公开(公告)号：US12066204B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17140957

申请日：2021-01-04

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Nathan M. Zimmerman ,  Michael J. Ajax

IPC: F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  G05B13/04 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B17/02 ,  G05D23/19 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F110/12 ,  F24F140/50 ,  F24F140/60

CPC classification number: F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  G05B13/041 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B17/02 ,  G05D23/1951 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2110/12 ,  F24F2140/50 ,  F24F2140/60 ,  G05B2219/2642

Abstract: A thermostat for a building space can include a processing circuit. The processing circuit can cause building equipment to heat or cool the building space via one or more heating outputs or one or more cooling outputs. The processing circuit can record the length of time that the processing circuit causes the building equipment to heat or cool the building space. The processing circuit can simulate a thermal plant model to determine a simulated runtime, wherein the thermal plant model is a thermal plant model of the building space and the building equipment. The processing circuit can determine a number of hours saved based on the simulated runtime and the recorded length of time.

公开(公告)号：US11480356B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US16140235

申请日：2018-09-24

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Nathan M. Zimmerman ,  Michael J. Ajax

IPC: F24F11/63 ,  F24F11/88 ,  G01K7/42 ,  G05D23/19 ,  F24F110/12 ,  F24F110/10

Abstract: A thermostat is disclosed. The thermostat can include one or more temperature sensors configured to measure a plurality of temperature values within a building. The thermostat can include a processing circuit coupled to the one or more temperature sensors. The processing circuit can receive the plurality of measured temperature values from the one or more temperature sensors. The processing circuit can determine, based on a time invariant Non-Linear Least Squares (NLSQ) technique and the plurality of measured temperature values, a compensated temperature value within the building, wherein the compensated temperature value accounts for an unknown temperature state of the thermostat when the thermostat is turned on.

公开(公告)号：US11162698B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US15953166

申请日：2018-04-13

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Michael J. Ajax ,  Joseph R. Ribbich ,  Nicholas S. Van Derven

IPC: F24F11/00 ,  F24F11/61 ,  G05B19/042 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F110/20 ,  F24F110/66 ,  F24F110/70 ,  F24F110/12 ,  F24F110/22 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F110/50

Abstract: A system for controlling air quality of a building space includes an air quality sensor configured to sense the air quality of the building space, an exhaust fan configured to exhaust air from inside the building space to outside the building space, a switch device configured to control the exhaust fan to exhaust the air from inside the building space to outside the building space, and a controller comprising a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to determine an air quality level of the building space based on the air quality sensor, determine whether the air quality level is less than an air quality threshold, and cause the switch device to operate the exhaust fan to exhaust air from inside the building space to outside the building space in response to a determination that the air quality level is less than the air quality threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20210041124A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US17080297

申请日：2020-10-26

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Michael J. Ajax ,  Joseph R. Ribbich

IPC: F24F11/39 ,  F24F3/16 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/70 ,  F24F13/28

Abstract: An HVAC system within a building including an HVAC device having an air filter, a number of sensors, and a control device. The control device has a processor that is configured to determine a current air quality metric based on air quality measurements received by the sensor. The control device is further configured to calculate an average air quality metric based on the current air quality metric and a set of previous air quality metrics. The control device is further configured to store the average air quality metric. The control device is further configured to generate an air filter type recommendation based on the average air quality metric.

公开(公告)号：US20190178521A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16140235

申请日：2018-09-24

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Nathan M. Zimmerman ,  Michael J. Ajax

IPC: F24F11/63 ,  F24F11/88 ,  G05D23/19 ,  G01K7/42

Abstract: A thermostat is disclosed. The thermostat can include one or more temperature sensors configured to measure a plurality of temperature values within a building. The thermostat can include a processing circuit coupled to the one or more temperature sensors. The processing circuit can receive the plurality of measured temperature values from the one or more temperature sensors. The processing circuit can determine, based on a time invariant Non-Linear Least Squares (NLSQ) technique and the plurality of measured temperature values, a compensated temperature value within the building, wherein the compensated temperature value accounts for an unknown temperature state of the thermostat when the thermostat is turned on.

公开(公告)号：US20190178511A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16139882

申请日：2018-09-24

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Nathan M. Zimmerman ,  Michael J. Ajax ,  Nicholas S. Van Derven ,  John M. House ,  Timothy I. Salsbury

IPC: F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/70 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F11/89 ,  G05D23/19

Abstract: A thermostat is disclosed. The thermostat can include one or more temperature sensors configured to measure one or more temperature values. The thermostat can include a processing circuit. The processing circuit can receive the one or more temperature values from the one or more temperature sensors. The processing circuit can receive one or more central processing unit (CPU) usage values, wherein the one or more CPU usage values indicate computing usage of the processing circuit. The processing circuit can determine, based on an empirical model comprising one or more gain values and one or more filters and based on one or more signals, a temperature of the building. The one or more signals comprise the one or more temperature values and the one or more CPU usage values. The empirical model accounts for dynamics of heat generated by the processing circuit and airflow acting on the thermostat.

