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- This disclosure relates in general to control systems and more particularly to an autonomous ventilation system.
- Ventilation systems are commonly found in modern residential, restaurant, and commercial kitchens. Heat, smoke, and fumes are an ordinary byproduct of cooking many foods and must be removed in order to protect the health and comfort of those present in the kitchen and adjacent areas. Ventilation systems provide an effective way to capture excessive heat, smoke, and fumes generated in kitchens and ventilate them to the atmosphere where they pose no threat to health or safety.
- a typical ventilation system consists of an exhaust hood positioned over pieces of cooking equipment that are known to produce heat, smoke, or fumes.
- This exhaust hood is usually connected via ducts to an exhaust fan and in turn to a vent located on the outside of the building housing the kitchen.
- the exhaust fan is operated in a way to create a flow of air from the exhaust hood to the outside vent. This creates a suction effect at the exhaust hood that captures the air and any airborne contaminants around the hood. Consequently, any heat, smoke, or fumes generated by the cooking equipment will rise up to the overhead exhaust hood where it will be captured by the suction and transported out of the kitchen to the outside vent. There, it will dissipate harmlessly into the atmosphere.
- Ventilation systems must be manually activated and deactivated by the user.
- an employee In a typical fast-food restaurant, for example, an employee must manually activate the kitchen ventilation system early in the day or before any cooking occurs. The system will then remain active in order to capture any smoke or fumes that may result from cooking. The system must then be manually deactivated periodically, at the end of the day, or after all cooking has ceased.
- This manual operation of the ventilation system typically results in the system being active at times when ventilation is not actually required. This needlessly wastes energy not only associated with the operation of the ventilation system, but also due to the ventilation of uncontaminated air supplied to the kitchen by a heating and cooling system. By operating when no smoke or fumes are present, the ventilation system will remove other valuable air that was supplied to heat or cool the kitchen and thus cause the heating and cooling system to operate longer than it would have otherwise.
- the present disclosure provides an autonomous ventilation system that substantially eliminates or reduces at least some of the disadvantages and problems associated with previous methods and systems.
- an autonomous ventilation system includes a variable-speed exhaust fan, a controller, an exhaust hood, and a spillage sensor.
- the exhaust fan removes air contaminants from an area.
- the controller is coupled to the exhaust fan and adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan.
- the exhaust hood is coupled to the exhaust fan and directs air contaminants to the exhaust fan.
- the spillage sensor is coupled to the controller, detects changes in an environmental parameter in a spillage zone adjacent to the exhaust hood, and communicates information relating to detected changes in the environmental parameter to the controller.
- the controller adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan in response to information relating to changes in the environmental parameter detected by the spillage sensor.
- Embodiments may include a reduction in energy consumption, an increase in the comfort of the ventilated area, a decrease in noise, and an increase in the lifespan of environmental sensors and fans.
- Embodiments may eliminate certain inefficiencies such as needlessly ventilating valuable air from an area that was supplied by a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (“HVAC”) system.
- HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
- FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram illustrating a facility requiring ventilation in accordance with a particular embodiment
- FIGS. 2A and 2B are simplified block diagrams illustrating a ventilation system in accordance with a particular embodiment
- FIGS. 3A and 3B are various views of a spillage probe assembly in accordance with a particular embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a method of controlling a ventilation system in accordance with a particular embodiment.
- FIG. 1 depicts a facility 100 where a particular embodiment may be utilized.
- Facility 100 may be a restaurant, for example, that includes a kitchen 102 and at least one adjacent room 104 separated by a wall 106 .
- Wall 106 contains a doorway 108 that allows access between kitchen 102 and adjacent room 104 .
- Facility 100 also includes an HVAC system 110 that provides conditioned air to the interior of facility 100 via interior vents 112 .
- Kitchen 102 includes one or more pieces of cooking equipment 114 , an exhaust hood 116 , a ceiling supply air vent 118 , and a ceiling exhaust vent 124 . Examples of cooking equipment 114 include, but are not limited to, stoves, cooktops, ovens, fryers, and broilers.
- Exhaust hood 116 is oriented such that a downward-facing opening 120 is operable to direct an air contaminant 122 associated with the operation of cooking equipment 114 through ceiling exhaust vent 124 and ultimately out an exterior exhaust vent 130 via an exhaust duct 132 .
- Air contaminant 122 includes, but is not limited to, smoke, steam, fumes, and/or heat.
- Ceiling supply air vent 118 is connected to a supply air duct 134 and is operable to provide supply air 126 .
- Supply air 126 may be supplied from HVAC system 110 and may include conditioned air (i.e., heated or cooled air) or unconditioned air.
- Supply air 126 may be supplied in an amount corresponding to the amount of air removed from kitchen 102 via exhaust hood 116 such that the air pressure inside kitchen 102 remains relatively constant and positive in relation to outside pressure.
- Removing air contaminants 122 from kitchen 102 helps ensure that kitchen 102 , as well as adjacent room 104 , remains safe, sufficiently free of air contaminants 122 , and at a comfortable temperature for anyone inside.
- the volume of air exhausted via exhaust hood 116 should be carefully regulated to minimize the quantity of conditioned air (air entering facility 100 through HVAC system 110 ) that is vacated from kitchen 102 and facility 100 while ensuring that enough air is ventilated to prevent buildup of air contaminants 122 .
- facility 100 has been described in reference to a restaurant, it should be noted that there are many facilities in need of such ventilation systems. Such facilities include manufacturing facilities, industrial facilities, residential kitchens, and the like. Likewise, embodiments in this disclosure are described in reference to kitchen 102 , but could be utilized in any facility requiring ventilation.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B depict an autonomous ventilation system 200 as would be located inside kitchen 102 in accordance with a particular embodiment.
- Autonomous ventilation system 200 includes exhaust hood 116 with downward-facing opening 120 .
- Exhaust hood 116 is coupled to ceiling exhaust vent 124 and is positioned above one or more pieces of cooking equipment 114 .
- Air is drawn up through exhaust hood 116 via downward-facing opening 120 by an exhaust fan 210 .
- Exhaust fan 210 may be positioned anywhere that allows it to draw air up through exhaust hood 116 including, but not limited to, inside exhaust hood 116 and exhaust duct 132 .
- Autonomous ventilation system 200 also includes ceiling supply air vent 118 that can supply conditioned or unconditioned air to kitchen 102 from HVAC system 110 . Air is supplied to kitchen 102 by a supply air fan 212 that is located in a position so as to create a flow of air through supply air duct 134 and ultimately out ceiling supply air vent 118 .
- Autonomous ventilation system 200 also includes a spillage probe assembly 214 containing one or more spillage sensors 230 (not pictured in FIGS. 2A or 2 B) operable to measure environmental parameters in or about a spillage zone 216 .
- Environmental parameters measured by spillage sensors 230 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of temperature, air flow, vapor presence, and/or fume presence.
