TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF PERFORMING THE SAME

• US 20160098026A1
• Filed: 10/01/2015
• Published: 04/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Robert Sullivan, Mohamed Farouk Salem
• Original Assignee: Michael Robert Sullivan, Mohamed Farouk Salem
• Inventors: SALEM, Mohamed Farouk, Sullivan, Michael Robert
• Application Number:
  US14/872,675
• Publication Number:
  US 20160098026A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/57 using telephone networks
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/58 using Internet communication
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/62 characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/64 using pre-stored data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/65 for selecting an operating mode
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2120/00 Control inputs relating to users or occupants
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1917 using digital means
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1931 to control the temperature of one space

Abstract

A temperature control system for controlling the environmental conditions in a space, the system including a temperature control unit having a memory and a processor with a program operating in the memory executing the steps of gathering indoor environmental information by the temperature control unit, gathering outdoor environmental information via a network communicatively coupled to the temperature control unit, determining a floating set point based on the indoor and outdoor conditions, determining an operational mode of the system, and controlling temperature control equipment to maintain the floating set point.

Claims

1. A temperature control system for controlling the environmental conditions in a space, the system including a temperature control unit having a memory and a processor with a program operating in the memory executing the steps of:

gathering indoor environmental information by the temperature control unit;

gathering outdoor environmental information via a network communicatively coupled to the temperature control unit;

determining a floating set point based on the indoor and outdoor conditions;

determining an operational mode of the system; and

controlling temperature control equipment to maintain the floating set point.

2. The temperature control system of claim 1, wherein the temperature control unit gathers indoor temperature information from a temperature sensor in the space.

3. The temperature control system of claim 1, wherein the temperature control unit determines the operational mode of the system based on information gathered from an occupancy sensor.

4. The temperature control system of claim 1, wherein the location of the temperature control unit is determined using a GPS unit.

5. The temperature control system of claim 4, wherein the location includes the altitude of the temperature control unit.

6. The temperature control system of claim 5, wherein information on the altitude of the temperature control unit is gathered from an altimeter in the temperature control unit.

7. The temperature control system of claim 5, wherein the outdoor environmental information is gathered based on the location of the temperature control unit.

8. The temperature control system of claim 6, wherein the outdoor environmental information is gathered based on the location and altitude of the temperature control unit.

9. The temperature control system of claim 5, wherein the altitude of the temperature control unit is determined based on the location of the temperature control unit.

10. The temperature control system of claim 1, wherein the indoor environmental information includes humidity information gathered from a humidity sensor coupled to the temperature control unit.

11. A temperature control unit including:

a processor;

a memory;

an input/output unit;

at least one indoor environmental monitoring unit coupled to the input/output unit;

a network connection unit connected to a network; and

an outdoor environmental unit coupled to the network connection unit to gather information on outdoor environmental conditions via the network,

wherein,

a floating set point is determined based on information from the indoor environmental unit and the outdoor environmental unit.

12. The temperature control unit of claim 11, wherein the indoor environmental unit includes a temperature sensor.

13. The temperature control unit of claim 11, wherein the indoor environmental unit includes a humidity sensor.

14. The temperature control unit of claim 11 including an altitude detection unit.

15. The temperature control unit of claim 11 wherein at least one mechanical device is controlled based on the floating set point.

16. The temperature control unit of claim 14, wherein the altitude detection unit is an altimeter.

17. The temperature control unit of claim 14, wherein the outdoor environmental information is gathered based on the location and altitude of the temperature control unit.

18. The temperature control system of claim 11, including a location detection unit coupled to the input/output unit.

19. The temperature control system of claim 18, wherein the location detection unit is a GPS unit.

20. The temperature control system of claim 18, wherein the outdoor environmental information is determined based on the location of the temperature control unit.