公开(公告)号：US20190024922A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16138516

申请日：2018-09-21

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Christine R. Erickson ,  Michael J. Ajax ,  Christopher J. McCann ,  Daniel R. Hjortland ,  Justin J. Seifi

IPC: F24F11/30 ,  G05B15/02 ,  F24F3/044 ,  F24F11/62 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05D23/32 ,  H04L12/28 ,  F24F110/22 ,  F24F110/20 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F110/12 ,  F24F11/58

CPC classification number: F24F11/30 ,  F24F3/044 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2110/12 ,  F24F2110/20 ,  F24F2110/22 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/0428 ,  G05B2219/25187 ,  G05B2219/2614 ,  G05D23/32 ,  H04L12/2816 ,  Y02B30/767

Abstract: A HVAC controller located within a building zone includes a housing, a wireless radio, a controller monitor, a temperature sensor, and a temperature compensation module. The wireless radio is contained within the housing and is configured to transmit data via a wireless HVAC network. The controller monitor is configured to detect wireless activity of the wireless radio, the wireless activity generating heat inside the housing and causing a temperature inside the housing to exceed a temperature of the building zone outside the housing. The temperature sensor is configured to measure the temperature inside the housing. The temperature compensation module is configured to determine a wireless heat rise resulting from the wireless activity, to calculate a temperature offset based on the wireless heat rise, and to determine the temperature of the building zone outside the housing by subtracting the temperature offset from the temperature measured inside the housing.

公开(公告)号：US20180299158A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-18

申请号：US15953012

申请日：2018-04-13

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Michael J. Ajax ,  Nicholas S. Van Derven ,  Joseph R. Ribbich

IPC: F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/56

Abstract: A controller for controlling an environmental condition of a building space includes a proxy sensor configured to measure a proxy value indicating whether an occupant is within the building space and an occupancy sensor configured to measure an occupancy value. The controller includes a processing circuit configured to determine whether the occupant is within the building space based on the occupancy value of the occupancy sensor, generate a proxy parameter based on a first proxy value measured via the proxy sensor in response to a determination that the occupant is not within the building space based on the occupancy value of the occupancy sensor, determine whether the occupant is within the building based on a second proxy value measured via the proxy sensor and the generated proxy parameter, and control one or more pieces of building equipment to control the environmental condition of the building space.

公开(公告)号：US20180283716A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15473142

申请日：2017-03-29

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Joseph R. Ribbich ,  Nicholas S. Van Derven ,  William P. Alberth, JR. ,  Alan S. Schwegler ,  Corey A. Poquette ,  Michael J. Ajax

IPC: F24F11/00 ,  F24F11/02 ,  G05B15/02

CPC classification number: F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/49 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/89 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D23/1902

Abstract: A thermostat for controlling HVAC equipment via one or more control wires includes a user interface, a wiring terminal, and a processing circuit. The user interface is configured to display output to a user. The wiring terminal includes one or more connection points. The processing circuit is configured to determine one or more wiring instructions for wiring the thermostat with the HVAC equipment and cause the user interface to display the one or more instructions. The instructions instruct the user to connect the control wires to the connection points.

公开(公告)号：US20180203475A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15862912

申请日：2018-01-05

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Nicholas S. Van Derven ,  Wesley J. Irek ,  Michael J. Ajax ,  Justin J. Seifi

IPC: G05D23/19 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F11/88 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F24F140/60

CPC classification number: G05D23/1917 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F11/88 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2110/20 ,  F24F2110/50 ,  F24F2120/12 ,  F24F2130/00 ,  F24F2140/60 ,  G05D23/1902 ,  G05D23/1919

Abstract: A user control device includes an electronic display, an orientation sensor, and a controller. The electronic display has a substantially transparent front surface and a substantially transparent rear surface opposite the front surface. The orientation sensor is configured to detect an orientation of the electronic display. The controller is configured to modify visual media presented by the electronic display based on the orientation of the electronic display. The visual media are presented as non-mirrored images that appear non-mirrored when viewed through the front surface and appear mirrored when viewed through the rear surface, in response to a determination that the electronic display has a first orientation. The visual media are presented as mirrored images that appear mirrored when viewed through the front surface and appear non-mirrored when viewed through the rear surface, in response to a determination that the electronic display has a second orientation.