- Spillage zone 216 envelops an area that is adjacent to exhaust hood 116 but is not directly beneath exhaust hood 116 . If the ventilation rate of autonomous ventilation system 200 is insufficient to capture and remove all air contaminants 122 associated with the operation of cooking equipment 114 , spillage air contaminants 128 will spill out of exhaust hood 116 and pass upward through spillage zone 216 . It should be noted that the dimensions of spillage zone 216 are just an example used for purposes of illustration and that spillage zone 216 may have different dimensions depending on the cooking environment.
- Spillage probe assembly 214 also contains a termination box 224 , and in some embodiments, an override button 226 .
- the one or more spillage sensors 230 are coupled to termination box 224 .
- override button 226 is also coupled to termination box 224 .
- Override button 226 may be located on spillage probe assembly 214 , exhaust hood 116 , or any other location that is accessible to a user.
- Autonomous ventilation system 200 is controlled by a controller 220 .
- controller 220 may consist of the Kontar MC8 process controller manufactured by Current Energy, Inc. However, any suitable controller may be used. Controller 220 is coupled to exhaust fan 210 , supply air fan 212 , cooking equipment 114 , an exhaust temperature sensor (not pictured), an ambient kitchen temperature sensor 228 , override button 226 , and/or one or more spillage sensors 230 . Controller 220 receives information from spillage sensors 230 to determine fluctuations in an environmental parameter(s) in spillage zone 216 . Controller 220 also communicates with exhaust fan 210 to control its speed and consequently the rate of ventilation of autonomous ventilation system 200 .
- controller 220 additionally communicates with supply air fan 212 to control its speed and thus the amount of air that is re-supplied to kitchen 102 . Controller 220 may also be coupled to cooking equipment 114 in order to determine when it has been turned on and off.
- autonomous ventilation system 200 automatically starts and stops according to a predetermined schedule and/or by sensing the activation of cooking equipment 114 under exhaust hood 116 .
- the ventilation rate of autonomous ventilation system 200 automatically adjusts according to fluctuations in one or more environmental parameters in spillage zone 216 as sensed by spillage sensors 230 .
- a user may manually control autonomous ventilation system 200 by momentarily pressing override button 226 .
- autonomous ventilation system 200 may automatically start and stop according to a predetermined schedule.
- a user may configure a schedule or modify an existing schedule through a local or remote interface to controller 220 .
- Controller 220 may turn exhaust fan 210 on and off and/or adjust its speed based on this predetermined schedule. Additionally or alternatively, controller 220 may turn exhaust fan 210 on and off and/or adjust its speed based on the state of cooking equipment 114 under exhaust hood 116 .
- controller 220 may be coupled to cooking equipment 114 in order to detect when it has been activated. In such an embodiment, controller 220 may turn on exhaust fan 210 when cooking equipment 114 has been activated, and may turn off exhaust fan 210 when cooking equipment 114 has been deactivated.
- controller 220 may turn exhaust fan 210 on and off and/or adjust its speed based on fluctuations in an environmental parameter in spillage zone 216 due to spillage air contaminants 128 .
- spillage probe assembly 214 contains one or more spillage sensors 230 that measure the temperature of spillage zone 216 .
- spillage sensors 230 may consist of the Betatherm G10K3976AIG1 thermistor.
- controller 220 may communicate with an ambient kitchen temperature sensor 228 to determine the ambient temperature of kitchen 102 away from the spillage zone (e.g., receive temperature measurements from sensors) and with spillage sensors 230 of spillage probe assembly 214 to determine the temperature of spillage zone 216 .
- Controller 220 may then compare the temperature of spillage zone 216 with that of kitchen 102 to determine if the difference in temperature has reached or exceeded a predetermined amount, for example, two degrees Fahrenheit. If, for example, the temperature of spillage zone 216 exceeds the temperature of kitchen 102 by this predetermined amount (or any other suitable amount), controller 220 may accelerate the speed of exhaust fan 210 to increase the ventilation rate of autonomous ventilation system 200 and eliminate spillage air contaminants 128 . Controller 220 may maintain this increased ventilation rate for a predetermined period of time or until it is determined that the increased rate is no longer needed. For example, controller 220 may decrease the speed or deactivate exhaust fan 210 when the difference in temperature between kitchen 102 and spillage zone 216 returns to a value that is less than the predetermined amount.
- a predetermined amount for example, two degrees Fahrenheit.
- autonomous ventilation system 200 By automatically adjusting its ventilation rate based on environmental parameters in spillage zone 216 , autonomous ventilation system 200 alleviates disadvantages of other ventilation systems such as wasted energy and unnecessary noise.
- the sensors are less susceptible to normal deterioration and corrosion caused by air contaminants 122 . As a result, spillage sensors 230 require less cleaning and maintenance and will have a longer life.
- spillage probe assembly 214 may contain one or more spillage sensors 230 that measure bidirectional airflow through spillage zone 216 .
- spillage sensors 230 are orientated in such a way as to detect air flow in the up and down directions through spillage zone 216 . If the ventilation rate of autonomous ventilation system 200 is insufficient to capture and remove all air contaminants 122 associated with the operation of cooking equipment 114 , spillage air contaminants 128 will spill out of exhaust hood 116 and pass through spillage zone 216 creating an upward flow of air. Controller 220 may detect this upward flow of air by receiving airflow measurements from spillage sensors 230 .
- controller 220 may accelerate the speed of exhaust fan 210 to increase the ventilation rate of autonomous ventilation system 200 and eliminate or reduce spillage air contaminants 128 . Controller 220 may then decrease the ventilation rate after a predetermined period of time or after it detects with spillage sensors 230 that there is no longer a flow of air up through spillage zone 216 equal to or greater than the predetermined amount.
- controller 220 may additionally or alternatively adjust the speed of exhaust fan 210 based on the state of override button 226 .
- a user may momentarily push override button 226 in order to manually control the speed of exhaust fan 210 and thus the ventilation rate of autonomous ventilation system 200 .
- a user may press override button 226 in order to activate autonomous ventilation system 200 for a predetermined amount of time.
- exhaust fan 210 is already on, a user may press override button 226 in order to accelerate the ventilation rate of autonomous ventilation system 200 for a predetermined amount of time.
- override buttons 226 may provide the user a means to turn autonomous ventilation system 200 on and/or off, increase and/or decrease the ventilation rate, or any combination of the proceeding.
- the one or more override buttons 226 provide the user with a means of manual control over autonomous ventilation system 200 when desired.
- controller 220 may also automatically control the speed of supply air fan 212 to provide a desired pressurization of kitchen 102 .
- it may set the speed of supply air fan 212 to match the speed of exhaust fan 210 .
- Controller 220 may also set the speed of supply air fan 212 to a speed that is greater than the speed of exhaust fan 210 to create positive pressure in kitchen 102 .
- controller 220 may set the speed of supply air fan 212 to a speed that is less than the speed of exhaust fan 210 to create negative pressure in kitchen 102 . This ensures that the environment in kitchen 102 remains safe and comfortable regardless of how much air is being ventilated through exhaust hood 116 .
- Exhaust fan 210 and supply air fan 212 may be powered by various types of motors including, but not limited to, AC single-phase electrical motors, AC three-phase electrical motors, and DC electrical motors.
