the requested zone capacity values that is less than a minimum capacity or greater than a maximum capacity of the HVAC system, and causing the HVAC system to provide the conditioned air to the zones according to respective ones of the target zone capacity values.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an air quality management system may include a mobile application distributed to at least one user device, at least one air quality management device, and at least one computing resource, wherein the at least one computing resource operates a first networking layer configured to receive input from the at least one mobile application. Also, the at least one computing resource operates a second networking layer that receives input from the at least one air quality management device. The air quality management system may further comprise a data connection between the first and second networking layers to transfer commands of the at least one mobile application from the first networking layer to the second networking layer, and to transfer device information of the at least one air quality management device from the second networking layer to the first networking layer.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an air quality management system may include a mobile application distributed to at least one user device, at least one air quality management device, and at least one computing resource, wherein the at least one computing resource operates a first networking layer configured to receive input from the at least one mobile application. Also, the at least one computing resource operates a second networking layer that receives input from the at least one air quality management device. The air quality management system may further comprise a data connection between the first and second networking layers to transfer commands of the at least one mobile application from the first networking layer to the second networking layer, and to transfer device information of the at least one air quality management device from the second networking layer to the first networking layer.

Air purification and dehumidification apparatus includes a first cooler that cools air introduced through a first inlet, a first rotor that primarily adsorbs and absorbs VOCs and moisture contained in the air cooled by the first cooler, an air conditioning unit that cools or heats the air primarily purified and dehumidified by the first rotor, a blower that moves the air cooled or heated by the air conditioning unit, a second rotor that adsorbs and absorbs VOCs and moisture remaining in the air moved by the blower, a second cooler that re-cools the air secondarily purified and dehumidified by the second rotor, a first heating unit that heats air that is introduced through a second inlet and is then supplied to the first rotor, using sequentially solar energy and electric energy, and a third cooler that condenses air containing the VOCs and moisture that are released from the first rotor.

A controller includes a first storage storing setting information used for operation control of a heat exchange system that exchanges heat between fluid and a heat medium. The controller executes operation control using the setting information. A communicator includes a second storage medium storing setting information used for the operation control, the communicator communicates with external equipment, the controller and the communicator are mounted on an identical outdoor unit, an identical indoor unit, or an identical central control panel. The controller and the communicator execute synchronization processing between the setting information stored in the first storage and the setting information stored in the second storage, and in a case where the setting information stored in the second storage has been changed in response to a request from the external equipment, the communicator transmits the changed setting information to the controller in the synchronization processing.