Patents by Inventor Yuhui Kuang
Yuhui Kuang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11732939Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting refrigerant leakage in an air source heat pump system. The method for detecting refrigerant leakage in an air source heat pump system includes the following steps in a cooling mode: S110: obtaining a running parameter of an air source heat pump system, wherein the running parameter at least includes a compressor rotational speed; S120: comparing the running parameter with a preset running parameter range; S130: updating a cumulative score when the running parameter falls within the preset running parameter range; and S140: when the cumulative score exceeds a predetermined cumulative score, determining that refrigerant leakage occurs, and when the cumulative score does not exceed the predetermined cumulative score, return to step S110.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Hui Zhai, Runfu Shi, Xiangyu Gao, Guangyu Shen, YuHui Kuang, Yu Zhu
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Patent number: 11454412Abstract: The present application discloses a control method for an HVAC system in a relatively large spatial place and the HVAC system. The HVAC system comprises an air handling unit, and the air handling unit is provided with a valve through which a fluid medium passes and a fan; and the method comprises: monitoring a return air temperature of air circulated back to the air handling unit; providing a return air temperature setpoint of the HVAC system; and performing decoupling adjustment on one of the fan and the valve, and then adjusting the other of the fan and the valve so that the return air temperature is close to the return air temperature setpoint. According to the present application, the HVAC system can operate in a steady and energy-saving way.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: YuHui Kuang, QiaoHui Shi
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Publication number: 20220252280Abstract: An air purification includes a body portion, having a first installation space, a second installation space and a third installation space; a positive/negative ion module, removably mounted in the first installation space and controlled to generate positive ions and/or negative ions; a plasma module, removably mounted in the second installation space and controlled to generate plasmas; and a power supply module, removably mounted in the third installation space and configured to supply power for the positive/negative ion module and the plasma module.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Shuguang Zhang, Yuhui Kuang, Hui Zhai, Guangyu Shen, Hongsheng Liu, Michael J. Birnkrant
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Publication number: 20220196299Abstract: A centrifugal compressor and a refrigerating device. The centrifugal compressor includes: a shell, which has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; a motor assembly including a stator and a rotor, the rotor including a vertically arranged rotor shaft; a centrifugal compression mechanism, an impeller of which is connected with the rotor shaft so as to be driven by the motor assembly, wherein the centrifugal compression mechanism is arranged downstream of the fluid inlet to receive fluid, compress and pressurize the fluid, and output the pressurized fluid in a direction away from the motor assembly; and a guide member, which receives the pressurized fluid from the centrifugal compression mechanism, and which defines a flow passage alone or together with a part of the shell, wherein the flow passage is configured such that the pressurized fluid from the centrifugal compression mechanism passes through and cools the motor assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Tingcan Mi, Kai Deng, Lei Yu, Guangyu Shen, Fei Xie, Yuhui Kuang
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Publication number: 20210262686Abstract: The present application discloses a control method for an HVAC system in a relatively large spatial place and the HVAC system. The HVAC system comprises an air handling unit, and the air handling unit is provided with a valve through which a fluid medium passes and a fan; and the method comprises: monitoring a return air temperature of air circulated back to the air handling unit; providing a return air temperature setpoint of the HVAC system; and performing decoupling adjustment on one of the fan and the valve, and then adjusting the other of the fan and the valve so that the return air temperature is close to the return air temperature setpoint. According to the present application, the HVAC system can operate in a steady and energy-saving way.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Carrier CorporationInventors: YuHui KUANG, QiaoHui SHI
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Patent number: 11079300Abstract: A refrigerant leak detecting method for an air-cooling heat pump system in a heating mode comprises S110, S210, obtaining a leak indication parameter set, wherein the leak indication parameter set at least includes a refrigerant level in a liquid reservoir and/or a supercooling degree; S120, S220, comparing each leak indication parameter in the leak indication parameter set with a corresponding preset indication parameter interval; S130, S230, when each leak indication parameter falls within a corresponding preset indication parameter interval, obtaining and recording a corresponding evaluated refrigerant leak amount; S140, S240, when a cumulative value of the evaluated refrigerant leak amount falls within a preset refrigerant leak interval, determining that a refrigerant leak occurs in the air-cooling heat pump system; when the cumulative value of the evaluated refrigerant leak amount does not fall within the preset refrigerant leak interval, returning to the step S110, S210.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Runfu Shi, Hui Zhai, Xiangyu Gao, Guangyu Shen, Yu Zhu, YuHui Kuang
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Patent number: 10941956Abstract: A steady-state data processing method includes resetting a cumulative change of target determination data and a data detection period as 0; obtaining the detected target data; calculating the cumulative change of the target data. When the calculated cumulative change of the target data is less than a preset threshold, adjusting the data detection period, or when the calculated cumulative change of the target data is not less than the preset threshold, recording a data detection period. When the recorded data detection period is less than a preset time threshold, determining a target data result obtained in the period as unsteady-state data of the device; or when the recorded data detection period is not less than the preset time threshold, determining the target data obtained in the data detection period as steady-state data.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Xiangyu Gao, Hui Zhai, Runfu Shi, Guangyu Shen, YuHui Kuang, Yu Zhu
