US 11,914,353 B2
Control system with automatic optimization formulation
Andrew J. Przybylski, Franksville, WI (US)
Assigned to Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed by Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/074,014.
Application 17/074,014 is a continuation of application No. 16/118,962, filed on Aug. 31, 2018, granted, now 10,809,705.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/553,218, filed on Sep. 1, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0041861 A1, Feb. 11, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05B 19/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 19/41885 (2013.01) [G05B 2219/35215 (2013.01); G05B 2219/35261 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for operating equipment, the method comprising:
obtaining modeling input describing a physical layout of equipment that operate to consume, produce, or store one or more resources;
determining one or more systems or groups of interconnected equipment based on the modeling input by determining one or more cycles formed by the interconnected equipment, a cycle comprising a path of directed connections between the equipment that forms a closed loop;
formulating an optimization problem using the systems or groups of interconnected equipment; and
operating the equipment according to the optimization problem.