Patent ID: 11906182
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 13:
14. A system for scoring an atmospheric environment within a building, the system comprising:
a processor;
computer-readable memory encoded with instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the system to:
receive a first plurality of signals from a first plurality of sensors, each of the first plurality of signals indicative of thermal comfort in a corresponding one of a plurality of building zones;
receive a second plurality of signals from a second plurality of sensors, each of the second plurality of signals indicative of ventilation in the corresponding one of the plurality of building zones;
receive a third plurality of signals from a third plurality of sensors, each of the third plurality of signals indicative of air quality in the corresponding one of the plurality of building zones;
convert corresponding ones of the received first, second, and third plurality of signals to first, second, and third pluralities of normalized scores, respectively, wherein:
each of the first plurality of normalized scores is equal to a predetermined normalized acceptable level when the first signal indicates that the thermal comfort is equal to an acceptable thermal comfort level;
each of the second plurality of normalized scores is equal to the predetermined normalized acceptable level when the second signal indicates that the ventilation is equal to an acceptable ventilation level; and
each of the third plurality of normalized scores is equal to a predetermined normalized acceptable level when the third signal indicates that the air quality is equal to an acceptable air quality level,
wherein at least one of the acceptable thermal comfort level, the acceptable ventilation level, and the acceptable air quality level are established by a building certification standard; and

send a signal to equipment that effects a change in one of thermal comfort, ventilation, or air quality in response to one of the first, second, or third pluralities of normalized scores, respectively, being less than a trigger threshold for remedial action.