公开(公告)号：US20210140665A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US17081658

申请日：2020-10-27

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Brian D. Rigg ,  Shaun B. Atchison ,  Theresa N. Gillette

IPC: F24F11/49 ,  F24F1/00 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  G05B19/042

Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and methods for pre-programming a thermostat such that operational parameters of the thermostat may be selected by an installer during installation based at least in part on a location of the thermostat. For example, a thermostat communicatively coupled to conditioned air equipment may include location determination logic configured to determine a location of the thermostat with respect to a building for which the conditioned air equipment operates. The thermostat also includes conditioned air equipment control logic comprising a plurality of sets of static location-based temperature control algorithms. Each set of the static location-based temperature control algorithms corresponds to a location of the thermostat with respect to the building. The conditioned air equipment control logic is configured to control operation of the conditioned air equipment using a set of the static location-based temperature control algorithms that corresponds to the location determined by the location determination logic.

公开(公告)号：US10941951B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-09

申请号：US15417185

申请日：2017-01-26

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shawn A. Hern ,  Brian D. Rigg ,  Tom R. Tasker ,  Jedidiah O. Bentz ,  Theresa N. Gillette ,  Shaun B. Atchison ,  Tyler McCune ,  Aneek M. Noor ,  Cody J. Kaiser ,  Daniel S. Middleton

IPC: F24F11/30 ,  F24F1/08 ,  F24F11/77 ,  F24F110/12 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F11/85 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F11/83 ,  F24F1/0003

Abstract: A residential HVAC system includes, a compressor, and an outdoor unit controller in communication with the compressor. The outdoor unit controller is configured to receive an indoor ambient temperature and a temperature set point. The outdoor unit controller is further configured to determine an outdoor ambient temperature, and to determine an operating value for the compressor based on a percentage of a delta between a minimum operating value of the compressor and a maximum operating value of the compressor, plus the minimum operating value. The minimum operating value and the maximum operating value are based on the determined outdoor ambient temperature. The percentage of the delta is based on a predefined temperature differential multiplier and one or more time dependent multipliers. The outdoor unit controller is further configured to modify the current operating value of the compressor with the determined operating value.

公开(公告)号：US10928088B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US15892835

申请日：2018-02-09

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shaun B. Atchison ,  Brian D. Rigg

IPC: F24F11/63 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a control board including a switchable input/output port. The switchable I/O port may provide a switchable communication bus capable of selectively supporting one of multiple different communication protocols and may provide a switchable power bus capable of selectively conducting electrical power from one of multiple different power supplies. As such, the control board may communicatively and/or electrically couple to a wide range of devices. To that end, the control board may support the dynamic interchange and reconfiguration of devices coupled to the control board, allowing a control system including the control board greater operational flexibility.

公开(公告)号：US10760809B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US15983899

申请日：2018-05-18

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Theresa N. Gillette ,  Shaun B. Atchison ,  Jonathan A. Burns

IPC: F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/523 ,  F24F11/65 ,  G05B19/042 ,  F24F11/57 ,  F24F140/60 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F120/12 ,  F24F120/14 ,  F24F120/20 ,  F24F140/50

Abstract: A building controller for a building that includes a first zone and a second zone. The building controller includes a processing circuit configured to store zone modes for the building. The zone modes include zone activity modes each associated with an occupant activity within the zone and one or more environmental settings. The processing circuit is configured to receive an indication to operate the first zone in a first zone mode of the zone modes and an indication to operate the second zone in a second zone mode of the zone modes. The processing circuit is configured to operate one or more pieces of building equipment based on the first zone mode and operate the one or more pieces of building equipment based on the second zone mode.

公开(公告)号：US20200217524A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16253070

申请日：2019-01-21

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shaun B. Atchison

IPC: F24F3/044 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/54 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/63 ,  F24F11/755 ,  F24F11/79 ,  F24F11/80 ,  F24F13/10

Abstract: A zoning system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a temperature control device configured to monitor a temperature in a zone of a structure for conditioning by the HVAC system and configured to send a wireless control signal including data based on the temperature, and a damper actuator configured to be associated with the zone and configured to adjust a position of a damper to control an airflow into the zone, where the damper actuator is configured to receive the wireless control signal from the temperature control device and configured to adjust the position of the damper based on the data.

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：US20190353382A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US15991974

申请日：2018-05-29

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shaun B. Atchison ,  Brian D. Rigg

IPC: F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/54 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/49

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 maintain an instance of each schedule used by one or more devices in the HVAC system to operate. Further, the zone control panel may include a set of one or more status flags, which may each indicate whether data associated with a respective flag is available to be retrieved. Accordingly, the zone control panel may communicate information, such as an update to a schedule, rapidly between devices in the HVAC system.

公开(公告)号：US20190353372A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16144069

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Brian D. Rigg ,  Shaun B. Atchison

IPC: F24F11/38 ,  F24F11/88 ,  F24F11/523 ,  F24F11/76 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/64

Abstract: A control system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes control circuitry having a storage device and a microcontroller. The storage device is configured to store faults. The microcontroller is configured to monitor for a condition of the HVAC system associated with a fault, store a fault in the storage device when the condition is detected, identify whether a duration of time that the fault has been stored in the storage device exceeds a threshold time period, and clear the fault from the storage device when the duration exceeds the threshold time period.

公开(公告)号：US20190353367A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US15986612

申请日：2018-05-22

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shaun B. Atchison

IPC: F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/57 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F11/54 ,  F24F11/74 ,  F24F11/80 ,  G05B13/02

Abstract: The techniques described herein provide systems and methods for controlling climate characteristics in a building. The control system of a climate management system may calculate a default airflow rate for each zone in the building based on a minimum permitted airflow rate of climate control equipment, a maximum permitted airflow rate of the climate control equipment, and the number of zones serviced by the climate control equipment. The control system may also adjust the default airflow rate for a zone to a customized airflow rate based on a user input. The control system may adjust the default airflow rate to the customized airflow rate if the customized airflow rate is greater than or equal to the minimum permitted airflow rate. The control system may adjust the default airflow rate to the minimum permitted airflow rate if the customized airflow rate is less than the minimum permitted airflow rate.

公开(公告)号：US20190264934A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-29

申请号：US15926130

申请日：2018-03-20

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shaun B. Atchison ,  Tom R. Tasker ,  Noel A. Grajeda-Trevizo

IPC: F24F11/30 ,  F24F1/20 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/70 ,  F24F11/88 ,  F24F11/89 ,  F25B29/00

Abstract: A configuration management system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a controller having a memory storing a baseline configuration of the HVAC system. The baseline configuration of the HVAC system indicates that the HVAC system is an air conditioning system or a heat pump system. Additionally, the controller is configured to determine a current configuration of the HVAC system based on detecting whether a reversing valve is present in the HVAC system. The current configuration of the HVAC system includes an air conditioning system configuration or a heat pump system configuration. The controller is also configured to perform a control action in response to determining that the current configuration is different than the baseline configuration.