- the speeds of exhaust fan 210 and supply air fan 212 may be adjusted by controller 220 by modulating the frequency of the output of a variable frequency drive in the case of AC single-phase or three-phase electrical motors, by a phase cut modulation technique in the case of a single-phase motor, or by changing voltage in case of a DC electrical motor.
- autonomous ventilation system 200 may be modified to include any number and combination of these items.
- FIG. 2 depicts one piece of cooking equipment 114 and one spillage zone 216
- autonomous ventilation system 200 may be modified to include any number and combination of these items.
- FIG. 2 depicts one piece of cooking equipment 114 and one spillage zone 216
- autonomous ventilation system 200 may be modified to include any number and combination of these items.
- numerous changes, substitutions, variations, alterations and modifications may be ascertained by those skilled in the art.
- autonomous ventilation systems 200 has been described in reference to kitchen 102 and cooking equipment 114
- certain embodiments may be utilized in other facilities where ventilation is needed. Such facilities include manufacturing facilities, industrial facilities, residential kitchens, and the like. It is intended that the present disclosure encompass all such changes, substitutions, variations, alterations and modifications as falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
- FIGS. 3A and 3B depict an example spillage probe assembly 300 , which could be utilized as spillage probe assembly 214 , discussed above in connection with FIGS. 2A and 2B .
- FIG. 3A provides a front view of spillage probe assembly 300
- FIG. 3B provides a back view of spillage probe assembly 300 .
- Spillage probe assembly 300 includes a housing 302 , a tensioned cable 304 , one or more spillage sensors 230 , a termination box 224 , and an override button 226 .
- the one or more spillage sensors 230 and override button 226 are coupled to termination box 224 , which may in turn be coupled to controller 220 (not pictured).
- Tensioned cable 304 is coupled to housing 302 and provides support to spillage sensors 230 .
- Tensioned cable 304 suspends spillage sensors 230 in spillage zone 216 and isolates them from housing 302 .
- Spillage sensors 230 are attached to tensioned cable 304 in such a way that allows a user to slide the sensors on tensioned cable 304 to a location that is above a piece of equipment such as cooking equipment 114 below exhaust hood 116 .
- Tensioned cable 304 may be any material including, but not limited to, metal and/or plastic. In some embodiments, tensioned cable 304 may be replaced with any other suitable means of supporting spillage sensors 230 and isolating them from housing 302 .
- spillage probe assembly 300 is mounted to exhaust hood 116 in a manner that allows spillage sensors 230 to monitor spillage zone 216 .
- Spillage probe assembly 300 is mounted to exhaust hood 116 with fasteners via mounting holes 306 .
- a user may manually adjust the position of one or more spillage sensors 230 by sliding them along tensioned cable 304 so that they are located over the piece of equipment to be monitored.
- spillage sensors 230 communicate information relating to detected changes in environmental parameters in spillage zone 216 to controller 220 .
- the ventilation rate of autonomous ventilation system 200 is insufficient to capture and remove all air contaminants 122 associated with the operation of cooking equipment 114 , spillage air contaminants 128 will spill out of exhaust hood 116 and pass through spillage zone 216 .
- Spillage sensors 230 may detect spillage air contaminants 128 in a manner as described above in reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B and communicate the information to controller 220 . Controller 220 may then automatically adjust the speed of exhaust fan 210 and thus the ventilation rate of the autonomous ventilation system.
- spillage probe assembly 300 as seen in FIG. 3B includes two spillage sensors 230 . It should be noted, however, that spillage probe assembly 300 may include any number of spillage sensors 230 .
- FIG. 3A depicts override button 226 coupled to termination box 224 . Override button 226 , however, may be coupled to spillage probe assembly 300 in another location, or any location on autonomous ventilation system 200 that is accessible to the user.
- Autonomous ventilation control method 400 may be implemented, for example, by controller 220 described in reference to autonomous ventilation system 200 in FIGS. 2A and 2B above. Autonomous ventilation control method 400 will now be described in reference to controller 220 as utilized by autonomous ventilation system 200 in kitchen 102 . It must be noted, however, that autonomous ventilation control method 400 may be utilized by any controller to control a ventilation system regardless of location.
- Autonomous ventilation control method 400 comprises three main states: OFF, LOW, and HIGH.
- OFF state 402 controller 220 turns off exhaust fan 210 where it is not ventilating air from kitchen 102 via exhaust hood 116 .
- LOW state 410 controller 220 sets the speed of exhaust fan 210 to a minimal speed, Qmin, as will be described in more detail below.
- HIGH state 422 controller 220 sets the speed of exhaust fan 210 to a maximum speed, Qmax.
- Autonomous ventilation control method 400 begins in OFF state 402 . While in OFF state 402 , exhaust fan 210 is turned off. However, autonomous ventilation control method 400 will transition to LOW state 410 , where the speed of exhaust fan 210 is set to minimum speed Qmin, if various events occur. Such events may include event 404 where a user presses override button 226 , event 405 where a scheduled start time arrives, event 406 where cooking equipment 114 is turned on, or event 408 where an environmental parameter in spillage zone 216 meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold. Conversely, autonomous ventilation control method 400 will transition from LOW state 410 to OFF state 402 if other events occur.
- Events include event 412 where cooking equipment 114 is turned off, event 414 where a scheduled stop time arrives, event 416 where a period of time elapses after a user pushes override button 226 , and/or event 417 where when the environmental parameter in spillage zone 216 returns to normal.
- a user pushes override button 226 while autonomous ventilation control method 400 is in OFF state 402 and exhaust fan 210 is off.
- Override button 226 is provided to give the user manual control of autonomous ventilation system 200 .
- autonomous ventilation control method 400 will transition to LOW state 410 in order to turn on exhaust fan 210 and ventilate the area.
- a timer is started when the user pushes override button 226 in event 404 .
- this override button timer expires according to a predetermined, but configurable, amount of time and autonomous ventilation control method 400 transitions from LOW state 410 back to OFF state 402 .
- autonomous ventilation control method 400 provides the user a manual means by which to control autonomous ventilation system 200 .
- a predetermined scheduled start time arrives.
- a user may interface with controller 220 to establish scheduled times for autonomous ventilation system 200 to turn on. Predetermined start times may also be preprogrammed into autonomous ventilation system 200 .
- autonomous ventilation control method 400 will transition from OFF state 402 to LOW state 410 in order to turn on exhaust fan 210 and set its speed to Qmin.
- a user may interface with controller 220 to establish scheduled times for autonomous ventilation system 200 to turn off, and/or stop times may be preprogrammed into autonomous ventilation system 200 .
- a scheduled stop time arrives while autonomous ventilation control method 400 is in LOW state 410 . If event 414 occurs, autonomous ventilation control method 400 will transition to OFF state 402 where exhaust fan 210 is set to off.
- cooking equipment 114 below exhaust hood 116 is turned on while autonomous ventilation control method 400 is in OFF state 402 and exhaust fan 210 is off. If autonomous ventilation control method 400 determines that cooking equipment 114 has been turned on but exhaust fan 210 is off, it will transition to LOW state 410 and set the speed of exhaust fan 210 to Qmin. Conversely, event 412 occurs when cooking equipment 114 below exhaust hood 116 is turned off while autonomous ventilation control method 400 is in LOW state 410 . If autonomous ventilation control method 400 determines that event 412 has occurred, it will transition from LOW state 410 to OFF state 402 and turn off exhaust fan 210 .
