Patents Assigned to Control Technology
  • Publication number: 20200304331
    Abstract: A building system including one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon, the instructions causing one or more processors to generate a space graph based on building data, wherein the space graph is a graph data structure comprising nodes representing entities, edges between the nodes representing relationships between the entities, receive new building data from one or more building data sources, generate, based on the new building data, a new relationship between a first entity of the entities and a second entity of the entities, and update the space graph with the new relationship by causing the space graph to store a new edge between a first node of the nodes representing the first entity and a second node of the nodes representing the second entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Youngchoon Park, Sudhi R. Sinha
  • Publication number: 20200304332
    Abstract: A building system including one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon, the instructions causing one or more processors to generate a space graph based on building data, generate a control algorithm based on the space graph and operate one or more pieces of building equipment based on the control algorithm, and receive new building data from one or more building data sources. The instructions cause the one or more processors to generate one or more new relationships between a first entity of entities and a second entity of the entities, update the space graph with the new relationship by causing the space graph to store a new edge between a first node of nodes representing the first entity and a second node of the nodes representing the second entity, and update the control algorithm based on the new edge of the updated space graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Youngchoon Park, Sudhi R. Sinha
  • Publication number: 20200304333
    Abstract: A building system including one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon, the instructions causing one or more processors to generate a temporary relationship between a first entity and a second entity of a space graph, cause the space graph to include the temporary relationship, perform one or more control operations based on the space graph including the temporary edge, receive new building data from the one or more building data sources, determine whether to generate a permanent relationship to replace the temporary relationship based on the new building data, and update the space graph by causing the permanent relationship to replace the temporary relationship of the space graph in response to a determination to generate the permanent relationship to replace the temporary relationship by causing a permanent edge to replace the temporary edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Youngchoon Park, Sudhi Sinha
  • Patent number: 10782057
    Abstract: A method of cooling a motor coupled to a compressor of a chiller includes adjusting a position of a motor cooling valve located fluidly between the motor and a refrigerant source, using a motor temperature control system coupled to the motor cooling valve to regulate an amount of refrigerant introduced into the motor from the condenser according to a temperature control scheme performed as a function of a monitored temperature in the motor, a first temperature threshold, and a second temperature threshold lower than the first temperature threshold. The temperature control scheme includes a motor cooling control process that adjusts the position of the motor cooling valve based on a stator winding temperature set point relating to stator windings of the motor. A proportionally limited close command override associated with a first temperature range above the second temperature threshold proportionally limits a close command provided to the motor cooling valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Curtis Christian Crane
  • Publication number: 20200293031
    Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an economic strategy such as a model predictive control (EMPC) strategy. An EMPC tool is configured to present to receive sinks and connections between central plant equipment. The EMPC tool also includes a data model extender configured to extend a data model to define new entities and/or relationships. The EMPC tool also includes a high level EMPC algorithm configured to generate an optimization problem and an asset allocator configured to solve the resource optimization problem in order to determine optimal control decisions used to operate the central plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Andrew J. Przybylski, Michael J. Wenzel, Matthew J. Ellis, Jon T. Mueller
  • Patent number: 10774507
    Abstract: An excavator comprises a control architecture having one or more actuators and one or more controllers. The one or more controllers are programmed to execute instructions. The instructions determine if there is a request to operate the excavator boom and the excavating implement in automatics mode. The instructions also receive target design surface data representing a target design surface of an excavating operation. The instructions still further receive an implement angle representing an operating angle of the excavating implement relative to the target design surface. The instructions also determine whether the implement angle is within an activation angle, determine whether the implement angle is outside of a deactivation angle, activate the excavating implement in the automatics mode when the implement angle is within the activation angle and the deactivation angle, and deactivate when the implement angle is outside of the deactivation angle subsequent to the automatics mode activation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Davis, Richard Weinel
  • Patent number: 10775988
