SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING ACTIVITY BASED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

• US 20130325192A1
• Filed: 02/13/2012
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Carrier Corporation (Carrier Global Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Carrier Corporation (Carrier Global Corporation)
• Inventors: Shah, Rajendra K.
• Application Number:
  US13/990,892
• Publication Number:
  US 20130325192A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/276
• CPC Class Codes: F04F 1/00 Pumps using positively or negatively pressurised fluid medium acting directly on the liquid to be pumped using only negative pressure F04F3/00; jet pumps F04F5/00; siphons F04F10/00
• 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 11/523 for displaying temperature data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/62 characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/65 for selecting an operating mode
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/66 Sleep mode
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 3/14 by humidification; by dehumidification
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2614 HVAC, heating, ventillation, climate control
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/19 characterised by the use of electric means G05D23/1393 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1904 variable in time
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1917 using digital means

Abstract

A method for establishing activity based environmental control includes selecting an activity phase, associating a plurality of environmental parameters with the activity phase, defining a time period for the activity phase, and controlling at least one environmental control device to establish the plurality of environmental parameters in an environmental zone during the time periods associated with the activity phase.

Claims

1. A method for establishing activity based environmental control, the method comprising:

selecting an activity phase;

associating a plurality of environmental parameters with the activity phase;

defining a time period for the activity phase; and

controlling at least one environmental control device to establish the plurality of environmental parameters in an environmental zone during the time period associated with the activity phase.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting a plurality of activity phases;

defining a time period for each of the plurality of activity phases, the time period for one of the plurality of activity phases being independent from time periods associated with each of the other activity phases.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

selecting a plurality of environmental parameters for each of the plurality of activity phases.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

defining multiple time periods for one of the plurality of activity phases.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein defining multiple time periods for one of the plurality of activity phases includes defining a first time period for one of the plurality of activity phases, defining a second time period for another of the plurality of activity phases, and defining a third time period for the one of the plurality of activity phases, the first time period being earlier than the second time period, and the third time period being later than the second time period.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

defining a first time period for the activity phase in a first environmental control zone and a second time period for the activity phase in a second environmental control zone.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the plurality of environmental parameters with the activity phase includes responding to questions presented on a display.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the plurality of environmental parameters with the activity phase includes inputting environmental parameter selections through a touch screen display.

9. The method of claim 1, associating the plurality of environmental parameters with the activity phase includes selecting at least two of a temperature parameter, a humidity parameter and an air flow parameter for the activity phase.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein defining the time period for the activity phase includes defining multiple independent time periods for the activity phase in a twenty four hour period.

11. A programmable control unit comprising:

an activity phase register configured and disposed to store an activity phase having associated therewith a plurality of environmental parameters;

a time period register configured and disposed to establish a time period for the activity phase; and

a controller operatively coupled to the activity phase register, the time period register, and configured and disposed to communicate with at least one environmental control device, the controller being configured and disposed to selectively activate the at least one environmental control device to establish the plurality of environmental parameters associated with the activity phase during the time period.

12. The programmable control unit according to claim 11, wherein the activity phase register comprises a plurality of activity phase registers, each of the plurality of activity phase registers being configured and disposed to store a plurality of environmental parameters.

13. The programmable control unit according to claim 12, wherein the plurality of activity phase registers include a WAKE phase, an AWAY phase, a HOME phase, a SLEEP phase, and a VACATION phase.

14. The programmable control unit according to claim 12, wherein the time period register includes a plurality of time period registers associated with one or more of the plurality of activity registers.

15. The programmable control unit according to claim 14, wherein two of the plurality of time period registers are associated with a single one of the plurality of activity registers.

16. The programmable control unit according to claim 11, further comprising:

a touch screen display, the touch screen display being operably connected to the controller, the activity phase register and the time period register.

17. The programmable control unit according to claim 11, wherein the controller is configured and disposed to selectively activate the at least one environmental control device to establish the plurality of environmental parameters associated with the activity phase during the time period in a first environmental zone and to establish the plurality of environmental parameters associated with the activity phase during another time period in a second environmental zone.

18. An environmental control system comprising:

a temperature control device;

a humidity control device;

an air flow control device; and

a programmable control unit operatively connected to each of the temperature control device, humidity control device, and air flow control device, the programmable thermostat including;

an activity phase register configured and disposed to store at an activity phase having associated therewith at least two of a temperature parameter, a humidity parameter and an air flow parameter;

a time period register configured and disposed to establish a time period for the activity phase; and

a controller operatively coupled to the activity phase register, time period register, and each of the temperature control device, humidity control device and air flow control device, the controller being configured and disposed to selectively activate select ones of the temperature control device, humidity control device and air flow control device to establish the at least two of the temperature parameter, humidity parameter, and air flow parameter associated with the activity phase during the time period.

19. The environmental control system according to claim 18, wherein the activity phase register comprises a plurality of activity phase registers, each of the plurality of activity phase registers being configured and disposed to store two or more of the temperature parameter, humidity parameter, and air flow parameter.

20. The environmental control system according to claim 18, wherein the time period register includes a plurality of time period registers associated with one or more of the plurality of activity registers, at least two of the plurality of time period registers being associated with a single one of the plurality of activity registers.