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7610910 Method and apparatus for controlling building component characteristics  
A building component system includes a building component that is controllable between a first state and a second state in response to a sensed condition. The system may include a sensor on a first...
7606635 Radio frequency enabled control of environmental zones  
A system, apparatus and method for controlling environmental zones in a residence or other building using radio frequency enabled environmental controllers. At least one damper is associated with...
7600694 Multiple thermostats for air conditioning system with time setting feature  
An air conditioning (HVAC) system for a residential dwelling or other building with enclosed spaces includes multiple thermostats hard wire interconnected or communicating via radio frequency...
7590470 Heating apparatus and method of detecting a short-cycling condition  
The invention includes a controller for a boiler and a method of detecting a short-cycling condition of the boiler. The controller includes a user interface module, a short-cycling detection...
7584021 Energy efficient CRAC unit operation using heat transfer levels  
A method for controlling one or more computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units for energy efficient operation, in which, the temperature of the air returned (Trat) into the one or more CRAC units...
7574283 Network-based air-conditioning equipment remote monitoring and management system  
A network-based air-conditioning equipment remote monitoring and management system is proposed, which is designed for use with a network system to allow the user to carry out monitoring and...
7555364 Adaptive hierarchy usage monitoring HVAC control system  
Systems and methods are described for an adaptive hierarchy usage monitoring HVAC control system. A method, includes: regulating user access to at least one menu of an interactive user interface of...
7539559 Control unit, control method, control program, computer-readable record medium with control program, and control system  
A control unit is provided which is capable of estimating a user's environment based on time and temperature before entering an air-conditioned room, and reflecting a result obtained from the...
7526400 Thermal modeling and error detection in a data processing configuration  
A method of operating a data processing system includes predicting values for a set of thermal sensors based on an assumed inlet air temperature and a selected configuration state. Additional...
7516044 Self diagnosing HVAC zone configuration  
In a drive circuit in which a plurality of drive motors are connected to a power source through a protective device which trips when the flow of current is excessive, provision is made to detect...
7493193 Monitoring and real-time heat load control based upon server and environmental parameters  
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for monitoring and real-time heat load control based upon server and environmental parameters. Multiple types of information technology...
7489986 Spa controller computer interface for spas  
A remotely controlled and monitored spa. An interface signal converter is electrically connected to a spa controller. A remote computer can control the spa and monitor the status of the spa via a...
7472558 Method of determining optimal air conditioner control  
A method of determining optimal air conditioner control is provided that includes determining power consumptions of servers and computer room air conditioners, calculating a number of calories...
7472030 Dual mode single temperature trimming  
In a system for performing a dual mode single temperature trim upon an electronic device to remove combined mismatch and process variation errors, a dynamic element matching control is configured...
7451017 Energy and cost savings calculation system  
An Energy and Cost Savings Calculation System is provided that automates the determination of energy and cost savings due to energy conservation measures. The system provides Multi-Variant,...
7440820 Water flow detection system for a bathing unit  
The present invention provides a control system for a bathing unit that comprises a heating module, a thermal element and a heating module controller. The heating module includes a body that...
7382250 Lock system with remote control security device  
A lock includes two independently operating locking mechanism, one locking mechanism operating electronically and one locking mechanism operating mechanically. The lock may include a device for...
7349762 Systems and methods for thermal management  
Systems and methods for sensing temperatures of multiple functional blocks within a digital device and controlling the operation of these functional blocks in a manner that selectively reduces...
7340909 Central control system for multi-type air conditioners and operating method thereof  
Disclosed are a central control system for multi-type air conditioners and an operating method thereof. In the central control system, multi-type air conditioners comprise a large number of indoor...
7317970 Remote sensing for building automation  
A line of sight temperature sensor in a thermostat allows placement at locations other than on a wall. For example, the thermostat is positioned in a ceiling, allowing easier wiring access. Wall...
7295897 Mapping a plurality of sensors to respective zones in a fan control system  
A fan control system in which a sensor selection block having a number of sensor inputs may be combined with an autofan block having a number of zone inputs, where the number of sensor inputs is...
7275380 Thermal management system and method  
A method for determining a fan speed for a fan used to cool a payload is disclosed. The method includes, according to various embodiments, receiving a first signal indicative of a first fan speed...
7257464 Variable wattage control system  
A variable wattage control system is disclosed for providing varying wattage levels for a power-receiving device. The power-receiving device is operatively associated with a sensing means that...
7222043 Electronic device environmental effect prediction  
An apparatus in one example comprises one or more control components that regulate one or more thermal test components to adjust one or more emulated operational characteristics for one or more...
7219507 Configurable, nonlinear fan control for system-optimized autonomous cooling  
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for controlling fan speed by approximating a nonlinear temperature control function activated within a given temperature control range. The temperature...
