HVAC CONTROLLER WITH INDOOR AIR QUALITY SCHEDULING
First Claim
1. An HVAC controller configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system of a building, the HVAC controller comprising:
- a user interface including a display;
a memory;
a predetermined operating schedule including two or more time periods and one or more temperature set points for each of the two or more time periods, the predetermined operating schedule stored in the memory;
an I/O block for sending and/or receiving signals to and/or from the one or more components of the HVAC system, including one or more indoor air quality components; and
a controller coupled to the user interface, the memory, and the I/O block, the controller configured to generate one or more signals to control one or more components of the HVAC system in accordance with the predetermined operating schedule, the controller further configured to allow a user to select at least a first time period of the two or more time periods of the predetermined operating schedule to control at least one of the one or more indoor air quality components differently than during at least one other of the two or more time periods of the predetermined operating schedule.
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Abstract
An HVAC controller, such as a thermostat, may be configured to allow a user to set and/or select schedule time period in which one or more indoor quality units (e.g. humidification, dehumidification, ventilation, etc.) will or will not operate, and/or will operated but using different settings. In some cases, the schedule time periods available for selection may correspond to the time periods of a programmable temperature schedule of the HVAC controller, but this is not required. In some instances, the HVAC controller may allow a user to select which indoor air quality units will or will not operate, and/or what settings the indoor air quality units will operate, during a user'"'"'s vacation.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. An HVAC controller configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system of a building, the HVAC controller comprising:
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a user interface including a display; a memory; a predetermined operating schedule including two or more time periods and one or more temperature set points for each of the two or more time periods, the predetermined operating schedule stored in the memory; an I/O block for sending and/or receiving signals to and/or from the one or more components of the HVAC system, including one or more indoor air quality components; and a controller coupled to the user interface, the memory, and the I/O block, the controller configured to generate one or more signals to control one or more components of the HVAC system in accordance with the predetermined operating schedule, the controller further configured to allow a user to select at least a first time period of the two or more time periods of the predetermined operating schedule to control at least one of the one or more indoor air quality components differently than during at least one other of the two or more time periods of the predetermined operating schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An HVAC controller configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system of a building, the HVAC controller comprising:
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a user interface including a display; a memory; an I/O block for sending and/or receiving signals to and/or from the one or more components of the HVAC system, including one or more indoor air quality components; and a controller coupled to the user interface, the memory, and the I/O block, the controller configured to operate one or more of the indoor air quality components differently during a first period of time than during a second period of time, wherein the first period of time and the second period of time are programmable by a user via the user interface of the HVAC controller. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of controlling an HVAC system including one or more indoor air quality components, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more time periods related to a user'"'"'s schedule at a user interface of a thermostat; receiving one or more temperature set points corresponding to the one or more time periods related to the user'"'"'s schedule at the user interface of a thermostat; and receiving a user'"'"'s input at the user interface of the thermostat that identifies at least one of the one or more time periods during which at least one of the one or more indoor air quality components will not-operate. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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