SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF AN HVAC SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An energy management system for monitoring airflow from a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system to achieve homogeneous temperature distributions, the system comprising:
- an energy module comprising;
one or more sensors configured to measure air temperature and at least one of the following;
air velocity and relative humidity;
a memory for storing measurements of the one or more sensors, HVAC system temperature setpoints, and a plurality of solutions to resolve temperature disparities between a temperature of a room and the HVAC system temperature setpoints; and
at least one processor programmed to;
access a measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors during a period of time;
access the HVAC system temperature setpoints relative to the period of time;
compare the measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors with the HVAC system temperature setpoints;
determine if a difference between the measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors and the HVAC system temperature setpoints exceeds a high temperature threshold level or exceed a low temperature threshold level; and
output one or more of the plurality of solutions to resolve the disparity between the measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors and the HVAC system temperature setpoints based on an amount the measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors and the HVAC system temperature setpoints exceed the high temperature threshold level or exceed the low temperature threshold level.
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Abstract
An energy management system for monitoring airflow from an HVAC system to achieve homogeneous temperature distributions. The system including an HVAC system and an energy module including one or more sensors configured to measure air temperature and at least one of the following: air velocity and relative humidity, a memory, and at least one processor. The at least one processor programmed to access a measured temperature during a period of time, access the HVAC system temperature setpoints, compare the measured temperature of the one or more sensors with the HVAC system temperature setpoints, determine if a difference between the measured temperature and the HVAC system temperature setpoints exceed a high temperature threshold level or a low temperature threshold level, and output a solution to resolve the disparity between the measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors and the HVAC system temperature setpoints.
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20 Claims
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1. An energy management system for monitoring airflow from a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system to achieve homogeneous temperature distributions, the system comprising:
an energy module comprising; one or more sensors configured to measure air temperature and at least one of the following;
air velocity and relative humidity;a memory for storing measurements of the one or more sensors, HVAC system temperature setpoints, and a plurality of solutions to resolve temperature disparities between a temperature of a room and the HVAC system temperature setpoints; and at least one processor programmed to; access a measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors during a period of time; access the HVAC system temperature setpoints relative to the period of time; compare the measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors with the HVAC system temperature setpoints; determine if a difference between the measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors and the HVAC system temperature setpoints exceeds a high temperature threshold level or exceed a low temperature threshold level; and output one or more of the plurality of solutions to resolve the disparity between the measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors and the HVAC system temperature setpoints based on an amount the measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors and the HVAC system temperature setpoints exceed the high temperature threshold level or exceed the low temperature threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An energy module for monitoring airflow from a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system to achieve homogeneous temperature distributions, the energy module comprising:
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one or more sensors configured to measure air temperature and at least one of the following;
air velocity and relative humidity;a memory for storing measurements of the one or more sensors, HVAC system temperature setpoints, and a plurality of solutions to resolve temperature disparities between a temperature of a room and the HVAC system temperature setpoints; and at least one processor programmed to; access a measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors during a period of time; access the HVAC system temperature setpoints relative to the period of time; compare the measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors with the HVAC system temperature setpoints; determine if a difference between the measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors and the HVAC system temperature setpoints exceed a high temperature threshold level or exceed a low temperature threshold level; and output one or more of the plurality of solutions to resolve the disparity between the measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors and the HVAC system temperature setpoints based on an amount the measured stored temperature of the one or more sensors and the HVAC system temperature setpoints exceed the high temperature threshold level or exceed the low temperature threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring airflow from a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system to achieve homogeneous temperature distributions, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a sensor, a temperature of ambient air in a room receiving air from an HVAC system; accessing the HVAC system temperature setpoints; comparing the temperature measured by the sensor with the HVAC system temperature setpoints; determining if a difference between the temperature measured by the sensor and the HVAC system temperature setpoints exceeds a high temperature threshold level or exceeds a low temperature threshold level; and outputting a solution to resolve the disparity between the temperature measured by the sensor and the HVAC system temperature setpoints based on an amount the temperature measured by the sensor and the HVAC system temperature setpoints exceed the high temperature threshold level or exceed the low temperature threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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