公开(公告)号：US20190353388A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16144093

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Jonathan A. Burns ,  Shaun B. Atchison ,  Theresa N. Gillette

IPC: F24F11/88 ,  F24F3/052 ,  F24F13/10

Abstract: A system includes primary zone control circuitry coupled to a set of zones, wherein the primary zone control circuitry is configured to communicate a first control signal to master control circuitry via a first communication bus, communicate one or more second control signals to one or more corresponding second zones, and communicate one or more third control signals to secondary zone control circuitry via a second communication bus. The master control circuitry is configured to control a first zone airflow to a first zone based on the first control signal. Each control signal of the one or more second control signals is configured to control a respective second zone airflows to the one or more corresponding second zones. The secondary zone control circuitry is configured to control one or more third zone airflows to one or more corresponding third zones based on the one or more third control signals.

公开(公告)号：US20190353381A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US15991965

申请日：2018-05-29

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shaun B. Atchison ,  Theresa N. Gillette

IPC: F24F11/59 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/523 ,  F24F11/54

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system having a control system suitable to control operation of a device in the HVAC system. The control system may include a zone control panel that may maintain an instance of each schedule used by one or more devices in the HVAC system to operate. Further, the zone control panel may include a set of one or more status flags, which may each indicate whether data associated with a respective flag is available to be retrieved. Accordingly, the zone control panel may communicate information, such as an update to a schedule, rapidly between devices in the HVAC system.

公开(公告)号：US20190353373A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16144154

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shaun B. Atchison

IPC: F24F11/38 ,  F24F11/76 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/88

Abstract: A control system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system having control circuitry includes a microcontroller, a memory that stores a plurality of addresses, a communication bus configured to communicatively couple the microcontroller and a device of a plurality of devices of the HVAC system, and a fault register. The plurality of addresses includes a plurality of compatible addresses, a plurality of incompatible addresses, or any combination thereof. The microcontroller is programmed to monitor a signal address of a signal on the communication bus. The microcontroller is programmed to compare the signal address with the plurality of addresses, detect a fault event, and record the fault event in the fault register. Detection of the fault event includes the signal address not corresponding to a compatible address, the signal address corresponding to an incompatible address, or any combination thereof.

公开(公告)号：US20190323823A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-24

申请号：US15966820

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shaun B. Atchison ,  Jedidiah O. Bentz ,  John W. Uerkvitz ,  Aneek M. Noor ,  Drew H. Carlton ,  Andrew M. Boyd ,  Brian D. Rigg ,  Shawn A. Hern ,  Noel A. Grajeda-Trevizo ,  Cody J. Kaiser ,  Tom R. Tasker

IPC: G01B11/00 ,  G06T7/521 ,  F24F11/52 ,  G01C15/00 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04W4/33

Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and methods for determining dimensions, shapes, and locations of rooms of a building using a mobile device for controlling heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) provided to the rooms and building. A measuring device receives a shape of a room in the building and determines a dimension set of the room based on the shape of the room. The measuring device transmits the shape of the room and the dimension set to a mobile device that determines a layout of the building based on the shapes and the dimension sets corresponding to the rooms of the building. In this manner, the systems and methods provide the layout of the building more efficiently, resulting in an improved HVAC system installation and operation process.

公开(公告)号：US10410300B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15260295

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Jedidiah O. Bentz ,  Brian D. Rigg ,  Theresa N. Gillette ,  Tom R. Tasker ,  Tyler McCune ,  John W. Uerkvitz ,  Shaun B. Atchison ,  Daniel S. Middleton ,  Aneek Muhammad Noor

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G05B15/02 ,  F24F11/30 ,  H04W4/80 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/14 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06K9/00 ,  F24F1/0003 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G07F17/00 ,  G10L17/08 ,  H04B5/00 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  H04L12/28 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F120/10 ,  F24F11/58 ,  H04L12/58

Abstract: A thermostat for a building space includes a network communication module and a processing circuit. The network communication module is communicatively coupled to at least one of one or more social media servers and one or more calendar servers. The processing circuit is configured to receive at least one of social media activity, social media events, and calendar events associated with a user via the network communication module. The processing circuit is further configured to determine an expected occupancy of the building based on at least one of the social media events and the calendar events. The processing circuit is further configured to adjust a setpoint of the thermostat based on at least one of the expected occupancy and the social media activity.

公开(公告)号：US10295214B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15630562

申请日：2017-06-22

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Jedidiah O. Bentz ,  Theresa N. Gillette ,  Shaun B. Atchison ,  John W. Uerkvitz

IPC: F24F11/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/63 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F110/20 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F130/10

Abstract: A control system for a HVAC system includes a user interface configured to present information to a user and receive inputs from the user, a temperature sensor configured to measure an air temperature inside of the building space, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive a user-preferred temperature setpoint, compare the user-preferred temperature setpoint to the measured air temperature, project an energy usage amount for the user-preferred energy setpoint, generate a user comfort score for the user-preferred energy setpoint, generate an overall score for the user-preferred temperature setpoint, and present, by the user interface, the user with a setpoint scoring interface including the overall score.

