公开(公告)号：US20200278669A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-03

申请号：US16879397

申请日：2020-05-20

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Michael R. Brownie ,  Gary A. Romanowich ,  Robert K. Alexander ,  Nathan J. Vandermause

IPC: G05B23/02

Abstract: A system for predicting HVAC equipment failure includes an actuator and a controller. The actuator is coupled to the HVAC equipment and configured to drive the HVAC equipment between multiple positions. The actuator includes a processing circuit configured to collect internal actuator data characterizing an operation of the actuator and a communications circuit coupled to the processing circuit. The communications circuit is configured to transmit the internal actuator data outside the actuator. The controller is configured to provide control signals to the actuator and receive the internal actuator data from the actuator. The controller includes a failure predictor configured to use the internal actuator data to predict a time at which the HVAC equipment failure will occur.

公开(公告)号：US12235637B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US16879397

申请日：2020-05-20

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Michael R. Brownie ,  Gary A. Romanowich ,  Robert K. Alexander ,  Nathan J. Vandermause

IPC: G05B23/02 ,  F24F11/32

Abstract: A system for predicting HVAC equipment failure includes an actuator and a controller. The actuator is coupled to the HVAC equipment and configured to drive the HVAC equipment between multiple positions. The actuator includes a processing circuit configured to collect internal actuator data characterizing an operation of the actuator and a communications circuit coupled to the processing circuit. The communications circuit is configured to transmit the internal actuator data outside the actuator. The controller is configured to provide control signals to the actuator and receive the internal actuator data from the actuator. The controller includes a failure predictor configured to use the internal actuator data to predict a time at which the HVAC equipment failure will occur.

公开(公告)号：US10698399B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US15483667

申请日：2017-04-10

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Michael R. Brownie ,  Gary A. Romanowich ,  Robert K. Alexander ,  Nathan J. Vandermause

IPC: G05B23/02 ,  G01M99/00 ,  F24F11/32

Abstract: A system for predicting HVAC equipment failure includes an actuator and a controller. The actuator is coupled to the HVAC equipment and configured to drive the HVAC equipment between multiple positions. The actuator includes a processing circuit configured to collect internal actuator data characterizing an operation of the actuator and a communications circuit coupled to the processing circuit. The communications circuit is configured to transmit the internal actuator data outside the actuator. The controller is configured to provide control signals to the actuator and receive the internal actuator data from the actuator. The controller includes a failure predictor configured to use the internal actuator data to predict a time at which the HVAC equipment failure will occur.

公开(公告)号：US20170293293A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-12

申请号：US15483667

申请日：2017-04-10

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Michael R. Brownie ,  Gary A. Romanowich ,  Robert K. Alexander ,  Nathan J. Vandermause

IPC: G05B23/02 ,  G01M99/00

Abstract: A system for predicting HVAC equipment failure includes an actuator and a controller. The actuator is coupled to the HVAC equipment and configured to drive the HVAC equipment between multiple positions. The actuator includes a processing circuit configured to collect internal actuator data characterizing an operation of the actuator and a communications circuit coupled to the processing circuit. The communications circuit is configured to transmit the internal actuator data outside the actuator. The controller is configured to provide control signals to the actuator and receive the internal actuator data from the actuator. The controller includes a failure predictor configured to use the internal actuator data to predict a time at which the HVAC equipment failure will occur.

公开(公告)号：US20170295058A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-12

申请号：US15207431

申请日：2016-07-11

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Donald A. Gottschalk ,  Michael R. Brownie ,  Gary A. Romanowich ,  Robert K. Alexander ,  Nathan J. Vandermause

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: H04L41/0803 ,  G05B2219/25011 ,  G05B2219/2614 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/2807 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L12/2816

Abstract: A communication circuit for providing communication to an actuator. The communication circuit includes a device interface and a network interface. The device interface is configured to provide a serial communication link between the communication circuit and a processing circuit of the actuator. The network interface is in electronic communication with the device interface, and configured to communicate with an external network. The device interface is configured to receive data values from the actuator via the serial communication link. The device interface is further configured to populate one or more attributes of an equipment object stored in the device interface with the received data values. The network interface is further configured to map the attributes of the equipment object with individual networking objects, and write the attributes to the mapped individual networking objects. The network interface further configured to communicate the individual networking objects to the external network.