Maintenance procedure updating in HVAC system service log
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsJonathan A. Burns, Theresa N. Gillette, Tyler P. McCune
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Abstract
A tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium includes instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to determine an active operating condition of the heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system based on the active operating data related to the HVAC system, retrieve an existing service log having a maintenance procedure corresponding to the active operating condition of the HVAC system, and record an entry service log. The entry service log includes the active operating data, the active operating condition, and an updated version of the maintenance procedure corresponding to the active operating condition.
Claims24
A tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive sensor data comprising active operating data related to a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system;
- determine an active operating condition based on the active operating data related to the HVAC system;
- retrieve a service log including a maintenance procedure corresponding to the active operating condition of the HVAC system, wherein the maintenance procedure comprises instructions for completing a service of the HVAC system;
- receive a user input comprising an update to the maintenance procedure;
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- modify the service log based on receipt of the user input, wherein the service log includes the active operating data, the active operating condition, and the update to the maintenance procedure received with the user input.
A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a service database configured to store a service log, wherein the service log is associated with a plurality of HVAC systems comprising the HVAC system;
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- a computing device configured to:
- receive sensor data comprising active operating data associated with the HVAC system;
- automatically determine an active operating condition of the HVAC system based on the active operating data of the sensor data;
- receive a request to retrieve information related to a maintenance procedure from the service database;
- retrieve the service log from the service database in response to receipt of the request, wherein the service log includes previous operating data of an additional HVAC system of the plurality of HVAC systems, a previous operating condition of the additional HVAC system, and a previous maintenance procedure corresponding to the previous operating condition and to the maintenance procedure of the request, wherein the previous maintenance procedure comprises steps for completing a previous service related to the additional HVAC system;
- receive a user input comprising a modified version of the previous maintenance procedure;
- update the service log to modify the previous maintenance procedure based on the modified version of the previous maintenance procedure received via the user input;
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- send the service log to the service database for storage, wherein the service log includes the active operating data, the active operating condition, and the modified version of the previous maintenance procedure.
A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a computing device configured to:
- retrieve active operating data associated with the HVAC system;
- determine an active operating condition of the HVAC system based on the active operating data;
- compare the active operating condition to a service log, wherein the service log is associated with a plurality of HVAC systems including the HVAC system, each HVAC system of the plurality of HVAC systems is located at a different geographical location relative to one another, and the service log comprises a plurality of maintenance procedures;
- identify a previous maintenance procedure of the service log based on the comparison of the active operating condition to the service log;
- receive a user input comprising an update to the previous maintenance procedure;
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- modify the service log to include the active operating data, the active operating condition, and the update to the previous maintenance procedure received via the user input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.