- an environmental parameter in spillage zone 216 meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold while autonomous ventilation control method 400 is in OFF state 402 .
- Autonomous ventilation control method 400 may determine by communicating with one or more spillage sensors 230 that an environmental parameter in spillage zone 216 has changed sufficiently to warrant the activation of exhaust fan 210 .
- Such environmental parameters may include temperature and airflow as previously described in reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B above. If, for example, spillage sensors 230 are temperature sensors, event 408 would occur when the temperature of spillage zone 216 exceeds that of kitchen 102 by a predetermined, but configurable, amount.
- autonomous ventilation control method 400 determines that this event has occurred while it is in OFF state 402 , it will transition to LOW state 410 and set the speed of exhaust fan 210 to Qmin. Conversely, event 417 occurs when autonomous ventilation control method 400 is in LOW state 410 and the environmental parameter in spillage zone 216 returns to normal. If autonomous ventilation control method 400 determines that event 417 has occurred, it will transition back to OFF state 402 and turn off exhaust fan 210 .
- Autonomous ventilation control method 400 also includes HIGH state 422 . While in HIGH state 422 , exhaust fan 210 is set to its maximum speed, Qmax. Autonomous ventilation control method 400 will transition to HIGH state 422 from LOW state 410 when various events occur. Such events include event 418 where a user presses override button 226 , and event 420 where an environmental parameter in spillage zone 216 meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold. Conversely, autonomous ventilation control method 400 will transition from HIGH state 422 to LOW state 410 and set the speed of exhaust fan 210 to Qmin if other events occur.
- Such events include event 424 where a period of time elapses after an environmental parameter in spillage zone exceeds a threshold, event 426 where an environmental parameter in spillage zone returns to normal, and/or a period of time elapses after a user pushes override button 226 in event 428 .
- autonomous ventilation control method 400 will transition from HIGH state 422 to OFF state 410 if a scheduled stop time arrives in event 430 .
- a user pushes override button 226 while autonomous ventilation control method 400 is in LOW state 410 and exhaust fan 210 is set to Qmin.
- autonomous ventilation control method 400 will transition to HIGH state 422 in order to set exhaust fan 210 to its maximum rate Qmax and ventilate the area.
- a timer is started when the user pushes override button 226 in event 418 .
- this override button timer expires according to a predetermined, but configurable, amount of time and autonomous ventilation control method 400 transitions from HIGH state 410 back to LOW state 410 .
- autonomous ventilation control method 400 provides the user a manual means by which to control autonomous ventilation system 200 .
- an environmental parameter in spillage zone 216 meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold while autonomous ventilation control method 400 is in LOW state 410 .
- event 420 will occur when autonomous ventilation control method 400 determines that the temperature of spillage zone 216 exceeds that of kitchen 102 by a predetermined amount.
- autonomous ventilation control method 400 determines that this event has occurred while it is in LOW state 410 , it will transition to HIGH state 422 and set the speed of exhaust fan 210 to Qmax. In some embodiments, this transition from Qmin to Qmax may be instantaneous. In other embodiments, however, the transition may be gradual and/or stair-stepped and may not actually reach Qmax if conditions in spillage zone 216 return to normal during the transition.
- event 426 occurs when autonomous ventilation control method 400 is in HIGH state 422 and the environmental parameter in spillage zone 216 returns to normal. If autonomous ventilation control method 400 determines that event 426 has occurred, it will transition back to LOW state 410 and set the speed of exhaust fan 210 to Qmin. In some embodiments, autonomous ventilation control method 400 may set a timer after an environmental parameter in spillage zone 216 meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold in event 420 . In event 424 , this spillage timer expires according to a predetermined, but configurable, amount of time. If autonomous ventilation control method 400 determines that this timer has expired in event 424 , it may then transition from HIGH state 422 back to LOW state 410 and set the speed of exhaust fan 210 back to Qmin.
- a predetermined scheduled stop time arrives in a similar manner as event 414 .
- ventilation control method 400 will transition from HIGH state 422 to OFF state 402 in order to turn off exhaust fan 210 .
- the minimal speed, Qmin, for exhaust fan 210 may be determined by various methods. Initially, Qmin may be preprogrammed to be the lowest capable speed of exhaust fan 210 , or it may be a speed that is calculated to provide the minimal amount of ventilation as required by applicable standards. However, Qmin may be automatically adjusted by autonomous ventilation control method 400 . For example, if the temperature of spillage zone 216 exceeds that of kitchen 102 by a predetermined amount in event 420 , autonomous ventilation control method 400 may gradually increase the speed of exhaust fan 210 from Qmin. It may continually monitor the temperature of spillage zone 216 while it is increasing the speed to determine the speed at which the difference in temperature drops to an acceptable level. It may then record this speed as the new Qmin and use it whenever it is in LOW state 410 .
- a user may initiate a recalibration of Qmin through a local or remote interface while all cooking equipment 114 under exhaust hood 116 is idle.
- autonomous ventilation control method 400 gradually decreases the speed of exhaust fan 210 from Qmax until the temperature in spillage zone 216 begins to rise. It may then record the speed of exhaust fan 210 at the point the temperature started rising and use it as the new Qmin.
- the speed Qmax of exhaust fan 210 is the maximum operating speed of the fan. This speed may be predetermined and/or preset by the manufacturer. In some embodiments, Qmax may be controlled/set by a user through a local or remote interface.
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- This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/915,974 filed May 4, 2007 entitled “Smart Kitchen Ventilation Hood.”
- This disclosure relates in general to control systems and more particularly to an autonomous ventilation system.
- Ventilation systems are commonly found in modern residential, restaurant, and commercial kitchens. Heat, smoke, and fumes are an ordinary byproduct of cooking many foods and must be removed in order to protect the health and comfort of those present in the kitchen and adjacent areas. Ventilation systems provide an effective way to capture excessive heat, smoke, and fumes generated in kitchens and ventilate them to the atmosphere where they pose no threat to health or safety.
- A typical ventilation system consists of an exhaust hood positioned over pieces of cooking equipment that are known to produce heat, smoke, or fumes. This exhaust hood is usually connected via ducts to an exhaust fan and in turn to a vent located on the outside of the building housing the kitchen. The exhaust fan is operated in a way to create a flow of air from the exhaust hood to the outside vent. This creates a suction effect at the exhaust hood that captures the air and any airborne contaminants around the hood. Consequently, any heat, smoke, or fumes generated by the cooking equipment will rise up to the overhead exhaust hood where it will be captured by the suction and transported out of the kitchen to the outside vent. There, it will dissipate harmlessly into the atmosphere.
