Smart Vent System
Smart Vent System is the automation of air vents that are used in centralized heating and cooling systems(HVAC). Smart Vent is the air vent which can automatically open/close/partially close, controlling the air flow that passes through it. Smart vent receives the control commands from the Smart Vent System's Hub using wireless communication protocols. Smart Vent System's Hub determines the opening/closing of the Smart Vent(s) based on the temperature reading it receives from Temperature Collectors that are places at various locations in the room(s)/area(s), using wireless communication protocols and the desired temperature(s) stored in it. Smart Vent System Hub is programmed using web browser on a computer or a smart phone/tablet application, for various Time(s)/Temperature/Room(s)/Area combinations that are desired. Smart Vent Hub is also programmed for pairing(s), that creates affinity of Temperature Collectors with Smart Vents. All the Smart Vents & Temperature Collectors send the heart beat signals to the Smart Vents Hub from time to time, which are used for system diagnostics.
Traditional centralized HVAC units pumps the hot or cold air to entire area through all the air vents based on the desired temperature(s) set in the single thermostat. This creates undesired results in terms of temperatures (undesired hot and/or cold zones) as the entire area does not reach the desired temperatures at the same time. This is due to room/area sizes, shapes or closeness of the vent to the central HVAC unit. In another situation, it is not possible to dynamically control temperatures in certain area/rooms to the desired temperatures (rooms that are used only in certain time(s) of the day) unless the air vent is closed/opened manually which is not a practical solution. This entire setup leads to the inefficient usage of the energy apart from the inconvenience created due to undesired temperatures.
SUMMARYSmart Vent System addresses this problem by automatically opening, closing or partially closing based on the desired temperature(s). Smart Vent communicates with smart vent system's hub over wireless protocol. Smart Vent System's hub controls all the smart vents in the entire house/office/shopping center by collecting the latest temperatures from the temperature collectors (digital thermometers—thermistors) from time to time, that are registered with it and located at various points in the entire heating/cooling area. Temperature collectors communicate with smart vent system's hub over the wireless protocol, to send temperature readings. Smart Vent System's hub establishes the Temperature Collectors affinity(pairing) with its closest Smart Vent and basis its decision to open/close/partially close that particular Smart Vent from the temperature readings received from these temperature collectors. Smart Vent System's hub is programmed wirelessly using a computer web browser or a smart phone/tablet application.
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For the entire system to operate—all the Smart Vents are installed in place of air vents from which air flows in centralized heating and cooling system. Temperature Collectors are installed at various locations in the room(s)/Area(s), at least one per Smart Vent with no maximum limit as shown in
Claims
1. Automatically controlling the opening, closing or partially closing the air vent in centralized heating & cooling system is unique.
2. Achieving the desired temperatures in each room/area in centralized heating & cooling system is unique.
3. Consistently maintaining the same desired temperature eliminating hot and/or cold zones in the centralized heating & cooling system is unique.
4. System for controlling desired temperatures in various area(s)/room(s) over the internet/WiFi without replacing/modifying/changing the existing thermostat in the centralized heating & cooling system is unique.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 14, 2014
Publication Date: Oct 23, 2014
Inventor: Purna Chander Ramini (Bentonville, AR)
Application Number: 14/211,058
International Classification: F24F 11/00 (20060101);