HVAC adjustment module

• US 8,493,008 B2
• Filed: 01/18/2012
• Issued: 07/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dynamotors Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Dynamotors Incorporated
• Inventors: Merkel, William F., Jones, William M., Klimo, Robert G.
• Primary Examiner(s): GLASS, ERICK DAVID
• Application Number:
  US13/352,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20120212166A1
• Time in Patent Office: 552 Days
• Field of Search: 318/400.17, 318/400.08, 318/400.12, 318/400.18, 318/798, 236/51, 236/67, 236/74.R
• US Class Current: 318/400.08
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 27/004 by varying driving speed
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/65 for selecting an operating mode
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/67 Switching between heating and cooling modes
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/74 for controlling air flow rate or air velocity
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/77 by controlling the speed of ventilators
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/17 Mechanical parametric or variational design
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating

Abstract

A heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system is provided. The system includes an integrated motor including a plurality of operating speeds and an input for selecting one of the plurality of operating speeds. The system further includes a system controller and an adjustment module. The adjustment module includes a plurality of operating modes each associated with one of the plurality of operating speeds and the ability to manually vary associations between the plurality of operating modes and the plurality of operating speeds. The adjustment module selects one of the plurality of operating modes on the basis of control commands received from the system controller and setting programmed or manually entered into and stored in the adjustment module and controls the integrated motor according to the operating speed associated with the selected operating mode.

Claims

1. A variable speed blower motor unit controlled by a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system controller, said variable speed blower comprising:

an integrated motor including a plurality of operating speeds or torques, an input for selecting one of the plurality of operating speeds or torques, a variable speed motor and a motor driver driving the variable speed motor; and

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an adjustment module coupled to the integrated motor and the HVAC system controller, wherein said adjustment module includes a plurality of operating modes each associated with one of the plurality of operating speeds or torques;

wherein said adjustment module is configured to;

select one of the plurality of operating modes on the basis of control commands received from the HVAC system controller;

control the integrated motor according to the operating speed or torque associated with the selected operating mode; and

vary the associations of a plurality of the plurality of operating modes;

wherein the HVAC system controller includes a plurality of tap connectors corresponding to the plurality of operating modes, each tap connector engaged when said adjustment module is in the corresponding operating mode, wherein the tap connectors are at least one of;

     1) used to provide control commands to the adjustment module; and

     2) ORed together to power the integrated motor.

2. The variable speed blower of claim 1, wherein the control commands are received from a thermostat of the HVAC system controller.

3. The variable speed blower of claim 1, wherein the adjustment module gradually changes the integrated motor from a first speed or torque to a second speed or torque according to a predetermined rate.

4. The variable speed blower of claim 1, wherein the adjustment module includes a user input device to enable a constant blower operating mode.

5. The variable speed blower of claim 1, wherein the adjustment module includes a user input device to control a direction of rotation of the integrated motor.

6. The variable speed blower of claim 1, wherein the adjustment module includes a display of motor speed setting for an operating speed or torque.

7. The variable speed blower of claim 1, wherein the adjustment module includes a display of actual motor speed for an operating speed or torque.

8. The variable speed blower of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of operating modes is associated with an airflow or static pressure, and wherein the adjustment module is further configured to:

calculate the operating speed or torque of the selected operating mode from the corresponding air flow or static pressure; and

control the integrated motor according to the calculated operating speed or torque associated with the selected operating mode.

9. The variable speed blower of claim 1, wherein said adjustment module is further configured to:

vary the association of the plurality of the plurality of operating modes to change factory default associations.

10. A heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, said system comprising:

an integrated motor including a plurality of operating speeds or torques and an input for selecting one of the plurality of operating speeds or torques;

a system controller; and

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an adjustment module including a plurality of operating modes each associated with one of the plurality of operating speeds or torques and each associated with an airflow or static pressure, wherein the adjustment module is configured to;

the associations of a plurality of the plurality of operating modes;

select one of the plurality of operating modes on the basis of control commands received from the system controller;

calculate the operating speed or torque of the selected operating mode from the corresponding air flow or static pressure; and

control the integrated motor according to the calculated operating speed or torque associated with the selected operating mode.

11. The HVAC system of claim 10, wherein the control commands are received from a thermostat of the system controller.

12. The HVAC system of claim 10, wherein the integrated motor is powered by ORing tap connectors of the system controller.

13. The HVAC system of claim 10, wherein the adjustment module gradually changes the integrated motor from a first speed or torque to a second speed or torque according to a predetermined rate.

14. The HVAC system of claim 10, wherein the integrated motor includes a variable speed motor and a motor driver.

15. The HVAC system of claim 10, wherein the adjustment module includes a user input device to enable a constant blower operating mode.

16. The HVAC system of claim 10, wherein the adjustment module includes a user input device to control a direction of rotation of the integrated motor.

17. The HVAC system of claim 10, wherein the adjustment module includes a display of motor speed setting for an operating speed or torque.

18. The HVAC system of claim 10, wherein the adjustment module includes a display of one or more of actual motor speed for an operating speed, CFM, SP, motor power consumption, temperature, temperature rise, temperature drop, change in humidity, cooling or heating energy (Btu), and system efficiency.

19. The HVAC system of claim 10, wherein the system controller includes a plurality of tap connectors corresponding to the plurality of operating modes, each tap connector engaged when said adjustment module is in the corresponding operating mode, wherein the tap connectors are at least one of:

1) used to provide control commands to the adjustment module; and

     2) ORed together to power the integrated motor.

20. The HVAC system of claim 19, wherein the integrated motor includes a variable speed motor and a motor driver driving the variable speed motor.