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Method and system for physics aware control of HVAC equipment

Use of Physics Informed Neural networks (PINNs) to control building systems is non-trivial, as basic formalism of PINNs is not readily amenable to control problems. Specifically, exogenous inputs (e.g., ambient temperature) and control decisions (e.g., mass flow rates) need to be specified as functional inputs to the neural network, which may not be known a priori. The input feature space could be very high dimensional depending upon the duration (monthly, yearly, etc.) and the (min-max) range of the inputs. The disclosure herein generally relates to Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) equipment, and, more particularly, to method and system for physics aware control of HVAC equipment. The system generates a neural network model based on a plurality of exogeneous variables from the HVAC. The generated neural network model is then used to generate the one or more control signal recommendations, which are further used to control operation of the HVAC.

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Brief

Patent brief

Problem

How can heat, airflow, and thermal load be managed more effectively in compact systems?

Novelty

Specifically, exogenous inputs (e.g., ambient temperature) and control decisions (e.g., mass flow rates) need to be spec...

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Assignee

TATA CONSULTACNY SERVICES LIMITED

Published

Mar 10, 2026

Inventors

Srinarayana Nagarathinam, Yashovardhan Sushil Chati, Arunchandar Vasan, Malini Pooni Venkat

Domain

Thermal systems

Plain-English summary

Problem

How can heat, airflow, and thermal load be managed more effectively in compact systems?

Solution

Use of Physics Informed Neural networks (PINNs) to control building systems is non-trivial, as basic formalism of PINNs is not readily amenable to control problems.

Key novelty

Specifically, exogenous inputs (e.g., ambient temperature) and control decisions (e.g., mass flow rates) need to be specified as functional inputs to the neural network, which may not be known a priori.

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