Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system control leveraging future weather

Abstract

A method for monitoring and controlling an environment of an indoor space within a building includes obtaining a future weather data for an area where the building is located, the building including a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system configured to control the environment within the indoor space; receiving at least one of a current temperature and a current humidity within the indoor space; receiving at least one of a temperature range and a humidity range for the indoor space; determining an operation schedule for the HVAC system based on at least the future weather data and the at least one of the temperature range and the humidity range; and controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for monitoring and controlling an environment of an indoor space within a building, the method comprising:
 obtaining a future weather data for an area where the building is located, the building including a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system configured to control the environment within the indoor space;   receiving at least one of a current temperature and a current humidity within the indoor space;   receiving at least one of a temperature range and a humidity range for the indoor space;   determining an operation schedule for the HVAC system based on at least the future weather data and the at least one of the temperature range and the humidity range; and   controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the future weather data for the area where the building is located further comprises:
 querying an online weather database to obtain the future weather data.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving the at least one of the temperature range and the humidity range for the indoor space further comprises:
 receiving a manual input on a computing device from an individual using a computer application to enter the at least one of the temperature range and the humidity range for the indoor space.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule further comprises:
 adjusting a blower of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule further comprises:
 adjusting an external outlet vent fan or an external inlet vent fan of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule further comprises at least one of:
 turning on and off the HVAC system and controlling a flow of refrigerant in the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving current indoor air quality within the indoor space;   receiving a desired indoor air quality for the indoor space;   determining the operation schedule for the HVAC system based on at least the future weather data and the desired indoor air quality; and   controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.   
     
     
         8 . An environmental monitoring and control system for monitoring and controlling an environment of an internal space, the environmental monitoring and control system comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:   obtaining a future weather data for an area where a building is located, the building including a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system configured to control the environment within an indoor space within the building;   receiving at least one of a current temperature and a current humidity within the indoor space;   receiving at least one of a temperature range and a humidity range for the indoor space;   determining an operation schedule for the HVAC system based on at least the future weather data and the at least one of the temperature range and the humidity range; and   controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.   
     
     
         9 . The environmental monitoring and control system of  claim 8 , wherein the obtaining the future weather data for the area where the building is located further comprises:
 querying an online weather database to obtain the future weather data.   
     
     
         10 . The environmental monitoring and control system of  claim 8 , wherein the receiving the at least one of the temperature range and the humidity range for the indoor space further comprises:
 receiving a manual input on a computing device from an individual using a computer application to enter the at least one of the temperature range and the humidity range for the indoor space.   
     
     
         11 . The environmental monitoring and control system of  claim 8 , wherein the controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule further comprises:
 adjusting a blower of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.   
     
     
         12 . The environmental monitoring and control system of  claim 8 , wherein the controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule further comprises:
 adjusting an external outlet vent fan or an external inlet vent fan of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.   
     
     
         13 . The environmental monitoring and control system of  claim 8 , wherein the controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule further comprises at least one of:
 turning on and off the HVAC system and controlling a flow of refrigerant in the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.   
     
     
         14 . A computer program product tangibly embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 obtaining a future weather data for an area where a building is located, the building including a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system configured to control an environment within an indoor space within the building;   receiving at least one of a current temperature and a current humidity within the indoor space;   receiving at least one of a temperature range and a humidity range for the indoor space;   determining an operation schedule for the HVAC system based on at least the future weather data and the at least one of the temperature range or the humidity range; and   controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.   
     
     
         15 . The computer program product of  claim 14 , wherein the obtaining the future weather data for the area where the building is located further comprises:
 querying an online weather database to obtain the future weather data.   
     
     
         16 . The computer program product of  claim 14 , wherein the receiving the at least one of the temperature range and the humidity range for the indoor space further comprises:
 receiving a manual input on a computing device from an individual using a computer application to enter the at least one of the temperature range or the humidity range for the indoor space.   
     
     
         17 . The computer program product of  claim 14 , wherein the controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule further comprises:
 adjusting a blower of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.   
     
     
         18 . The computer program product of  claim 14 , wherein the controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule further comprises:
 adjusting an external outlet vent fan or an external inlet vent fan of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.   
     
     
         19 . The computer program product of  claim 14 , wherein the controlling operation of the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule further comprises at least one of:
 turning on and off the HVAC system and controlling a flow of refrigerant in the HVAC system in accordance with the operation schedule.