Method and Apparatus For Monitoring and Troubleshooting Of HVAC Equipment

A system for monitoring operational conditions of a machine and troubleshooting comprising:

• a plurality of sensors provided to monitor one or more operational parameters of the machine;
• an ethernet network for collecting real time operational information from the sensors and transmitting the data to a storage and processing device;
• a processor for analyzing the real time data and comparing it to a list of preferred data set points pertaining to each of the parameters to determine variances from the data set points and identification of one or more events associated with one or more of the variances;
• a set of preventive maintenance alerts and troubleshooting instructions stored in the storage device pertaining to the events that are matched to the troubleshooting instructions for at least one of the events;
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• a display of the instructions to a user for resolving the event.

A system for monitoring operational conditions of an HVAC unit and providing preventive maintenance alerts and/or troubleshooting instructions comprising:

• a plurality of sensors, including pressure, temperature, humidity, air flow, voltage, and current provided to monitor one or more operational parameters of the HVAC unit;
• a data acquisition device for collecting real time operational information from the sensors and transmitting the data to a storage device;
• a programmable logic array for analyzing the real time data and comparing it to a list of pre-determined data set points pertaining to one or more of the parameters to determine variances from pre-determined values and identification of at least one preventive maintenance or troubleshooting event associated with one or more of the variances;
• a set of preventive maintenance alerts and/or troubleshooting instructions stored in the storage device pertaining to the events;
• matching of one of the preventive maintenance alerts and/or troubleshooting instructions to at least one of the events;
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• a display of one of the instructions to a user at a time, rotating through a set of instructions for each event.