Patents by Inventor Kirk Drees

Kirk Drees has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11531308
    Abstract: Systems and methods for training a surrogate model for predicting system states for a building management system based on generated data from a simulation model are disclosed herein. The simulation model is calibrated for a building of interest. The building of interest includes building equipment operable to control a variable state of the building. The simulated data of system states are generated using the calibrated simulation model. A surrogate model is trained based on the simulated data of system states from the calibrated simulation model. System state predictions are generated using the surrogate model. The surrogate model is re-trained based on updated operational data. An updated series of system state predictions is generated using the re-trained surrogate model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Young M. Lee, Zhanhong Jiang, Kirk Drees, Michael Risbeck
  • Patent number: 11409250
    Abstract: Systems and methods for training a surrogate model for predicting system states for a building management system based on generated data from a system identification model are disclosed herein. The system identification model is used to generate predicted system parameters of a zone of the building based on historic data from operation of the building equipment. The surrogate model is trained based on the predicted system parameters from the system identification model. Predicted future parameters of the variable state of the building are generated using the surrogate model. The surrogate model is re-trained based on new operational data from the building equipment. An updated series of predicted future parameters is generated using the re-trained surrogate model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Young M. Lee, Zhanhong Jiang, Kirk Drees, Michael Risbeck
  • Publication number: 20210191348
    Abstract: Systems and methods for training a surrogate model for predicting system states for a building management system based on generated data from a system identification model are disclosed herein. The system identification model is used to generate predicted system parameters of a zone of the building based on historic data from operation of the building equipment. The surrogate model is trained based on the predicted system parameters from the system identification model. Predicted future parameters of the variable state of the building are generated using the surrogate model. The surrogate model is re-trained based on new operational data from the building equipment. An updated series of predicted future parameters is generated using the re-trained surrogate model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Young M. Lee, Zhanhong Jiang, Kirk Drees, Michael Risbeck
  • Publication number: 20210191343
    Abstract: Systems and methods for training a surrogate model for predicting system states for a building management system based on generated data from a simulation model are disclosed herein. The simulation model is calibrated for a building of interest. The building of interest includes building equipment operable to control a variable state of the building. The simulated data of system states are generated using the calibrated simulation model. A surrogate model is trained based on the simulated data of system states from the calibrated simulation model. System state predictions are generated using the surrogate model. The surrogate model is re-trained based on updated operational data. An updated series of system state predictions is generated using the re-trained surrogate model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Young M. Lee, Zhanhong Jiang, Kirk Drees, Michael Risbeck
  • Publication number: 20050209813
    Abstract: A temperature sensing device includes a first temperature sensor configured for mounting to a structure at a first distance relative to the structure. The temperature sensing device also includes a second temperature sensor configured for mounting to the structure at a second distance relative to the structure. The temperature sensing device also includes a processor coupled to the first and second temperature sensors and configured to estimate a third temperature based on the first and second temperatures and the distance separating the first and second temperature sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Kautz, Kirk Drees