Systems and methods for operation of a climate control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11543142-B1
Application number	US-201916725919-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 23, 2019
Priority date	Dec 23, 2019
Publication date	Jan 3, 2023
Grant date	Jan 3, 2023

Abstract

Climate control systems and related methods and systems therefore a disclosed. In an embodiment, the climate control system includes a heat exchanger configured to discharge conditioned air to an indoor space. In addition, the climate control system includes a display and a controller coupled to the display. The controller is to generate an operation selection option on the display. The operation selection option includes a plurality of selections for operating of the climate control system based on operational efficiency or occupant comfort within the indoor space. The controller is to adjust a temperature of the heat exchanger relative to a user selection from the plurality of selections.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A climate control system comprising:
a heat exchanger configured to discharge conditioned air to an indoor space;
a display; and
a controller coupled to the display,
wherein the controller is configured to generate an operation selection option on the display, wherein the operation selection option includes a plurality of selections for operating the climate control system based on operational efficiency or occupant comfort within the indoor space, each of the plurality of selections corresponding to at least one of a plurality of target temperatures of the heat exchanger, wherein the plurality of target temperatures each comprise a temperature range, each temperature range including an upper temperature limit and a lower temperature limit,
wherein the controller is configured to set a target temperature of the heat exchanger to one of the plurality of target temperatures, and
wherein the controller is configured to adjust the target temperature of the heat exchanger from a first target temperature to a second target temperature based on a user selection from the plurality of selections, wherein adjusting the target temperature maintains the lower temperature limit and adjusts the upper temperature limit in response to the user selection from the plurality of selections.

2. The climate control system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to adjust a temperature of a coil of the heat exchanger based on the second target temperature.

3. The climate control system of claim 2 , comprising a fan configured to generate an airflow through the heat exchanger, wherein the controller is configured to adjust a speed of the fan based on the second target temperature.

4. The climate control system of claim 3 , comprising a compressor configured to generate a flow of refrigerant through the coil, wherein the controller is configured to adjust a speed of the compressor based on the second target temperature.

5. The climate control system of claim 3 , comprising an auxiliary heating component configured to heat the conditioned air, wherein the controller is configured to restrict or allow operation of the auxiliary heating component based on the user selection from the plurality of selections.

6. The climate control system of claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to adjust a start delay of the fan when initiating operation of the climate control system based on the user selection from the plurality of selections, and wherein the controller is configured to adjust a stop delay of the fan when ceasing operation of the climate control system based on the user selection from the plurality of selections.

7. The climate control system of claim 6 , wherein:
the controller is configured to start the fan after initiating operation of the climate control system when the coil of the heat exchanger passes a fan start target temperature,
the controller is configured to stop the fan after ceasing operation of the climate control system when the coil of the heat exchanger passes a fan stop target temperature, and
the fan start target temperature and the fan stop target temperature are determined relative to the user selection from the plurality of selections.

8. The climate control system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to adjust a number of operating cycles per a unit of time of the climate control system based on the user selection from the plurality of selections.

9. A method of operating a climate control system, the method comprising:
(a) generating an operation selection option on a display, wherein the operation selection option includes a plurality of selections for operating a climate control system based on operational efficiency or occupant comfort within an indoor space, each of the plurality of selections corresponding to at least one of a plurality of target temperatures of the heat exchanger, wherein the plurality of target temperatures each comprise a temperature range, each temperature range including an upper temperature limit and a lower temperature limit;
(b) receiving a selection from the plurality of selections;
(c1) setting a target temperature of a heat exchanger of the climate control system to one of the plurality of target temperatures; and
(c2) adjusting the target temperature of the heat exchanger of the climate control system from a first target temperature to a second target temperature based on the selection from the plurality of selections, wherein adjusting the target temperature maintains the lower temperature limit and adjusts the upper temperature limit in response to the user selection from the plurality of selections, wherein the heat exchanger is to discharge conditioned air into the indoor space.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising (d) adjusting a temperature of a coil of the heat exchanger based on the second target temperature.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the climate control system comprises a fan configured to generate an airflow through the heat exchanger, and wherein (d) comprises adjusting a speed of a fan based on the second target temperature.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the climate control system comprises a compressor configured to generate a flow of refrigerant through the coil, and wherein the (d) comprises adjusting a speed of the compressor based on the second target temperature.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the climate control system comprises an auxiliary heating component configured to heat the conditioned air, and wherein the method comprises restricting or allowing operation of the auxiliary heating component based on the selection from the plurality of selections.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein (d) further comprises adjusting a start delay of the fan when initiating operation of the climate control system based on the selection from the plurality of selections.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein (d) further comprises: starting the fan after initiating operation of the climate control system when the coil of the heat exchanger passes a fan start target temperature.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein (d) further comprises adjusting a stop delay of the fan when ceasing operation of the climate control system based on the selection from the plurality of selections.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein (d) comprises:
(d1) determining a fan stop target temperature of the coil of the heat exchanger based on the selection of the plurality of selections; and
(d2) stopping the fan after ceasing operation of the climate control system when the coil of the heat exchanger passes the fan stop target temperature.

18. The method of claim 9 , further comprising (d) adjusting a number of operating cycles per a unit of time of the climate control system based on the selection from the plurality of selections.

19. A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
(a) generate an operation selection option on a display, wherein the operation selection option includes a plurality of selections for operating a climate control system based on operational efficiency or occupant comfort within an indoor space, each of the plurality of selections corresponding to at least one of a plurality of target temperatures of the heat exchanger, wherein the plurality of target temperatures each comprise a temperature range, each temperature range including an upper temperature limit and a lower temperature limit; and
(b) adjust a target temperature of a hea

Assignees

• Trane Int Inc

Inventors

• Karimi Behrooz
• Jaber Youssef A
• Kraft Wayne N

Classifications

• F24F11/74

  for controlling air flow rate or air velocity · CPC title

• F24F11/80

  for controlling the temperature of the supplied air · CPC title

• G05B2219/2614

  HVAC, heating, ventillation, climate control · CPC title

• F24F2110/10

  Temperature · CPC title

• F24F2120/20

  Feedback from users · CPC title