US 12,405,018 B2
System and method for controlling indoor air quality
Richard R. Sinur, Hartford, WI (US); Kyle Anderson, Hartford, WI (US); Jeremy Yingst, Hartford, WI (US); Eric Theriault, Hartford, WI (US); Loic Ares, Hartford, WI (US); Jason Asmus, Hartford, WI (US); and Seddik Rougab, Hartford, WI (US)
Assigned to Broan-NuTone LLC, Hartford, WI (US)
Appl. No. 17/417,471
Filed by Broan-NuTone LLC, Hartford, WI (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 7, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/012487
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 23, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/146315, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/789,501, filed on Jan. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0154954 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. F24F 11/00 (2018.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/65 (2018.01); F24C 15/20 (2006.01); F24F 7/06 (2006.01); F24F 11/56 (2018.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); F24F 110/65 (2018.01); F24F 110/70 (2018.01); F24F 110/72 (2018.01)
CPC F24F 11/0001 (2013.01) [F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/65 (2018.01); F24C 15/2021 (2013.01); F24F 7/06 (2013.01); F24F 11/56 (2018.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); F24F 2110/65 (2018.01); F24F 2110/70 (2018.01); F24F 2110/72 (2018.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
14. A method for operating an exhaust fan within a structure, the method comprising:
providing a monitoring device for being located in a first room of the structure, the monitoring device includes: (i) an identity and (ii) a sensor that records environment data;
receiving, at a server/database: (i) the monitoring device's identity and (ii) environmental data that has been recorded by the monitoring device;
providing a first exhaust fan for being located in the structure and a second exhaust fan for being located in the structure, wherein at least one of the first and second exhaust fans is located in either the first room or a room adjacent to the first room, each of the first and second exhaust fans having a plurality of operation modes;
determining whether or not one of the first and second exhaust fans is in the first room, and
if one of the first and second exhaust fans is in the first room, then assigning to the monitoring device that one of the first and second exhaust fans,
but if neither of the first and second exhaust fans is in the first room, then assigning to the monitoring device whichever of the first and second exhaust fans is the room adjacent to the first room; and
using the server/database to control the operation mode of the one of the first and second exhaust fans assigned to the monitoring device, wherein the operation mode is selected based on a comparison of the environment data with predetermined threshold values.