公开(公告)号：US20180031264A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15636348

申请日：2017-06-28

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Shaun B. Atchison ,  Theresa Thy N. Gillette ,  John W. Uerkvitz

IPC: F24F11/00 ,  G05B19/048

CPC classification number: F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2110/20 ,  F24F2120/10 ,  F24F2120/12 ,  F24F2120/20 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/048 ,  G05B2219/2614

Abstract: A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) includes a processor and a plurality of sensors. The plurality of sensors can collect a first set of data indicative of environmental conditions of a structure in which the HVAC control device is located. The HVAC control device can control operational settings of an HVAC system that can supply conditioned air to the structure and operate the HVAC system in a default mode. The HVAC control device can also receive a second set of data collected by one or more sensors of a secondary input device and receive a signal from the secondary input device. Additionally, the HVAC control device can implement an override mode of the control device based on the signal. Implementation of the override mode effectuates a change in the operational settings of the HVAC system.

公开(公告)号：US20170089603A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US14996222

申请日：2016-01-14

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Jedidiah O. Bentz ,  Brian D. Rigg ,  Theresa N. Gillette ,  Tyler McCune ,  Shaun B. Atchison

IPC: F24F11/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B11/01 ,  G05B19/042

CPC classification number: F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/66 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2110/12 ,  F24F2140/50 ,  F24F2140/60 ,  G05B11/01 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/0428 ,  G05B2219/37375 ,  G05D23/1919 ,  G05D23/1931

Abstract: A thermostat includes a memory configured to store operating conditions for previously run conditioning events. The thermostat further includes a controller configured to receive first temperature data from a first temperature sensor indicative of a current indoor ambient temperature inside; receive second temperature data from a second temperature sensor indicative of a current outdoor ambient temperature outside; receive a temperature setpoint for a desired indoor ambient temperature of the building; determine a severity of a call for conditioning based on at least one of the current indoor ambient temperature, the current outdoor ambient temperature, and the temperature setpoint; and operate the multi-stage HVAC system in one of the plurality of stages for a current conditioning event based on the severity of the call for conditioning and the operating conditions for a similar previously run conditioning event to drive the current indoor ambient temperature towards the temperature setpoint.

公开(公告)号：US20170076263A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-16

申请号：US15260298

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Jedidiah O. Bentz ,  Brian D. Rigg ,  Theresa N. Gillette ,  Tom R. Tasker ,  Tyler McCune ,  John W. Uerkvitz ,  Shaun B. Atchison ,  Daniel S. Middleton ,  Aneek Muhammad Noor

IPC: G06Q20/14 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  F24F11/00 ,  G05B19/042

CPC classification number: G06Q50/06 ,  F24F1/0003 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2120/10 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06F2203/0383 ,  G06F2203/04803 ,  G06K9/00288 ,  G06K9/00885 ,  G06Q20/102 ,  G06Q20/127 ,  G06Q20/145 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  G07F17/0014 ,  G10L17/08 ,  H04B5/0031 ,  H04L12/2816 ,  H04L51/32 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A thermostat for a building space. The thermostat includes a user interface and a processing circuit. The user interface is configured to serve notifications to a user and receive input from the user. The communications interface is configured to perform bidirectional data communications with HVAC equipment controlled by the thermostat. The communications interface is configured to receive performance information for the HVAC equipment. The processing circuit is configured to provide control signals to the HVAC equipment to achieve a setpoint for the building space. The processing circuit is further configured to evaluate the performance information for the HVAC equipment to determine a recommendation for improving HVAC equipment performance. The processing circuit is further configured to automatically adjust at least one of the setpoint and the control signals provided to the HVAC equipment based on the recommendation for improving HVAC equipment performance.

Abstract translation: 建筑空间恒温器。 恒温器包括用户界面和处理电路。 用户界面被配置为向用户提供通知并从用户接收输入。 通信接口被配置为与由恒温器控制的HVAC设备执行双向数据通信。 通信接口被配置为接收HVAC设备的性能信息。 处理电路被配置为向HVAC设备提供控制信号以实现建筑空间的设定点。 处理电路还被配置为评估HVAC设备的性能信息，以确定用于改善HVAC设备性能的建议。 处理电路还被配置为基于提高HVAC设备性能的建议来自动调节提供给HVAC设备的设定点和控制信号中的至少一个。

公开(公告)号：US20170075568A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-16

申请号：US15260299

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company

Inventor： Jedidiah O. Bentz ,  Brian D. Rigg ,  Theresa N. Gillette ,  Tom R. Tasker ,  Tyler McCune ,  John W. Uerkvitz ,  Shaun B. Atchison ,  Daniel S. Middleton ,  Aneek Muhammad Noor

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  F24F11/02 ,  F24F11/00 ,  F24F1/00 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: A thermostat for a building space includes an electronic display, a frame, a touch sensitive interface, and a processing circuit. The touch-sensitive interface has a first portion that overlays the electronic display and a second portion that overlays the frame. The touch-sensitive interface is configured to receive touch-based input via both the first portion and the second portion. The processing circuit is configured to define one or more locations within the second portion that correspond to touch-sensitive buttons. The locations of the touch-sensitive buttons are customizable and can be changed by a user. The thermostat further including at least one of a sticker and a skin that covers at least part of the second portion and visually marks the locations of the touch-sensitive buttons.

Abstract translation: 用于建筑空间的恒温器包括电子显示器，框架，触敏界面和处理电路。 所述触敏界面具有覆盖所述电子显示器的第一部分和覆盖所述框架的第二部分。 触敏界面被配置为经由第一部分和第二部分接收基于触摸的输入。 处理电路被配置为定义第二部分内对应于触敏按钮的一个或多个位置。 触摸按钮的位置是可定制的，可由用户更改。 所述恒温器还包括至少覆盖所述第二部分的至少一部分的贴纸和皮肤，并且可视地标记所述触敏按钮的位置。