Patent ID: 11859845
Assignee: RENU, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. A heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) system, comprising:
a first HVAC unit configured to condition air within a first zone, wherein the first HVAC unit is a first singular unit comprising a first HVAC unit controller, one or more first controllable HVAC components, a first network interface, and a first air intake opening for in-taking air external to the first zone and any other zone conditioned by the first HVAC unit in response to an operation of one of the one or more first controllable HVAC components;
an exhaust device positioned within the first zone and physically separate from the first singular unit of the first HVAC unit, wherein the exhaust device is communicatively coupled to the first HVAC unit controller, and wherein the exhaust device is configured to exhaust air from the first zone and any other zone conditioned by the first HVAC unit in response to a control signal received from the first HVAC unit controller;
a first set of one or more sensors positioned within the first zone or any other zone conditioned by the first HVAC unit and coupled to the first HVAC unit controller, and a second set of one or more sensors positioned outside the first zone conditioned by the first HVAC unit and coupled to the first HVAC unit controller, wherein data sensed on the first and second sets of one or more sensors are used to control conditions in the first zone,
a second HVAC unit configured to condition air within a second zone, wherein the second HVAC unit is a second singular unit comprising a second HVAC unit controller, one or more second controllable HVAC components, a second network interface, and a second air intake opening for in-taking air external to the second zone and any other zone conditioned by the second HVAC unit in response to an operation of one of the one or more second controllable HVAC components;
wherein at least one of the first network interface and the second network interface is configured to transmit zone condition data and HVAC component operational state data of a corresponding one of the first and second HVAC units to the network interface of the other of the first and second HVAC units, the first and second HVAC units configured to coordinate settings of one of the first and second HVAC units to compensate for conditions in one of the first and second zones affecting conditions in the other of the first and second zones.