Patents by Inventor Suresh Vemuri
Suresh Vemuri has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11940786Abstract: A virtual controller is configured to send control commands to an edge controller such as in I/O module that is connected to a building management system component. The IO module is configured to communicate with the virtual controller and to provide local control commands to the building management system component that are based upon the control commands from the virtual controller when communication with the virtual controller is determined by the IO module to be functioning normally and are based upon one or more fail-safe commands generated by the IO module when communication with the virtual controller is determined by the IO module to not be functioning normally.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Ravi Bharathi Krishnan, Suresh Vemuri, Vivek Ramachandran, Ramprasad Yelchuru
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Publication number: 20240094696Abstract: A building controller includes a housing and a plurality of wiring terminals that are secured relative to the housing and are physically accessible from outside of the housing. A controller is housed by the housing and is operatively coupled to the plurality of wiring terminals. The controller is field programmable to set each of two or more of the plurality of wiring terminals to a particular one of a plurality of wiring terminal types including an input wiring terminal type, an output wiring terminal type, and a communication wiring terminal type where the communication wiring terminal type operates in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Prashanth Nadesan, Rajendra Kumar S, Suresh Vemuri
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Publication number: 20230392814Abstract: A system having an enabling remote monitoring, control and diagnosis of variable refrigerant flow or volume systems, with other systems of a building/overall BMS with a mobile application (app) so that buildings can have seamless interoperability. In the present disclosure or solution, VRF systems along with mechanical equipment, controllers, sensors, actuators may be offered by OEMs. A mobile app may be used to configure the gateway, Modbus or other protocol devices and all or any IDUs and ODUs of the VRF/VRV systems, to enable extended remote monitoring, control and diagnosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Nagasree POLURI, Gutha Stalin SANGHAMITRA, Suresh VEMURI, Utkarsh MISHRA
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Publication number: 20230350372Abstract: A control system for controlling operation of a plurality of building control devices includes a pool of virtual controllers that are hosted on one or more computing device and are configured to provide control commands for controlling one or more associate building control devices of the plurality of building control devices. Each of a plurality of edge controllers are associated with at least one building control device and are configured to receive and execute control commands from one or more of the virtual controllers to control the associated one or more building control devices. An orchestrator is configured to monitor one or more operational characteristics of each of the virtual controllers and to modify one or more aspects of the pool of virtual controllers when one or more of the operational characteristics of one or more of the virtual controllers meets predetermined characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Ravi Bharathi Krishnan, Suresh Vemuri, Vivek Ramachandran, Ramprasad Yelchuru
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Patent number: 11782410Abstract: A distributed building management system for controlling a building control device of a building includes a virtual controller that is hosted on a computing device and an edge controller that is associated with the building control device. The virtual controller includes a virtual container or a virtual machine that has control logic that generates control commands for controlling the building control device. The edge controller includes control logic that is configured to at least selectively provide closed loop control of one or more functions of the building control device. The edge controller is in operative communication with the virtual controller and is configured to receive and execute the control commands generated by the virtual controller.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Ravi Bharathi Krishnan, Lavanya Bhadriraju, Suresh Vemuri, Suresh Khatri, Anand Ranganathan, Sathish Chidambaram Parameshwaran, Lakshminarayanan Rameya Shrenivas Harijanardhanan, Sugandhika Parida, Vivek Ramachandran, Ramprasad Yelchuru
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Patent number: 11720074Abstract: A control system for controlling operation of a plurality of building control devices includes a pool of virtual controllers that are hosted on one or more computing device and are configured to provide control commands for controlling one or more associate building control devices of the plurality of building control devices. Each of a plurality of edge controllers are associated with at least one building control device and are configured to receive and execute control commands from one or more of the virtual controllers to control the associated one or more building control devices. An orchestrator is configured to monitor one or more operational characteristics of each of the virtual controllers and to modify one or more aspects of the pool of virtual controllers when one or more of the operational characteristics of one or more of the virtual controllers meets predetermined characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Ravi Bharathi Krishnan, Suresh Vemuri, Vivek Ramachandran, Ramprasad Yelchuru
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Patent number: 11625018Abstract: A distributed building management system includes a virtual controller and an edge controller for controlling a building control device using a distributed control logic that is distributed between the virtual controller and the edge controller. A programming tool displays a graphical representation of the distributed control logic and identifies which portions of the distributed control logic are considered critical and which portions of the distributed control logic are considered not critical to a fail-safe operation of the building control device should the edge controller stop receiving control commands from the virtual controller. The portions of the distributed control logic that are identified as being critical are assigned to the edge controller for execution and the portions of the distributed control logic that are not identified as being critical are assigned to the virtual controller for execution.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Ravi Bharathi Krishnan, Suresh Vemuri, Vivek Ramachandran, Shriram Sankaran