    Abstract: A building energy management includes building equipment, one or more data platform services, a timeseries database, and an energy management application. The building equipment operate to monitor and control a variable and provide raw data samples of a data point associated with the variable. The timeseries database stores a plurality of timeseries associated with the data point. The plurality of timeseries include a timeseries of the raw data samples and the one or more optimized data timeseries generated by the data platform services based on the raw data timeseries. The energy management application generates an ad hoc dashboard including a widget and associates the widget with the data point. The widget displays a graphical visualization of the plurality of timeseries associated with the data point and includes interactive user interface options for switching between the plurality of timeseries associated with the data point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Vivek Narain, Vipul Devre, Barkha Shah, Youngchoon Park, Gerald A. Asp, Peter A. Craig, Vijaya S. Chennupati
  • Patent number: 10778460
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system to enable operating parameters of edge devices to be configured. In one example, a controller device detects or verifies edge devices that are powered-off. In response to detecting edge devices, the controller device generates, for each detected edge device, corresponding configuration data, and transmits the configuration data to the server. In one approach, each powered-on edge device connects to the server, and automatically retrieves corresponding configuration data from the server. In another example, a disclosed controller device enables configuring operating parameters of edge devices without a network connection to the server through a simplified process. For example, the controller device detects or verifies edge devices within a predetermined distance from the controller device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Abu Bakr Khan, Hunter R. Hobgood, Dinesh Trikha, Aasir Rasheed, Saivaishnavi S
  • Patent number: 10775074
    Abstract: Systems and methods are directed to an air handler that reduces noise without reducing the pressure of air supplied to a space below minimum levels. The air handler includes a plenum forming a passageway for air. The plenum has a return side, a supply side, a fan within the plenum having a suction side and a pressure side to move air through the plenum, and a conditioning apparatus in the plenum for conditioning air through the plenum. The air handler further includes a sound-attenuating panel having a first side and an opposed second side that extend at least partially across the plenum. The panel is configured and positioned to interact with the flow of air to attenuate sound. The fan provides a pressure boost to air flowing through the plenum to counteract a pressure drop resulting from interaction between the air, the panel, and the conditioning apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Melanie H. Rainey, David L. Lawson, Carl J. Shell, Chris C. Hord
  • Publication number: 20200284457
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a building includes a plurality of actuation devices operable to affect one or more variables in the building, a plurality of sensors configured to measure the variables affected by the actuation devices, and a controller. The controller is configured to operate the actuation devices to affect one or more of the measured variables by providing an actuation signal to the actuation devices and to receive sensor response signals from the sensors. The sensor response signals indicate an effect of the actuation signal on the measured variables. For each of the sensor response signals, the controller is configured to calculate a similarity metric indicating a similarity between the sensor response signal and the actuation signal. The controller is configured to automatically establish a device pairing including one of the actuation devices and one of the sensors based on the similarity metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Sudhi Sinha, Youngchoon Park
  • Patent number: 10767885
    Abstract: A building management system for generating a building model for a building and operating building equipment of the building based on the building model. The system includes a processing circuit configured to receive a context, wherein the context includes metadata defining the building model for the building and generate a building model editor interface for viewing and editing the received context, wherein the building model interface includes building elements for the building model, wherein the building elements are based on the received context and represent the building equipment. The processing circuit is configured to receive user edits of the context via the building model interface, wherein the user edits include edits to the building elements, generate an updated context based on the user edits of the context, and deploy the updated context to control environmental conditions of the building with the building equipment based on the updated context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Andrew J. Przybylski, Todd Schluechtermann, John H. Burroughs, Jon T. Mueller, Michael J. Wenzel, Matthew J. Ellis
  • Patent number: 10767886
    Abstract: A building management system includes building equipment, a sensor, and a saturation detector. The building equipment is configured to operate at an operating capacity to drive a variable state or condition of a building zone toward a setpoint. The operating capacity and the setpoint vary over time. The sensor is in the building zone and is configured to provide a zone measurement of the variable state or condition of the building zone. The saturation detector is configured to determine whether the operating capacity is in a non-transient region for a threshold amount of a time period upon determining that an error for the building zone exists for the time period, and, in response to a determination that the operating capacity is in the non-transient region for at least the threshold amount of the time period, indicate the time period as a saturation period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Anas W. I. Alanqar, Matthew J. Ellis, Michael J. Wenzel
