SMART HVAC SYSTEM HAVING OCCUPANT DETECTION CAPABILITY
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1. A smart system adapted to adjustably treat a space, so as to reduce carbon footprint and energy consumption, said system comprising:
- an HVAC system fluidly coupled to the space, and including at least one vent, wherein each vent primarily influences a generally separate portion of the space;
a controller communicatively coupled to the HVAC system and operable to control fluid flow between the space and vent, individually; and
at least one occupant detection sensor operable to detect a presence of an occupant within each portion of the space, and communicatively coupled to the controller,said HVAC system, controller, and sensor being cooperatively configured to deliver treated fluid to at least one of said portions only when an occupant is detected within said at least one of said portions.
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Abstract
A smart HVAC system adapted for selectively regulating fluid flow into a space generally includes an HVAC system including at least one active vent, a preferably variable blower fluidly coupled thereto, and at least one sensor associated with each vent, wherein the sensor is operable to cause the associated vent to shift between opened and closed conditions, and/or preferably the blower output to change, when an occupant is autonomously detected within at least a portion of the space.
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1. A smart system adapted to adjustably treat a space, so as to reduce carbon footprint and energy consumption, said system comprising:
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an HVAC system fluidly coupled to the space, and including at least one vent, wherein each vent primarily influences a generally separate portion of the space; a controller communicatively coupled to the HVAC system and operable to control fluid flow between the space and vent, individually; and at least one occupant detection sensor operable to detect a presence of an occupant within each portion of the space, and communicatively coupled to the controller, said HVAC system, controller, and sensor being cooperatively configured to deliver treated fluid to at least one of said portions only when an occupant is detected within said at least one of said portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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