Patent SG-11201900353Y-A (SG)
Title: System and method for controlling and monitoring environmental conditions in a building using an integrated rack
Inventor: RYAN DOUGLAS
IPC: H05K7/18
Filed: 2017-04-25
Abstract: W O 20 18/03 47 07 Al HVAC Syst,m_ 146 Handlers, Chillers! Damper . 1 148 50 152 Sensors. Temp. Control 154 Rack: Front 112 0 08 Field Panel 1 7 Field Panel Panel 2 ] Field Panel 3 \a ---- I/O E T, E Reiari E Mo ulel Mo el Reiay2 E — Th MoTule2 E Mo I d?le2 E Relay3 E E mo i d /o ule3 I/O e3 E mo Relay4 E _ 110 i . E I/O E Ctrl modnle4 Module4 Klodule Power Module Power Module XFMRI E XFMR2 E Ctrl CM XFMR3 E Module Module XFMR4 E 1 0 1 Data Processing Sys em Processor 1 Memory 1 Sofhvare - t - - Automatic Transfer Switch 1---- UPS Network 102 104 156 158 134 132 130 128 136 138 160 162 164 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 22 February 2018 (22.02.2018) WIP0 I PCT ill~~~~~~~~ 011101110VIIIOH olo oui olo Ho mo Immo oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/034707 Al (51) International Patent Classification: HO5K 7/18 (2006.01) F24F 11/02 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/029235 (22) International Filing Date: 25 April 2017 (25.04.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/241,791 19 August 2016 (19.08.2016) US (71) Applicant: SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. [US/US]; 3333 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, Georgia 30005-4437 (US). (72) Inventors: RYAN, Douglas; 8 Blackhorse Lane, Hingham, Massachusetts 02043 (US). HENDRIX JR., John A.; 1466 Mayfair Lane, Grayslake, Illinois 60030 (US). SCHULER, Michael S.; 321 Parkview Lane, Lockport, Illinois 60441 (US). WALKER, Chad Jason; 12550 E. Lynne Street, Wi- chita, Kansas 67207 (US). (74) Agent: PARMELEE, Christopher L.; Siemens Corpora- tion- Intellectual Property Dept., 3501 Quadrangle Blvd. Ste. 230, Orlando, Florida 32817 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (54) Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN A BUILDING USING AN INTEGRATED RACK FIG. 1 (57) : A system (100) and method (1500) is provided that facilitates controlling and monitoring environmental conditions in buildings. The system may include at least one rack (102) including: a plurality of slidable field pan- els (108, 110, 112) mounted in a housing. The slidable field panels may be in side-by-side relation in a horizontal direction (166) and may be configured to independently slide at least partially out of a front side opening of the housing via a plurality of slides (116). The slidable field panels may include a plurality of components (118) mounted to vertical walls (114) thereof, including: trans- —/ 166 150 formers (124) and building control modules (128). The rack may also include a terminal panel (204) including a plurality of connection terminals (206) facing a back side opening of the housing. The connection terminals may be respec- tively wired to respective terminals of the transformers and building control. The system may include at least one data processing system (136) including at least one processor (138) configured to communicate with the building con- trol modules to cause the rack when a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system (144) is wired to at least some of the connection terminals, to monitor and control the HVAC. — 114 116 —118 120 122 124 — 126 140 142 100 [Continued on next page] WO 2018/034707 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIREIERIMENHOHNHEin Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))