Sensing media temperature in an HVAC valve

An apparatus for controlling a flow of fluid from a source of fluid in a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the apparatus comprising:

• an HVAC valve having a valve body adapted for operative connection to the source of fluid;
• an actuator adapted for operative attachment to the HVAC valve, for controlling the HVAC valve, and having an integral temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the valve body, when the actuator is attached to the HVAC valve;
• and
• a processor operatively connected to the temperature sensor, the processor programmed to determine a media temperature of a fluid media within the valve body from the sensed temperature of the valve body.

A method for controlling a flow of fluid from a source of fluid in a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the method comprising:

• operatively connecting an actuator controlled HVAC valve to the source of fluid, with the HVAC valve having a valve body and an actuator, and the actuator including an integral temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the valve body when the actuator is connected to the valve body;
• sensing the temperature of the valve body;
• controlling the HVAC valve with the actuator as a function of the temperature of the valve body as sensed by the integral temperature sensor;
• and
• incorporating a processor programmed for determining a media temperature of a media within the valve body from the temperature of the valve body.