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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116912 | Control device and control method of temperature controller A control device of a temperature controller, for adjusting the temperature of an environment having at least one active object, includes a first image sensor, a second image sensor, a process unit and a control unit. The first image sensor is for capturing a first ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116911 | System and method for sump heater control in an HVAC system A system and a method are provided for powering up a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system and operating a sump heater for a compressor for a first predetermined period of time in response to the HVAC system being powered up. A heating, ventilatio... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108075 | Failsafe HVAC control upgrades A system and method is presented for providing failsafe control in a control system used for receiving and controlling various object or medium properties in a heating, ventilating or air conditioning system. The control system comprises an HVAC controller, configur... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103384 | Air conditioner An air conditioner provided with a spatial recognition and detection function for deciding the room shape by integrally determining based on a temperature difference information between the floor and the walls occurring during the air conditioning operation, a human... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099194 | Demand control Included are embodiments for demand control. At least one embodiment of a method includes sending a first control signal, the first control signal configured to indicate a first supply for an environment, the first supply based on a first environmental factor and a ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8090476 | System and method to control data center air handling systems A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium being operable to determine at least one data center condition and determine or estimate a current energy cost. Additionally, the method... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082065 | Communication Interface for Wireless Energy Networks According to an aspect of the disclosure, an energy management apparatus for a home energy management system and method includes a processor operable to manage energy use at a site. The processor is configured to convert an incoming message received from a wireless ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078325 | Usage monitoring HVAC control method Systems and methods are described for a usage monitoring HVAC control method. A method, includes: receiving a request for an additional period of heating ventilation and air conditioning system services from a requesting system user, the requesting system user compo... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078326 | HVAC system controller configuration Control devices for configuring heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and cooling (HVAC) systems are provided. The control devices are designed to detect operational parameters of units within HVAC systems and present system configurations consistent with the dete... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078324 | Method for controlling fixed and removable vehicle HVAC devices An idle control system for a vehicle is provided. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073570 | Hybrid air-conditioning system and method for controlling the same An unified controller for controlling a plurality of air-conditioning systems which are capable of air-conditioning individual air-conditioning rooms of a building using different schemes. The unified controller is located under a Building Management System (BMS) co... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8055386 | Building automation system data management A building automation system (BAS) comprising a plurality of end devices, at least one communication network, and a protocol-independent server engine. In one embodiment, the BAS comprises real and non-real end devices. In another embodiment, the BAS comprises real ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055387 | Building automation system data management A building automation system (BAS) comprising a plurality of end devices, at least one communication network, and a protocol-independent server engine. The end devices are each associated with at least one of a space, a system, or a subsystem for at least a portion ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055388 | Maintenance and control system for ground support equipment Ground support equipment for servicing an airplane includes a ground support equipment cart upon which are mounted at least two equipment modules and a control module. A first equipment module mounted upon the cart contains ground support equipment for servicing an ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050801 | Dynamically extensible and automatically configurable building automation system and architecture A building automation system (BAS) architecture is disclosed. The BAS comprises, in one embodiment, an architecture comprising a communication network and having a dynamic extensibility capability and an automatic configuration capability; an engine communicatively ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8032254 | Method and apparatus for configuring an HVAC controller An HVAC controller is described that is configured to be more intuitive and user friendly to program and operate than convention HVAC controllers. In some instances, the HVAC controller may include a touch screen interface that provides greater flexibility in displa... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8024073 | Energy management system According to an aspect of the disclosure, a home energy management system and method includes a network device disposed at a residence and a wireless home energy network capable of establishing communication with the network device. A server is disposed remotely fro... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019477 | Energy efficient CRAC unit operation A method for controlling one or more computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units configured to receive return air for energy efficient operation. In the method, the temperature of the air returned (Trat) into the one or more CRAC units is detected. It is determined ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019478 | Control system and method for controlling multi-stage air conditioners A method of controlling operation of a pair of two-stage air conditioners. The method monitors a temperature of an area served by the air conditioners; activates a first stage of a first or lead air conditioner when the temperature rises above a first set point temp... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7983795 | Networked electrical interface An electrical interface may include a switching mechanism and a control module. The switching mechanism can selectively couple a source of electricity to a load and the control module can be coupled to the switching mechanism. The control module may generate a query... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979164 | Low voltage power line communication for climate control system A system for controlling one or more components of a climate control system is provided that includes one or more controllers in connection with low voltage power lines for powering the one or more controllers. The controllers are further capable of transmitting one... