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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2020
Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Sudhi R. Sinha, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Donald R. Albinger, New Berlin, WI (US);
Youngchoon Park, Brookfield, WI (US);
Karl F. Reichenberger, Mequon, WI (US);
John T. Pierson, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Vineet Sinha, Milwaukee, WI (US);
JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A flow control device is configured to control fluid flow in an HVAC system. The flow control device includes a valve, an actuator configured to open and close the valve, and one or more sensors. The flow control device further includes a fault detection and correction agent configured to receive data from the one or more sensors, analyze the data according to a set of rules, and detect whether one or more faults have occurred. In response to detecting a fault, the fault detection and correction agent is configured to either operate the actuator to open or close the valve or initiate a corrective action to be taken by another device in the HVAC system.