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公开(公告)号：US11425717B2
公开(公告)日：2022-08-23
申请号：US17006216
申请日：2020-08-28
Applicant: Trane International Inc.
Inventor： Tianxiang Lin , Joel C. VanderZee
IPC: H04W72/04 , H04B17/318 , H04B17/382 , H04W4/80 , H04W72/02
Abstract: Configuration of a communication module based on determination of an idle time metric is described. In one embodiment, signal strength data representative of composite signal strength indicators of a group of frequency channels utilized by the communication module is determined. A composite indicator of the composite signal strength indicators can be employed that comprises multiple signal strength indicators, sampled over time, of a first channel of the group of frequency channels. Respective values for the composite indicator can be assigned in response to comparisons of the multiple signal strength indicators to one or more defined threshold(s). An idle time metric of the first channel can be determined based on a combination of the respective values and a best channel from among the group of frequency channels can be determined based on the idle time metric. The communication module can be updated to communicate via the best channel.
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公开(公告)号：US20200236626A1
公开(公告)日：2020-07-23
申请号：US16786596
申请日：2020-02-10
Applicant: Trane International Inc.
Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee
IPC: H04W52/02 , G06F1/3206 , H04L12/00 , H04L12/64 , F24F11/30 , G01R19/165 , G05B15/02 , H02H1/00 , H02H3/20 , G06F1/3209 , H02H3/38 , H04L1/16 , H04L12/747
Abstract: HVAC components having improved efficiency are described. In one embodiment, excessive sleep current draw in a battery-powered device having a microcontroller is detected by measuring a voltage drop across a MOSFET device coupled in a forward-conducting orientation in series between the battery and the microcontroller, causing a transistor to conduct when the voltage drop exceeds a predetermined threshold to generate a first trigger signal, integrating the first trigger signal to generate a second trigger signal, and generating an interrupt to the microcontroller. In another embodiment, a battery-saving method of operating an HVAC component includes maintaining the HVAC device in the sleep mode, receiving a user input to wake the device, transmitting a data request and returning the HVAC component to the sleep mode, waking up the HVAC device to poll an adjacent network node storing a cached response, displaying the response, and returning the HVAC device to sleep.
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公开(公告)号：US20180279222A1
公开(公告)日：2018-09-27
申请号：US15542320
申请日：2016-01-13
Applicant: Trane International Inc.
Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee , Steven K. Klingemann , Christopher C. VanderKoy , Joshua VanTol
Abstract: HVAC components having improved efficiency are described. In one embodiment, excessive sleep current draw in a battery-powered device having a microcontroller is detected by measuring a voltage drop across a MOSFET device coupled in a for ward-conducting orientation in series between the battery and the microcontroller, causing a transistor to conduct when the voltage drop exceeds a predetermined threshold to generate a first trigger signal, integrating the first trigger signal to generate a second trigger signal, and generating an interrupt to the microcontroller. In another embodiment, a battery-saving method of operating an HVAC component includes maintaining the HVAC device in the sleep mode, receiving a user input to wake the device, transmitting a data request and returning the HVAC component to the sleep mode, waking up the HVAC device to poll an adjacent network node storing a cached response, displaying the response, and returning the HVAC device to sleep.
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公开(公告)号：US10772097B2
公开(公告)日：2020-09-08
申请号：US15871536
申请日：2018-01-15
Applicant: Trane International Inc.
Inventor： Tianxiang Lin , Joel C. VanderZee
IPC: H04W72/04 , H04B17/318 , H04B17/382 , H04W4/80 , H04W72/02
Abstract: Configuration of a communication module based on determination of an idle time metric is described. In one embodiment, signal strength data representative of composite signal strength indicators of a group of frequency channels utilized by the communication module is determined. A composite indicator of the composite signal strength indicators can be employed that comprises multiple signal strength indicators, sampled over time, of a first channel of the group of frequency channels. Respective values for the composite indicator can be assigned in response to comparisons of the multiple signal strength indicators to one or more defined threshold(s). An idle time metric of the first channel can be determined based on a combination of the respective values and a best channel from among the group of frequency channels can be determined based on the idle time metric. The communication module can be updated to communicate via the best channel.
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公开(公告)号：US10736036B2
公开(公告)日：2020-08-04
申请号：US15644384
申请日：2017-07-07
Applicant: Trane International Inc.
