Ordered record of system-wide fault in an HVAC system
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1. A method of diagnosing a HVAC system comprising the steps of:
- (1) monitoring an HVAC component of an HVAC system;
(2) identifying a fault at a location of the HVAC component with a microprocessor located at the location of the HVAC component, wherein the microprocessor identifies the fault;
(3) communicating a fault signal representative of the fault to a central controller after said step (2); and
(4) maintaining an ordered fault list comprising the fault signal at the central controller.
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Abstract
An HVAC system includes a central controller which communicates with a multiple of HVAC components over a digital communication bus. The central controller maintains an ordered fault list that includes the source of a fault, a description of the fault, the last occurrence of the fault, and the number of sequential occurrences, or repetitions across the entire HVAC system.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of diagnosing a HVAC system comprising the steps of:
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(1) monitoring an HVAC component of an HVAC system; (2) identifying a fault at a location of the HVAC component with a microprocessor located at the location of the HVAC component, wherein the microprocessor identifies the fault; (3) communicating a fault signal representative of the fault to a central controller after said step (2); and (4) maintaining an ordered fault list comprising the fault signal at the central controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of diagnosing a HVAC system comprising the steps of:
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(1) monitoring an HVAC component of an HVAC system; (2) identifying a fault at a location of the HVAC component with a microprocessor, (3) communicating a fault signal representative of the fault to a central controller after said step (2); and (4) maintaining an ordered fault list comprising the fault signal at the central controller, ordering the fault list by the most recent fault, maintaining a time period count of the period since the occurrence of the fault and determining a date that the fault occurred based upon an entered date.
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12. A method of diagnosing a HVAC system comprising the steps of:
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(1) monitoring an HVAC component of an HVAC system; (2) identifying a fault at a location of the HVAC component with a microprocessor; (3) communicating a fault signal representative of the fault to a central controller after said step (2); and (4) maintaining an ordered fault list compressing comprising the fault signal at the central controller and maintaining multiple repeated occurrences of a common fault as one record. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An HVAC system comprising:
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a multiple of HVAC components; a multiple of component microprocessors corresponding to said multiple of HVAC components such that each of said multiple of HVAC components includes a different one of the multiple of component microprocessors, wherein the component microprocessors identify faults at a location of the corresponding HVAC component; a central controller in digital communication with each of said component microprocessors to receive a multiple of fault signals from each of said multiple of HVAC components and to store an ordered fault list of said fault signals; and a display in communication with said central controller to display said ordered fault list. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An HVAC system comprising:
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a multiple of HVAC components, each of said multiple of HVAC components comprising a component microprocessor that identifies faults at a location of a corresponding HVAC component; a central controller in digital communication with each of said component microprocessors to receive a multiple of fault signals from each of said multiple of HVAC components and to store an ordered fault list of said fault signals; a display in communication with said central controller to display said ordered fault list; and a service tool which selectively communicates with said central controller through a docking station to receive the ordered fault list.
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19. An HVAC system comprising:
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a multiple of HVAC components; a multiple of component microprocessors corresponding to said multiple of HVAC components such that, each of said multiple of HVAC components includes a different one of the multiple of component microprocessors, wherein the component microprocessors identify faults at a location of the corresponding HVAC component; a central controller in digital communication with each of said component microprocessors to receive a multiple of fault signals from each of said multiple of HVAC components and to store an ordered fault list of said fault signals; a display in communication with said central controller to display said ordered fault list; and a remote access device which remotely communicates with said central controller to receive the ordered fault list.
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20. A method of diagnosing a HVAC system comprising the steps of:
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(1) monitoring an HVAC component of an HVAC system; (2) identifying a fault at a location of the HVAC component with a microprocessor; (3) communicating a fault signal representative of the fault to a central controller after said step (2) by sending the fault signal to the central controller upon occurrence of the fault; and (4) maintaining an ordered fault list comprising the fault signal at the central controller. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An HVAC system comprising:
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a multiple of HVAC components, each of said multiple of HVAC components comprising a component microprocessor that identifies faults at a location of a corresponding HVAC component; a central controller in digital communication with each of said component microprocessors to receive a multiple of fault signals from each of said multiple of HVAC components and to store an ordered fault list of said fault signals; and a display in communication with said central controller to display said ordered fault list, wherein said display displays the multiple of fault signals as a single numerical value.
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