Hvac zone control panel electronic display systems and methods

Abstract

The present disclosure includes a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system having a zone control panel suitable to control operation of equipment and/or devices in the HVAC system. The zone control panel may include an electronic display to facilitate user interaction with the HVAC system. For example, the electronic display may be used to view, configure, and/or modify operation of the zone control panel and/or other devices implemented in the HVAC system. Further, the zone control panel may use the electronic display to reproduce user interfaces from the equipment and/or the devices. As such, the zone control panel may centralize presentation of relevant information and/or present the relevant information in a familiar manner.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
 a first thermostat corresponding to a first internal space within a building, wherein the first thermostat comprises a first display configured to display a first parameter associated with the first internal space or a first air flow delivered to the first internal space;   a second thermostat corresponding to a second internal space within the building, wherein the second thermostat comprises a second display configured to display a second parameter associated with the second internal space or a second air flow delivered to the second internal space; and   a zone control panel comprising processing circuitry and a third display separate from the first display and the second display, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
 receive a user input to the zone control panel; 
 determine whether the user input targets the first internal space or the second internal space; and 
 in response to determining that the user input targets the first internal space, control the third display to display the first parameter. 
   
     
     
         2 . The HVAC system of  claim 1 , wherein the zone control panel comprises an interface configured to receive the user input. 
     
     
         3 . The HVAC system of  claim 2 , wherein the zone control panel comprises a touch screen having the display and the interface. 
     
     
         4 . The HVAC system of  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
 receive an additional user input to the zone control panel;   determine whether the additional user input targets the first internal space or the second internal space; and   in response to determining that the additional user input targets the second internal space, control the third display to display the second parameter.   
     
     
         5 . The HVAC system of  claim 1 , wherein the first parameter comprises a first air flow measurement of the first air flow, and the second parameter comprises a second air flow measurement of the second air flow. 
     
     
         6 . The HVAC system of  claim 1 , wherein the first parameter comprises a first operational parameter of first HVAC componentry corresponding to the first internal space, and the second parameter comprises a second operational parameter of second HVAC componentry corresponding to the second internal space. 
     
     
         7 . The HVAC system of  claim 6 , wherein the first HVAC componentry comprises a first fan or first heat exchanger, and the second HVAC componentry comprises a second fan or second heat exchanger. 
     
     
         8 . The HVAC system of  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
 receive an additional input; and   control an aspect of the HVAC system based on the additional input.   
     
     
         9 . The HVAC system of  claim 8 , wherein the aspect of the HVAC system comprises a setpoint of the first thermostat or a fan setting of a fan. 
     
     
         10 . The HVAC system of  claim 1 , comprising a common heat exchanger employed for conditioning the first internal space and the second internal space. 
     
     
         11 . A method of operating a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
 determining, via a first thermostat, a first HVAC parameter corresponding to a first internal space of a building;   determining, via a second thermostat, a second HVAC parameter corresponding to a second internal space of the building;   receiving a user input via an interface of a zone control panel, wherein the zone control panel is separate from the first thermostat and the second thermostat;   determining, via processing circuitry of the zone control panel, whether the user input targets the first thermostat and the first internal space or the second thermostat and the second internal space; and   controlling, via the processing circuitry and based on determining that the user input targets the first thermostat and the first internal space, a display of the zone control panel to display the first HVAC parameter.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , comprising:
 receiving an additional user input via the interface;   determining, via the processing circuitry, whether the additional user input targets the first thermostat and the first internal space or the second thermostat and the second internal space; and   controlling, via the processing circuitry and based on determining that the additional user input targets the second thermostat and the second internal space, the display to display the second HVAC parameter.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , comprising:
 receiving an additional input via the interface; and   controlling, via the processing circuitry or via the first thermostat, an aspect of the HVAC system based on the additional input.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the aspect includes a setpoint of the first thermostat or a fan setting of a fan. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the first HVAC parameter corresponds to a first measured air flow parameter associated with the first internal space; and   the second HVAC parameter corresponds to a second measured air flow parameter associated with the second internal space.   
     
     
         16 . At least one tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium, comprising instructions thereon that, when executed by processing circuitry of a zone control panel in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, are configured to cause the processing circuitry to:
 receive a user input via an interface of a zone control panel;   determine whether the user input targets a first thermostat corresponding to a first internal space of a building or a second thermostat corresponding to a second internal space of the building, wherein the first thermostat is separate from the second thermostat, and the first thermostat and the second thermostat are separate from the zone control panel; and   control, based on determining that the user input targets the first thermostat, a zone control panel display of the zone control panel to reproduce an aspect of a thermostat display of the first thermostat.   
     
     
         17 . The at least one tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing circuitry, are configured to cause the processing circuitry to:
 receive an additional user input via the interface of the zone control panel;   determine whether the additional user input targets the first thermostat or the second thermostat; and   control, based on determining that the additional user input targets the second thermostat, the zone control panel display to reproduce an additional aspect of an additional thermostat display of the second thermostat.   
     
     
         18 . The at least one tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing circuitry, are configured to cause the processing circuitry to:
 receive an additional user input via the interface of the zone control panel; and   control an aspect of the HVAC system based on the additional user input.   
     
     
         19 . The HVAC system of  claim 18 , wherein the aspect of the HVAC system comprises a setpoint of the first thermostat or a fan setting of a fan. 
     
     
         20 . The at least one tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the aspect includes a setpoint, an air flow parameter, or an operating condition of HVAC componentry associated with the first internal space.