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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2014
Belimo Holding Ag, Hinwil, CH;
BELIMO HOLDING AG, Hinwil, CH;
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed towards a method of controlling opening of a valve () in an HVAC system (). The method includes controlling the opening of the valve () according to a default control mode in dependence of a default sensor signal. The method further includes determining, while controlling the opening of the valve () according to the default control mode, whether the default sensor signal is faulty and switching, in case of the default sensor signal being faulty, to controlling the opening of the valve () according to a fallback control mode, with the opening of the valve () being controlled independently of the faulty sensor signal in the fallback control mode. The present invention is further directed towards a corresponding control device opening of a valve () in an HVAC system as well as a corresponding computer program product.