SYSTEM FOR CHARTING AND SCHEDULES ALONGSIDE EQUIPMENT

• US 20160314422A1
• Filed: 04/27/2015
• Published: 10/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Frankovich, John Joseph III
• Granted Patent: US 10,140,586 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06314 Calendaring for a resource
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06315 Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis

Abstract

A system and approach for charting equipment output values over a historical period of time. A processor may provide the actions for charting, comparison, analysis, detection of the problem, investigation and providing remedial solutions relative to the problem. Charting the values may be done alongside of, for example, an occupancy schedule. If there are not corresponding changes between equipment output values and occupancy, then an investigation may be made to find a problem. If the problem is found, then a correction may be made to solve the problem. The present system and approach for indication of a problem may provide an opportunity to remedy the problem early on thereby resulting in savings of time and costs.

Claims

1. A system for optimizing equipment comprising:

a processor;

equipment that has a quality of operation that is indicated by parameter control in view of occupancy of a space;

a parameter sensor in a space connected to the processor;

an occupancy sensor situated in the space connected to the processor;

equipment controlling a parameter connected to the processor; and

a display or printer connected to the processor; and

wherein;

the parameter is detected by the parameter sensor in the space;

the parameter is historically recorded over time in a form of a first chart;

an occupancy is detected by the occupancy sensor in the space;

the occupancy is historically recorded over time in a form of a second chart;

the first and second charts are compared by the processor to result in a third chart indicating differences of magnitudes of the parameter and occupancy, which indicate correlation and anomalies from the differences of magnitudes of the parameter and occupancy;

the correlation and anomalies indicate a condition of the equipment controlling the parameter and detecting occupancy.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first, second or third chart is shown on the display.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein if the first chart has changes in values of the parameter that correspond to changes in values of occupancy of the second chart, then equipment controlling the parameter of the space is operating correctly.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein if the first chart reveals a change in values of the parameter but without changes in occupancy, then equipment controlling the parameter is operating incorrectly.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein if the second chart reveals a change in an occupancy schedule but without a change in a parameter schedule, then the equipment controlling the parameter is operating incorrectly.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein if the second chart reveals a change inconsistent with an occupancy schedule and a first chart reveals a parameter consistent with a parameter schedule, then a system of occupancy detection and parameter control is malfunctioning.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein if the second chart reveals a change consistent with an occupancy schedule and a first chart reveals a parameter inconsistent with a parameter schedule, then the equipment controlling the parameter is malfunctioning.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the parameter is temperature.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first, second or third chart is shown in a printout from the printer.

10. A method for optimizing equipment comprising:

determining quality of operation of equipment view of occupancy and parameter control of a space;

measuring a parameter in a space over a period of time;

detecting an amount of occupancy in that space over the period of time;

recording the parameter historically over the period of time;

recording the amount of occupancy over the period of time;

comparing the parameter and the amount of occupancy over the period of time;

seeking correlation and anomalies between the parameter and the amount of occupancy over the period of time; and

determining whether parameter detection, occupancy detection and parameter control of the space for a given occupancy is satisfactory.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the parameter is temperature.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein if one or more changes in temperature correspond to changes in amounts of occupancy of the space over the period of time, then temperature control of the space is satisfactory.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein if one or more changes in the amount of occupancy occur without a change of temperature over the period of time, then temperature control of the space is unsatisfactory.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

implementing a temperature schedule; and

implementing an occupancy schedule; and

wherein if the amount of occupancy is inconsistent with the occupancy schedule and the temperature is consistent with the temperature schedule, then a system of occupancy detection and temperature control is malfunctioning.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein if the amount of occupancy is consistent with the occupancy schedule and the temperature is inconsistent with the temperature schedule, then equipment controlling the temperature is malfunctioning.

16. A mechanism for monitoring equipment comprising:

equipment having a quality of operation at least partially indicated by an output value that controls an environment;

a parameter schedule of the environment; and

a record of the output value over a period of time of the equipment; and

wherein;

the parameter schedule alongside the record of the output value of the equipment is put into a chart;

the parameter schedule controls the equipment as indicated by the output value; and

deviations in periodic patterns of the record of the output value of the equipment on the chart are reviewed to evaluate a correspondence of the parameter schedule with the record of the output value so as to indicate the quality of operation of the equipment.

17. The mechanism of claim 16, wherein the parameter is occupancy.

18. The mechanism of claim 17, wherein if changes in output value correspond with changes in the occupancy schedule, then the equipment can be deemed to have a satisfactory quality of operation.

19. The mechanism of claim 17, wherein if there is a good correspondence of the occupancy schedule with the output value, then the equipment is indicated to have a satisfactory quality of operation.

20. The mechanism of claim 17, wherein if there is a poor correspondence of the occupancy schedule with the output value, then the equipment is indicated to have an unsatisfactory quality of operation.

21. The mechanism of claim 17, wherein if there is a change in the occupancy schedule and no changes in output value, then the equipment is indicated to have an unsatisfactory quality of operation.

22. The mechanism of claim 17, wherein if there is a change in the output value of the equipment and no change in the occupancy schedule, then the equipment is indicated to have an unsatisfactory quality of operation.

23. The mechanism of claim 22, wherein further investigation of the equipment can lead to corrections being made to the equipment or the environment.