US Patent Issued to Johnson Controls Technology on Feb. 24 for "Building control systems with optimization of equipment life cycle economic value while participating in IBDR and PBDR programs" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,346, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Johnson Controls Technology Co. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Building control systems with optimization of equipment life cycle economic value while participating in IBDR and PBDR programs" was invented by Kirk H. Drees (Cedarburg, Wis.), Michael J. Wenzel (Oak Creek, Wis.) and Robert D. Turney (Watertown, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes determining control setpoints for equipment based on a time-varying availability of green energy and revenue from an incentive program of an energy provider. The method also includes controlling the equipment using the control setpoints."

The ...