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Publication number: 20220075340Abstract: A building controller includes a plurality of inputs, a plurality of outputs and a plurality of manually-actuated HAND-OFF-AUTO (HOA) switches each having a HAND (H) position, an OFF (O) positon and an AUTO (A) position, wherein each of the plurality of HOA switches is associated with but not directly coupled to a corresponding output of the plurality of outputs. A controller is operatively coupled to the plurality of inputs, the plurality of outputs, and the plurality of HOA switches and is configured to recognize a position of each of the plurality of HOA switches, and to control one or more of the plurality of outputs in accordance with the recognized position of each of the plurality of HOA switches as well as a plurality of programmed configuration settings associated with the plurality of HOA switches.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Louis A. Ferraro, Suresh Vemuri, Michael A. Pouchak, Paul C. Wacker, Todd Kreft
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Publication number: 20220034541Abstract: A system for light commercial building solutions (LCBS). Solutions and other systems may incorporate lightweight alerting service, auto-adjustment of gateway poll rates based on the needs of various consuming applications, detecting loss of space comfort control in a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, HVAC capacity loss alerting using relative degree days and accumulated stage run time with operational equivalency checks, and HVAC alerting for loss of heat or cool capacity using delta temperature and dependent system properties. Also, incorporated may be triggering s subset of analytics by automatically inferring HVAC equipment details from controller configuration details, ensuring reliability of analytics by retaining logical continuity of HVAC equipment operational data even when controllers and other parts of the system are replaced, and an LCBS gateway with workflow and mechanisms to associate to a contractor account.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Paul Wacker, Gutha Stalin Sanghamitra, Suresh Vemuri
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Patent number: 11199827Abstract: A building controller includes a plurality of inputs, a plurality of outputs and a plurality of manually-actuated HAND-OFF-AUTO (HOA) switches each having a HAND (H) position, an OFF (O) position and an AUTO (A) position, wherein each of the plurality of HOA switches is associated with but not directly coupled to a corresponding output of the plurality of outputs. A controller is operatively coupled to the plurality of inputs, the plurality of outputs, and the plurality of HOA switches and is configured to recognize a position of each of the plurality of HOA switches, and to control one or more of the plurality of outputs in accordance with the recognized position of each of the plurality of HOA switches as well as a plurality of programmed configuration settings associated with the plurality of HOA switches.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Louis A. Ferraro, Suresh Vemuri, Michael A. Pouchak, Paul C. Wacker, Todd Kreft
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Publication number: 20210382452Abstract: A distributed building management system includes a virtual controller and an edge controller for controlling a building control device using a distributed control logic that is distributed between the virtual controller and the edge controller. A programming tool displays a graphical representation of the distributed control logic and identifies which portions of the distributed control logic are considered critical and which portions of the distributed control logic are considered not critical to a fail-safe operation of the building control device should the edge controller stop receiving control commands from the virtual controller. The portions of the distributed control logic that are identified as being critical are assigned to the edge controller for execution and the portions of the distributed control logic that are not identified as being critical are assigned to the virtual controller for execution.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Ravi Bharathi Krishnan, Suresh Vemuri, Vivek Ramachandran, Shriram Sankaran
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Publication number: 20210382474Abstract: A virtual controller is configured to send control commands to an edge controller such as in I/O module that is connected to a building management system component. The IO module is configured to communicate with the virtual controller and to provide local control commands to the building management system component that are based upon the control commands from the virtual controller when communication with the virtual controller is determined by the IO module to be functioning normally and are based upon one or more fail-safe commands generated by the IO module when communication with the virtual controller is determined by the IO module to not be functioning normally.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Ravi Bharathi Krishnan, Suresh Vemuri, Vivek Ramachandran, Ramprasad Yelchuru
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Publication number: 20210382451Abstract: A control system for controlling operation of a plurality of building control devices includes a pool of virtual controllers that are hosted on one or more computing device and are configured to provide control commands for controlling one or more associate building control devices of the plurality of building control devices. Each of a plurality of edge controllers are associated with at least one building control device and are configured to receive and execute control commands from one or more of the virtual controllers to control the associated one or more building control devices. An orchestrator is configured to monitor one or more operational characteristics of each of the virtual controllers and to modify one or more aspects of the pool of virtual controllers when one or more of the operational characteristics of one or more of the virtual controllers meets predetermined characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Ravi BHARATHI, Suresh VEMURI, Vivek RAMACHANDRAN, Ramprasad YELCHURU
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Publication number: 20210382449Abstract: A distributed building management system for controlling a building control device of a building includes a virtual controller that is hosted on a computing device and an edge controller that is associated with the building control device. The virtual controller includes a virtual container or a virtual machine that has control logic that generates control commands for controlling the building control device. The edge controller includes control logic that is configured to at least selectively provide closed loop control of one or more functions of the building control device. The edge controller is in operative communication with the virtual controller and is configured to receive and execute the control commands generated by the virtual controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Ravi Bharathi Krishnan, Lavanya Bhadriraju, Suresh Vemuri, Suresh Khatri, Anand Ranganathan, Sathish Chidambaram Parameshwaran, Lakshminarayanan Rameya Shrenivas, Sugandhika Parida, Vivek Ramachandran, Ramprasad Yelchuru
