Trane International Inc.

Nikola Corporation

Behrooz Karimi

Youssef A Jaber

Wayne N Kraft

Akshit Markan

Derek McVay

Brandon Dunn

Shervin Shoai Naini

Aris Papadopoulos

Namitha Anjaneyaswamy

Girish Barade

Methods and related systems are disclosed for determining a temperature of an indoor space with a plurality of onboard sensors of a device of a climate control system. In an embodiment, the method includes detecting raw temperatures with the plurality of sensors. In addition, the method includes determining a combined temperature offset for a first sensor of the plurality of sensors based on outputs of a plurality of models. The plurality of models are to determine a plurality of temperature offsets for the first sensor based on different airflow directions relative to the device. Further, the method includes adjusting the raw temperature detected by the first sensor with the combined temperature offset.

Systems and methods for adjusting detected temperature for a climate control system

The present disclosure provides a method of managing thermal loads in the powertrain of an electric vehicle and controlling various electronic components of a powertrain thermal management system. The method may include heating a coolant of a powertrain coolant loop utilizing waste heat from a liquid-cooled powertrain component (e.g., an electric motor, a DC-DC converter, etc.), measuring a coolant temperature, and utilizing combined feedforward and feedback control methods for different components (pump(s), radiator fan(s), valve(s)) of the powertrain thermal management system.

Systems and methods for electric vehicle powertrain thermal management and control

Climate control systems and related methods and systems therefore a disclosed. In an embodiment, the climate control system includes a heat exchanger configured to discharge conditioned air to an indoor space. In addition, the climate control system includes a display and a controller coupled to the display. The controller is to generate an operation selection option on the display. The operation selection option includes a plurality of selections for operating of the climate control system based on operational efficiency or occupant comfort within the indoor space. The controller is to adjust a temperature of the heat exchanger relative to a user selection from the plurality of selections.

Systems and methods for operation of a climate control system

A method is provided for controlling an HVAC system. The method includes receiving zone airflow target values for zones of a conditioned space. The method includes accessing a duct model including a first term that describes a flow factor for a zone damper as a nonlinear function of damper position, and a second term that describes zone airflow as a function of the flow factor and a branch pressure across zone-specific branches of an air circulation path. The method includes applying the zone airflow target values to the duct model to determine a damper position set, and actuating zone dampers to respective damper positions of the damper position set. The method may also include determining a value of total airflow to achieve the zone airflow target values with a total pressure target, and causing a fan to provide conditioned air with the value of the total airflow.

Model-based control of zone dampers in an HVAC system

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Behrooz Karimi