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公开(公告)号:US10754331B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-25
申请号:US16025414
申请日:2018-07-02
Applicant: Ademco Inc.
Inventor: Peter Anderson , Rolf L. Strand , Adam Myre , Timothy J. Smith , Frederick Hazzard , John D. Mitchell , Adam Foley , Tony Khosla , Gregory Young
IPC: G01R21/133 , G05B23/02 , G05D23/19 , F24H9/20
Abstract: A remote water heater monitoring system is configured to communicate with a plurality of client water heaters over a network. The system processes received data related to the operation of the plurality of client water heaters and identifies one or more baseline trends over time related to water heater performance and/or water heater reliability using the received data from one or more of the client water heaters and identifies one or more abnormalities in the operation of a particular one of the client water heaters based on the baseline trends. An alert is generated for one or more of the abnormalities in the operation of the particular one of the client water heaters and is associated with a corresponding client account.
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公开(公告)号:US20200232679A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-23
申请号:US16834841
申请日:2020-03-30
Applicant: Ademco Inc.
Inventor: Peter Anderson , Shanna Lorraine Leeland
Abstract: A heat balancing system for a natural draft gas burning appliance having a flue. When the appliance is in a standby mode, a main burner is shut off and the pilot light remains on. Temperature in the heat exchanger (e.g., temperature of water in a heater tank) may be decreased or increased, respectively, by opening or closing a damper in a flue as needed. If opening the damper does not sufficiently reduce the temperature of the heat exchanger, then the pilot light may be shut off to further reduce the temperature. The pilot light may be turned on again to bring up the temperature. There may be a control or controller to operate the damper to maintain the temperature of the exchanger within a certain range. Electrical power may be provided for the system from a power line, a storage device, or other source.
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公开(公告)号:US11719436B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-08
申请号:US16276527
申请日:2019-02-14
Applicant: Ademco Inc.
Inventor: Brent Chian , Bruce L. Hill , Timothy J Nordberg , Rolf L. Strand , Douglas Bird , Peter Anderson
CPC classification number: F23N5/265 , F23C9/00 , F23N5/203 , F23N5/242 , F23Q9/00 , F23N2227/02 , F23N2229/00 , F23N2231/02 , F23N2231/08 , F23N2231/12
Abstract: A locally powered intermittent pilot combustion controller may include an igniter, a thermal electric and/or photoelectric device that produces an electrical signal having power when exposed to a flame, and a local power source for providing power when the thermal electric and/or photoelectric device is not exposed to a flame. In some cases, the intermittent pilot combustion controller may include a memory for storing information about an ignition sequence for igniting a pilot flame, and a controller coupled to the memory. The controller may be configured to initiate the ignition sequence of the pilot flame using information stored in the memory, determine whether the ignition was successful by monitoring the electrical signal produced by the thermal electric and/or photoelectric device, and adjust the information stored in the memory based on whether the ignition sequence completed successfully.
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公开(公告)号:US20190249871A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-15
申请号:US16276527
申请日:2019-02-14
Applicant: Ademco Inc.
Inventor: Brent Chian , Bruce L. Hill , Timothy J Nordberg , Rolf L. Strand , Douglas Bird , Peter Anderson
CPC classification number: F23N5/265 , F23C9/00 , F23N5/203 , F23N5/242 , F23N2027/02 , F23N2029/00 , F23N2031/02 , F23N2031/08 , F23N2031/12 , F23Q9/00
Abstract: A locally powered intermittent pilot combustion controller may include an igniter, a thermal electric and/or photoelectric device that produces an electrical signal having power when exposed to a flame, and a local power source for providing power when the thermal electric and/or photoelectric device is not exposed to a flame. In some cases, the intermittent pilot combustion controller may include a memory for storing information about an ignition sequence for igniting a pilot flame, and a controller coupled to the memory. The controller may be configured to initiate the ignition sequence of the pilot flame using information stored in the memory, determine whether the ignition was successful by monitoring the electrical signal produced by the thermal electric and/or photoelectric device, and adjust the information stored in the memory based on whether the ignition sequence completed successfully.
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公开(公告)号:US11293669B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-05
申请号:US16834841
申请日:2020-03-30
Applicant: Ademco Inc.
Inventor: Peter Anderson , Shanna Lorraine Leeland
Abstract: A heat balancing system for a natural draft gas burning appliance having a flue. When the appliance is in a standby mode, a main burner is shut off and the pilot light remains on. Temperature in the heat exchanger (e.g., temperature of water in a heater tank) may be decreased or increased, respectively, by opening or closing a damper in a flue as needed. If opening the damper does not sufficiently reduce the temperature of the heat exchanger, then the pilot light may be shut off to further reduce the temperature. The pilot light may be turned on again to bring up the temperature. There may be a control or controller to operate the damper to maintain the temperature of the exchanger within a certain range. Electrical power may be provided for the system from a power line, a storage device, or other source.
