System and method for developing and processing building system control solutions
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1. A system for automatically testing in parallel multiple variable air volume (VAV) boxes coupled to the same floor level network comprising:
- a building level network interface for communicating with a floor level network from a building level network; and
a test manager for sending at least one test parameter to a plurality of variable air volume (VAV) boxes coupled to the floor level network so that at least two VAV boxes are responding to the one test parameter at approximately the same time, the test manager operable to send different test parameters to different VAV boxes based on different design configurations of the different VAV boxes.
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Abstract
A test tool enables the testing of multiple variable air volume (VAV) boxes from a single location in a building environmental system. The test tool includes a building level network interface and a test program for sending a test parameter to a plurality of VAV boxes so that measurements of air flow characteristics may be obtained at the plurality of VAV boxes.
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1. A system for automatically testing in parallel multiple variable air volume (VAV) boxes coupled to the same floor level network comprising:
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a building level network interface for communicating with a floor level network from a building level network; and a test manager for sending at least one test parameter to a plurality of variable air volume (VAV) boxes coupled to the floor level network so that at least two VAV boxes are responding to the one test parameter at approximately the same time, the test manager operable to send different test parameters to different VAV boxes based on different design configurations of the different VAV boxes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for automatically testing with a processor multiple variable air volume (VAV) boxes coupled to a network comprising:
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determining a first test procedure to be conducted with the first VAV box based at least in part upon an identified type of the first VAV box; determining a second test procedure to be conducted with the second VAV box based at least in part upon an identified type of the second VAV box, the identified type of the second VAV box different from the identified type of the first VAV box and the second test procedure different from the first test procedure; sending at least one test parameter associated with the first test procedure to the first VAV box; controlling the first VAV box based upon the at least one test parameter associated with the first test procedure; and sending at least one test parameter associated with the second test procedure to the second VAV box so that the first and second VAV boxes are responding to the respectively received at least one first and second test procedure parameter at about the same time controlling the second VAV box based upon the at least one test parameter associated with the second test procedure. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A building control system comprising:
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a network; a first variable air volume (VAV) box of a first type coupled to the network; a second VAV box of a second type coupled to the network, wherein the second type is a type different from the first type; and a test manager operable to execute a plurality of tests and programmed to identify VAV boxes coupled to the network determine the type of the VAV boxes coupled to the network and select from the plurality of tests a set of tests to be conducted for each type of VAV box identified on the network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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