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US 10,690,641 · App. 15/185,149 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

Sensor calibration systems and methods

Inventor: Joshua van Tol (Winona, MN)
Assignee: Trane International Inc.
G01N33/0008G01D18/002
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Patent No.
US 10,690,641
App. No.
15/185,149
Granted
Jun 23, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for calibrating sensors includes at least one computer server configured to be in communication with at least one uncalibrated sensor and at least one calibrated sensor, and a calibration module stored on the server. The calibration module may be configured to receive calibrated sensor data from the at least one calibrated sensor, and output calibration data to the at least one uncalibrated sensor.

Claims (19)

1. A sensor for an HVAC system, comprising:

a processor;

a memory; and

a set of instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, which, when executed by the processor, cause the sensor to:

determine if the sensor may be locally auto-calibrated based on local conditions;

locally auto-calibrate the sensor against a reliable baseline reading upon a determination that the sensor may be locally auto-calibrated based on the local conditions;

output uncalibrated sensor data to a calibration module, upon a determination that the sensor cannot be auto-calibrated based on the local conditions, to populate an uncalibrated sensor dataset of the calibration module; and

receive calibration data, based on the uncalibrated sensor data, from the calibration module of a remote server, to calibrate the sensor.

2. The sensor of claim 1 , further including instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, which, when executed by the processor, cause the sensor to output calibrated sensor data to the calibration module if the sensor is locally auto-calibrated to populate a calibrated sensor dataset of the calibration module.

3. The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the local conditions include at least one of local environment conditions, location data of the sensor, an input indication that the sensor cannot be auto-calibrated, a building schedule at a required interval of calibration, or a variance of a current attempted baseline reading versus a previous known baseline reading.

4. A sensor for an HVAC system, comprising:

a processor;

a memory; and

a set of instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, which, when executed by the processor, cause the sensor to:

determine if the sensor may be locally auto-calibrated based on local conditions;

locally auto-calibrate the sensor against a reliable baseline reading upon a determination that the sensor may be locally auto-calibrated based on the local conditions;

receive calibration data to calibrate the sensor from a calibration module of a remote server upon a determination that the sensor cannot be auto-calibrated based on the local conditions; and

output calibrated sensor data to the calibration module if the sensor is locally auto-calibrated to populate a calibrated sensor dataset of the calibration module.

5. The sensor of claim 4 , wherein the local conditions include at least one of local environment conditions, location data of the sensor, an input indication that the sensor cannot be auto-calibrated, a building schedule at a required interval of calibration, or a variance of a current attempted baseline reading versus a previous known baseline reading.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2018
From: VANTOL, JOSHUA
To: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Reel/Frame 046496/0113 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62180653 · Jun 17, 2015
Related Publication 20160370334A1 · Dec 22, 2016