公开(公告)号：US20240302056A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18264270

申请日：2022-02-07

申请人： OCTOPUS ENERGY HEATING LIMITED

发明人： Peter KONOWALCZYK

IPC分类号： F24D11/02 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F120/14 ,  F24F130/10

CPC分类号： F24D11/02 ,  F24D11/0214 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F2120/14 ,  F24F2130/10

摘要： A heating installation for premises includes a controller coupled to an air source heat pump; a premises heating arrangement; and a local weather sensing arrangement. The controller is configured to receive weather forecast data from an external source, and local weather status information from the local weather sensing arrangement. The controller is also configured to set a control algorithm based on both the weather forecast data and the local weather status information, and control a supply of energy from the air source heat pump to the heating arrangement based on the set control algorithm; and increasing energy input into the heating arrangement in anticipation of a forecast fall in the temperature of the air from which the air source heat pump extracts energy. A method of controlling a premises heating installation is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US12078773B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17082511

申请日：2020-10-28

申请人： Jacques Jacob Ohayon

发明人： Jacques Jacob Ohayon

IPC分类号： G01W1/02 ,  A61B5/00 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/50 ,  F24F130/10

CPC分类号： G01W1/02 ,  A61B5/7465 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/50 ,  F24F2130/10 ,  G01W2201/00

摘要： This invention addresses the problem of Global Warming, expressed as the environmental condition of unintended and imperceptible levels of Vapor Pressure Deficit, (VPD) in Nursing Homes and Hospitals and Psychiatric Facilities. The invention teaches an art form which addresses Global Warming as expressed by Vapor Pressure deficit and resistance to medication. The invention identifies the ideal conditions for fungal and bacteria growth and in particular a new highly resistant fatal form of Candida Fungus, referred to as Candida auris (C. auris). Existing HVAC technology does not address this problem, since it is novel in that it identifies a unique interaction between Global Warming with the problem of resistances to medication and the neurological causes of Suicide. The invention is also novel and unobvious in that it teaches an art form indicating that certain levels of imperceptible VPD require continued HVAC, A/C dehumidification and temperature reduction even throughout tepid temperatures when such equipment may be turned off. As well as teaches an art form to alert medical staff and administration as to when these conditions are occurring and help plan treatments during periods of favorable ambient indoor and outdoor environmental conditions.

公开(公告)号：US20240266827A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18640715

申请日：2024-04-19

申请人： Tyco Fire & Security GmbH

发明人： Robert D. Turney ,  Nishith R. Patel

IPC分类号： H02J3/00 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F130/10 ,  F24F140/60 ,  F25B27/00 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G05B13/04 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/32

CPC分类号： H02J3/003 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F25B27/00 ,  G05B13/021 ,  G05B13/048 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/32 ,  F24F2130/10 ,  F24F2140/60 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  H02J2310/14

摘要： A predictive controller for a building energy system obtains a function that defines an amount of energy consumed by both waterside equipment and airside equipment during a time period as a summation of multiple equipment-specific energy components including a waterside energy component indicating an amount of energy consumed by the waterside equipment during the time period and an airside energy component indicating an amount of energy consumed by the airside equipment during the time period. The predictive controller performs a predictive control process using the function to determine values of the equipment-specific energy components during the time period. The predictive control process includes predicting the amount of energy consumed by both the waterside equipment and the airside equipment during the time period based on the values of the equipment-specific energy components. The predictive controller operates the waterside equipment and the airside equipment using the values of the equipment-specific energy components.

