REMOTE CONTRACTOR SYSTEM WITH SITE SPECIFIC ENERGY AUDIT CAPABILITY

摘要

A system that allows a contractor to remotely monitor and/or interact with its customers' building control systems, such as heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and analyze information obtained from the building control systems over time. Such a system may help the contractor monitor and diagnosis customer building control systems, setup service calls, achieve better customer relations, create more effective marketing opportunities, as well as other functions. In some cases, the disclosed system may include a controller that analyzes data from HVAC systems, determines a thermal model of a space environmentally controlled by an HVAC system, and provides an energy audit of the space that is environmentally controlled by the HVAC system. The controller may output a result of the energy audit to a user.

主权项

1. A remote system configured to communicate with an HVAC controller, wherein the HVAC controller is for controlling one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system of a building, the remote system comprising:
a communications port for sending and/or receiving data related to operation of one or more HVAC controllers; a memory for storing information comprising data related to the operation of one or more HVAC controllers; a controller coupled to the communications port and the memory, wherein the controller is configured to analyze at least some of the received data related to operation of an HVAC system controlled by an HVAC controller over time, and based at least in part on the analysis, develop a thermal model of a space environmentally controlled by the HVAC system; and the controller is further configured to provide an energy audit of the space that is environmentally controlled by the HVAC system based at least in part on the thermal model, and to output a result of the energy audit to a user via the communications port.