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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2011
Ramachandran Narayanamurthy, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Joshua R. Plaisted, Oakland, CA (US);
Ramachandran Narayanamurthy, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Joshua R. Plaisted, Oakland, CA (US);
PVT Solar, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A system provides space conditioning zone control in a building for efficient energy use and conservation of energy resources. The system includes an energy transfer module coupled to a solar thermal system to receive a first airflow and an auxiliary thermal module coupled to the energy transfer module for processing a return airflow to provide a conditioned airflow for one or more spatial zones. The system further includes a zone controller coupled directly to the auxiliary thermal module and a thermostat in each spatial zone for operating the auxiliary thermal module. Furthermore, the system includes a master control module wirelessly communicated with each thermostat and configured to operate the energy transfer module. The master control module initiates a transfer of the first airflow based upon a first setpoint before the zone controller initiates a generation and transfer of the conditioned airflow based upon a second setpoint.