APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURING ELECTRONICALLY PROGRAMMABLE HVAC SYSTEM

摘要

Apparatuses, methods and systems for configuring electronically programmable heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (“HVAC”) systems are disclosed. One embodiment is a system comprising a server system in operative communication with a database, a remote client and an electronically programmable HVAC controller. The system is structured to transmit a template HVAC configuration profile to the client, receive from the client a modification of the template profile transmitted to the remote client, validate the modification, in response to a programming request from the client, transmit a programming instruction including a modified HVAC configuration profile to the HVAC controller.

主权项

1. A system for configuring a programmable HVAC system, the system comprising:
a database structured to store a plurality of template HVAC configuration profiles, each of the template HVAC configuration profiles including an equipment attribute, a climate attribute, a customer type attribute, and a plurality of HVAC system configuration parameters predetermined to provide HVAC system performance corresponding to the respective equipment attribute, climate attribute and customer type attribute of the template configuration profile; a server system operatively coupled with the database, the server system being structured to: transmit one or more of the plurality of template HVAC configuration profiles to a remote client based upon a request received from the remote client, the request including a dealer/installer identification and at least one attribute of a template HVAC configuration profile, receive from the remote client a modification of at least one template HVAC configuration profile transmitted to the remote client, the modification including a change to at least one of the plurality of HVAC system configuration parameters of the at least one template HVAC configuration profile transmitted to the remote client, validate the modification based upon at least one predetermined criterion for the plurality of HVAC system configuration parameters, store in the database a modified HVAC configuration profile incorporating the modification received from the remote client, the modified HVAC configuration profile being associated with the dealer/installer identification, receive from the remote client an HVAC programming request, the programming request including the dealer/installer identification, an HVAC system identification, and an identification of the modified HVAC configuration profile, and in response to the programming request transmit a programming instruction including the modified HVAC configuration profile to a remote electronically programmable HVAC controller associated with the HVAC system identification, the programming instruction being adapted to program the remote electronically programmable HVAC controller with the modified HVAC configuration profile.