Rooftop package unit diagnostician
Abstract
A diagnostic system for an HVAC system includes a number of sensors used to measure the operation of the HVAC system. Sensor readings are measured by timing the delay between when a strobe signal is sent to a sensor and when an interrupt signal from the sensor is received. A device driver used to measure the sensor readings stores the sensor readings in pseudo-character device files, which are universally accessible by different subsystems of the diagnostic system. Based on the readings from these sensors, this diagnostic system is able to determine the operational status of the HVAC system and if an economizer in the HVAC system is operating properly.
- Inventors:
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- Pasco, WA
- Kennewick, WA
- Benton City, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1007796
- Patent Number(s):
- 6778945
- Application Number:
- 10/020,849
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING
G - PHYSICS G05 - CONTROLLING G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Chassin, David P, Pratt, Robert G, and Reid, Larry Dean. Rooftop package unit diagnostician. United States: N. p., 2004.
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Chassin, David P, Pratt, Robert G, & Reid, Larry Dean. Rooftop package unit diagnostician. United States.
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"Rooftop package unit diagnostician". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1007796.
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author = {Chassin, David P and Pratt, Robert G and Reid, Larry Dean},
abstractNote = {A diagnostic system for an HVAC system includes a number of sensors used to measure the operation of the HVAC system. Sensor readings are measured by timing the delay between when a strobe signal is sent to a sensor and when an interrupt signal from the sensor is received. A device driver used to measure the sensor readings stores the sensor readings in pseudo-character device files, which are universally accessible by different subsystems of the diagnostic system. Based on the readings from these sensors, this diagnostic system is able to determine the operational status of the HVAC system and if an economizer in the HVAC system is operating properly.},
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