公开(公告)号：US11686490B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17308836

申请日：2021-05-05

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shawn A. Hern ,  Brian D. Rigg ,  Tom R. Tasker ,  Cody J. Kaiser ,  Andrew M. Boyd ,  Noel Grajeda-Trevizo

IPC: F24F11/32 ,  F24F1/0007 ,  F24F1/06 ,  F24F11/88 ,  F24F11/89 ,  F24F3/052 ,  F24F140/20 ,  F24F140/12

CPC classification number: F24F11/32 ,  F24F1/0007 ,  F24F1/06 ,  F24F3/0527 ,  F24F11/88 ,  F24F11/89 ,  F24F2140/12 ,  F24F2140/20

Abstract: The present disclosure includes techniques that enable a conditioned air system to automatically restore functionality and/or to operate at reduced functionality when a fault is detected, for example, to facilitate reducing likelihood that continuing operation with the fault present will decrease lifespan of the conditioned air system. To facilitate improving operation of the conditioned air system when a fault is present, the control system of the conditioned air system may utilize substitute sensor data and/or adjust its control algorithm. In this manner, the control system may facilitate improving operational reliability and/or availability of the conditioned air system, for example, by adaptively adjusting its operation to enable the conditioned air system to continue operating even when a fault is present, while reducing likelihood that the continued operation will reduce lifespan of the conditioned air system.

公开(公告)号：US11087417B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US15260298

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Jedidiah O. Bentz ,  Brian D. Rigg ,  Theresa N. Gillette ,  Tom R. Tasker ,  Tyler McCune ,  John W. Uerkvitz ,  Shaun B. Atchison ,  Daniel S. Middleton ,  Aneek Muhammad Noor

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06Q20/14 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  F24F11/30 ,  H04W4/80 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G07F17/00 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06K9/00 ,  F24F1/0003 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/58 ,  G10L17/08 ,  H04B5/00 ,  F24F120/10 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F11/58

Abstract: A thermostat for a building space. The thermostat includes a user interface and a processing circuit. The user interface is configured to serve notifications to a user and receive input from the user. The communications interface is configured to perform bidirectional data communications with HVAC equipment controlled by the thermostat. The communications interface is configured to receive performance information for the HVAC equipment. The processing circuit is configured to provide control signals to the HVAC equipment to achieve a setpoint for the building space. The processing circuit is further configured to evaluate the performance information for the HVAC equipment to determine a recommendation for improving HVAC equipment performance. The processing circuit is further configured to automatically adjust at least one of the setpoint and the control signals provided to the HVAC equipment based on the recommendation for improving HVAC equipment performance.

公开(公告)号：US10830475B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US16186112

申请日：2018-11-09

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Brian D. Rigg ,  Shawn A. Hern ,  Andrew M. Boyd ,  Noel A. Grajeda-Trevizo ,  Cody J. Kaiser ,  Tom R. Tasker ,  Theresa N. Gillette ,  Jonathan A. Burns ,  Tyler P. McCune

IPC: F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F11/72 ,  F24F13/02 ,  F24F13/10 ,  G05B15/02 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F140/60 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F110/12 ,  F24F120/12 ,  F24F120/20 ,  F24F130/10 ,  F24F140/50

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a zoning system for climate control including a controller configured to operate the zoning system to supply conditioned air to a first zone of a plurality of zones through a first supply air damper to thermally charge the first zone. The controller is also configured to close the first supply air damper of the first zone and open a second supply air damper of a second zone of the plurality of zones after the first zone is thermally charged. The controller is further configured to operate the zoning system to draw the conditioned air from the first zone and supply the conditioned air to the second zone through the second supply air damper.

公开(公告)号：US20200166228A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-28

申请号：US16204893

申请日：2018-11-29

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Theresa N. Gillette ,  Shaun B. Atchison ,  John W. Uerkvitz ,  Jonathan A. Burns ,  Brian D. Rigg

IPC: F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/00 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/54 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F11/80 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a control system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a user interface configured to display a zone management screen having a first selectable representation of a first zone of the HVAC system including a first temperature set point and a first operating mode of the first zone, and a second selectable representation of a second zone of the HVAC system having a second temperature set point and a second operating mode of the second zone. The control system further includes a controller configured to receive a first input via the zone management screen to adjust the first temperature set point or to adjust the second temperature set point, and receive a second input via the zone management screen to adjust the first operating mode or to adjust the second operating mode.

公开(公告)号：US10648686B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-12

申请号：US15988795

申请日：2018-05-24

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Theresa N. Gillette ,  Tyler P. McCune ,  Jonathan A. Burns ,  Brian D. Rigg ,  Shawn A. Hern ,  Tom R. Tasker ,  Andrew M. Boyd ,  Cody J. Kaiser ,  Noel A. Grajeda-Trevizo

IPC: F24F11/30 ,  H02J13/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  F24F11/88 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F11/52

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system having a control system suitable to control operation of a device in the HVAC system. The control system may include a zone control panel that may control operation of the device using power-line communication. Accordingly, the zone control panel and the device may be both communicatively and electrically coupled via one or more power lines. To that end, the zone control panel may determine a primary address identifying the device and/or a secondary address indicating the one or more power lines electrically coupled to the device. Further, the zone control panel may communicate with and/or coordinate operation of the device by transmitting data messages to the device via the one or more power lines based on the primary address and/or the secondary address.

