Two-way wireless HVAC system and thermostat

Patent · Tue Jul 06 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6215489

Simon, B S; Smith, W W

A building automation system is described comprising: means for conditioning air; means, associated with the air conditioning means, for distributing the conditioned air to at least one space to be conditioned; means for sensing environmental conditions in the space to be conditioned; means for managing the operation of the conditioning means, the distributing means, and the sensing means; means using wireless two-way transmissions, for operably linking the managing means, the conditioning means, the distributing means, and the sensing means; wherein the linking means includes a plurality of wireless radio frequency transmitters and receivers using spread spectrum radio frequency transmissions; wherein the spread spectrum radio frequency transmissions are transmitted using first and second pseudo numeric spreading algorithms; and wherein the building automation system is logically divided by the spread spectrum radio frequency transmissions using the first and second spreading algorithms.

• Assignee: American Standard Inc., New York, NY (United States)
• Patent Number(s): A; US 5224648
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-858480
• OSTI ID: 6215489
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320106* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
ALGORITHMS
BUILDINGS
COMMUNICATIONS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DESIGN
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
RADIO EQUIPMENT
SPACE HVAC SYSTEMS
THERMOSTATS