System and method for heat pump oriented zone control
First Claim
1. A method to control environmental parameters of pre-defined zones within a first environment using a non-proprietary electronic controller, where each of said pre-defined zones has an associated duct work capacity, and where said non-proprietary electronic controller stores a weighting value for each of said pre-defined zones representative of said associated duct work capacity of each of said pre-defined zones, said method comprising:
- said non-proprietary electronic controller detecting any zone service calls from sensor devices associated with each of said pre-defined zones;
said non-proprietary electronic controller transforming said detected zone service calls and said weighting value of each of said pre-defined zones associated with said detected zone service calls into a cumulative zone weighting value representative of a cumulative duct work capacity of said pre-defined zones associated with said detected zone service calls;
said non-proprietary electronic controller selecting an air handler stage from at least two possible air handler stages in response to at least said cumulative zone weighting value; and
said non-proprietary electronic controller activating said selected air handler stage.
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Abstract
A system and method to control environmental parameters of pre-defined zones within an environment using an electronic controller are disclosed. The system includes a non-proprietary electronic controller which enables a weighting value to be assigned to each zone within the environment. The electronic controller also detects any zone service calls from sensor devices associated with each of the zones and determines a cumulative weighting value in response to the detected zone service calls. The electronic controller selects an equipment staging combination from at least two possible equipment staging combinations in response to thermal capacity, and an air handler stage is selected in response to at least the cumulative zone weighting value.
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1. A method to control environmental parameters of pre-defined zones within a first environment using a non-proprietary electronic controller, where each of said pre-defined zones has an associated duct work capacity, and where said non-proprietary electronic controller stores a weighting value for each of said pre-defined zones representative of said associated duct work capacity of each of said pre-defined zones, said method comprising:
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said non-proprietary electronic controller detecting any zone service calls from sensor devices associated with each of said pre-defined zones; said non-proprietary electronic controller transforming said detected zone service calls and said weighting value of each of said pre-defined zones associated with said detected zone service calls into a cumulative zone weighting value representative of a cumulative duct work capacity of said pre-defined zones associated with said detected zone service calls; said non-proprietary electronic controller selecting an air handler stage from at least two possible air handler stages in response to at least said cumulative zone weighting value; and said non-proprietary electronic controller activating said selected air handler stage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A forced air system to control environmental parameters of pre-defined zones within a first environment, said system comprising:
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an air handler providing at least two air handler stages; and a non-proprietary electronic controller, wherein said non-proprietary electronic controller is capable of (1) being used to assign a weighting value to each of said pre-defined zones within said environment based on at least duct work capacity for each said predefined zone; (2) detecting any zone service calls originating from any of said pre-defined zones; (3) determining a cumulative zone weighting value in response to said detected zone service calls; and (4) selecting an air handler stage from said at least two air handler stages in response to at least said cumulative zone weighting value. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A non-proprietary electronic controller for use in a forced air system to control environmental parameters of pre-defined zones within a first environment, where each of said pre-defined zones has an associated duct work capacity, and where said non-proprietary electronic controller stores a weighting value for each of said pre-defined zones representative of said associated duct work capacity of each of said pre-defined zones, wherein said non-proprietary electronic controller is capable of:
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(1) detecting any zone service calls originating from any of said pre-defined zones; (2) transforming said detected zone service calls and said weighting value of each of said pre-defined zones associated with said detected zone service calls into a cumulative zone weighting value representative of a cumulative duct work capacity of said pre-defined zones associated with said detected zone service calls; (3) selecting an air handler stage from at least two possible air handler stages in response to at least said cumulative zone weighting value; and (4) activating said selected air handler stage. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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