US 12,197,181 B2Granted

Temperature control system and methods for operating same

AssigneeJohnson Solid State, LLC

InventorsDavid Johnson, Jr., Valerie Jean Johnson, John Edward Dumar, David L. Johnson, Sr.

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Abstract

A method for operating a temperature control system for a structure is disclosed. The method includes monitoring historical data, and controlling the temperature control system to inject outdoor air into the supply duct of the temperature control system based upon historical data. Some embodiments of the system include monitoring an interior and exterior temperature of a structure, defining a first time range and a second time range, associating one or more operating parameters of the temperature control system with the first time range and the second time range, monitoring operational time and operational load of the cooling system for the first time range, and controlling a ventilation subsystem during the second time range based upon the monitored operational time and operational load of the cooling subsystem for the first time range, and the one or more operating parameters of the cooling subsystem associated with the second time range.

Claims25

Dependent claims

A method for operating a temperature control system for a structure, the method comprising:

monitoring historical data;
controlling the temperature control system to inject outdoor air into the supply duct of the temperature control system based upon historical data;
monitoring indoor and outdoor temperatures;
monitoring a temperature setpoint of the temperature control system;
defining a first time range and a second time range;
associating one or more operating parameters of the temperature control system with the first time range;
associating one or more operating parameters of the temperature control system with the second time range;
monitoring operational time and operational load of the temperature control system for the first time range;
and
further controlling the temperature control system to selectively injecting fresh outside air into a supply line downstream of a heating or air conditioning device during the second time range when the indoor temperature is greater than a first predefined threshold, the outdoor temperature is less than a second predefined threshold, and the temperature setpoint is less than a monitored indoor temperature or within a range of the monitored indoor temperature, wherein the injecting is at an injection duct, and wherein the injection duct is substantially parallel to the supply line, wherein the injecting is executed based upon the monitored operational time and operational load of the temperature control system in the first time range, and the monitored indoor and outdoor temperatures.

7 more elements

A method for operating a ventilation system and a cooling system to vent outside air within a structure, the method comprising:

monitoring an interior temperature of the structure;
monitoring an exterior temperature of ambient air outside of the structure;
defining a first time range and a second time range, wherein the second time range comprises a duration less than the first time range;
associating one or more operating parameters of the ventilation system and the cooling system with the first time range;
associating one or more operating parameters of the ventilation system and the cooling system with the second time range;
monitoring operational time and operational load of the cooling system for the first time range;
controlling the ventilation system during the second time range based upon the monitored operational time and operational load of the cooling system for the first time range, the monitored interior and exterior temperatures, and the one or more operating parameters of the cooling system associated with the second time range;
and
executing a first sum of products calculation for operational time and operational load of the cooling system associated with the first time range;
executing a second sum of products calculation for operational time and operational load of a heating system associated with the first time range;
comparing the second sum of products to the first sum of products;
and
controlling the ventilation system to an ON operating state during the second time range based upon the comparing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/389,726Filed 30 Jul 2021 · continuation in part
Priority: 26 Aug 2014
Published: US 2021/0356927 A118 Nov 2021
Granted: 14 Jan 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

G05B 19/0428
Using digital processors: safety, monitoring
F24F 11/30
Control or safety arrangements: for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
F24F 11/56
Characterised by user interfaces or communication: remote control
F24F 11/62
Control or safety arrangements: characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or…

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