公开(公告)号：US20140269424A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US14216364

申请日：2014-03-17

Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.

Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee ,  John Sinz

IPC: H04W8/26 ,  H04W4/00

CPC classification number: H04W8/005 ,  H04L41/0803 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L61/2038 ,  H04L61/6004 ,  H04L61/6081 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04W52/0212 ,  H04W84/18 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/162 ,  Y02D70/22

Abstract: Devices and methods use an Extended Permanent Account Number Identification (EPID) of a mesh network (e.g., ZigBee) to include in the EPID a network information, a network channel information (e.g., 802.15.4 channel), and/or other data. The devices and methods allows a node to use the EPID to identify a desired network to join and join the network on the predetermined channel for that network.

Abstract translation: 设备和方法使用网状网络（例如ZigBee）的扩展永久帐号识别（EPID）在EPID中包括网络信息，网络信道信息（例如，802.15.4信道）和/或其他数据。 这些设备和方法允许节点使用EPID来识别期望的网络，以在该网络的预定信道上加入和加入网络。

公开(公告)号：US20240089855A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18473790

申请日：2023-09-25

Applicant: Trane International Inc.

Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee ,  Christopher C. VanderKoy

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/88 ,  G01R19/165 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/3209 ,  H02H1/00 ,  H02H3/20 ,  H02H3/38 ,  H04L1/1607 ,  H04L12/00 ,  H04L12/64 ,  H04L45/74

CPC classification number: H04W52/0229 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/88 ,  G01R19/16519 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/3209 ,  H02H1/0007 ,  H02H3/20 ,  H02H3/38 ,  H04L1/1685 ,  H04L12/00 ,  H04L12/6418 ,  H04L45/742 ,  H04W52/0245 ,  H04W52/0254 ,  H04W52/0261 ,  G06K19/0702

Abstract: HVAC components having improved efficiency are described. In one embodiment, excessive sleep current draw in a battery-powered device having a microcontroller is detected by measuring a voltage drop across a MOSFET device coupled in a forward-conducting orientation in series between the battery and the microcontroller, causing a transistor to conduct when the voltage drop exceeds a predetermined threshold to generate a first trigger signal, integrating the first trigger signal to generate a second trigger signal, and generating an interrupt to the microcontroller. In another embodiment, a battery-saving method of operating an HVAC component includes maintaining the HVAC device in the sleep mode, receiving a user input to wake the device, transmitting a data request and returning the HVAC component to the sleep mode, waking up the HVAC device to poll an adjacent network node storing a cached response, displaying the response, and returning the HVAC device to sleep.

公开(公告)号：US11805481B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-31

申请号：US17520095

申请日：2021-11-05

Applicant: Trane International Inc.

Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee ,  Christopher C. VanderKoy

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  G06F1/3206 ,  H04L12/00 ,  H04L12/64 ,  F24F11/88 ,  F24F11/30 ,  G01R19/165 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H02H1/00 ,  H02H3/20 ,  G06F1/3209 ,  H02H3/38 ,  H04L1/1607 ,  H04L45/74 ,  G06K19/07 ,  F24F11/52 ,  H04W84/18 ,  F24F140/60 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/56

CPC classification number: H04W52/0229 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/88 ,  G01R19/16519 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/3209 ,  H02H1/0007 ,  H02H3/20 ,  H02H3/38 ,  H04L1/1685 ,  H04L12/00 ,  H04L12/6418 ,  H04L45/742 ,  H04W52/0245 ,  H04W52/0254 ,  H04W52/0261 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F2140/60 ,  G06K19/0702 ,  H04W84/18 ,  Y02D30/70

Abstract: HVAC components having improved efficiency are described. In one embodiment, excessive sleep current draw in a battery-powered device having a microcontroller is detected by measuring a voltage drop across a MOSFET device coupled in a forward-conducting orientation in series between the battery and the microcontroller, causing a transistor to conduct when the voltage drop exceeds a predetermined threshold to generate a first trigger signal, integrating the first trigger signal to generate a second trigger signal, and generating an interrupt to the microcontroller. In another embodiment, a battery-saving method of operating an HVAC component includes maintaining the HVAC device in the sleep mode, receiving a user input to wake the device, transmitting a data request and returning the HVAC component to the sleep mode, waking up the HVAC device to poll an adjacent network node storing a cached response, displaying the response, and returning the HVAC device to sleep.

公开(公告)号：US10560894B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-11

申请号：US15542320

申请日：2016-01-13

Applicant: Trane International Inc.

Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  F24F11/30 ,  G01R19/165 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H02H1/00 ,  H02H3/20 ,  G06F1/3209 ,  H02H3/38 ,  H04L1/16 ,  H04L12/747 ,  F24F11/52 ,  H04W84/18 ,  F24F140/60 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/56

Abstract: HVAC components having improved efficiency are described. In one embodiment, excessive sleep current draw in a battery-powered device having a microcontroller is detected by measuring a voltage drop across a MOSFET device coupled in a for ward-conducting orientation in series between the battery and the microcontroller, causing a transistor to conduct when the voltage drop exceeds a predetermined threshold to generate a first trigger signal, integrating the first trigger signal to generate a second trigger signal, and generating an interrupt to the microcontroller. In another embodiment, a battery-saving method of operating an HVAC component includes maintaining the HVAC device in the sleep mode, receiving a user input to wake the device, transmitting a data request and returning the HVAC component to the sleep mode, waking up the HVAC device to poll an adjacent network node storing a cached response, displaying the response, and returning the HVAC device to sleep.

公开(公告)号：US10425371B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-24

申请号：US14216463

申请日：2014-03-17

Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.

Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee

IPC: H04L12/58

Abstract: Systems and methods for a network, wherein a network device sends one or more pieces of a fragmented message to another network device via a network, and the network device that has received the one or more pieces of the fragmented messaging sends one or more acknowledgments of the receipt of the one or more pieces of the fragmented message to the sender of the fragmented message.

公开(公告)号：US09635602B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14216364

申请日：2014-03-17

Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.

Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee ,  John Sinz

IPC: H04W76/00 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04L29/12

CPC classification number: H04W8/005 ,  H04L41/0803 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L61/2038 ,  H04L61/6004 ,  H04L61/6081 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04W52/0212 ,  H04W84/18 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/162 ,  Y02D70/22

Abstract: Devices and methods use an Extended PAN Identification (EPID) of a mesh network (e.g., ZigBee) to include in the EPID a network information, a network channel information (e.g., 802.15.4 channel), and/or other data. The devices and methods allows a node to use the EPID to identify a desired network to join and join the network on the predetermined channel for that network.

公开(公告)号：US20160330649A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-10

申请号：US15212522

申请日：2016-07-18

Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.

Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee

IPC: H04W28/06 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04W28/065 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L69/324 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a method of fragmenting a large message into, for example, numbered packets for sending the message in a packet based communication system, such as in a ZigBee wireless network. Each packet may have a predetermined size and may include a MAC address, a network header of a variable size, and fragmented message data. The fragmented message data can be configured to be smaller than the available space in the packet so that the packet can be sent, for example, when the size of the header increases.

Abstract translation: 本文描述的实施例提供了一种将大消息分段为例如用于在诸如ZigBee无线网络中的基于分组的通信系统中发送消息的编号分组的方法。 每个分组可以具有预定的大小，并且可以包括MAC地址，可变大小的网络报头和分段的消息数据。 分段消息数据可以被配置为小于分组中的可用空间，使得例如当报头的大小增加时可以发送分组。

公开(公告)号：US20140280921A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US14216354

申请日：2014-03-17

Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.

Inventor： Christopher Conrad VanderKoy ,  Bryan Heinle ,  Douglas Peterson ,  Tedd Preston Johnson ,  Joel C. VanderZee ,  Joshua van Tol

IPC: H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04L43/045 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L43/0811 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L43/0858 ,  H04W24/04

Abstract: Device and method for detecting and visualizing a wireless network health and/or health of network devices connected to the wireless network. The wireless network health is detected based on one or more link quality indication (LQI) to indicate the strength of the communication link between the network devices. The wireless network health is displayed in a visualization on a computer display in real time or near real time so that the quality of the wireless network communication and health of the network devices can be quickly and easily understood by a user.

Abstract translation: 用于检测和可视化连接到无线网络的网络设备的无线网络健康和/或健康的设备和方法。 基于一个或多个链路质量指示（LQI）来检测无线网络健康状况，以指示网络设备之间的通信链路的强度。 无线网络健康状况在实时或接近实时的计算机显示器上的可视化中显示，使得用户能够快速容易地理解网络设备的无线网络通信质量和健康状况。

公开(公告)号：US20140280650A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US14216463

申请日：2014-03-17

Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.

Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee

IPC: H04L12/58

Abstract: Systems and methods for a network, wherein a network device sends one or more pieces of a fragmented message to another network device via a network, and the network device that has received the one or more pieces of the fragmented messaging sends one or more acknowledgments of the receipt of the one or more pieces of the fragmented message to the sender of the fragmented message.

Abstract translation: 网络的系统和方法，其中网络设备经由网络将一个或多个分段消息发送到另一个网络设备，并且已经接收到所述一个或多个分段消息的网络设备发送一个或多个确认 将分片消息的一个或多个片段接收到分片消息的发送者。