SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING AND COMMUNICATING WITH HVAC DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20210332997A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-28

    申请号:US17316407

    申请日:2021-05-10

    摘要: An actuator in a HVAC system includes a mechanical transducer, a processing circuit, a wireless transceiver, and a power circuit. The processing circuit includes a processor and memory and is configured to operate the mechanical transducer according to a control program stored in the memory. The wireless transceiver is configured to facilitate bidirectional wireless data communications between the processing circuit and an external device. The power circuit is configured to draw power from a wireless signal received via the wireless transceiver and power the processing circuit and the wireless transceiver using the drawn power. The processing circuit is configured to use the power drawn from the wireless signal to wirelessly transmit data stored in the memory of the actuator to the external device via the wireless transceiver, wirelessly receive data from the external device via the wireless transceiver, and store the data received from the external device in the memory.

    Thermostat user interface with smart menu structure

    公开(公告)号:US11067307B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-20

    申请号:US16156854

    申请日:2018-10-10

    申请人: Ademco Inc.

    摘要: An HVAC controller includes a housing, a user interface and a controller that is operably coupled to the user interface and is configured to display a HOME screen on the user interface that provides the user with current system operating information and enabling the user to access a hierarchical menu structure for viewing and/or editing one or more settings of the HVAC controller. The hierarchical menu structure includes a plurality of menu branches each having two or more hierarchical menu levels with a leaf menu at the bottom of each branch, where for a first group of the leaf menus, the user must navigate “back” to return to the HOME screen while for a second group of the leaf menus, the user is returned to the HOME screen after the user indicates the user is done with the leaf menu, without having to wait for the timeout period.

    HVAC controller with indoor air quality scheduling

    公开(公告)号:US10900682B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US15786420

    申请日:2017-10-17

    申请人: Ademco Inc.

    摘要: An HVAC controller, such as a thermostat, may be configured to allow a user to set and/or select schedule time period in which one or more indoor quality units (e.g. humidification, dehumidification, ventilation, etc.) will or will not operate, and/or will operated but using different settings. In some cases, the schedule time periods available for selection may correspond to the time periods of a programmable temperature schedule of the HVAC controller, but this is not required. In some instances, the HVAC controller may allow a user to select which indoor air quality units will or will not operate, and/or what settings the indoor air quality units will operate, during a user's vacation.

    Cognitive solution for microenvironment

    公开(公告)号:US10571148B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-25

    申请号:US15884430

    申请日:2018-01-31

    摘要: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for providing a cognitive solution for maintaining a microenvironment. A cognitive service in an infrastructural computing system receives from a user computing device data of one or more sensors in the microenvironment. The cognitive service receives from the user computing device a profile of a user of the microenvironment. The cognitive service determines one or more current conditions of the microenvironment, based on the data of the one or more sensors. The cognitive service determines a cognitive solution for maintaining the microenvironment, based on the profile of the user and the one or more current conditions of the microenvironment. The cognitive service sends to the user computing device the cognitive solution. The user computing device adjusts one or more devices based on the cognitive solution.

    Remote control of an HVAC system that uses a common temperature setpoint for both heat and cool modes

    公开(公告)号:US10422543B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-24

    申请号:US15792510

    申请日:2017-10-24

    申请人: Ademco Inc.

    摘要: An HVAC system includes an HVAC unit having a cooling mode and a heating mode for conditioning the air in an inside space, and a programmable thermostat located remotely from the HVAC unit. The HVAC unit may have an onboard controller configured to control when the HVAC unit is in the cooling mode or heating mode, and whether the HVAC unit is activated or not. In some cases, the onboard controller of the HVAC unit may use a common temperature setpoint when controlling in the cooling mode and the heating mode. The programmable thermostat may have a programmable schedule with a plurality of time periods, where each time period has a heating setpoint and a cooling setpoint separated by a dead band. The onboard controller of the HVAC unit may be configured to accept input signals from the remotely located thermostat. The remotely located thermostat may send one or more input signals to the onboard controller of the HVAC unit in accordance with the programmable schedule, where the one or more input signals cause the onboard controller of the HVAC unit to set the HVAC unit to a particular one of the cooling mode and the heating mode, and to activate the HVAC unit so as to condition the air in the inside space in the particular one of the cooling mode and the heating mode.