Patent ID: 11940175
Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 11:
12. A method implemented by a portable communication device for commissioning a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system comprising an outdoor unit and a controller, the portable communication device configured to couple to a plurality of HVAC systems, the plurality of HVAC systems including the HVAC system, the method comprising:
receiving, at the portable communication device, information related to sound level of the outdoor unit, wherein the outdoor unit comprises an outdoor fan and a compressor;
receiving, at the portable communication device, a user input comprising at least one of a quantity of reflective surfaces, a predefined distance, or a sound rating of the outdoor unit;
determining, at the portable communication device, an estimated sound level value for each of a plurality of demand levels of the outdoor unit, each of the plurality of demand levels corresponding to a percentage of speed of operation for the compressor and a percentage of the outdoor fan, and each of the estimated sound levels being determined using, in part, the information related to the sound level and the user input;
determining, at the portable communication device, a demand level from the plurality of demand levels of the outdoor unit, wherein the demand level of the outdoor unit corresponds to an estimated sound level value less than a noise level limit;
selecting an installation location for the outdoor unit based, at least in part, on the determined demand levels;
receiving, at a sound sensor, a plurality of first sound level measurements, each of the plurality of first sound level measurements indicative of a sound level at a different distance from the outdoor unit and received in response to operating the outdoor unit in one of a cooling mode or heating mode,
wherein a first of the plurality of first sound level measurements is indicative of a first sound level at a first distance from the outdoor unit, the first distance being the distance between a first installation location and a first location, and
wherein a second of the plurality of first sound level measurements is indicative of a second sound level at a second distance from the outdoor unit, the second distance being the distance between a second installation location and a second location, the second installation location being a different location than the first installation location,
wherein the second installation location is the installed location;

determining, by a processor, a first demand level of the outdoor unit based on the first sound level measurements; and
transmitting, by the processor, the first demand levels of the outdoor unit to the controller.