HVAC controller with performance log

• US 10,534,383 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2017
• Issued: 01/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ademco Inc. (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Ademco Inc. (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Zywicki, III, Stan, Leen, Cary, Barton, Eric, Erickson, Peter Joseph, Frenz, Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Pan, Yuhui R
• Application Number:
  US15/610,406
• Publication Number:
  US 20170269618A1
• Time in Patent Office: 958 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/38 Failure diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/523 for displaying temperature data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/56 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/62 characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/64 using pre-stored data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/74 for controlling air flow rate or air velocity
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1934 each space being provided with one sensor acting on one or more control means

Abstract

An HVAC controller is configured to log and record performance related data related to a performance of an HVAC system over a period of time in one or more performance logs stored in a memory of the HVAC controller. In some cases, the HVAC controller may be configured to retrieve at least some of the performance related data from the performance log that corresponds to a selected period of time that may be selected by a user, and display the retrieved performance related data on a display of the HVAC controller.

Claims

1. A heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) controller for use with an HVAC system including one or more HVAC components, the HVAC controller comprising:

a user interface including a display;

a memory;

a controller coupled to the user interface and the memory, the controller configured to;

repeatedly record in the memory a minimum value and a maximum value for a first sensed HVAC performance parameter over a time interval with a first duration, each recorded minimum value and maximum value corresponding to a time interval of the first duration resulting in a log entry in a first log category, wherein the number of log entries in the first log category is limited to a first number of log entries on a first-in-first-out basis;

repeatedly record in the memory the minimum value and the maximum value of the first sensed HVAC performance parameter over a time interval with a second duration that is longer than the first duration, each recorded minimum value and maximum value corresponding to a time interval of the second duration resulting in a log entry in a second log category, wherein the number of log entries in the second log category is limited to a second number of log entries on a first-in-first-out basis, the second number of log entries being different from the first number of log entries;

receive a first user request via the user interface, and in response to the first user request, retrieve at least some of the log entries in the first log category, and to display at least some of the retrieved log entries in the first log category on the display of the HVAC controller; and

receive a second user request via the user interface, and in response to the second user request, retrieve at least some of the log entries in the second log category, and to display at least some of the retrieved log entries in the second log category on the display of the HVAC controller; and

dynamically adjust a format of the display of the log entries based on a type of performance parameter stored in the log entries.

2. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the first duration comprises an hour.

3. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the second duration comprises a day.

4. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the second duration comprises a week.

5. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the second duration comprises a month.

6. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the first number of log entries is greater than the second number of log entries.

7. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the first sensed HVAC performance parameter comprises an indoor temperature.

8. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the first sensed HVAC performance parameter comprises an indoor humidity.

9. The HVAC controller of claim 1,

wherein the first sensed HVAC performance parameter corresponds to a first stage of the HVAC system,

wherein the log entry in the first log category further comprises a second sensed HVAC performance parameter, wherein the second sensed HVAC performance parameter corresponds to a second stage of the HVAC system, and

wherein the controller is configured to display performance data by stage combination.

10. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the log entry in the first log category further comprises a second sensed HVAC performance parameter, wherein the second sensed HVAC performance parameter comprises an outdoor temperature.

11. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the first sensed HVAC performance parameter comprises a delta T value across a heat exchanger of an HVAC component of the HVAC system.

12. The HVAC controller of claim 1, wherein the first sensed HVAC performance parameter comprises a discharge air temperature at an output of an HVAC component of the HVAC system.

13. An HVAC controller for use with an HVAC system including one or more HVAC components, the HVAC controller comprising:

a user interface including a display;

a memory;

a controller coupled to the user interface and the memory, the controller configured to;

repeatedly record in the memory a minimum value and maximum value of a delta T value across a heat exchanger of an HVAC component of the HVAC system over a time interval with a first duration, each recorded minimum value and maximum value corresponding to a time interval of the first duration resulting in a log entry in a first log category, wherein the number of log entries in the first log category are limited to a first number of log entries on a first-in-first-out basis;

repeatedly record in the memory the minimum value and the maximum value of the delta T value over a time interval with a second duration that is longer than the first duration, each recorded minimum value and maximum value corresponding to a time interval of the second duration resulting in a log entry in a second log category, wherein the number of log entries in the second log category are limited to a second number of log entries on a first-in-first-out basis, the second number of log entries being less than the first number of log entries;

receive a first user request via the user interface, and in response to the first user request, retrieve at least some of the log entries in the first log category, and to display at least some of the retrieved log entries in the first log category on the display of the HVAC controller; and

receive a second user request via the user interface, and in response to the second user request, retrieve at least some of the log entries in the second log category, and to display at least some of the retrieved log entries in the second log category on the display of the HVAC controller

dynamically adjust a format of the display of the log entries based on a type of heat exchanger of the HVAC component.

14. The HVAC controller of claim 13, wherein the first duration comprises an hour.

15. The HVAC controller of claim 13, wherein the second duration comprises a day.

16. The HVAC controller of claim 13, wherein the second duration comprises a week.

17. The HVAC controller of claim 13, wherein the second duration comprises a month.

18. An HVAC controller for use with an HVAC system including one or more HVAC components, the HVAC controller comprising:

a user interface including a display;

a memory;

a controller coupled to the user interface and the memory, the controller configured to;

repeatedly record in the memory a minimum value and maximum value of a discharge air temperature at an output of an HVAC component of the HVAC system over a time interval with a first duration, each recorded minimum and maximum value corresponding to a time interval of the first duration resulting in a log entry in a first log category, wherein the number of log entries in the first log category are limited to a first number of log entries on a first-in-first-out basis;

repeatedly record in the memory the minimum value and the maximum value of the discharge air temperature over a time interval with a second duration that is longer than the first duration, each recorded minimum value and maximum value corresponding to a time interval of the second duration resulting in a log entry in a second log category, wherein the number of log entries in the second log category are limited to a second number of log entries on a first-in-first-out basis, the second number of log entries being less than the first number of log entries;

receive a first user request via the user interface, and in response to the first user request, retrieve at least some of the log entries in the first log category, and to display at least some of the retrieved log entries in the first log category on the display of the HVAC controller; and

receive a second user request via the user interface, and in response to the second user request, retrieve at least some of the log entries in the second log category, and to display at least some of the retrieved log entries in the second log category on the display of the HVAC controller

dynamically adjust a format of the display of the log entries based on a type of HVAC component of the HVAC system for which the discharge air temperature is recorded.

19. The HVAC controller of claim 18, wherein the second duration comprises a week.

20. The HVAC controller of claim 18, wherein the second duration comprises a month.