- Most ventilation systems must be manually activated and deactivated by the user. In a typical fast-food restaurant, for example, an employee must manually activate the kitchen ventilation system early in the day or before any cooking occurs. The system will then remain active in order to capture any smoke or fumes that may result from cooking. The system must then be manually deactivated periodically, at the end of the day, or after all cooking has ceased. This manual operation of the ventilation system typically results in the system being active at times when ventilation is not actually required. This needlessly wastes energy not only associated with the operation of the ventilation system, but also due to the ventilation of uncontaminated air supplied to the kitchen by a heating and cooling system. By operating when no smoke or fumes are present, the ventilation system will remove other valuable air that was supplied to heat or cool the kitchen and thus cause the heating and cooling system to operate longer than it would have otherwise.
- The present disclosure provides an autonomous ventilation system that substantially eliminates or reduces at least some of the disadvantages and problems associated with previous methods and systems.
- According to one embodiment, an autonomous ventilation system includes a variable-speed exhaust fan, a controller, an exhaust hood, and a spillage sensor. The exhaust fan removes air contaminants from an area. The controller is coupled to the exhaust fan and adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan. The exhaust hood is coupled to the exhaust fan and directs air contaminants to the exhaust fan. The spillage sensor is coupled to the controller, detects changes in an environmental parameter in a spillage zone adjacent to the exhaust hood, and communicates information relating to detected changes in the environmental parameter to the controller. The controller adjusts the speed of the exhaust fan in response to information relating to changes in the environmental parameter detected by the spillage sensor.
- Technical advantages of certain embodiments may include a reduction in energy consumption, an increase in the comfort of the ventilated area, a decrease in noise, and an increase in the lifespan of environmental sensors and fans. Embodiments may eliminate certain inefficiencies such as needlessly ventilating valuable air from an area that was supplied by a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (“HVAC”) system.
- Other technical advantages will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art from the following figures, descriptions, and claims. Moreover, while specific advantages have been enumerated above, various embodiments may include all, some, or none of the enumerated advantages.
- For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and its advantages, reference is now made to the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram illustrating a facility requiring ventilation in accordance with a particular embodiment; -
FIGS. 2A and 2B are simplified block diagrams illustrating a ventilation system in accordance with a particular embodiment; -
FIGS. 3A and 3B are various views of a spillage probe assembly in accordance with a particular embodiment; -
FIG. 4 is a method of controlling a ventilation system in accordance with a particular embodiment. -
FIG. 1 depicts afacility 100 where a particular embodiment may be utilized.Facility 100 may be a restaurant, for example, that includes akitchen 102 and at least oneadjacent room 104 separated by awall 106.Wall 106 contains adoorway 108 that allows access betweenkitchen 102 andadjacent room 104.Facility 100 also includes anHVAC system 110 that provides conditioned air to the interior offacility 100 viainterior vents 112. Kitchen 102 includes one or more pieces ofcooking equipment 114, anexhaust hood 116, a ceilingsupply air vent 118, and aceiling exhaust vent 124. Examples ofcooking equipment 114 include, but are not limited to, stoves, cooktops, ovens, fryers, and broilers.Exhaust hood 116 is oriented such that a downward-facingopening 120 is operable to direct an air contaminant 122 associated with the operation ofcooking equipment 114 throughceiling exhaust vent 124 and ultimately out anexterior exhaust vent 130 via anexhaust duct 132. Air contaminant 122 includes, but is not limited to, smoke, steam, fumes, and/or heat. Ceilingsupply air vent 118 is connected to asupply air duct 134 and is operable to providesupply air 126.Supply air 126 may be supplied fromHVAC system 110 and may include conditioned air (i.e., heated or cooled air) or unconditioned air.Supply air 126 may be supplied in an amount corresponding to the amount of air removed fromkitchen 102 viaexhaust hood 116 such that the air pressure insidekitchen 102 remains relatively constant and positive in relation to outside pressure. - Removing
air contaminants 122 fromkitchen 102 helps ensure thatkitchen 102, as well asadjacent room 104, remains safe, sufficiently free ofair contaminants 122, and at a comfortable temperature for anyone inside. The volume of air exhausted viaexhaust hood 116 should be carefully regulated to minimize the quantity of conditioned air (air entering facility 100 through HVAC system 110) that is vacated fromkitchen 102 andfacility 100 while ensuring that enough air is ventilated to prevent buildup ofair contaminants 122. Because a particular piece ofcooking equipment 114 may not be in use at all times and thus will not continuously generateair contaminants 122, it becomes beneficial to vary the rate at whichexhaust hood 116ventilates air contaminants 122 fromkitchen 102 as well as the rate at which ceilingsupply air vent 118 supplies air tokitchen 102 as a means to conserve energy and increase occupant safety and comfort. The embodiments discussed below provide a convenient alternative to manually activating a ventilation system as the level of air contaminants fluctuates. - While
facility 100 has been described in reference to a restaurant, it should be noted that there are many facilities in need of such ventilation systems. Such facilities include manufacturing facilities, industrial facilities, residential kitchens, and the like. Likewise, embodiments in this disclosure are described in reference tokitchen 102, but could be utilized in any facility requiring ventilation. -
FIGS. 2A and 2B depict anautonomous ventilation system 200 as would be located insidekitchen 102 in accordance with a particular embodiment.Autonomous ventilation system 200 includesexhaust hood 116 with downward-facingopening 120.Exhaust hood 116 is coupled toceiling exhaust vent 124 and is positioned above one or more pieces ofcooking equipment 114. Air is drawn up throughexhaust hood 116 via downward-facingopening 120 by anexhaust fan 210.Exhaust fan 210 may be positioned anywhere that allows it to draw air up throughexhaust hood 116 including, but not limited to, insideexhaust hood 116 andexhaust duct 132.Autonomous ventilation system 200 also includes ceilingsupply air vent 118 that can supply conditioned or unconditioned air tokitchen 102 fromHVAC system 110. Air is supplied tokitchen 102 by asupply air fan 212 that is located in a position so as to create a flow of air throughsupply air duct 134 and ultimately out ceilingsupply air vent 118. -
Autonomous ventilation system 200 also includes aspillage probe assembly 214 containing one or more spillage sensors 230 (not pictured inFIGS. 2A or 2B) operable to measure environmental parameters in or about aspillage zone 216. Environmental parameters measured byspillage sensors 230 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of temperature, air flow, vapor presence, and/or fume presence.Spillage zone 216 envelops an area that is adjacent to exhausthood 116 but is not directly beneathexhaust hood 116. If the ventilation rate ofautonomous ventilation system 200 is insufficient to capture and remove allair contaminants 122 associated with the operation ofcooking equipment 114,spillage air contaminants 128 will spill out ofexhaust hood 116 and pass upward throughspillage zone 216. It should be noted that the dimensions ofspillage zone 216 are just an example used for purposes of illustration and thatspillage zone 216 may have different dimensions depending on the cooking environment. -
