Patent ID: 8793022
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: F24F,G05B,G05D

Abstract:
1. A building automation system comprising: a plurality of variable air-volume boxes, each capable of regulating a flow of air into a space; an air source coupled to a subset of the plurality of variable air-volume boxes though a duct system; and a controller communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of variable air-volume boxes and to the air source, and configured to automatically manipulate system parameters associated with each of the plurality of variable air-volume boxes and the air source to initiate a characterization event, and, in response, monitor at least one sensor located in proximity to the plurality of variable air-volume boxes to correlate a data sample from the at least one sensor to the characterization event, the controller including means for characterizing one or more air sources and associating the air source to a plurality of variable air-volume boxes based on a characterization event.