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Building control system with distributed control

  • US 9,879,873 B2
  • Filed: 02/07/2013
  • Issued: 01/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A building control system for controlling one or more building components that service a building, the system comprising:

  • a discrete air conditioner controller configured to communicate with and control one or more discrete air conditioner units servicing the building, the discrete air conditioner controller including a memory and a controller located within a housing, the memory storing a programmable operating schedule for operating the one or more discrete air conditioner units, wherein the programmable operating schedule includes two or more time periods, and each time period includes a corresponding programmable temperature set point, the controller configured to send out one or more commands to the one or more discrete air conditioner units in accordance with the programmable operating schedule stored in the memory; and

    a central coordinator including a user interface, a memory, and a controller, wherein the controller of the central coordinator is configured to accept one or more parameters of the programmable operating schedule from a user via the user interface of the central coordinator, and to send at least a portion of the programmable operating schedule, including one or more parameters accepted from a user, to the discrete air conditioner controller, wherein at least a portion of the programmable operating schedule sent to the discrete air conditioner controller is stored in the memory of the discrete air conditioner controller.

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