公开(公告)号：US20200011740A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16047809

申请日：2018-07-27

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Mujibul R. Mohammad ,  Vishal S. Jagtap ,  Ravindra B. Salunkhe

IPC: G01K1/14 ,  F24F1/22 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F25D29/00

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a sensor well system that includes a mounting tube and a clip disposed within the mounting tube and configured to engage with a sensor to secure the sensor within the mounting tube, where the clip is formed from a band of flexible material. The clip includes a curved end portion configured to receive an end portion of the sensor and at least one protrusion disposed along a length of the band outside of the curved end portion such that the at least one protrusion is configured to abut a side of the sensor when the sensor is installed within the sensor well system.

公开(公告)号：US20200011562A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16029255

申请日：2018-07-06

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Robert D. Turney ,  Liming Yang ,  Yunrui Wang ,  Yasutaka Yoshida ,  Kazumoto Urata

IPC: F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F11/74 ,  F24F11/86 ,  G05B13/02

Abstract: A variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system for a building. The VRF system includes at least one outdoor VRF unit configured to heat or cool a refrigerant for use in heating or cooling the building. The at least one outdoor VRF unit includes a sub-cooler and a bypass expansion valve configured to control a flow of the refrigerant through the sub-cooler and an extremum-seeking controller configured to generate a sub-cooling temperature setpoint for the at least one outdoor VRF unit. The extremum-seeking controller is configured to determine a total power consumption of the at least one outdoor VRF unit, generate a sub-cooling temperature setpoint for the at least one outdoor VRF unit using an extremum-seeking control technique that drives the total power consumption toward an extremum, and use the sub-cooling temperature setpoint to operate the at least one outdoor VRF unit.

公开(公告)号：US10529153B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US16028155

申请日：2018-07-05

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Christopher Noonan

IPC: G07C9/00 ,  G06K19/06 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W4/33 ,  G06Q10/00

Abstract: A method for accessing information about a product. The method includes receiving identifying information, from the product, at a device via a sensor. The method further includes transmitting the identifying information to a server. Additionally, the method includes receiving a request to provide user identification data to the server at the device, and receiving the user identification data at the device. The method further includes transmitting the user identification data to the server, and accessing content related to the product based on the user identification data.

公开(公告)号：US10528013B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US15593898

申请日：2017-05-12

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Ryan A. Piaskowski ,  Nicole Ann Madison ,  Beth Ray ,  Adam R. Grabowski ,  Alan S. Schwegler ,  Garrett Wiens-Kind ,  Joseph M. Mueller ,  Jonathan M. Schwabe

IPC: G06F19/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: A building management system (BMS) interface system. The BMS interface system includes a user interface and a BMS controller in communication with the user interface. The BMS controller includes a processor. The processor is configured to display a graphical scheduling interface on the user interface and receive a scheduling input from the user interface. The processor is further configured to extract one or more scheduling elements from the received scheduling input and convert the scheduling elements into one or more BMS data objects. The processor is further configured to update the graphical scheduling interface displayed on the user interface. The processor is also configured to execute one or more scheduling instructions based on the received scheduling input, wherein the scheduling instructions are associated with the operation of one or more BMS devices.

公开(公告)号：US20190384243A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-19

申请号：US16553830

申请日：2019-08-28

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： DANA A. GUTHRIE ,  SHAWN D. SCHUBERT ,  MICHAEL J. ZUMMO ,  JASON T. SAWYER

IPC: G05B15/02

Abstract: A performance assessment device for evaluating a building management system (BMS). The device includes a communication interface. The communication interface is configured to communicate with a BMS network, the BMS network in communication with the BMS. The device further includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive data related to the BMS via the communication interface. The processing circuit is further configured to evaluate the data related to the BMS to generate a current assessment of the attributes of the BMS, and to compare the current assessment of the attributes of the BMS to a previously determined assessment of the attributes of the BMS.

公开(公告)号：US20190383514A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-19

申请号：US16037804

申请日：2018-07-17

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Vinay Nanjappa ,  Nitin C. Dabade ,  Prashanti S. Dhawan ,  Vishal S. Jagtap ,  Anil V. Bhosale ,  Marcel P. Ferrere ,  Curtis W. Caskey ,  Rajiv K. Karkhanis ,  Chandra S. Yelamanchili

IPC: F24F13/08 ,  F24F13/20 ,  F24F1/56

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to collapsible hood for a heating and cooling system that includes a plurality of panels configured to couple to a housing of the heating and cooling system, wherein the plurality of panels is configured to be translated between a collapsed position and an open position, wherein the plurality of panels is substantially flush against the housing in the collapsed position to configure the heating and cooling system for transportation, and wherein the plurality of panels are configured to extend from the housing to protect openings in an air intake of the housing and to allow passage of air through the air intake in the open position.

公开(公告)号：US10510127B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-17

申请号：US15260301

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 ,  William P. Alberth, Jr. ,  Joseph R. Ribbich

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

Abstract: A thermostat for a building space includes a communications interface, an electronic display, and a processing circuit. The communications interface is configured to receive service provider information via a network connection. The electronic display includes a user interface configured to display the service provider information. The processing circuit is configured to determine when to display the service provider information on the electronic display by monitoring thermostat events.

公开(公告)号：US20190354220A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16413185

申请日：2019-05-15

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Michael L. Ribbich ,  Joseph R. Ribbich

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  H04B5/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04R1/08 ,  G10L15/22

Abstract: A control device for a building management system (BMS) including a touch screen display configured to mount to a mounting surface, a communications interface configured to communicate with the BMS, a near field communication (NFC) sensor configured to receive information from a NFC device, a microphone configured to detect vocal input, and a processing circuit coupled to the touch screen display. The processing circuit including a processor and memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the control device to receive user input from at least one of the touch screen display, the NFC sensor, or the microphone, validate an identity of a user based on the user input, and cause the BMS to control an environmental variable of a space based on the validation.

公开(公告)号：US20190354075A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16415970

申请日：2019-05-17

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Kathryn E. Christiansen ,  Jonathan M. Strayer ,  Larry L. Loreman ,  James B. Pittenger ,  Michael W. Demmick

IPC: G05B17/02 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G06F17/50

Abstract: A method for forming a building information model (BIM) includes: receiving, by a BIM formation system, an input from a user, the input having a building model, an indication of a target component, and a parameter of the target component; selecting, by the BIM formation system, a component model associated with the target component; inputting, by the BIM formation system, the parameter into the component model to form a representative component model associated with the target component; and integrating, by the BIM formation system, the representative component model with the building model to form a component building model. The component model includes at least one of a 3D model of the target component or a 2D image of the target component.

公开(公告)号：US20190353387A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16011420

申请日：2018-06-18

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Neelkanth S. Gupte ,  Tejas Mahendra ,  Mukesh Sharma ,  Akshay Baljekar

IPC: F24F11/85 ,  F25B49/02 ,  F24F1/00

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a heating and cooling system includes a heat exchanger configured to place an airflow and a refrigerant in thermal communication with one another, where the heat exchanger has a coil and a plurality of fans coupled to the coil, and where the plurality of fans is arranged in an array adjacent to the coil.