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7979163 | Devices and methods for providing configuration information to a controller A controller equipped with a controller interface configured to accept one or more input parameters is disclosed, including methods for programming such devices. An illustrative controller interface may include a number of knobs, slides, buttons, or other input mean... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974740 | Integrated management system and method using setting information back-up for controlling multi-type air conditioners An integrated management system for controlling multi-type air conditioners can use a remote integrated management system to securely and automatically back up setting information for a local controller provided in at least one air conditioner system, which is dispo... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7966099 | Monitoring and controlling water consumption and devices in a structure Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling water consumption in a water-based system are disclosed using one or more sensors for generating signals indicative of the operation thereof. One or more interface modules are provided as breaker circuits for receiv... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7957839 | HVAC zone controller A zone controller having an electronic board with a plurality of electronic components attached thereto. The electronic components are constructed and arranged to receive a plurality of signals from a plurality of thermostats and to transmit a plurality of signals t... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7925383 | Building management system controlling HVAC based on received HVAC, door, lighting, and occupancy states A building management system controls an operation of a system related to state information provided from multiple systems within the building management system among the multiple systems. Because the building management system is operated to control the multiple sy... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7904209 | Open web services-based indoor climate control system The present invention relates generally to a building automation system, and, more particularly, to an Internet-centric, open, extensible software and hardware framework supporting all aspects of control and monitoring of a smart building ecosphere. The present inve... | 03/08/2011 |
| RE42195 | Energy efficient crac unit operation using heat transfer levels A method for controlling one or more computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units for energy efficient operation, in which, the temperature of the air returned (Trat) into the one or more CRAC units and the temperature of the air supplied (Tsat) by the one or more CR... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894943 | Real-time global optimization of building setpoints and sequence of operation A building heating/cooling system energy optimization method for a building having a heating/cooling system includes the steps of providing a mathematical model of the heating/cooling system, obtaining real-time weather information, reading the input water temperatu... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7894944 | Environmental monitoring in data facilities Processes and techniques for environmental monitoring in a data facility are described. A network of environmental sensors is arranged to monitor a variety of environmental conditions of the facility. The sensors can be queried to generate data describing specific e... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7894945 | Operation ready transportable data center in a shipping container A movable data center is disclosed that comprises a portable container in which an operable computer system is assembled. A data link, power supply link and cooling system are provided through ports on the exterior of the container. The computer system is assembled ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890215 | Optimized control system for cooling systems A cooling system for providing conditioned air to a facility includes a chiller or other cooling subsystem, a cooling tower subsystem and one or more air handling units or process cooling units. The cooling subsystem may advantageously include one or more chillers (... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885959 | Enterprise controller display method A method of displaying building system controller data includes receiving a user login associated with predefined user access privileges and receiving a building system controller selection, requesting a listing of building system controller applications and activit... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881826 | Preemptive thermal control by processor throttling in a modular computing system A modular computing housing includes a housing structure having a plurality of component slots that each can receive one of a plurality of components, where at least one of the components includes a processor having an operating frequency. A cooling system provides ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7853361 | System and method for command execution handling System and method for controlling at least one device such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source including a controllable unit associated with the at least one device and a plurality of node... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7848852 | Air conditioner An indoor unit includes an indoor side transmitting and receiving section, a relay which is put in a closed state in a standby state, and an indoor control section which controls the relay on the basis of an output of the indoor side transmitting and receiving secti... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7844366 | System for monitoring optimal equipment operating parameters A set-point monitoring system includes a controller for at least one piece of equipment operating at a set point and a monitor that communicates with the controller. At least one of the monitor and the controller receives a present value of the set point and compare... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7840311 | Method and apparatus for configuring a communicating environmental conditioning network A method for configuring a communicating environmental conditioning network, an apparatus for such configuring and a method for configuring a communicating air conditioning network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for configuring a communicating environm... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7831339 | Integrated management system and method for controlling multi-type air conditioners An integrated management system for controlling multi-type air conditioners can reduce a communication load by transmitting only changed operation state information among operation state information related to at least one air conditioner system which is disposed in... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7831338 | Electronically zoned remote actuated device A localized controlled air regulation system that includes a control unit, an actuator interface module and a valve assembly, wherein the control unit makes a localized connection to an air distribution device that is connected to the actuator interface module to re... | 11/09/2010 |
