Control of active climatic beams

Abstract

A method of operating a climatic beam air conditioning system includes operably connecting one or more controllers to two or more climatic beams in two or more locations. Inputs are communicated from the two or more locations to the one or more controllers. Each controller of the one or more controllers is operably connected to two or more climatic beams. Independent commands are communicated to each climatic beam of the two or more climatic beams from the one or more controllers to control operation of the two or more climatic beams based on the inputs communicated from the two or more locations.

1 . A method of operating a climatic beam air conditioning system comprising:
 arranging two or more climatic beam units in two or more locations;   operably connecting one or more controllers to the two or more climatic beams.   communicating inputs from the two or more locations to the one or more controllers, wherein each controller of the one or more controllers is operably connected to two or more climatic beams; and   communicating independent commands to each climatic beam of the two or more climatic beams from the one or more controllers to control operation of the two or more climatic beams based on the inputs communicated from the two or more locations.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each controller is configured to control operation of two climatic beams of the two or more climatic beams. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein communicating inputs comprises communicating a desired temperature from a user interface. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the user interface is disposed in one location of the two or more locations. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein communicating inputs comprises communicating data from one or more sensors connected to a subcontroller of the one or more controllers and disposed in at least one location of the two or more locations. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the one or more sensors include a room temperature sensor and/or a carbon dioxide sensor. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the inputs include a setpoint reset. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the commands control operation of a fresh air damper and/or a coil temperature of the two or more climatic beams. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more climatic beams and one or more controllers are interconnected via a communications bus. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more locations are two or more rooms. 
     
     
         11 . An air conditioning system comprising:
 two or more active climatic beams arranged in two of more locations;   one or more controllers operably connected to the two or more climatic beams, the one or more controllers configured to control operation of the two or more climatic beams; and   a communication bus operably connected to the two or more controllers, configured to distribute inputs to the one or more controllers and distribute independent outputs from the one or more controllers to each climatic beam of the two or more climatic beams.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising at least one user interface operably connected to a controller of the one or more controllers. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the user interface is configured to provide a desired temperature setting to the controller. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the inputs include one or more of outside temperature, room temperature and carbon dioxide level. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein each controller of the one or more controllers controls operation of at least two of the two or more climatic beams. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising a temperature sensor operably connected to the one or more controllers configured to sense a room temperature. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising a carbon dioxide sensor operably connected to the one or more controllers.