Hvac system with wireless waveguide system

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:

• an HVAC unit comprising a vapor compression system configured to condition an air flow and a controller configured to regulate operation of the vapor compression system;
• ductwork extending between the HVAC unit and a space within a building, wherein the ductwork is configured to direct the air flow from the HVAC unit to the space within the building;
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• a wireless waveguide system, comprising:
• a sensor configured to detect an environmental condition and to direct a signal indicative of the environmental condition along an interior of the ductwork;
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• a wireless communications network communicatively coupled to the sensor and to the controller, wherein the wireless communications network comprises one or more wireless devices configured to direct the signal from the sensor, along the interior of the ductwork, and to the controller of the HVAC unit.

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:

• an HVAC unit, comprising:
• a vapor compression system disposed within the HVAC unit, wherein the vapor compression system is configured to condition an air flow;
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• a controller disposed within the HVAC unit and configured to regulate operation of the vapor compression system, wherein the controller comprises a wireless interface configured to receive wireless signals, and wherein the HVAC unit is configured to discharge the air flow toward a space within a building to condition the space;
• ductwork extending between the HVAC unit and the space within the building, wherein the ductwork is configured to direct the air flow from the HVAC unit to the space, direct an additional air flow from the space to the HVAC unit, or both;
• a sensor configured to detect an environmental condition within the building and to output a signal indicative of the environmental condition;
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• a wireless waveguide system comprising one or more wireless devices positioned within an interior of the ductwork, wherein the one or more wireless devices are configured to transmit the signal along the interior of the ductwork to the wireless interface of the controller.

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:

• an HVAC unit comprising a vapor compression system configured to condition a supply air flow and a controller configured to regulate operation of the vapor compression system, wherein the controller comprises a wireless interface;
• ductwork extending from the HVAC unit to a space within a building, wherein the ductwork is configured to direct the supply air flow from the HVAC unit to the space within the building and to direct a return air flow from the space to the HVAC unit;
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• a wireless waveguide system, comprising:
• a sensor configured to detect an environmental parameter within the building and to output a signal indicative of the environmental parameter;
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• a wireless communications network communicatively coupled to the sensor and to the wireless interface, wherein the wireless communications network comprises one or more wireless devices disposed within an interior of the ductwork and configured to direct the signal along the interior of the ductwork and to the wireless interface of the controller.