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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2020
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
John T. Pierson, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Abu Bakr Khan, Franklin, WI (US);
Kirk H. Drees, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Brennan H. Fentzlaff, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Jeffry M. Papendorf, Greendale, WI (US);
Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
An actuator for controlling a flow regulation device. The actuator includes a drive device coupled to the flow regulation device and a motor coupled to the drive device and operable to move the drive device. The actuator further includes a processing circuit configured to receive a first measurement of a characteristic, control the actuator to reposition the flow regulation device in a first direction, receive a second measurement of the characteristic, determine an installation error associated with at least one of the actuator and the flow regulation device based on the first measurement and the second measurement.