Invention Grant
- Patent Title: 360 degree smart repositioning valve actuator
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Application No.: US16261498Application Date: 2019-01-29
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Publication No.: US11041652B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Russell T. Jenks
- Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F24F11/49
- IPC: F24F11/49 ; F24F13/10 ; F24F11/65 ; F24F11/56 ; F24F11/52 ; F24F11/79 ; F24F140/40

Abstract:
A system including a valve positioned in a conduit, wherein the valve is configured to change fluid flow through the conduit. The system includes an actuator having a motor that is configured to selectively rotate the valve toward a desired valve orientation. The system is configured to receive a request for a desired valve orientation, control the motor to move the valve into the desired valve orientation, and sense a condition corresponding to a current valve orientation following movement by the motor. The system is configured to determine if the sensed condition indicates that the current valve orientation matches the desired valve orientation from the request, and, responsive to determining that the current valve orientation does not match the desired valve orientation from the request, control the motor to selectively rotate the valve in a direction to move the valve towards the desired valve orientation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200240665A1 360 DEGREE SMART REPOSITIONING VALVE ACTUATOR Public/Granted day:2020-07-30
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