System and method of configuring HVAC components in an HVAC system
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsBryan M. Yarde, Michael A. Roher
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Abstract
A system and method of configuring HVAC components in an HVAC system including a main system controller in operable communication with at least one auxiliary controller, wherein the main system controller and each of the at least one auxiliary controllers include a near field communication interface. The HVAC system components are configured by placing each of the at least one auxiliary controllers in close proximity to the main system controller, and operating the main system controller to initiate a pairing event.
Claims17
A method of configuring and operating components within a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including a main system controller in communication with one or more auxiliary controllers, wherein the main system controller and each of the one or more auxiliary controllers include a near field communication interface, the method comprising the steps of:
- initiating, by the main system controller and in response to a determination that each of the or more auxiliary controllers is in proximate range to the main system controller, a pairing event with each of the one or more auxiliary controllers;
- assigning, by the main system controller and subsequent to having successfully paired with the one or more auxiliary controllers, a unique identifier to each of the one or more auxiliary controllers;
- receiving, by the main system controller, a signal from a paired auxiliary controller of the one or more auxiliary controllers, wherein the signal is indicative of a demand to heat or cool detected by the paired auxiliary controller, and wherein the signal includes a unique identifier of the paired auxiliary controller and an HVAC control command corresponding to the condition detected by the paired auxiliary controller;
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- performing, by the main system controller, an action on the HVAC system based on the HVAC control command received with the signal from the paired auxiliary controller.
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system comprising:
- a main system controller;
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- one or more auxiliary controllers in communication with the main system controller;
- wherein the main system controller and each of the one or more auxiliary controllers includes a near field communication interface;
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- wherein the main system controller:
- initiates, by the near field communication interface of the main system controller and in response to a determination that each of the or more auxiliary controllers is in proximate range to the main system controller, a pairing event with each of the one or more auxiliary controllers;
- assigns, subsequent to having successfully paired with the one or more auxiliary controllers, a unique identifier to each of the one or more auxiliary controllers;
- receives a signal from a paired auxiliary controller of the one or more auxiliary controllers, wherein the signal is indicative of a demand to heat or cool detected by the paired auxiliary controller, and wherein the signal includes the unique identifier of the paired auxiliary controller and an HVAC control command corresponding to the condition detected by the paired auxiliary controller;
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- performs an action on the HVAC system based on the HVAC control command received with the signal from the paired auxiliary controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.