Systems and methods for controlling a climate control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11215378-B2
Application number	US-202016868052-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 6, 2020
Priority date	May 6, 2020
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

Methods and related systems are disclosed for retrieving personality data for a first unit a climate control system. In an embodiment, the method includes querying a second unit controller that has replaced the first unit controller. In addition, the method includes determining that the second unit controller lacks personality data that is unique to the first unit. Further, the method includes transferring the personality data to the second unit controller from a memory of the climate control system that is separate from the second unit controller.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of repairing a climate control system, the climate control system comprising a system controller and a first unit, the first unit including a first unit controller separate from the system controller, the method comprising:
(a) querying a second unit controller that has replaced the first unit controller;
(b) determining that the second unit controller lacks personality data, wherein the personality data comprises data that is unique to the first unit;
(c) transferring the personality data to the second unit controller from a memory of the climate control system that is separate from the second unit controller;
(e1) controlling the operation of the first unit using the second unit controller;
(e2) selecting an operational parameter for the first unit based on the personality data transferred to the second unit controller; and
(e3) operating the first unit at a speed of a fan or a compressor of the first unit based on the operation parameter selected.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
(d) storing the personality data on the second unit controller.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the memory is a memory of the system controller.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the memory is a memory of a third unit controller of a second unit of the climate control system.

5. The method of claim 4 , comprising transferring second unit personality data to the second unit controller, wherein the second unit personality data comprises data that is unique to the second unit.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first unit includes a heat exchanger that is configured to receive a flow of refrigerant therethrough.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the personality data includes a serial number of the first unit.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein (e1) further comprises selecting the operational parameter using the system controller.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the personality data includes an installation date for the first unit, and the method further includes transmitting the installation date to a communication network.

10. A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
(a) query a second unit controller of a first unit of a climate control system for personality data, wherein the second unit controller has replaced a first unit controller of the first unit, and wherein the personality data comprises data that is unique to the first unit;
(b) determine that the second unit controller lacks the personality data;
(c) transfer the personality data to the second unit controller from a memory of the climate control system that is separate from the second unit controller;
(d) control the operation of the first unit using the second unit controller;
(e) select an operational parameter for the first unit based on the personality data transferred in (c); and
(f) operate the first unit at a speed of a fan or a compressor of the first unit based on the operation parameter selected.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the personality data comprises a serial number of the first unit.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:
(g) retrieve and store the personality data from the first unit controller on the memory before (a)-(c).

13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein (e) further causes the processor to select the operational parameter using a system controller.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the personality data includes an installation date for the first unit, and the method further includes transmitting the installation date to a communication network.

15. A method of controlling a climate control system, the method comprising:
(a) receiving personality data from a first unit controller of a first unit of the climate control system, wherein the personality data comprises data that is unique to the first unit;
(b) storing the personality data on a memory that is separate from the first unit controller;
(c) replacing the first unit controller with a second unit controller;
(d) transferring the personality data of the first unit from the memory to the second unit controller;
(e) selecting an operational parameter for the first unit based on the personality data after (c) and (d); and
(f) operating the first unit at a speed of a fan or a compressor of the first unit based on the operation parameter selected.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the memory is disposed within a system controller of the climate control system that is separate from the first unit controller and the second unit controller.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the memory is disposed within a third unit controller of a second unit of the climate control system.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first unit includes a heat exchanger configured to receive a flow of refrigerant therethrough.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the personality data of the first unit comprises a serial number of the first unit.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein (e) further comprises selecting the operational parameter using a system controller.

Assignees

• Trane Int Inc

Inventors

• Stewart Jeffrey L
• Whitehurst Drew

Classifications

• G05B19/0426 Primary

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