WO2001055644A1 - Furnace diagnostic system - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Definitions
- the present invention generally relates to residential furnace diagnostic systems. More particularly, the invention pertains to a method for measuring, storing, reporting and analyzing
- furnace diagnostic information as well as the electronic circuitry and software capable of
- a multipurpose display for selectively showing component indicative failure codes, temperature setback schedules, time of day, and day of the week.
- Such systems may include an ignition control processor which transmits coded data signals to a portable display
- the portable display module via a hard-wire conduit connection.
- the portable display module contains a processor
- Residence appliance management and communication systems are also known that include an interface module installed on each home appliance.
- the interface module installed on each home appliance.
- the interface In the case of the furnace, the interface
- module interfaces with the furnace microprocessor and reports furnace component status
- the present invention provides a novel method and apparatus for acquiring, reporting and
- misdiagnosis including a technician's inability to quickly and easily test a system's various functions to thereby identify faults in real time. Additionally, in the event a particular failure mode is intermittent, an inability to recall the circumstances relating to previous malfunctions
- a technician's unfamiliarity with the failure and repair history of the particular unit subject to the malfunction may additionally inhibit a quick
- the present invention addresses each of the above-described sources of or reasons for misdiagnosis. Moreover, the invention enables a technician to quickly and easily generate and
- the system of the present invention includes various
- sensors that are integrated throughout a furnace that monitor its various functions, is capable of storing data generated by such sensors to create a fault history and allows a technician to access
- the handheld device additionally allows the technician to control the system's various functions and thereby generate real time data relevant to its
- the handheld device serves to analyze the data to diagnose the underlying problem.
- system allows data to be transferred to a remote centralized computing facility for
- Such centralized facility is capable of storing a large body of data pertaining to the operation and fault history of the entire population of individual furnace systems in the
- the present invention is directed to a plurality of sensors in combination with electronic circuitry for measuring various furnace parameters.
- a software system is provided to reside on a microcontroller and interface with the electronic circuitry to access the acquired diagnostic information, and to further
- electronic circuitry and software is provided that is capable of storing data pertaining to the operation of the furnace for future access thereto.
- the invention consists of a microcontroller based furnace controller
- the invention thereby makes the integrates detailed diagnostic
- the invention imparts an ability to the technician to control the
- the invention provides for the storage of and access to performance/fault data from a population of similar furnace systems in a centralized database to further enhance the system's diagnostic ability.
- FIG. 1 presents a block diagram of a furnace diagnostic system in accordance with the
- FIG. 2 is a logic control diagram depicting generally the method of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the IGNITION portion of the control diagram of Figure 2;
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the BURNER portion of the control diagram of Figure 3;
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the COOL portion of the control diagram of Figure 2;
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the LOCKOUT portion of the control diagram of Figure 2;
- FIG. 7 is an electronic circuit diagram depicting one preferred embodiment of a device
- FIGS. 8A-M depict the various lockout codes, and associated diagnostic messages presented to the user, including possible actions to be taken by the user, associated with the
- the present invention discloses a new method of communicating controls and historical as well as real-time diagnostic information between a residential furnace controller and a portable hand held device carried by a service technician.
- the system provides a method of
- One preferred embodiment of the method provides
- a wireless link not only makes access quicker and
- the handheld device containing a microcontroller, display, and keyboard, provides the logic that interprets the diagnostic information from the
- the system also allows a centralized computing facility with a
- the present invention is directed to an electronic control system 10 and associated software for use as a diagnostic tool
- the invention provides a detailed diagnostic capability to a residential furnace controller 30 installed on the fumace 20. During normal operations, the furnace controller 30
- thermostat 50 interfaces with thermostat 50 to receive manual furnace control signals and also interfaces with furnace control elements and sensors to provide the required operation.
- an infrared communication port 31 on the furnace controller interfaces via an infrared link with an infrared communication port 41 on the service technician's handheld
- the service technician has the ability to read troubleshooting
- the hand held device 40 uses a
- Such facility includes a centralized computing facility 45 with which is accessible via modem 60.
- Such facility includes a database of the fault history of the entire population of similar furnaces as well as advance diagnostics capabilities to thereby extend the diagnostic capability of the handheld
- the system provides the following diagnostic support:
- furnace controller 30 communicates to the hand held
- the hand held device 40 correlates the current state of the control system to the appropriate potential problem causes in the troubleshooting scheme.
- Inducer Function In addition to automatic monitoring, the technician can turn on the inducer fan and "see” the state of the pressure switch when the controller does.
- Ignitor Function In addition to automatic monitoring, the technician can turn on the hot surface ignition device and "see" the amount of current drawn.
- Manifold Pressure In addition to automatic monitoring, the technician can monitor the magnitude of the manifold gas pressure.
