Intelliaire Climate Controller

• US 20120031606A1
• Filed: 10/02/2011
• Published: 02/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: John Alexander Petit
• Original Assignee: John Alexander Petit
• Inventors: Petit, John Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 8,165,721 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 165/287
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/0001 for ventilation F24F11/30 takes precedence
• 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 11/46 Improving electric energy efficiency or saving
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/58 using Internet communication
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/67 Switching between heating and cooling modes
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2011/0006 using low temperature external supply air to assist cooling
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/10 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/12 of the outside air
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1934 each space being provided with one sensor acting on one or more control means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating

Abstract

A user interface for climate control. The purpose is to save energy by bringing in fresh air at times when the outdoor air temperature is more desirable than the indoor temperature. Primarily the user chooses their own savings; during the hot seasons energy is saved by cooling the location cooler than the desired temperature; the greater the parameter chosen the greater the efficiency. If the desired inside temp is 70 and the night time low is 50 and you accept that then the location will cool to the lowest temperature you allow causing your air conditioner to come on much later in the day; if at all depending on parameters set. It works the same way in cold seasons, only in reverse. allowing you to freshen your indoor air. The interface can be set up to operate all air handling systems, exhaust fans, intake fans, furnaces air conditioners, ERV'"'"'s etc.

Claims

1. A self contained unit for user interface that allows the consumer to program

their own parameters for optimal energy savings. The greater variance they allow the more energy will be saved.

2. The unit can use digital or mechanical apparatus to allow the user to set the desired temperature protocols.

3. The unit can be switched from cooling cycles to heating cycles by use of a switch on the controller. One side of the controller is set to the actual desired temperature of the occupied area;

during the cooling cycle the other control will be set to the lowest temperature acceptable to the consumer. If you optimal temperature is 70 and you are willing for the temperature to be as cold as 50 then the unit will communicate with your air exchanger systems;

either by remote control or hard wired. Using the sensors placed outdoors (hard wired or remote) the system will then turn on the appropriate units to bring in the fresh colder outdoor air when it is available. When the temperature inside reaches the low setting on the controller it shuts off the units, if the temperature inside rises above the low setting and the controller senses that the temperature outside is still cooler it will turn on the units again. When the temperature inside rises above the desired temperature and the outside is higher as well then it will call for air conditioning.

The system operates exactly opposite during the heating season allowing you to exchange fresh air when the temperature outside reaches the highs of the day. There is a third parameter control where the user can choose air to be exchanged when it may not meet the desired parameters but air exchange is necessary so the controller will use the best temperature available to provide necessary ventilation.

4. The controller can be a stand alone product which will control the other apparatus by hard wired relays or by remote control relays. Or the controller can be installed into any apparatus by a trained technician to control that apparatus to work in the same mode and even to control other units.

5. The controller can even be interfaced with the internet so the consumer can access controls over the many internet applications.

6. The unit can also be installed in individual products to increase their efficiency, for example an AC unit can have an integrated venting system using the unit.