  • Patent number: 10769735
    Abstract: A thermostat for a building space includes an electronic display, a frame, a touch sensitive interface, and a processing circuit. The touch-sensitive interface has a first portion that overlays the electronic display and a second portion that overlays the frame. The touch-sensitive interface is configured to receive touch-based input via both the first portion and the second portion. The processing circuit is configured to define one or more locations within the second portion that correspond to touch-sensitive buttons. The locations of the touch-sensitive buttons are customizable and can be changed by a user. The thermostat further including at least one of a sticker and a skin that covers at least part of the second portion and visually marks the locations of the touch-sensitive buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Jedidiah O. Bentz, Brian D. Rigg, Theresa N. Gillette, Tom R. Tasker, Tyler McCune, John W. Uerkvitz, Shaun B. Atchison, Daniel S. Middleton, Aneek Muhammad Noor
  • Patent number: 10767529
    Abstract: An automotive exhaust aftertreatment system includes an onboard ammonium carbamate reactor. The onboard ammonium carbamate reactor is coupled to a diesel emission fluid reservoir also included in the system and is configured to generate aqueous ammonium carbamate solution from diesel emission fluid. A doser configured to inject the generated aqueous ammonium carbamate solution has integrated heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Kinnaird, John Rohde
  • Patent number: 10766084
    Abstract: A joining device for producing an exhaust gas system for an internal combustion engine comprises a device base, a frame, and at least two joining units that can be operated simultaneously are fastened to the frame. The frame extends essentially vertically starting from the device base. In a method for producing the exhaust gas system, at least one joining unit of a joining device is oriented to a geometry of the exhaust gas system that is to be produced, at least three components or assemblies of the exhaust gas system are positioned in the joining device, and the components or assemblies are simultaneously connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Alfred Blueml
  • Patent number: 10767891
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a heat exchanger that includes an evaporator coil section disposed at least partially within a first flow structure configured to direct a first flow of air across the evaporator coil section, a condenser coil section fluidly coupled with the evaporator coil section and disposed at least partially within a second flow structure configured to direct a second flow of air across the condenser coil section, and an auxiliary heat exchanger fluidly coupled with the evaporator coil section, where the auxiliary heat exchanger is external to the first flow structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: James E. Bogart
  • Patent number: 10767907
    Abstract: A decentralized condenser evaporator system includes a condenser system, a controlled pressure receiver, a subcooler system, and an evaporator system. The condenser system is positioned to receive a compressed gaseous refrigerant from a centralized compressor system. The condenser system is configured to condense the compressed gaseous refrigerant into a liquid refrigerant. The controlled pressure receiver is positioned to receive and store the liquid refrigerant. The subcooler system is positioned to receive the liquid refrigerant from the controlled pressure receiver. The subcooler system is configured to sub-cool the liquid refrigerant into a sub-cooled liquid refrigerant. The evaporator system is positioned to receive the sub-cooled liquid refrigerant from the subcooler system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Thomas P. Carter, Bruce L. Griffith
  • Publication number: 20200278669
    Abstract: A system for predicting HVAC equipment failure includes an actuator and a controller. The actuator is coupled to the HVAC equipment and configured to drive the HVAC equipment between multiple positions. The actuator includes a processing circuit configured to collect internal actuator data characterizing an operation of the actuator and a communications circuit coupled to the processing circuit. The communications circuit is configured to transmit the internal actuator data outside the actuator. The controller is configured to provide control signals to the actuator and receive the internal actuator data from the actuator. The controller includes a failure predictor configured to use the internal actuator data to predict a time at which the HVAC equipment failure will occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Michael R. Brownie, Gary A. Romanowich, Robert K. Alexander, Nathan J. Vandermause
  • Publication number: 20200278127
    Abstract: A heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a building space includes an HVAC device including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to generate an encrypted dynamic key based on a manifest stored on the device. The manifest includes a set of entitlements for the HVAC device based on relationships between the HVAC device and entities. The processing circuit is further configured to transmit the stored manifest to an authentication server by sending the encrypted dynamic key to the authentication server and receive an updated manifest from the authentication server based on the encrypted dynamic key. The processing circuit is further configured to send a payload request to the authentication server based on the updated manifest, the payload request including a software update request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Youngchoon Park, Justin J. Ploegert, Erik S. Paulson, Sudhi R. Sinha
  • Patent number: D895444
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Dave P. DeBoer, Tai P. Luc, Kirk P. Henderson, Tushar Baviskar, Ramesh Varma Shiva Satya Bhupathiraju, Vinod Tijare, Krishna Danturti, Satish Kumar Jatashanker Singh, Swapnil Subhash Chavan