| CPC F24F 11/46 (2018.01) [F24F 11/56 (2018.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01); F24F 2110/12 (2018.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. A control device comprising:
a transceiver configured to communicate with an air conditioner; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
predict an indoor temperature over time through a temperature prediction model trained based on receiving, via the transceiver, indoor and outdoor environment information and user control information, the time includes a first time when person is in occupation and a second time when person is not in occupation, the indoor environment information comprising a number of people positioned indoors at a location of the air conditioner,
obtain a plurality of corresponding candidate setting temperatures based on the predicted indoor temperature in the first time and the second time,
obtain a plurality of temperature control schedules based on the plurality of obtained candidate setting temperatures,
predict energy consumption of the plurality of obtained temperature control schedules, respectively, through a trained energy prediction model,
identify a temperature control schedule with the smallest predicted energy consumption as an optimal temperature control schedule, and
reduce power consumption of the air conditioner when the number of people positioned indoors at the location of the air conditioner is zero by controlling the transceiver to transmit control information over time to the air conditioner during the second time based on the identified optimal temperature control schedule.
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