HVAC INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM

• US 20160069584A1
• Filed: 09/10/2014
• Published: 03/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Holaso, Albert, Donaldson, Stuart, Callahan, Kevin
• Granted Patent: US 10,222,767 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/65 for selecting an operating mode
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2614 HVAC, heating, ventillation, climate control
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house

Abstract

A system and approach for providing information about a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. A screen of the system on a display may have a portion revealing a perspective with a view of components such as cooling and heating coils, fans, dampers, sensors, and so forth. Data modules may be shown proximate to the components on the screen and indicate certain parameters about them. As second portion of the screen may show control and information modules related to items such as temperature and pressure control, and operating mode. The screen may also reveal relationships among sub-systems, applications, zones, alarms, and other items.

Claims

1. A modular information system comprising:

a processor;

a memory connected to the processor; and

a display connected to the processor; and

wherein;

the processor comprises an engine for providing a screen, available for viewing on the display, having a first portion and a second portion;

the first portion shows a schematic of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system incorporating one or more components;

the second portion shows one or more control modules and information modules for the HVAC system; and

the schematic of the HVAC system reveals one or more data modules of a modular information structure associated with the one or more components, respectively, of the HVAC system in the first portion.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the engine is connected to an application profile in the memory; and

the application profile is a grouping of the one or more data modules having a focus on one or more topics of the modular information structure.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein:

the modular information structure is compatible with a drop-in application system; and

when a drop-in is added to the modular information structure, an information module about the drop-in is viewable in a module carousel.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the schematic of the HVAC system comprises a perspective view; and

the perspective view is of the one or more components.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more control and information modules comprise one or more items from a group consisting of set points, control modes, high limits, low limits, high heating signals, high cooling signals, and mode selections for the HVAC system.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more data modules comprise one or more items selected from a group consisting of a state of return fan, return air temperature, state of supply fan, amount of supply fan speed, amount of supply fan current, low temperature status, supply air temperature, static air pressure, outside air temperature, mixed air temperature, heating valve amount of opening, cooling valve amount of opening, economizer position, economizer lockout temperature, high temperature status, amount of supply air valve opening, amount of mixed air valve opening, amount of outside air valve opening, amount of return air valve opening, and amount of exhaust air valve opening.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the one or more data modules further comprise one or more items selected from a group consisting of boiler and chiller systems, application profiles for a standard variable air volume system, office scheduler, conference scheduler, interior zones, parameter zones, zones covered by alarms, and alarm records for present and past times.

8. The system of claim 4, wherein the view of the one or more components comprises an animation of the one or more components.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the animation of the one or more components comprises one or more items selected from a group consisting of movement and direction of air flows, air temperatures, rotation of fans, changing colors showing heating and cooling coil activity, dynamic updating indications of information at the data modules, and position changing of dampers.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the control and information modules are deliverable as a consumable pertaining to the one or more components.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the information modules are grouped in accordance with category, technology or function.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the information modules are situated in and selectable from a carousel.

13. A method for displaying modular information comprising:

providing a processor;

providing a memory connected to the processor; and

providing a display connected to the processor; and

wherein;

the processor comprises an engine for providing a screen, available for viewing on the display, having a first portion and a second portion;

the first portion shows a schematic of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system incorporating one or more components;

the second portion shows one or more information modules associated with the one or more components of the HVAC system; and

the schematic of the HVAC system reveals one or more data modules of a modular information structure associated with the one or more components, respectively, of the HVAC system in the first portion.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein:

the engine is connected to an application profile in the memory;

the application profile is a grouping of the one or more data modules having a focus on one or more topics of the modular information structure;

the modular information structure is compatible with a drop-in application system; and

when a drop-in is added to the modular information structure, an information module about the drop-in is viewable in a module carousel.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the second portion further shows information modules indicating relationships of one or more items selected from a group consisting of boiler and chiller systems, application profiles for a standard VAV, office scheduler, conference scheduler, interior zones, parameter zones, zones covered by alarms, and alarm records for present and past times.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein

the schematic of the HVAC system comprises a view of the one or more components;

the view of the one or more components comprises an animation of the one or more components; and

the animation of the one or more components reveals one or more items selected from a group consisting of movement and direction of air flows, rotation of fans, changes of temperatures of air and heating and cooling coils, dynamic updating of information at the data modules, and position changing of dampers.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein:

the information modules are deliverable as consumable information pertaining to the one or more components; and

the modules can be added or removed piece by piece into a group in accordance with category, technology or function of data and information.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the control and information modules pertain to the one or more components; and

the modules are situated in and selectable from a carousel.

19. A mechanism for modular information comprising:

a processor;

a memory connected to the processor;

a display connected to the processor; and

a screen, available for viewing on the display, having a portion; and

wherein;

the portion shows a schematic of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system incorporating one or more components; and

a cursor can be moved around on the screen to a component of the one or more components to get a card to appear on the screen revealing information about the component.

20. The mechanism of claim 19, wherein:

the screen further has a second portion;

the second portion shows one or more control modules for the HVAC system;

the schematic of the HVAC system comprises a perspective view;

the perspective view shows the one or more components;

the one or more control modules comprise one or more items from a group consisting of set points, control modes, high limits, low limits, high heating signals, high cooling signals, and mode selections for the HVAC system;

the schematic of the HVAC system reveals one or more data modules associated with the one or more components of the HVAC system;

the one or more data modules comprise one or more items selected from a group consisting of state of return fan, return air temperature, state of supply fan, amount of supply fan speed, amount of supply fan current, low temperature status, supply air temperature, static air pressure, outside air temperature, mixed air temperature, heating valve amount of opening, cooling valve amount of opening, economizer position, economizer lockout temperature, high temperature status, amount of supply air valve opening, amount of mixed air valve opening, amount of outside air valve opening, amount of return air valve opening, and amount of exhaust air valve opening.

21. The mechanism of claim 20, wherein:

the view of the one or more components comprises an animation of the one or more components; and

the animation of the one or more components comprises one or more items from a group consisting of movement and direction of air flows, rotation of fans, heating and cooling coil activity, dynamic updating information at the data modules, and position changing of dampers.