公开(公告)号：US11946659B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US16770449

申请日：2017-12-07

申请人： OPTIMUM ENERGY, LLC

发明人： Clark Richard Matthys ,  Ian Robert Dempster ,  Peng Chen ,  Chris Carter ,  Chris Boscolo ,  Andrew Alexander Lechner

IPC分类号： F24F11/48 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/54 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  G05B19/042 ,  F24F110/00 ,  F24F130/10

CPC分类号： F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/54 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  G05B19/042 ,  F24F2110/00 ,  F24F2130/10 ,  G05B2219/2614

摘要： Computer-implemented methods and structures deploy a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) energy optimization program. A standard operating control platform (OCP) is deployed in an energy optimization control engine (EOCE) computing system communicatively coupled to a plurality of HVAC components via a building automation system (BAS). An energy optimization portal (EOP), which receives from the EOCE computing system a first data set identifying the plurality of HVAC components, a second data set including operational control parameters for each of the plurality of HVAC components, and a third data set including measured operations data associated with each of the plurality of HVAC components. The EOP generates an energy optimized operating control platform based on the first, second, and third data sets, which is automatically communicated from the EOP to the EOCE computing system.

公开(公告)号：US11874637B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17140307

申请日：2021-01-04

申请人： Alarm.com Incorporated

发明人： Stephen Scott Trundle ,  Alison Jane Slavin ,  Jean-Paul Martin ,  David James Hutz

IPC分类号： G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/28 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F11/57 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/523 ,  G08C19/16 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F120/00 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F120/10 ,  F24F140/60 ,  F24F130/00 ,  F24F130/10

CPC分类号： G05B15/02 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F24F11/523 ,  F24F11/57 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/65 ,  G08C19/16 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L12/2829 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2120/00 ,  F24F2120/10 ,  F24F2130/00 ,  F24F2130/10 ,  F24F2140/60 ,  G05B2219/2614

摘要： Techniques are described for providing remote device (e.g., thermostat, lighting, appliance, etc.) control and/or energy monitoring. A system monitors sensor data captured by one or more sensors that sense attributes relevant to user presence at one or more monitored properties and status of one or more energy consuming devices associated with the one or more monitored properties. The system analyzes the monitored sensor data and the monitored device status with respect to a set of one or more rules and performs an operation related to controlling the one or more energy consuming devices based on the analysis of the monitored sensor data and the monitored device status with respect to the set of one or more rules.

公开(公告)号：US11796210B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US18120344

申请日：2023-03-10

申请人： ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION

发明人： Albert Reid Wallace

IPC分类号： F24F11/62 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  F24F11/80 ,  F28F27/00 ,  F24F5/00 ,  F24F11/00 ,  F24F11/77 ,  F24F11/83 ,  F24F11/89 ,  F24F11/84 ,  F24F11/81 ,  F24H15/421 ,  F24H15/38 ,  F24H15/464 ,  F24H15/20 ,  F24D19/10 ,  G05D7/06 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F110/12 ,  F24F110/20 ,  F24F110/22 ,  F24F140/60 ,  F24F140/30 ,  F24F130/00 ,  F24F130/10 ,  F24F11/63 ,  F24F11/56

CPC分类号： F24F11/80 ,  F24D19/1009 ,  F24F5/0046 ,  F24F11/0008 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F11/77 ,  F24F11/81 ,  F24F11/83 ,  F24F11/84 ,  F24F11/89 ,  F24H15/20 ,  F24H15/38 ,  F24H15/421 ,  F24H15/464 ,  F28F27/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05D7/0617 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/63 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2110/12 ,  F24F2110/20 ,  F24F2110/22 ,  F24F2130/00 ,  F24F2130/10 ,  F24F2140/30 ,  F24F2140/60 ,  Y02A30/272 ,  Y02B10/20

摘要： Controlling heating and cooling in a conditioned space utilizes a fluid circulating in a thermally conductive structure in fluid connection with a hydronic-to-air heat exchanger and a ground heat exchanger. Air is moved past the hydronic-to-air heat exchanger, the air having fresh air supply and stale air exhaust. Sensors located throughout the conditioned space send data to a controller. User input to the controller sets the desired set point temperature and humidity. Based upon the set point temperature and humidity and sensor data, the controller sends signals to various devices to manipulate the flow of the fluid and the air in order to achieve the desired set point temperature and humidity in the conditioned space. The temperature of the fluid is kept less than the dew point at the hydronic-to-air heat exchanger and the temperature of the fluid is kept greater than the dew point at the thermally conductive structure.

公开(公告)号：US11796201B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17235186

申请日：2021-04-20

申请人： Lennox Industries Inc.