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公开(公告)号:US20220018562A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-20
申请号:US17491381
申请日:2021-09-30
Applicant: Ademco Inc.
Inventor: Peter Anderson , Ryan Strassburg , Rolf Lee Strand , Luke A. Piram , John D. Mitchell
Abstract: An illustrative HVAC controller may include a communication module for wirelessly communicating with a network and wiring terminals for receiving a wired connection to a remote temperature sensor that is situated remote from the HVAC controller and in a living space of the building. A controller may be operably coupled to the communication module and the wiring terminals and may be configured to implement a thermostat control algorithm to generate one or more control signals, wherein the one or more control signals are provided by a wired connection to the HVAC system to control one or more HVAC components of the HVAC system. The thermostat control algorithm may be configured to compare a sensed temperature received from the remote temperature sensor via the wiring terminals and a temperature setpoint received from the server via the network.
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公开(公告)号:US20200004231A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-02
申请号:US16025414
申请日:2018-07-02
Applicant: Ademco Inc.
Inventor: Peter Anderson , Rolf L. Strand , Adam Myre , Timothy J. Smith , Frederick Hazzard , John D. Mitchell , Adam Foley , Tony Khosla , Gregory Young
Abstract: A remote water heater monitoring system is configured to communicate with a plurality of client water heaters over a network. The system processes received data related to the operation of the plurality of client water heaters and identifies one or more baseline trends over time related to water heater performance and/or water heater reliability using the received data from one or more of the client water heaters and identifies one or more abnormalities in the operation of a particular one of the client water heaters based on the baseline trends. An alert is generated for one or more of the abnormalities in the operation of the particular one of the client water heaters and is associated with a corresponding client account.
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公开(公告)号:US10473351B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-12
申请号:US15424665
申请日:2017-02-03
Applicant: Ademco Inc.
Inventor: Peter Anderson , Ryan Strassburg , Rolf Lee Strand , Luke A. Piram , John D. Mitchell
IPC: F24F11/00 , G05B19/048 , F24F11/30 , F24D19/10 , F24F11/56 , F24F11/58 , F24F11/64 , F24F110/10
Abstract: An illustrative HVAC controller may include a communication module for wirelessly communicating with a network and wiring terminals for receiving a wired connection to a remote temperature sensor that is situated remote from the HVAC controller and in a living space of the building. A controller may be operably coupled to the communication module and the wiring terminals and may be configured to implement a thermostat control algorithm to generate one or more control signals, wherein the one or more control signals are provided by a wired connection to the HVAC system to control one or more HVAC components of the HVAC system. The thermostat control algorithm may be configured to compare a sensed temperature received from the remote temperature sensor via the wiring terminals and a temperature setpoint received from the server via the network.
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公开(公告)号:US10208954B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-19
申请号:US13740107
申请日:2013-01-11
Applicant: Ademco Inc.
Inventor: Brent Chian , Bruce L. Hill , Timothy J. Nordberg , Rolf L. Strand , Douglas Bird , Peter Anderson
Abstract: A locally powered intermittent pilot combustion controller may include an igniter, a thermal electric and/or photoelectric device that produces an electrical signal having power when exposed to a flame, and a local power source for providing power when the thermal electric and/or photoelectric device is not exposed to a flame. In some cases, the intermittent pilot combustion controller may include a memory for storing information about an ignition sequence for igniting a pilot flame, and a controller coupled to the memory. The controller may be configured to initiate the ignition sequence of the pilot flame using information stored in the memory, determine whether the ignition was successful by monitoring the electrical signal produced by the thermal electric and/or photoelectric device, and adjust the information stored in the memory based on whether the ignition sequence completed successfully.
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公开(公告)号:US10429068B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-01
申请号:US15340657
申请日:2016-11-01
Applicant: Ademco Inc.
Inventor: Brent Chian , Douglas Bird , Peter Anderson , Timothy J. Nordberg , Thomas Johnson , Rolf L. Strand
Abstract: A flame powered intermittent pilot combustion controller may include a first power source and a second power source separate from the first power source, a thermal electric and/or photoelectric device, an igniter and a controller. The thermal electric and/or photoelectric device may charge the first power source when exposed to a flame. The controller and the igniter may receive power from the first power source when the first power source has sufficient available power, and may receive power from the second power source when the first power source does not have sufficient available power.
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