REMOTE TESTING OF HVAC SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A remote device configured to communicate with an HVAC controller, wherein the HVAC controller is for controlling one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system, the remote device comprising:
- a communications port for sending and/or receiving information;
a memory for storing information; and
a controller coupled to the communications port and the memory, the controller configured to transmit a request to the HVAC controller via the communications port of the remote device requesting that a test be executed on a dormant component of the HVAC system, the controller is further configured to receive a test result from the HVAC controller via the communications port after the requested test on the dormant component has been executed.
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Abstract
A number of methods for testing an HVAC system for a building structure from a remote location outside of the building structure are disclosed. Generally, the HVAC system has a primarily active component and a primarily dormant component. The method includes the steps of transmitting a test request to the HVAC system from the remote location, performing a test on the primarily dormant component of the HVAC system in response to the test request, and producing a test result. The test result can then be transmitted to a location outside of the building structure.
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22 Claims
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1. A remote device configured to communicate with an HVAC controller, wherein the HVAC controller is for controlling one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system, the remote device comprising:
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a communications port for sending and/or receiving information; a memory for storing information; and a controller coupled to the communications port and the memory, the controller configured to transmit a request to the HVAC controller via the communications port of the remote device requesting that a test be executed on a dormant component of the HVAC system, the controller is further configured to receive a test result from the HVAC controller via the communications port after the requested test on the dormant component has been executed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable medium having stored thereon in a non-transitory state software for use by a remote device connectable to a network, the software causing the remote device to execute a method for testing an HVAC system of a building from a remote location outside of the building structure, the HVAC system having an active component and a dormant component, the method comprising:
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transmitting a test request to an HVAC system over a network, the test request requesting the HVAC system perform a test on the dormant component of the HVAC system, wherein the test includes activating the dormant component; receiving a test result indicative of one or more HVAC parameters of the dormant component from the HVAC system via the network; and determining, based at least in part on the test result, if the dormant component needs maintenance or not. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An HVAC controller for controlling one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system comprising:
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an input/output port for sending and/or receiving information; a memory; a controller coupled to the input/output port and the memory, the controller configured to perform a self-test on a dormant HVAC component of an HVAC system to produce a test result, the controller further configured to transmit the test result to a remote device for analysis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for testing an HVAC system having an active component and a dormant component, the method comprising:
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receiving a test request from a remote device; activating the dormant component of the HVAC system in response to the test request; producing a test result indicative of a response of the dormant component during the test; and transmitting the test result to the remote device for subsequent analysis. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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