HVAC system with wireless damper and zoning control

A method of operating a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system comprising:

• receiving, via wireless communication from a zone temperature sensor located in a zone of the HVAC associated with the HVAC system, a temperature of the zone;
• determining, based at least in part on the temperature of the zone, instructions for providing a flow of conditioned air to the zone, the instructions indicating a damper setpoint;
• wirelessly transmitting the instructions to a damper located in a duct associated with the zone of the HVAC system;
• causing a moveable plate of the damper to move to a closed position or an at least partially open position based at least in part on the received instructions, thereby adjusting the flow of conditioned air to the zone;
• receiving feedback from the damper;
• determine whether the moveable plate is moved to the damper setpoint based at least in part upon the feedback;
• and
• receiving one or both of a measured air flowrate in the duct associated with the zone and an air pressure in the duct associated with the zone;
• and
• detecting a malfunction of the damper based on one or both of the measured air flowrate in the duct and the measured air pressure in the duct.

A damper located in a duct associated with a zone of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the damper comprising:

• a moveable plate configured to block a flow of conditioned air through the duct when the moveable plate is in a closed position and allow the flow of conditioned air through the duct when the moveable plate is in an at least partially open position;
• a wireless receiver and transmitter configured to receive instructions from a thermostat of the HVAC system for providing the flow of conditioned air to the zone, the instructions indicating a damper setpoint;
• and
• an actuator configured to move the moveable plate based at least in part on the received instructions, thereby adjusting the flow of conditioned air to the zone, wherein the thermostat is further configured to:
• receive feedback from the damper;
• and
• determine whether the moveable plate is moved to the damper setpoint based at least in part upon the feedback;
• wherein the HVAC system further comprises one or more sensors configured to measure one or both of an air flowrate in the duct and an air pressure in the duct, wherein the thermostat is further configured to detect a malfunction of the damper based on one or both of the measured air flowrate in the duct and the measured air pressure in the duct.