Spillage probe assembly 214 also contains atermination box 224, and in some embodiments, anoverride button 226. The one ormore spillage sensors 230 are coupled totermination box 224. In some embodiments,override button 226 is also coupled totermination box 224.Override button 226, however, may be located onspillage probe assembly 214,exhaust hood 116, or any other location that is accessible to a user. -
Autonomous ventilation system 200 is controlled by acontroller 220. As an example only,controller 220 may consist of the Kontar MC8 process controller manufactured by Current Energy, Inc. However, any suitable controller may be used.Controller 220 is coupled toexhaust fan 210,supply air fan 212,cooking equipment 114, an exhaust temperature sensor (not pictured), an ambientkitchen temperature sensor 228,override button 226, and/or one ormore spillage sensors 230.Controller 220 receives information fromspillage sensors 230 to determine fluctuations in an environmental parameter(s) inspillage zone 216.Controller 220 also communicates withexhaust fan 210 to control its speed and consequently the rate of ventilation ofautonomous ventilation system 200. In some embodiments,controller 220 additionally communicates withsupply air fan 212 to control its speed and thus the amount of air that is re-supplied tokitchen 102.Controller 220 may also be coupled tocooking equipment 114 in order to determine when it has been turned on and off. - In operation,
autonomous ventilation system 200 automatically starts and stops according to a predetermined schedule and/or by sensing the activation ofcooking equipment 114 underexhaust hood 116. In addition, the ventilation rate ofautonomous ventilation system 200 automatically adjusts according to fluctuations in one or more environmental parameters inspillage zone 216 as sensed byspillage sensors 230. Additionally or alternatively, a user may manually controlautonomous ventilation system 200 by momentarily pressingoverride button 226. - First,
autonomous ventilation system 200 may automatically start and stop according to a predetermined schedule. A user may configure a schedule or modify an existing schedule through a local or remote interface tocontroller 220.Controller 220, in turn, may turnexhaust fan 210 on and off and/or adjust its speed based on this predetermined schedule. Additionally or alternatively,controller 220 may turnexhaust fan 210 on and off and/or adjust its speed based on the state ofcooking equipment 114 underexhaust hood 116. In one embodiment, for example,controller 220 may be coupled tocooking equipment 114 in order to detect when it has been activated. In such an embodiment,controller 220 may turn onexhaust fan 210 when cookingequipment 114 has been activated, and may turn offexhaust fan 210 when cookingequipment 114 has been deactivated. By automatically starting and stopping according to a predetermined schedule and/or the state ofcooking equipment 114,autonomous ventilation system 200 provides increased energy efficiency and comfort level while minimizing unnecessary noise and ventilation of conditioned air. - Additionally,
controller 220 may turnexhaust fan 210 on and off and/or adjust its speed based on fluctuations in an environmental parameter inspillage zone 216 due tospillage air contaminants 128. In one embodiment, for example,spillage probe assembly 214 contains one ormore spillage sensors 230 that measure the temperature ofspillage zone 216. As an example only,spillage sensors 230 may consist of the Betatherm G10K3976AIG1 thermistor. In this embodiment,controller 220 may communicate with an ambientkitchen temperature sensor 228 to determine the ambient temperature ofkitchen 102 away from the spillage zone (e.g., receive temperature measurements from sensors) and withspillage sensors 230 ofspillage probe assembly 214 to determine the temperature ofspillage zone 216.Controller 220 may then compare the temperature ofspillage zone 216 with that ofkitchen 102 to determine if the difference in temperature has reached or exceeded a predetermined amount, for example, two degrees Fahrenheit. If, for example, the temperature ofspillage zone 216 exceeds the temperature ofkitchen 102 by this predetermined amount (or any other suitable amount),controller 220 may accelerate the speed ofexhaust fan 210 to increase the ventilation rate ofautonomous ventilation system 200 and eliminatespillage air contaminants 128.Controller 220 may maintain this increased ventilation rate for a predetermined period of time or until it is determined that the increased rate is no longer needed. For example,controller 220 may decrease the speed or deactivateexhaust fan 210 when the difference in temperature betweenkitchen 102 andspillage zone 216 returns to a value that is less than the predetermined amount. By automatically adjusting its ventilation rate based on environmental parameters inspillage zone 216,autonomous ventilation system 200 alleviates disadvantages of other ventilation systems such as wasted energy and unnecessary noise. In addition, by locatingspillage sensors 230 inspillage zone 216 outside ofexhaust hood 116, the sensors are less susceptible to normal deterioration and corrosion caused byair contaminants 122. As a result,spillage sensors 230 require less cleaning and maintenance and will have a longer life. - In another embodiment,
spillage probe assembly 214 may contain one ormore spillage sensors 230 that measure bidirectional airflow throughspillage zone 216. In this embodiment,spillage sensors 230 are orientated in such a way as to detect air flow in the up and down directions throughspillage zone 216. If the ventilation rate ofautonomous ventilation system 200 is insufficient to capture and remove allair contaminants 122 associated with the operation ofcooking equipment 114,spillage air contaminants 128 will spill out ofexhaust hood 116 and pass throughspillage zone 216 creating an upward flow of air.Controller 220 may detect this upward flow of air by receiving airflow measurements fromspillage sensors 230. If the flow of air up throughspillage zone 216 reaches or exceeds a predetermined amount,controller 220 may accelerate the speed ofexhaust fan 210 to increase the ventilation rate ofautonomous ventilation system 200 and eliminate or reducespillage air contaminants 128.Controller 220 may then decrease the ventilation rate after a predetermined period of time or after it detects withspillage sensors 230 that there is no longer a flow of air up throughspillage zone 216 equal to or greater than the predetermined amount. - In some embodiments,
controller 220 may additionally or alternatively adjust the speed ofexhaust fan 210 based on the state ofoverride button 226. In this embodiment, a user may momentarily pushoverride button 226 in order to manually control the speed ofexhaust fan 210 and thus the ventilation rate ofautonomous ventilation system 200. For example, ifexhaust fan 210 is not on, a user may pressoverride button 226 in order to activateautonomous ventilation system 200 for a predetermined amount of time. Ifexhaust fan 210 is already on, a user may pressoverride button 226 in order to accelerate the ventilation rate ofautonomous ventilation system 200 for a predetermined amount of time. In some embodiments, there may be more than oneoverride button 226. In these embodiments, overridebuttons 226 may provide the user a means to turnautonomous ventilation system 200 on and/or off, increase and/or decrease the ventilation rate, or any combination of the proceeding. The one ormore override buttons 226 provide the user with a means of manual control overautonomous ventilation system 200 when desired. - In some embodiments,
controller 220 may also automatically control the speed ofsupply air fan 212 to provide a desired pressurization ofkitchen 102. For example, it may set the speed ofsupply air fan 212 to match the speed ofexhaust fan 210. As a result, the rate at which air is removed and supplied tokitchen 102 is approximately equal and thus the temperature and air pressure remains relatively constant.Controller 220 may also set the speed ofsupply air fan 212 to a speed that is greater than the speed ofexhaust fan 210 to create positive pressure inkitchen 102. Additionally or alternatively,controller 220 may set the speed ofsupply air fan 212 to a speed that is less than the speed ofexhaust fan 210 to create negative pressure inkitchen 102. This ensures that the environment inkitchen 102 remains safe and comfortable regardless of how much air is being ventilated throughexhaust hood 116. -
