Self-contained data logging air measurement device

Abstract

Systems and methods of the present disclosure include heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) air measurement devices configured to enable operators to select data relating to certain air flow parameters to be directly downloaded from the HVAC air measurement devices and/or to otherwise be transmitted directly from the HVAC air measurement devices in substantially real time during operation to enable operators to make analytical decisions quickly and to reduce design development timelines, among other things. In addition, the HVAC air measurement devices obviate the need for: (1) separate computing devices to be connected to the HVAC air measurement devices to extract the data from the HVAC air measurement devices, and/or (2) using specialized software to extract the data from the HVAC air measurement devices, as required by conventional HVAC air measurement devices.

1 . A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) air measurement device, comprising:
 a housing;   a display disposed on an outer surface of the housing;   one or more inputs disposed on the outer surface of the housing; and   control circuitry configured to be electrically connected to one or more sensors disposed within an air flow path of an HVAC system, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect one or more parameters of air flow through the air flow path, wherein the control circuitry is configured to:
 display a parameter selection menu via the display, wherein the parameter selection menu presents the one or more parameters as one or more selectable parameter options; 
 receive one or more parameter selection commands from the one or more inputs, wherein the one or more parameter selection commands relate to one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters; 
 receive data relating to the one or more parameters from the one or more sensors; and 
 transmit data relating to the one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters directly from the HVAC air measurement device based at least in part on the one or more parameter selection commands. 
   
     
     
         2 . The HVAC air measurement device of  claim 1 , wherein transmitting the data relating to the one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters directly from the HVAC air measurement device comprises transmitting the data to a building management system. 
     
     
         3 . The HVAC air measurement device of  claim 1 , wherein transmitting the data relating to the one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters directly from the HVAC air measurement device comprises transmitting the data to a cloud storage service. 
     
     
         4 . The HVAC air measurement device of  claim 1 , comprising a memory card port configured to receive a memory card, wherein transmitting the data relating to the one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters directly from the HVAC air measurement device comprises storing the data on the memory card. 
     
     
         5 . The HVAC air measurement device of  claim 1 , wherein the parameter selection menu presents one or more data logging frequencies as one or more selectable data logging frequency options, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to:
 receive a data logging frequency selection command from the one or more inputs, wherein the data logging frequency selection command relates to a selected data logging frequency;   log the data relating to the one or more parameters in a log file at the selected data logging frequency; and   transmit the log file directly from the HVAC air measurement device.   
     
     
         6 . The HVAC air measurement device of  claim 1 , wherein the parameter selection menu presents the one or more sensors as one or more selectable sensor options, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to:
 receive one or more sensor selection commands from the one or more inputs, wherein the one or more sensor selection commands relate to one or more selected sensors of the one or more sensors; and   transmit the data relating to the one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters directly from the HVAC air measurement device based at least in part on the one or more sensor selection commands.   
     
     
         7 . The HVAC air measurement device of  claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to receive a subset of the data relating to the one or more parameters from one or more other HVAC air measurement devices. 
     
     
         8 . The HVAC air measurement device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise a temperature of the air flow through the air flow path. 
     
     
         9 . The HVAC air measurement device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise a flow rate of the air flow through the air flow path. 
     
     
         10 . The HVAC air measurement device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise a relative humidity of the air flow through the air flow path. 
     
     
         11 . The HVAC air measurement device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise a barometric pressure of the air flow through the air flow path. 
     
     
         12 . The HVAC air measurement device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise a refrigerant detection of refrigerant within the air flow through the air flow path. 
     
     
         13 . A method, comprising:
 displaying, via control circuitry of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) air measurement device, a parameter selection menu via a display of the HVAC air measurement device, wherein the parameter selection menu presents one or more parameters of air flow through an air flow path of an HVAC system as one or more selectable parameter options, wherein the one or more parameters are detected by one or more sensors disposed within the air flow path of the HVAC system;   receiving, via the control circuitry of the HVAC air measurement device, one or more parameter selection commands from one or more inputs of the HVAC air measurement device, wherein the one or more parameter selection commands relate to one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters;   receiving, via the control circuitry of the HVAC air measurement device, data relating to the one or more parameters from the one or more sensors; and   transmitting, via the control circuitry of the HVAC air measurement device, data relating to the one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters directly from the HVAC air measurement device based at least in part on the one or more parameter selection commands.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein transmitting, via the control circuitry of the HVAC air measurement device, the data relating to the one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters directly from the HVAC air measurement device comprises transmitting the data to a building management system. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein transmitting, via the control circuitry of the HVAC air measurement device, the data relating to the one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters directly from the HVAC air measurement device comprises transmitting the data to a cloud storage service. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein transmitting, via the control circuitry of the HVAC air measurement device, the data relating to the one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters directly from the HVAC air measurement device comprises storing the data on a memory card received by a memory card port of the HVAC air measurement device. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the parameter selection menu presents one or more data logging frequencies as one or more selectable data logging frequency options, and wherein the method comprises:
 receiving, via the control circuitry of the HVAC air measurement device, a data logging frequency selection command from the one or more inputs, wherein the data logging frequency selection command relates to a selected data logging frequency;   logging, via the control circuitry of the HVAC air measurement device, the data relating to the one or more parameters in a log file at the selected data logging frequency; and   transmitting, via the control circuitry of the HVAC air measurement device, the log file directly from the HVAC air measurement device.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the parameter selection menu presents the one or more sensors as one or more selectable sensor options, and wherein the method comprises:
 receiving, via the control circuitry of the HVAC air measurement device, one or more sensor selection commands from the one or more inputs, wherein the one or more sensor selection commands relate to one or more selected sensors of the one or more sensors; and   transmitting, via the control circuitry of the HVAC air measurement device, the data relating to the one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters directly from the HVAC air measurement device based at least in part on the one or more sensor selection commands.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the method comprises receiving, via the control circuitry of the HVAC air measurement device, a subset of the data relating to the one or more parameters from one or more other HVAC air measurement devices. 
     
     
         20 . A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) air measurement system, comprising:
 one or more sensors configured to be disposed within an air flow path of an HVAC system, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect one or more parameters of air flow through the air flow path; and   an HVAC air measurement device, comprising:
 a housing; 
 a display disposed on an outer surface of the housing; 
 one or more inputs disposed on the outer surface of the housing; and 
 control circuitry configured to be electrically connected to the one or more sensors, wherein the control circuitry is configured to:
 display a parameter selection menu via the display, wherein the parameter selection menu presents the one or more parameters as one or more selectable parameter options; 
 receive one or more parameter selection commands from the one or more inputs, wherein the one or more parameter selection commands relate to one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters; 
 receive data relating to the one or more parameters from the one or more sensors; and 
 transmit data relating to the one or more selected parameters of the one or more parameters directly from the HVAC air measurement device based at least in part on the one or more parameter selection commands.