Patent ID: 11913656
Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 15:
16. A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
an HVAC unit comprising a vapor compression system configured to condition a supply air flow and a controller disposed within the HVAC unit and configured to regulate operation of the vapor compression system, wherein the controller comprises a wireless interface;
ductwork extending from the HVAC unit to a space within a building, wherein the ductwork is configured to direct the supply air flow from the HVAC unit to the space within the building and to direct a return air flow from the space to the HVAC unit; and
a wireless waveguide system, comprising:
a sensor configured to detect an environmental parameter within the building and to output a signal indicative of the environmental parameter; and
a wireless communications network communicatively coupled to the sensor and to the wireless interface, wherein the wireless communications network comprises one or more wireless devices disposed within an interior of the ductwork and configured to direct the signal along the interior of the ductwork and to the wireless interface of the controller
wherein the controller is configured to regulate operation of the HVAC unit to heat the supply air flow, cool the supply air flow, direct the supply air flow into the space, or any combination thereof, based on the signal received via the wireless interface.