IP Library Granted Patent US 10,386,086
Granted Patent B2
US 10,386,086 · App. 15/621,952 · Granted Aug 20, 2019

Building management system with central plant optimization user interface

Inventors: Homero L. Noboa (Waukesha, WI); Joe Villani (Milwaukee, WI); Christine E. Kinner (Lowman, NY); Walter A. Phillips (Cedarburg, WI)
Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
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Patent No.
US 10,386,086
App. No.
15/621,952
Granted
Aug 20, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chilled water plant includes a communications bus, chilled water plant devices connected to the communications bus, and a chiller device connected to the communications bus. The chiller device is configured to detect the chilled water plant devices connected to the communications bus during a commissioning process, determine device status modules based at least in part on a type of each of the chilled water plant devices, control an operation of the chilled water plant, and display a user interface containing the device status modules.

Claims (17)

1. A chilled water plant comprising:

a communications bus;

a plurality of chilled water plant devices connected to the communications bus; and

a chiller device connected to the communications bus, wherein the chiller device is configured to:

detect, by a processing circuit of the chiller device, the plurality of chilled water plant devices connected to the communications bus during a commissioning process;

determine, by the processing circuit of the chiller device, device status modules based at least in part on a type of each of the plurality of chilled water plant devices;

control an operation of the chilled water plant; and

display, by a display panel of the chiller device, a user interface containing the device status modules.

2. The chilled water plant of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of chilled water plant devices includes a cooling tower.

3. The chilled water plant of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of chilled water plant devices includes a chilled water pump.

4. The chilled water plant of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of chilled water plant devices includes a condenser water pump.

5. The chilled water plant of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of chilled water plant devices includes an isolation valve.

6. The chilled water plant of claim 1 , wherein the user interface further comprises indicator lights, the indicator lights configured to be selectively illuminated based on the type of each of the plurality of chilled water plant devices.

7. The chilled water plant of claim 6 , wherein the indicator lights are configured to be selectively illuminated to indicate a future operational status of the plurality of chilled water plant devices.

8. The chilled water plant of claim 1 , wherein the device status modules are configured to display at least one of a device serial number, a current device status, and a current device speed.

9. The chilled water plant of claim 1 , wherein the chiller device is further configured to remove device status modules from the user interface based on a determination that a number of chilled water plant devices connected to the communications bus has decreased.

10. The chilled water plant of claim 1 , wherein the chiller device is further configured to add device status modules to the user interface based on a determination that a number of chilled water plant devices connected to the communications bus has increased.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2024
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
To: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 067056/0552 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 058959/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2019
From: NOBOA, HOMERO L.; VILLANI, JOE; KINNER, CHRISTINE E.; PHILLIPS, WALTER A.
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 049037/0093 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62456079 · Feb 7, 2017
Related Publication 20180224144A1 · Aug 9, 2018
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