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Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 20, 2023
Applicant:

Gridpoint, Inc., Reston, VA (US);

Inventors:

Danny Dyess, Roanoke, VA (US);

Deepak Budhiraja, Arlington, VA (US);

Gerald Zingraf, Arlington, VA (US);

Assignee:

GridPoint, Inc., Reston, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/49 (2018.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/32 (2018.01); F24F 11/38 (2018.01); F24F 11/46 (2018.01); F24F 11/56 (2018.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); F24F 11/64 (2018.01); F24F 140/00 (2018.01); G05B 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/49 (2018.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/32 (2018.01); F24F 11/38 (2018.01); F24F 11/46 (2018.01); F24F 11/56 (2018.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); F24F 11/64 (2018.01); G05B 23/0218 (2013.01); F24F 2140/00 (2018.01); G01K 2201/00 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2614 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31316 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention involves the automated testing of HVAC units using an energy management system. The automated HVAC test is performed to understand if one or more HVAC units are operational across one or more locations. If an HVAC unit is not operational, HVAC testing could be performed to understand which component or stage of the HVAC unit is not working as designed. The automated HVAC test is also used to calculate the efficiency of the HVAC unit(s) being tested. The various HVAC tests are performed on all HVAC units as a form of preventative maintenance and diagnostics. These tests can be scheduled on-demand, for a future date and time, or on a recurring schedule (monthly or quarterly). A report is generated for each HVAC test and can be viewed and exported from a cloud-based energy management platform.


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