7219247 Methods and apparatus for replacing cooling systems in operating computers  
An apparatus and method for replacing a CPU cooling system, for example, a fan, while a computer continues to operate has a mechanism for maintenance personnel to signal that cooling fan...
7216015 HVAC control system  
Systems and methods are described for a HVAC control system. An apparatus, includes: a microcontroller; a digital temperature sensor coupled to the microcontroller; a liquid crystal display coupled...
7205675 Micro-fabricated device with thermoelectric device and method of making  
A micro-fabricated device, includes a support structure having an aperture formed therein, and a device substrate disposed within the aperture. The micro-fabricated device further includes a...
7188002 Appliance diagnostic display apparatus and network incorporating same  
An appliance diagnostic display and interface system providing a centralized user interface for appliance diagnostic information and control of system self-tests is provided. This centralized user...
7184925 Emulation of operational characteristics of electronic device  
An apparatus in one example comprises one or more control components that emulate one or more operational characteristics of one or more electronic devices through employment of one or more thermal...
7181318 Apparatus and method for adjusting speed of cooling fan of electronic equipment based on geographic parameters  
The invention discloses an electronic equipment including a cooling module, a receiving module, and a controller. The receiving module is used for receiving at least one geographic parameter...
7158863 Programmable controller for condition air curtains  
A programmable electronic controller that provides multiple command and control instruction for an air curtain being integrated therewith. The controller includes operational controls for fan...
7155318 Air conditioning unit control to reduce moisture varying operations  
In a method of operating an air conditioning unit to reduce moisture varying operations, psychrometric chart data is accessed. In addition, a constraint is set on the relationship between the...
7114554 Controller interface with multiple day programming  
A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more...
7099748 HVAC start-up control system and method  
A controller controls operation of a HVAC&R device, bringing the temperature inside a structure from a first temperature to a second temperature at a predetermined time each day. Sensors sense the...
7082353 Air-conditioning system for integrating multiple areas  
An airconditioner system for integrating multiple areas. A plurality of multi-airconditioners are grouped into some groups. CPU connected in parallel to individual multi-airconditioner groups, that...
7082352 Temperature control apparatus for a heater using an encoder switch and method thereof  
Disclosed is a temperature control apparatus for a heater using an encoder switch and method thereof that controls an indoor temperature by driving a burner in accordance with a change of an indoor...
7020540 Temperature control  
A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling temperature of a plant comprising plural temperature control zones, wherein an effective control parameter for a first zone for which a signal...
7005821 Servomotor controller  
In a servomotor controller, when a comparing circuit ( 70 ) detects that a position of an object to be controlled has been achieved to a target position, an operation inhibiting signal generating...
7003379 Limit cycle autotuning method and heat/cool control apparatus  
In a limit cycle autotuning method, the first limit cycle of alternately outputting a heat-side manipulated variable set point and a cool-side manipulated variable set point is generated. The first...
7003378 HVAC control using different access levels  
Systems and methods are described for a HVAC control system. A method, includes regulating user access to an interactive user interface of a programmable thermostat, each user identified by a...
7003377 Controlling cooling air intake for air cooled equipment  
A method and apparatus for supplying cooling air to electronic equipment from ones of at least two sources. A detector detects whether the quality, such as the temperature of the cooling air from a...
RE38985 Environment monitoring system  
An environment monitoring system and method for systematically and continuously monitoring an environment. The system and method includes a data acquisition system which is programmed to...
6996441 Forward-looking fan control using system operation information  
Predictions may be made regarding heat removal requirements depending on certain operational characteristics of an information processing system which have been monitored over time. A fan may be...
6965813 Climate control system and method for controlling such  
The invention relates to a climate control system comprising at least one radiation reducer and a climate control unit for controlling the radiation reducer. Which system further comprises a usage...
6920377 Self-sustaining control for a heating system  
A self-sustaining control for a heating system, having conventional operational modes and pilot burner assembly, is disclosed. A controller directs operation in accordance with a need-based...
6895287 Control method and control apparatus  
In a control method, the first controlled variable is made to coincide with a predetermined controlled variable set point. A relation variable representing the relationship between second...
6871118 Method for detecting and controlling hydrate formation at any point of a pipe carrying multiphase petroleum fluids  
Method intended for continuous detection and control of hydrate formation at any point of a pipe carrying multiphase petroleum fluids. The method uses a compositional code allowing to simulate the...
6862529 Managing an environment according to environmental preferences retrieved from a data storage medium  
According to the present invention, environment indicators computed for a particular environment from among multiple environments are converted into a common transmittable data format. The...
6859669 Apparatus and method of controlling activation of home automation system  
An apparatus controlling activation of a home automation system to prevent electric home appliances from being simultaneously activated. The activation control apparatus has an activation control...
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