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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Pavel Trnka, Prague, CZ;
Vladimir Havlena, Prague, CZ;
Jaroslav Pekar, Pacov, CZ;
Axel Hilborne-clarke, Arnsberg, DE;
Pavel Trnka, Prague, CZ;
Vladimir Havlena, Prague, CZ;
Jaroslav Pekar, Pacov, CZ;
Axel Hilborne-Clarke, Arnsberg, DE;
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method includes associating a plurality of valve balancing units with a plurality of valves in a hydronic network. The method also includes adjusting a setting of at least one of the valves using at least one of the valve balancing units to balance the hydronic network. Adjusting the setting could include identifying a differential pressure across a valve and a flow rate of material through that valve. Adjusting the setting could also include comparing the identified differential pressure to a target differential pressure and/or the identified flow rate to a target flow rate. Adjusting the setting could further include instructing an actuator to adjust the setting until the identified differential pressure is within a first threshold of the target differential pressure and/or the identified flow rate is within a second threshold of the target flow rate.