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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Shaun B. Atchison, Wichita, KS (US);
Noel A. Grajeda-Trevizo, Newton, KS (US);
Assignee:
TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/79 (2018.01); F24F 110/10 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/79 (2018.01); F24F 2110/10 (2018.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system that includes a controller configured to receive a call for conditioning from each zone of a plurality of zones, where each zone of the plurality of zones includes a damper. The controller is also configured to determine a priority level of each zone of the plurality of zones and to control operation of the HVAC system to sequentially open the dampers of the plurality of zones based on the priority levels of the plurality of zones.