Exhaust fan 210 andsupply air fan 212 may be powered by various types of motors including, but not limited to, AC single-phase electrical motors, AC three-phase electrical motors, and DC electrical motors. The speeds ofexhaust fan 210 andsupply air fan 212 may be adjusted bycontroller 220 by modulating the frequency of the output of a variable frequency drive in the case of AC single-phase or three-phase electrical motors, by a phase cut modulation technique in the case of a single-phase motor, or by changing voltage in case of a DC electrical motor. - Modifications, additions, or omissions may be made to
autonomous ventilation system 200 and the described components. As an example, whileFIG. 2 depicts one piece ofcooking equipment 114 and onespillage zone 216,autonomous ventilation system 200 may be modified to include any number and combination of these items. Additionally, while certain embodiments have been described in detail, numerous changes, substitutions, variations, alterations and modifications may be ascertained by those skilled in the art. For example, whileautonomous ventilation systems 200 has been described in reference tokitchen 102 andcooking equipment 114, certain embodiments may be utilized in other facilities where ventilation is needed. Such facilities include manufacturing facilities, industrial facilities, residential kitchens, and the like. It is intended that the present disclosure encompass all such changes, substitutions, variations, alterations and modifications as falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. -
FIGS. 3A and 3B depict an examplespillage probe assembly 300, which could be utilized asspillage probe assembly 214, discussed above in connection withFIGS. 2A and 2B .FIG. 3A provides a front view ofspillage probe assembly 300, andFIG. 3B provides a back view ofspillage probe assembly 300. -
Spillage probe assembly 300 includes ahousing 302, atensioned cable 304, one ormore spillage sensors 230, atermination box 224, and anoverride button 226. The one ormore spillage sensors 230 andoverride button 226 are coupled totermination box 224, which may in turn be coupled to controller 220 (not pictured).Tensioned cable 304 is coupled tohousing 302 and provides support to spillagesensors 230.Tensioned cable 304 suspendsspillage sensors 230 inspillage zone 216 and isolates them fromhousing 302.Spillage sensors 230 are attached to tensionedcable 304 in such a way that allows a user to slide the sensors on tensionedcable 304 to a location that is above a piece of equipment such ascooking equipment 114 belowexhaust hood 116.Tensioned cable 304 may be any material including, but not limited to, metal and/or plastic. In some embodiments, tensionedcable 304 may be replaced with any other suitable means of supportingspillage sensors 230 and isolating them fromhousing 302. - In operation,
spillage probe assembly 300 is mounted toexhaust hood 116 in a manner that allowsspillage sensors 230 to monitorspillage zone 216.Spillage probe assembly 300 is mounted toexhaust hood 116 with fasteners via mountingholes 306. Once mounted in the appropriate position above a piece of equipment such ascooking equipment 114, a user may manually adjust the position of one ormore spillage sensors 230 by sliding them along tensionedcable 304 so that they are located over the piece of equipment to be monitored. Once in the desired position,spillage sensors 230 communicate information relating to detected changes in environmental parameters inspillage zone 216 tocontroller 220. For example, if the ventilation rate ofautonomous ventilation system 200 is insufficient to capture and remove allair contaminants 122 associated with the operation ofcooking equipment 114,spillage air contaminants 128 will spill out ofexhaust hood 116 and pass throughspillage zone 216.Spillage sensors 230 may detectspillage air contaminants 128 in a manner as described above in reference toFIGS. 2A and 2B and communicate the information tocontroller 220.Controller 220 may then automatically adjust the speed ofexhaust fan 210 and thus the ventilation rate of the autonomous ventilation system. - Modifications, additions, or omissions may be made to spillage
probe assembly 300 and the described components. As an example,spillage probe assembly 300 as seen inFIG. 3B includes twospillage sensors 230. It should be noted, however, thatspillage probe assembly 300 may include any number ofspillage sensors 230. Also,FIG. 3A depictsoverride button 226 coupled totermination box 224.Override button 226, however, may be coupled tospillage probe assembly 300 in another location, or any location onautonomous ventilation system 200 that is accessible to the user. Additionally, while certain embodiments have been described in detail, numerous changes, substitutions, variations, alterations and modifications may be ascertained by those skilled in the art, and it is intended that the present disclosure encompass all such changes, substitutions, variations, alterations and modifications as falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. - With reference now to
FIG. 4 , an example autonomousventilation control method 400 is provided. Autonomousventilation control method 400 may be implemented, for example, bycontroller 220 described in reference toautonomous ventilation system 200 inFIGS. 2A and 2B above. Autonomousventilation control method 400 will now be described in reference tocontroller 220 as utilized byautonomous ventilation system 200 inkitchen 102. It must be noted, however, that autonomousventilation control method 400 may be utilized by any controller to control a ventilation system regardless of location. - Autonomous
ventilation control method 400 comprises three main states: OFF, LOW, and HIGH. In OFFstate 402,controller 220 turns offexhaust fan 210 where it is not ventilating air fromkitchen 102 viaexhaust hood 116. InLOW state 410,controller 220 sets the speed ofexhaust fan 210 to a minimal speed, Qmin, as will be described in more detail below. InHIGH state 422,controller 220 sets the speed ofexhaust fan 210 to a maximum speed, Qmax. - Autonomous
ventilation control method 400 begins in OFFstate 402. While in OFFstate 402,exhaust fan 210 is turned off. However, autonomousventilation control method 400 will transition toLOW state 410, where the speed ofexhaust fan 210 is set to minimum speed Qmin, if various events occur. Such events may includeevent 404 where a user pressesoverride button 226,event 405 where a scheduled start time arrives,event 406 wherecooking equipment 114 is turned on, orevent 408 where an environmental parameter inspillage zone 216 meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold. Conversely, autonomousventilation control method 400 will transition fromLOW state 410 to OFFstate 402 if other events occur. These events includeevent 412 wherecooking equipment 114 is turned off,event 414 where a scheduled stop time arrives,event 416 where a period of time elapses after a user pushesoverride button 226, and/orevent 417 where when the environmental parameter inspillage zone 216 returns to normal. - In
event 404, a user pushesoverride button 226 while autonomousventilation control method 400 is inOFF state 402 andexhaust fan 210 is off.Override button 226 is provided to give the user manual control ofautonomous ventilation system 200. When the user pressesoverride button 226 whileexhaust fan 210 is off, autonomousventilation control method 400 will transition toLOW state 410 in order to turn onexhaust fan 210 and ventilate the area. In some embodiments, a timer is started when the user pushesoverride button 226 inevent 404. Inevent 416, this override button timer expires according to a predetermined, but configurable, amount of time and autonomousventilation control method 400 transitions fromLOW state 410 back to OFFstate 402. By monitoring the activity ofoverride button 226, autonomousventilation control method 400 provides the user a manual means by which to controlautonomous ventilation system 200. - In
event 405, a predetermined scheduled start time arrives. A user may interface withcontroller 220 to establish scheduled times forautonomous ventilation system 200 to turn on. Predetermined start times may also be preprogrammed intoautonomous ventilation system 200. When a scheduled start time arrives inevent 405, autonomousventilation control method 400 will transition from OFFstate 402 toLOW state 410 in order to turn onexhaust fan 210 and set its speed to Qmin. Conversely, a user may interface withcontroller 220 to establish scheduled times forautonomous ventilation system 200 to turn off, and/or stop times may be preprogrammed intoautonomous ventilation system 200. Inevent 414, a scheduled stop time arrives while autonomousventilation control method 400 is inLOW state 410. Ifevent 414 occurs, autonomousventilation control method 400 will transition to OFFstate 402 whereexhaust fan 210 is set to off. - In
