Patents by Inventor Romain Nouvel

Romain Nouvel 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).

  • Customized Control of the Thermal Comfort of an Occupant of a Building
    Publication number: 20130048263
    Abstract: A method of controlling a heating and/or ventilation and/or air-conditioning (HVAC) system, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: (12)—Calculation of a theoretical thermal comfort parameter (PMValgo) for at least one occupant of at least one area of a building on the basis of at least one parameter specific to the occupant, such as their metabolic rate (met) and/or their clothing (clo), and controlling a heating and/or ventilation and/or air-conditioning (HVAC) system so that the theoretical thermal comfort parameter converges toward a predefined thermal comfort range corresponding to a satisfactory level of comfort, (17)—Correction of at least one parameter specific to the occupant if the real thermal sensation of the occupant is not satisfactory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Romain Nouvel, Franck Alessi