Energy management system with arrangement to monitor and control heating, ventilating and air conditioning components

• US 6,509,654 B2
• Filed: 09/09/1998
• Issued: 01/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh Gmbh & Co. Kg
• Original Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Company KG (Friedhelm Loh, PhD)
• Inventors: Edelmann, Achim, Ciliox, Gunter, Kreiling, Jorg, Hain, Markus
• Primary Examiner(s): FLEMING, FRITZ M
• Application Number:
  US09/142,714
• Publication Number:
  US 20020005667A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,595 Days
• Field of Search: 307/11, 307/64-66, 307/22, 307/73, 307/116-119, 361/695, 361/641, 361/676-678, 361/605, 361/690-697, 361/701
• US Class Current: 307/11
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house

Abstract

The invention relates to a control box with monitoring and control modules for statuses of built-in and/or fitted components thereof. Adaptions for various operative requirements with a comprehensible construction is achieved in that there is a central control device which can be connected via inputs and outputs to the monitoring and/or control components and by means of which the statuses of the various built-in and/or fitted components can be individually monitored, controlled and/or regulated in a predetermined or predeterminable manner.

Claims

1. An energy management system comprising system components and controller components in a mounting cabinet wherein the controller components comprise:

an input interface connected to a central control arrangement;

a regulating and control interface connected to the central control arrangement;

an output interface connected to the central control arrangement

a relay, a bus systems output and a PC interface output connected to the output interface; and

normal and back-up power supplies connected directly to the central control arrangement and providing necessary power to the controller components;

and wherein the system components comprise;

an air conditioning device comprising at least a fan, a cooler and a heater connected to the central control arrangement through the regulating and control interface; and

a sensing device comprising a temperature sensor and a smoke sensor connected to the central control arrangement through the input interface.

2. The energy management system of claim 1 wherein the controller components further include an operating value monitor connected directly to the central control arrangement.

3. The energy management system of claim 2 wherein the systems components further include a vibration sensor.

4. The energy management system of claim 1 wherein the input interface, the regulating and control interface and the output interface are bidirectionally connected to the central control arrangement.

5. The energy management system of claim 1 wherein the signals required for regulation and control of the air conditioner are generated in the regulating and control interface.

6. The energy management system of claim 1 wherein:

the air conditioning device further includes a heat exchanger a customized fan;

the signals required for regulation and control of the air conditioning device can be generated in the regulating and control interface; and

the air conditioner device can also be controlled corresponding to signals from the central control arrangement.

7. The energy management system of claim 1 further including an optical coupler, a telemetry output and an analog signal output connected to the output interface.

8. The energy management system of claim 1 wherein:

a programming and keying device and a master terminal are bidirectionally connected to the central control arrangement;

test procedures permanently stored in memory can be called up by means of the programming and keying device; and

certain parts of programs can be changed and customer specific reference values can be entered.