event 406,cooking equipment 114 belowexhaust hood 116 is turned on while autonomousventilation control method 400 is inOFF state 402 andexhaust fan 210 is off. If autonomousventilation control method 400 determines thatcooking equipment 114 has been turned on butexhaust fan 210 is off, it will transition toLOW state 410 and set the speed ofexhaust fan 210 to Qmin. Conversely,event 412 occurs when cookingequipment 114 belowexhaust hood 116 is turned off while autonomousventilation control method 400 is inLOW state 410. If autonomousventilation control method 400 determines thatevent 412 has occurred, it will transition fromLOW state 410 to OFFstate 402 and turn offexhaust fan 210. - In
event 408, an environmental parameter inspillage zone 216 meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold while autonomousventilation control method 400 is inOFF state 402. Autonomousventilation control method 400 may determine by communicating with one ormore spillage sensors 230 that an environmental parameter inspillage zone 216 has changed sufficiently to warrant the activation ofexhaust fan 210. Such environmental parameters may include temperature and airflow as previously described in reference toFIGS. 2A and 2B above. If, for example,spillage sensors 230 are temperature sensors,event 408 would occur when the temperature ofspillage zone 216 exceeds that ofkitchen 102 by a predetermined, but configurable, amount. If autonomousventilation control method 400 determines that this event has occurred while it is inOFF state 402, it will transition toLOW state 410 and set the speed ofexhaust fan 210 to Qmin. Conversely,event 417 occurs when autonomousventilation control method 400 is inLOW state 410 and the environmental parameter inspillage zone 216 returns to normal. If autonomousventilation control method 400 determines thatevent 417 has occurred, it will transition back to OFFstate 402 and turn offexhaust fan 210. - Autonomous
ventilation control method 400 also includesHIGH state 422. While inHIGH state 422,exhaust fan 210 is set to its maximum speed, Qmax. Autonomousventilation control method 400 will transition toHIGH state 422 fromLOW state 410 when various events occur. Such events includeevent 418 where a user pressesoverride button 226, andevent 420 where an environmental parameter inspillage zone 216 meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold. Conversely, autonomousventilation control method 400 will transition fromHIGH state 422 toLOW state 410 and set the speed ofexhaust fan 210 to Qmin if other events occur. Such events includeevent 424 where a period of time elapses after an environmental parameter in spillage zone exceeds a threshold,event 426 where an environmental parameter in spillage zone returns to normal, and/or a period of time elapses after a user pushesoverride button 226 inevent 428. Similarly, autonomousventilation control method 400 will transition fromHIGH state 422 to OFFstate 410 if a scheduled stop time arrives inevent 430. - In
event 418, a user pushesoverride button 226 while autonomousventilation control method 400 is inLOW state 410 andexhaust fan 210 is set to Qmin. When a user pressesoverride button 226 whileexhaust fan 210 is already set to Qmin, autonomousventilation control method 400 will transition toHIGH state 422 in order to setexhaust fan 210 to its maximum rate Qmax and ventilate the area. In some embodiments, a timer is started when the user pushesoverride button 226 inevent 418. Inevent 428, this override button timer expires according to a predetermined, but configurable, amount of time and autonomousventilation control method 400 transitions fromHIGH state 410 back toLOW state 410. By monitoring the activity ofoverride button 226, autonomousventilation control method 400 provides the user a manual means by which to controlautonomous ventilation system 200. - In
event 420, an environmental parameter inspillage zone 216 meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold while autonomousventilation control method 400 is inLOW state 410. If, for example,spillage sensors 230 are comprised of temperature sensors,event 420 will occur when autonomousventilation control method 400 determines that the temperature ofspillage zone 216 exceeds that ofkitchen 102 by a predetermined amount. If autonomousventilation control method 400 determines that this event has occurred while it is inLOW state 410, it will transition toHIGH state 422 and set the speed ofexhaust fan 210 to Qmax. In some embodiments, this transition from Qmin to Qmax may be instantaneous. In other embodiments, however, the transition may be gradual and/or stair-stepped and may not actually reach Qmax if conditions inspillage zone 216 return to normal during the transition. - Conversely,
event 426 occurs when autonomousventilation control method 400 is inHIGH state 422 and the environmental parameter inspillage zone 216 returns to normal. If autonomousventilation control method 400 determines thatevent 426 has occurred, it will transition back toLOW state 410 and set the speed ofexhaust fan 210 to Qmin. In some embodiments, autonomousventilation control method 400 may set a timer after an environmental parameter inspillage zone 216 meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold inevent 420. Inevent 424, this spillage timer expires according to a predetermined, but configurable, amount of time. If autonomousventilation control method 400 determines that this timer has expired inevent 424, it may then transition fromHIGH state 422 back toLOW state 410 and set the speed ofexhaust fan 210 back to Qmin. - In
event 430, a predetermined scheduled stop time arrives in a similar manner asevent 414. When a scheduled stop time arrives inevent 430,ventilation control method 400 will transition fromHIGH state 422 to OFFstate 402 in order to turn offexhaust fan 210. - The minimal speed, Qmin, for
exhaust fan 210 may be determined by various methods. Initially, Qmin may be preprogrammed to be the lowest capable speed ofexhaust fan 210, or it may be a speed that is calculated to provide the minimal amount of ventilation as required by applicable standards. However, Qmin may be automatically adjusted by autonomousventilation control method 400. For example, if the temperature ofspillage zone 216 exceeds that ofkitchen 102 by a predetermined amount inevent 420, autonomousventilation control method 400 may gradually increase the speed ofexhaust fan 210 from Qmin. It may continually monitor the temperature ofspillage zone 216 while it is increasing the speed to determine the speed at which the difference in temperature drops to an acceptable level. It may then record this speed as the new Qmin and use it whenever it is inLOW state 410. In addition or alternatively, a user may initiate a recalibration of Qmin through a local or remote interface while allcooking equipment 114 underexhaust hood 116 is idle. In this procedure, autonomousventilation control method 400 gradually decreases the speed ofexhaust fan 210 from Qmax until the temperature inspillage zone 216 begins to rise. It may then record the speed ofexhaust fan 210 at the point the temperature started rising and use it as the new Qmin. - The speed Qmax of
exhaust fan 210 is the maximum operating speed of the fan. This speed may be predetermined and/or preset by the manufacturer. In some embodiments, Qmax may be controlled/set by a user through a local or remote interface. - While a particular autonomous
ventilation control method 400 has been described, it should be noted that certain steps may be rearranged, modified, or eliminated where appropriate. Additionally, while certain embodiments have been described in detail, numerous changes, substitutions, variations, alterations and modifications may be ascertained by those skilled in the art, and it is intended that the present disclosure encompass all such changes, substitutions, variations, alterations and modifications as falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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