发明人： Amita Brahme ,  Umesh Gokhale

IPC分类号： F24F11/38 ,  F24F11/49 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F130/10 ,  F24F140/20 ,  F24F140/10 ,  F24F110/12

CPC分类号： F24F11/38 ,  F24F11/49 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F2110/12 ,  F24F2130/10 ,  F24F2140/10 ,  F24F2140/20

摘要： An HVAC system includes a suction-side sensor, a liquid-side sensor, an outdoor temperature sensor, and a controller. The controller determines that initial criteria are satisfied for initiating validation of the suction-side sensor and the liquid-side sensor. After determining that the initial criteria are satisfied, a suction-side property value, liquid-side property value, and outdoor temperature value are received. The controller determines whether a first validation criteria and a second validation criteria are satisfied. If both the first validation criteria and the second validation criteria are satisfied, the suction-side sensor, the liquid-side sensor, and the outdoor temperature sensor are determined to be functioning properly. Otherwise, the controller determines which one or more of the sensors are malfunctioning.

公开(公告)号：US11754310B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17451605

申请日：2021-10-20

申请人： Lennox Industries Inc.

发明人： Payam Delgoshaei ,  Glenn William Kowald

IPC分类号： F24F11/80 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/67 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/38 ,  F24F110/12 ,  F24F130/10 ,  F24F120/10

CPC分类号： F24F11/80 ,  F24F11/38 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/67 ,  F24F2110/12 ,  F24F2120/10 ,  F24F2130/10

摘要： An HVAC system includes a controller configured to receive weather forecast information including anticipated future outdoor temperatures. Based at least in part on the weather forecast information, the controller determines that test-initiation criteria are satisfied for testing operation of the HVAC system in a test mode. In response to determining that the test-initiation criteria are satisfied, the controller determines that current weather conditions are suitable for operating the HVAC system in the test mode for a test time period. The HVAC system is operated in the test mode for the test time period.

公开(公告)号：US11708991B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US17162854

申请日：2021-01-29

申请人： Ademco Inc.

发明人： Christopher Heintzelman ,  Christopher R. Jones ,  Joseph Carlos Vargas

IPC分类号： F24F11/67 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F24F11/88 ,  F24F11/59 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/523 ,  F24F130/10 ,  F24F120/14

CPC分类号： F24F11/67 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F24F11/523 ,  F24F11/59 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/88 ,  F24F2120/14 ,  F24F2130/10

摘要： An HVAC controller is configured to automatically change between a HEAT mode and a COOL mode in accordance with a sensed temperature in the building structure, a HEAT temperature set point and a COOL temperature set point. The user is allowed to adjust the HEAT temperature set point and the COOL temperature set point, with the HVAC controller automatically adjusting one of the set points in response to the user making a change to the other of the other of the set points that violates a minimum deadband. If the user readjusts the user-adjusted set point in a way that no longer violates the minimum deadband, the HVAC controller will adjust the other set point back towards its previous setting.

公开(公告)号：US11699197B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US17300336

申请日：2021-05-14

申请人： Austin J. Clark

发明人： Austin J. Clark

IPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/048 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F130/10 ,  F24F110/12 ,  F24F110/22 ,  F24F110/32

CPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  F24F11/30 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/048 ,  F24F2110/12 ,  F24F2110/22 ,  F24F2110/32 ,  F24F2130/10 ,  G05B2219/2614 ,  G05B2219/2642

摘要： An integrated system and method measures building characteristics and user behavior to provide real-time and forecasted utility usages and costs. The system gathers current and historical heating and cooling load data, compares the data with current and historical weather data and a building system set point, and calculates the heating or cooling load needed for the building based on the user's call for heat or cooling and the ambient environmental conditions. The system additionally analyzes individual device usage using usage signatures and user inputted tracking to create a comprehensive real-time and forecast of utility usages with the estimated costs. Through history of selections with usage changes corresponding to user input of individual devices, the system will be able to learn various devices' usage. The system then creates a comprehensive, real-time forecast of utility costs including the foregoing characteristics.