公开(公告)号：US12264832B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-01

申请号：US18442473

申请日：2024-02-15

Applicant: Nextracker LLC

Inventor： Bruce Christopher Wootton ,  Rory Joseph Timar ,  Colin Patrick Murphy ,  Francesco Borrelli ,  Allan Daly

IPC: F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/48 ,  F24F11/49 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/63 ,  G05B23/02

Abstract: A testing platform tests an electrical and mechanical system such as an HVAC unit according to an algorithm that reduces the total testing time of the components of the system, while ensuring the safety of the system during system-wide testing. The platform uses constraints that are checked both before and during the testing to ensure that HVAC operating conditions are acceptable for starting and maintaining component tests. Preferably, the platform uses finite-state machines for each device to organize the component tests, allowing for monitoring of constraints and starting, pausing, and stopping component tests. Preferably, total test execution time is reduced by running component tests in parallel, running component tests based on loads of the components, or combinations of both.

公开(公告)号：US11933511B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US17176477

申请日：2021-02-16

Applicant: NEXTracker LLC

Inventor： Bruce Christopher Wootton ,  Rory Joseph Timar ,  Colin Patrick Murphy ,  Francesco Borrelli ,  Allan Daly

IPC: F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/48 ,  F24F11/49 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/63 ,  G05B23/02

CPC classification number: F24F11/49 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/48 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/63 ,  G05B23/0251 ,  G05B23/0256 ,  G05B2219/24053 ,  G05B2219/2614

Abstract: A testing platform tests an electrical and mechanical system such as an HVAC unit according to an algorithm that reduces the total testing time of the components of the system, while ensuring the safety of the system during system-wide testing. The platform uses constraints that are checked both before and during the testing to ensure that HVAC operating conditions are acceptable for starting and maintaining component tests. Preferably, the platform uses finite-state machines for each device to organize the component tests, allowing for monitoring of constraints and starting, pausing, and stopping component tests. Preferably, total test execution time is reduced by running component tests in parallel, running component tests based on loads of the components, or combinations of both.

公开(公告)号：US20240263821A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18442473

申请日：2024-02-15

Applicant: Nextracker LLC

Inventor： Bruce Christopher Wootton ,  Rory Joseph Timar ,  Colin Patrick Murphy ,  Francesco Borrelli ,  Allan Daly

IPC: F24F11/49 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/48 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/63 ,  G05B23/02

CPC classification number: F24F11/49 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/48 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/63 ,  G05B23/0251 ,  G05B23/0256 ,  G05B2219/24053 ,  G05B2219/2614

Abstract: A testing platform tests an electrical and mechanical system such as an HVAC unit according to an algorithm that reduces the total testing time of the components of the system, while ensuring the safety of the system during system-wide testing. The platform uses constraints that are checked both before and during the testing to ensure that HVAC operating conditions are acceptable for starting and maintaining component tests. Preferably, the platform uses finite-state machines for each device to organize the component tests, allowing for monitoring of constraints and starting, pausing, and stopping component tests. Preferably, total test execution time is reduced by running component tests in parallel, running component tests based on loads of the components, or combinations of both.