SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING AN OPERATING LEVEL OF A HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
    6.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING AN OPERATING LEVEL OF A HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM 审中-公开
    选择加热,通风和空调系统的操作水平的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080083834A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-10

    申请号:US11538461

    申请日:2006-10-04

    IPC分类号: B60H1/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus for selecting an operating level of an HVAC system uses historic and predicted drive durations to ensure that drive periods fall within the recommended minimum and maximum drive times, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing strain on the system. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a minimum and a maximum drive time of the HVAC system; determining a current temperature of a room; estimating, based on a prior drive operation of the HVAC system, a time to drive the current temperature to a predefined desired temperature; and selecting an operating level of the HVAC system based on a relationship of the calculated drive time to the minimum drive time and the maximum drive time. Selecting the operating level comprises at least one of: selecting a fan speed; activating a compressor; activating an auxiliary or emergency heating element; or activating an auxiliary or emergency cooling element.

    摘要翻译: 用于选择HVAC系统的操作级别的方法和装置使用历史和预测的驱动持续时间来确保驱动周期落在推荐的最小和最大驱动时间内,从而提高效率并减少对系统的压力。 该方法包括以下步骤:接收HVAC系统的最小和最大驱动时间; 确定房间的当前温度; 基于HVAC系统的现有驱动操作估计将当前温度驱动到预定的期望温度的时间; 以及基于计算的驱动时间与最小驱动时间和最大驱动时间的关系来选择HVAC系统的操作级别。 选择操作级别包括以下中的至少一个:选择风扇速度; 启动压缩机; 激活辅助或应急加热元件; 或启动辅助或应急冷却元件。

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOGGING DATA FROM A HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOGGING DATA FROM A HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM 审中-公开
    从加热,通风和空调系统记录数据的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080083234A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-10

    申请号:US11538587

    申请日:2006-10-04

    IPC分类号: G01K13/00

    摘要: A method for logging data from an HVAC system comprises the steps of: collecting, within a thermostat, a plurality of data elements corresponding to a current time, at least one user setting, at least one HVAC system state, and at least one environmental measurement; correlating, within the thermostat, the collected data elements according to the current time; and storing, within the thermostat, the collected data elements. The method may further comprise the steps of: transmitting the stored data elements from the thermostat to an external device; and analyzing, within the external device, the transmitted data to determine energy savings. The data may be transmitted from the thermostat when the thermostat receives a request from the external device. The data may be transmitted from the thermostat to the external device over a communication link comprising one of a hard-wired communication link or a radio frequency communication link.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于从HVAC系统记录数据的方法包括以下步骤:在恒温器内收集与当前时间对应的多个数据元素,至少一个用户设置,至少一个HVAC系统状态和至少一个环境测量 ; 在恒温器内根据当前时间将收集的数据元素相关; 并且在恒温器内存储所收集的数据元素。 该方法还可以包括以下步骤:将存储的数据元件从恒温器传输到外部设备; 并且在外部设备内分析所发送的数据以确定节能。 当恒温器从外部设备接收到请求时,数据可以从恒温器发送。 数据可以通过包括硬连线通信链路或射频通信链路之一的通信链路从恒温器发送到外部设备。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE DRIFT AND DRIVE CURVES
    9.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE DRIFT AND DRIVE CURVES 审中-公开
    估计温度和驱动曲线的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080099570A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-01

    申请号:US11538454

    申请日:2006-10-04

    IPC分类号: F23N5/20

    摘要: A method for estimating temperature drift and drive curves comprises the steps of: (1) obtaining a plurality of temperature data samples over a period of time, the period of time corresponding to one of a drive operation or a drift period of an environmental control unit; (2) if the period of time corresponds to a drive operation, calculating a plurality of drive curves, each curve calculated using a different data sample subset; (3) else if the period of time corresponds to a drift period, calculating a plurality of drift curves, each curve calculated using a different data sample subset; (4) determining which curve best fits the data samples; and (5) using the best fit curve to predict one of a future temperature at a known time or a future time at which a known temperature will be reached.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于估计温度漂移和驱动曲线的方法包括以下步骤:(1)在一段时间内获得多个温度数据样本,该时间段对应于环境控制单元的驱动操作或漂移周期之一 ; (2)如果所述时间段对应于驱动操作,则计算多个驱动曲线,每个曲线使用不同的数据样本子集计算; (3)否则如果时间段对应于漂移周期,则计算多个漂移曲线,每个曲线使用不同的数据样本子集计算; (4)确定最适合数据样本的曲线; 和(5)使用最佳拟合曲线来预测在已知时间或未来将达到已知温度的时间的未来温度之一。