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Patent number: 11156972Abstract: A system for light commercial building solutions (LCBS). Solutions and other systems may incorporate lightweight alerting service, auto-adjustment of gateway poll rates based on the needs of various consuming applications, detecting loss of space comfort control in a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, HVAC capacity loss alerting using relative degree days and accumulated stage run time with operational equivalency checks, and HVAC alerting for loss of heat or cool capacity using delta temperature and dependent system properties. Also, incorporated may be triggering s subset of analytics by automatically inferring HVAC equipment details from controller configuration details, ensuring reliability of analytics by retaining logical continuity of HVAC equipment operational data even when controllers and other parts of the system are replaced, and an LCBS gateway with workflow and mechanisms to associate to a contractor account.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Paul Wacker, Gutha Stalin Sanghamitra, Suresh Vemuri
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Publication number: 20200387130Abstract: A building controller includes a plurality of inputs, a plurality of outputs and a plurality of manually-actuated HAND-OFF-AUTO (HOA) switches each having a HAND (H) position, an OFF (O) position and an AUTO (A) position, wherein each of the plurality of HOA switches is associated with but not directly coupled to a corresponding output of the plurality of outputs. A controller is operatively coupled to the plurality of inputs, the plurality of outputs, and the plurality of HOA switches and is configured to recognize a position of each of the plurality of HOA switches, and to control one or more of the plurality of outputs in accordance with the recognized position of each of the plurality of HOA switches as well as a plurality of programmed configuration settings associated with the plurality of HOA switches.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Louis A. Ferraro, Suresh Vemuri, Michael A. Pouchak, Paul C. Wacker, Todd Kreft
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Publication number: 20200150604Abstract: A system for light commercial building solutions (LCBS). Solutions and other systems may incorporate lightweight alerting service, auto-adjustment of gateway poll rates based on the needs of various consuming applications, detecting loss of space comfort control in a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, HVAC capacity loss alerting using relative degree days and accumulated stage run time with operational equivalency checks, and HVAC alerting for loss of heat or cool capacity using delta temperature and dependent system properties. Also, incorporated may be triggering s subset of analytics by automatically inferring HVAC equipment details from controller configuration details, ensuring reliability of analytics by retaining logical continuity of HVAC equipment operational data even when controllers and other parts of the system are replaced, and an LCBS gateway with workflow and mechanisms to associate to a contractor account.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Paul Wacker, Gutha Stalin Sanghamitra, Suresh Vemuri
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Patent number: 10545466Abstract: A system for light commercial building solutions (LCBS). Solutions and other systems may incorporate lightweight alerting service, auto-adjustment of gateway poll rates based on the needs of various consuming applications, detecting loss of space comfort control in a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, HVAC capacity loss alerting using relative degree days and accumulated stage run time with operational equivalency checks, and HVAC alerting for loss of heat or cool capacity using delta temperature and dependent system properties. Also, incorporated may be triggering s subset of analytics by automatically inferring HVAC equipment details from controller configuration details, ensuring reliability of analytics by retaining logical continuity of HVAC equipment operational data even when controllers and other parts of the system are replaced, and an LCBS gateway with workflow and mechanisms to associate to a contractor account.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Paul Wacker, Gutha Stalin Sanghamitra, Suresh Vemuri
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Publication number: 20190356502Abstract: Methods and systems for remote configuration of a building control system into a BMS based system are disclosed herein. One remote management device allowing a remote user to connect a new or legacy system to a BMS network includes a processor and memory, the memory having executable instructions that execute to receive identification information that allow a user on a user device to access a remote management application, send instructions to the gateway device to initiate a discovery protocol at the gateway device to identify any network devices connected to the gateway device, receive data related to each identified network device from the gateway device and create a device profile for each identified network device, initiate a discovery of origination points protocol to discover all origination points for data that are relevant to a particular device of the identified network devices, and update the device profile for that particular device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Ajay N. Nair, Prabhat Ranjan, Sheeladitya Karmakar, Suresh Vemuri, Kamal Mehta, Yogiraj Dattaram More
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Publication number: 20170207957Abstract: A system for light commercial building solutions (LCBS). Solutions and other systems may incorporate lightweight alerting service, auto-adjustment of gateway poll rates based on the needs of various consuming applications, detecting loss of space comfort control in a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, HVAC capacity loss alerting using relative degree days and accumulated stage run time with operational equivalency checks, and HVAC alerting for loss of heat or cool capacity using delta temperature and dependent system properties. Also, incorporated may be triggering s subset of analytics by automatically inferring HVAC equipment details from controller configuration details, ensuring reliability of analytics by retaining logical continuity of HVAC equipment operational data even when controllers and other parts of the system are replaced, and an LCBS gateway with workflow and mechanisms to associate to a contractor account.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2016Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Paul Wacker, Gutha Stalin Sanghamitra, Suresh Vemuri