公开(公告)号：US10571174B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-25

申请号：US15417182

申请日：2017-01-26

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shawn A. Hern ,  Brian D. Rigg ,  Elton D. Ray ,  Jedidiah O. Bentz ,  Theresa N. Gillette ,  Tom R. Tasker ,  Shaun B. Atchison ,  Tyler McCune ,  Aneek M. Noor

IPC: F25B47/02

Abstract: A system for heating a building via refrigerant includes a coil temperature sensor, an ambient temperature sensor, and a controller. The controller includes a processing circuit configured to record a system operating parameter and a control step of a control process before performing a sacrificial defrost cycle. The processing circuit is configured to cause the system to perform the sacrificial defrost cycle and operate the system at predefined system operating parameters other than the recorded system operating parameters. The system is configured to cause the system to operate at the recorded system operating parameters and generate calibration data in response to the sacrificial defrost cycle ending. The processing circuit is configured to cause the control process to operate at the recorded control step and cause the system to perform a defrost cycle based on the calibration data, the coil temperature, and the ambient temperature.

公开(公告)号：US20190265662A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-29

申请号：US15920139

申请日：2018-03-13

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shaun B. Atchison ,  Brian D. Rigg

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  F24F11/32 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/57 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/64 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a control system of the HVAC system, a user device configured to be communicatively coupled to the control system and receive feedback indicative of a lock out event of the HVAC system, where the lock out event is configured to effectuate at least a partial shutdown of the HVAC system, and a dealer device configured to receive authorization from the user device to remotely clear the lock out event of the HVAC system, where the dealer device is configured to remotely clear the lock out event upon receiving the authorization from the user device.

公开(公告)号：US10047967B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US14996222

申请日：2016-01-14

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Jedidiah O. Bentz ,  Brian D. Rigg ,  Theresa N. Gillette ,  Tyler McCune ,  Shaun B. Atchison

IPC: F24F11/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B11/01 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05D23/19 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F110/12 ,  F24F140/50 ,  F24F140/60 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/66 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/52

Abstract: A thermostat includes a memory configured to store operating conditions for previously run conditioning events. The thermostat further includes a controller configured to receive first temperature data from a first temperature sensor indicative of a current indoor ambient temperature inside; receive second temperature data from a second temperature sensor indicative of a current outdoor ambient temperature outside; receive a temperature setpoint for a desired indoor ambient temperature of the building; determine a severity of a call for conditioning based on at least one of the current indoor ambient temperature, the current outdoor ambient temperature, and the temperature setpoint; and operate the multi-stage HVAC system in one of the plurality of stages for a current conditioning event based on the severity of the call for conditioning and the operating conditions for a similar previously run conditioning event to drive the current indoor ambient temperature towards the temperature setpoint.

公开(公告)号：US20170075510A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-16

申请号：US15260293

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Jedidiah O. Bentz ,  Brian D. Rigg ,  Theresa N. Gillette ,  Tom R. Tasker ,  Tyler McCune ,  John W. Uerkvitz ,  Shaun B. Atchison ,  Daniel S. Middleton ,  Aneek Muhammad Noor

IPC: G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G06Q50/06 ,  F24F1/0003 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2120/10 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06F2203/0383 ,  G06F2203/04803 ,  G06K9/00288 ,  G06K9/00885 ,  G06Q20/102 ,  G06Q20/127 ,  G06Q20/145 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  G07F17/0014 ,  G10L17/08 ,  H04B5/0031 ,  H04L12/2816 ,  H04L51/32 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A thermostat for a building space. The thermostat includes a user interface and a processing circuit. The user interface is configured to display information to a user and receive input from the user. The processing circuit is configured to identify the user based on the sensor data and adjust the information displayed in the user interface based on the identity of the user.

Abstract translation: 建筑空间恒温器。 恒温器包括用户界面和处理电路。 用户界面被配置为向用户显示信息并从用户接收输入。 处理电路被配置为基于传感器数据识别用户，并且基于用户的身份来调整在用户界面中显示的信息。

公开(公告)号：US12078468B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17352673

申请日：2021-06-21

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shaun B. Atchison ,  Jedidiah O. Bentz ,  John W. Uerkvitz ,  Aneek M. Noor ,  Drew H. Carlton ,  Andrew M. Boyd ,  Brian D. Rigg ,  Shawn A. Hern ,  Noel A. Grajeda-Trevizo ,  Cody J. Kaiser ,  Tom R. Tasker

IPC: G01B11/00 ,  F24F11/52 ,  G01C15/00 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06T7/521 ,  H04W4/33

CPC classification number: G01B11/005 ,  F24F11/52 ,  G01C15/002 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06T7/521 ,  H04W4/33 ,  G06T2207/10028

Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and methods for determining dimensions, shapes, and locations of rooms of a building using a mobile device for controlling heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) provided to the rooms and building. A measuring device receives a shape of a room in the building and determines a dimension set of the room based on the shape of the room. The measuring device transmits the shape of the room and the dimension set to a mobile device that determines a layout of the building based on the shapes and the dimension sets corresponding to the rooms of the building. In this manner, the systems and methods provide the layout of the building more efficiently, resulting in an improved HVAC system installation and operation process.