TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates generally to configuring a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods and systems for configuring an HVAC system in which component properties are automatically generated.

BACKGROUND

An HVAC system can include a large number of individual components that must be configured to work together. This can include defining a set of properties for the individual components. This can be a time-consuming and error-prone process. There is a need for an improved way of designing and configuring an HVAC system.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure relates generally to methods and systems for configuring an HVAC system. In one example, a method of configuring a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system includes using a Specifier Library that has specifier options for a plurality of HVAC components. An engineering tool accepts a user selection of a plant type for an HVAC component that will be part of the HVAC system. The engineering tool displays one or more segment options for the selected plant type, the one or more segment options determined by a set of rules included in the Specifier Library, and accepts selection by the user of one or more segment options for the selected plant type. The engineering tool displays one or more specifier options for the selected one or more segment options, the one or more specifier options determined by a set of rules included in the Specifier Library, and accepts selection by the user of one or more specifier options. The engineering tool creates one or more points for the HVAC component based on the user selections, each of the one or more points having one or more point parameter values.

In another example, a method of configuring a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system uses a Specifier Library that includes specifier options for a plurality of HVAC components. An engineering tool accepts a user selection of an HVAC component that will be part of the HVAC system and displays one or more options for the selected HVAC component. The engineering tool accepts selections of one or more options by the user and creates one or more points for the selected HVAC component based on the user selections, each of the one or more points having one or more point parameter values. The engineering tool creates a configuration package to configure a controller based at least in part on the user selections and the one or more points and downloads the configuration package to at least partially configure the controller. At least part of the HVAC system is controlled using the controller.

In another example, a system for configuring a building control system includes a memory and a processor that is operably coupled to the memory. The memory stores a Specifier Library that includes specifier options for a plurality of building control components. The processor is configured to accept a user selection of a building control component that will be part of the building control system and to display one or more options for the selected building control component, the one or more options determined by a set of rules included in the Specifier Library. The processor is configured to accept selections of one or more options by the user and to create one or more points based on the user selections, each of the one or more points having one or more point parameter values, the one or more point parameter values automatically populated from information stored within the Specifier Library.

The preceding summary is provided to facilitate an understanding of some of the innovative features unique to the present disclosure and is not intended to be a full description. A full appreciation of the disclosure can be gained by taking the entire specification, claims, figures, and abstract as a whole.