Inventor： Christopher C. VanderKoy , Joel C. VanderZee
IPC: H04W52/02 , G06F1/3206 , H04L12/00 , H04L12/64 , F24F11/30 , G01R19/165 , G05B15/02 , H02H1/00 , H02H3/20 , G06F1/3209 , H02H3/38 , H04L1/16 , H04L12/747 , G06K19/07 , F24F11/52 , H04W84/18 , F24F140/60 , F24F11/46 , F24F11/56
Abstract: HVAC components having improved efficiency are described. In one embodiment, excessive sleep current draw in a battery-powered device having a microcontroller is detected by measuring a voltage drop across a MOSFET device coupled in a forward-conducting orientation in series between the battery and the microcontroller, causing a transistor to conduct when the voltage drop exceeds a predetermined threshold to generate a first trigger signal, integrating the first trigger signal to generate a second trigger signal, and generating an interrupt to the microcontroller. In another embodiment, a battery-saving method of operating an HVAC component includes maintaining the HVAC device in the sleep mode, receiving a user input to wake the device, transmitting a data request and returning the HVAC component to the sleep mode, waking up the HVAC device to poll an adjacent network node storing a cached response, displaying the response, and returning the HVAC device to sleep.
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公开(公告)号：US20190342218A1
公开(公告)日：2019-11-07
申请号：US16416346
申请日：2019-05-20
Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee
IPC: H04L12/801 , H04L12/18
Abstract: Devices and computer-implemented methods for controlling data communication to one or more devices in a network, e.g., a mesh network. The methods include a device broadcasting data requested by a first device, and a second device eavesdropping on the broadcast of the data in order to capture the data and to storing the captured data if the data is appropriate for the second device.
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公开(公告)号：US20190223182A1
公开(公告)日：2019-07-18
申请号：US15871536
申请日：2018-01-15
Applicant: Trane International Inc.
Inventor： Tianxiang Lin , Joel C. VanderZee
IPC: H04W72/04 , H04B17/318 , H04B17/382
Abstract: Configuration of a communication module based on determination of an idle time metric is described. In one embodiment, signal strength data representative of composite signal strength indicators of a group of frequency channels utilized by the communication module is determined. A composite indicator of the composite signal strength indicators can be employed that comprises multiple signal strength indicators, sampled over time, of a first channel of the group of frequency channels. Respective values for the composite indicator can be assigned in response to comparisons of the multiple signal strength indicators to one or more defined threshold(s). An idle time metric of the first channel can be determined based on a combination of the respective values and a best channel from among the group of frequency channels can be determined based on the idle time metric. The communication module can be updated to communicate via the best channel.
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公开(公告)号：US09743315B2
公开(公告)日：2017-08-22
申请号：US15212522
申请日：2016-07-18
Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee
CPC classification number: H04W28/065 , H04L67/12 , H04L69/22 , H04L69/324 , H04W4/80
Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a method of fragmenting a large message into, for example, numbered packets for sending the message in a packet based communication system, such as in a ZigBee wireless network. Each packet may have a predetermined size and may include a MAC address, a network header of a variable size, and fragmented message data. The fragmented message data can be configured to be smaller than the available space in the packet so that the packet can be sent, for example, when the size of the header increases.
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公开(公告)号：US09398490B2
公开(公告)日：2016-07-19
申请号：US14216554
申请日：2014-03-17
Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee
CPC classification number: H04W28/065 , H04L67/12 , H04L69/22 , H04L69/324 , H04W4/80
Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a method of fragmenting a large message into, for example, numbered packets for sending the message in a packet based communication system, such as in a ZigBee wireless network. Each packet may have a predetermined size and may include a MAC address, a network header of a variable size, and fragmented message data. The fragmented message data can be configured to be smaller than the available space in the packet so that the packet can be sent, for example, when the size of the header increases.
Abstract translation: 本文描述的实施例提供了一种将大消息分段为例如用于在诸如ZigBee无线网络中的基于分组的通信系统中发送消息的编号分组的方法。 每个分组可以具有预定的大小，并且可以包括MAC地址，可变大小的网络报头和分段的消息数据。 分段消息数据可以被配置为小于分组中的可用空间，使得例如当报头的大小增加时可以发送分组。
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公开(公告)号：US20220210738A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-30
申请号：US17520095
申请日：2021-11-05
Applicant: Trane International Inc.
Inventor： Joel C. VanderZee
IPC: H04W52/02 , G06F1/3206 , H04L12/00 , H04L12/64 , F24F11/30 , G01R19/165 , G05B15/02 , H02H1/00 , H02H3/20 , G06F1/3209 , H02H3/38 , H04L1/16 , H04L45/74
Abstract: HVAC components having improved efficiency are described. In one embodiment, excessive sleep current draw in a battery-powered device having a microcontroller is detected by measuring a voltage drop across a MOSFET device coupled in a forward-conducting orientation in series between the battery and the microcontroller, causing a transistor to conduct when the voltage drop exceeds a predetermined threshold to generate a first trigger signal, integrating the first trigger signal to generate a second trigger signal, and generating an interrupt to the microcontroller. In another embodiment, a battery-saving method of operating an HVAC component includes maintaining the HVAC device in the sleep mode, receiving a user input to wake the device, transmitting a data request and returning the HVAC component to the sleep mode, waking up the HVAC device to poll an adjacent network node storing a cached response, displaying the response, and returning the HVAC device to sleep.
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