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US 12,618,579 B2Granted
System and method for controlling HVAC systems
AssigneeDaikin Manufacturing Company, L.P.
InventorsDennis Thoren, Tao Jia, Jacky Chen, Hugh Dubberly
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Abstract
A control device for an HVAC system is provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to control devices that facilitate adjustment of heating and cooling setpoints. In one embodiment, the control device allows for concurrent adjustment of the heating and cooling setpoints while maintaining a desired deadband value therebetween.
Claims20
An HVAC control device, comprising:
- a display configured to display a heating setpoint and a cooling setpoint to graphically display a defined deadband value therebetween, the defined deadband value defined as a difference between the heating and cooling setpoints;
- and
- one or more user interfaces configured to allow a user to adjust the defined deadband value and wherein the defined deadband value is prevented by the HVAC control device from being less than a preset deadband value.
A method of controlling an HVAC device, comprising:
- receiving, by a user using one or more user interfaces, a heating setpoint and a cooling setpoint, a difference between the cooling setpoint and the heating setpoint defining a defined deadband value that is greater than or equal to a preset deadband value;
- displaying the heating setpoint, the cooling setpoint on a display to thereby also graphically display the defined deadband value therebetween;
- and
- adjusting, by the user using the one or more user interfaces, the defined deadband value therebetween while being prevented from defining the defined deadband value as being less than the preset deadband value.
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