- Filter Differential Pressure In addition to automatic monitoring, the technician can monitor the pressure differential across the filter for identifying a clogged
- Ignition Function In addition to automatic monitoring, the technician can launch
- Circulation Function In addition to automatic monitoring, the technician can turn
- control device for performing the method of the invention.
- the 24V DC power supply contains a 24V DC power supply consisting of diode CRl and capacitor C 1.
- the controller also has a 5V DC power supply consisting of diode CR2, three-terminal 5V regulator Ul 1, and capacitor C2.
- the 5V DC power supply is also provided.
- a relay driver, U3 is used to pull-down the relays to ground.
- a 1kHz signal is applied to an integrator
- the integrator consists of capacitors C6 and C7, diodes CR3 and CR4, and resistors R30 and R31. This integrator, in conjunction with a steady signal applied from the microprocessor U 1 through resistor Rl 3 to the base of the transistor Q 1 ,
- microprocessor Ul If both of these drivers are off, the 2.5V DC signal can be read by the microprocessor and can be used as a calibration for the analog to digital converter. If transistor Ql is turned on the signal will rise to near 5V DC. If the relay driver, U3, is turned on by feeding
- Transformer Tl diode CRl 1 , capacitors C4 and C5, and resistors R54 and R55 generate a voltage that is proportional to the igniter current. This voltage is fed into an analog input to the
- microprocessor This allows the microprocessor to measure the igniter current.
- the circuit also uses a unique method of measuring flame current.
- the flame sense circuit uses a unique method of measuring flame current.
- circuit consists of capacitors C8 and C9, resistors R23, R24, R25, R26, R27 and R28, and transistors Q2 and Q3.
- An AC signal is fed to the flame sense circuit by capacitor C8.
- the circuit is automatically adjusted to its maximum sensitivity by the microprocessor pulsing transistor Q2 on and off.
- transistor Q2 When transistor Q2 is turned on, capacitor C9 is charged to 5V DC.
- the pulse width of the signal going to transistor Q2 starts at a 50% duty cycle. If flame is not detected, the duty cycle is decreased by a factor of two repeatedly until flame is detected. Then the pulse duty cycle is gradually increased until C9 is discharged sufficiently to bias the FET Q3 on and flame sense is no longer detected.
- the circuit also has two pressure transducers that are interfaced to the microprocessor U 1.
- the standard external thermostat 50 contacts R, W, Y, and G are monitored to determine if the thermostat is calling for heat, cool, or if a manual fan is on.
- contacts are resistor divided and are clamped to the 5V DC and ground levels through the diode
- the circuit monitors the high limit thermostat, rollout switches, and a pressure switch. These inputs are also resistor divided and clamped to 5V DC and ground by diode array
- the circuit also has a flash programming port. This allows the microprocessor to be reprogrammed while in circuit.
- the circuit also has methods of communicating to other computers. The first method is through an IRDA interface. The serial input and output leads from the microprocessor are routed
- analog bilateral switch U9 to the HSDL-7001 infrared communications controller U4.
- U4 then connects to HSDL-3610, an infrared transolver that provides the infrared input and output of the circuit.
- This infrared communications port is shown as item 31 in Figure 1 The
- ⁇ 1 can be used to connect to a modem 60 so that historical data can also be gathered over a phone line or over the Internet.
- control device of the method and device of the present invention, and they allow the control device to be
- a software interface is implemented on a hand held device 40 that allows the technician to operate portions of the furnace controller circuit on demand, as well as identify possible problems through various diagnostic messages displayed on the hand held device display 42 as shown in Figures 8A-M.
- the software also allows the technician to generate a call for heat, in which instance the controller 30 operates as if the thermostat 50 has been turned up and a call for heat has been
- the two-way interface also provides real time data on the conditions within the appliance (e.g. the furnace).
- the handheld device 40 can be read in real time.
- the handheld device 40 can display
- the controller 30 microprocessor Ul also stores historical data.
- the historical data is
- the software is designed for safety critical applications and will be compliant with
- the software is designed as a state machine controlling all stages of gas ignition in furnace applications.
- the software kernel is designed to be generic in order to function in multiple hardware
- All port I/O in the main kernel program is generic in order to add a layer
- the software is designed to provide the following diagnostic capability to a hand held device 40 via an infrared port:
- Air Filter Differential Pressure • System primitive activation capability from the hand held device 40 for
- Appendix A attached hereto contains a listing of source code for the software system
- the HEADER program contains configuration data for
- MAIN contains the functional code for operating the system
- PROTO contains function prototypes used by the compiler to define for the compiler which functions to compile
- RF2001 contains application specific definitions such as which microcontroller pins are assigned to what functions in the
- SERIAL contains the code necessary for the infrared and RS232 communication for the system.
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