INTEGRATED MOTOR CONTROLLER WITH DIRECT NETWORKING CAPABILITY

摘要

Methods and apparatuses are provided for controlling an environmental system or a furnace with an variable speed motor by using the environmental information received through a network. The control apparatus includes a network controller and a motor controller. The network controller receives differential environmental information through the network. The motor controller, which controls the speed of the variable speed motor, obtains the received differential environmental information from the network controller, determines a desired speed of the variable speed motor of the environmental system or the furnace based on the received differential temperature, and adjusts the operating speed of the variable speed motor to approximate the desired speed. The network controller further receives discrete environmental information through the network, where the discrete environmental information includes at least one measured environmental factor and an environmental set point. An environmental processor can also be included in the control apparatus. The environmental processor may be integrated with the motor controller, determines processed differential environmental information based on the discrete environmental information and provides the processed differential environmental information to the motor controller.