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Publication number: 20200316513Abstract: A fan coil and an air purification system. The fan coil includes: a housing, the housing provided with an air inlet, a fan inside the housing which air enters via the air inlet and a coil unit; and a purification unit located near the air inlet for filtering air, the purification unit includes a filter cartridge holder that detachably fixes a filter cartridge, and a conveyer that is attached to the filter cartridge holder and moves the filter cartridge to a place accessible to personnel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Dan Zhao, Wei Huang, YuHui Kuang, Hui Zhai, Min Yang, Xin Zhou
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Publication number: 20190323917Abstract: A refrigerant leak detecting method for an air-cooling heat pump system in a heating mode comprises S110, S210, obtaining a leak indication parameter set, wherein the leak indication parameter set at least includes a refrigerant level in a liquid reservoir and/or a supercooling degree; S120, S220, comparing each leak indication parameter in the leak indication parameter set with a corresponding preset indication parameter interval; S130, S230, when each leak indication parameter falls within a corresponding preset indication parameter interval, obtaining and recording a corresponding evaluated refrigerant leak amount; S140, S240, when a cumulative value of the evaluated refrigerant leak amount falls within a preset refrigerant leak interval, determining that a refrigerant leak occurs in the air-cooling heat pump system; when the cumulative value of the evaluated refrigerant leak amount does not fall within the preset refrigerant leak interval, returning to the step S110, S210.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Runfu Shi, Hui Zhai, Xiangyu Gao, Guangyu Shen, Yu Zhu, YuHui Kuang
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Publication number: 20190316821Abstract: A device and a method for detecting a refrigerant leakage of an air source cooling-only system, wherein the detection method comprises S1: obtaining an operating parameter of an air-cooled cooling-only air source cooling-only system, wherein the operating parameter comprises at least a compressor speed or capacity; S2: comparing the operating parameter with a preset operating parameter interval; S3: updating a cumulative score when the operating parameter falls within the preset operating parameter interval; and S4: determining that a refrigerant leakage has occurred when the cumulative score exceeds a predefined cumulative score, and returning to step S1 when the cumulative score does not exceed the predefined cumulative score.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Hui Zhai, Runfu Shi, Xiangyu Gao, Guangyu Shen, YuHui Kuang, Yu Zhu
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Publication number: 20190316800Abstract: A steady-state data processing method includes: S110, resetting a cumulative change of target determination data and a data detection period as 0; S120, obtaining the detected target data; S130, calculating the cumulative change of the target data; S140, when the calculated cumulative change of the target data is less than its preset threshold, adjusting the data detection period and returning to S120; or recording a data detection period when a cumulative change of any of the target data is not less than its preset threshold; S150, when the recorded data detection period is less than its preset time threshold, determining a target data result obtained in the period as unsteady-state data of the device; or when the recorded data detection period is not less than the preset time threshold, determining the target data obtained in the data detection period as steady-state data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Xiangyu Gao, Hui Zhai, Runfu Shi, Guangyu Shen, YuHui Kuang, Yu Zhu
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Publication number: 20190316820Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting refrigerant leakage in an air source heat pump system. The method for detecting refrigerant leakage in an air source heat pump system includes the following steps in a cooling mode: S110: obtaining a running parameter of an air source heat pump system, wherein the running parameter at least includes a compressor rotational speed; S120: comparing the running parameter with a preset running parameter range; S130: updating a cumulative score when the running parameter falls within the preset running parameter range; and S140: when the cumulative score exceeds a predetermined cumulative score, determining that refrigerant leakage occurs, and when the cumulative score does not exceed the predetermined cumulative score, return to step S110.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Hui Zhai, Runfu Shi, Xiangyu Gao, Guangyu Shen, YuHui Kuang, Yu Zhu
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Patent number: 10295237Abstract: A system and method for conditioning air within an air handling system of a building is provided. The building has a hot water source and a cold water source. The conditioning system includes at least one heating-cooling unit connected to the air handling system, a primary water storage device, at least one heat pump, and a controller. The heating-cooling unit, which includes at least one chilled beam, is operable to transfer heat into or out of air passing within the air handling system of the building. The primary water storage device is operable to store a volume of water within a predetermined temperature range. The primary water storage device is in communication with the hot water source and the cold water source. The heat pump is connected to the primary water storage device and the chilled beam. The controller is adapted to selectively drive the heat pump to transfer heat between the primary water storage device and the chilled beam.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Michel Grabon, Shui Yuan, Yuhui Kuang, Dong Luo, Stella M. Oggianu
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Patent number: 10176381Abstract: The present invention relates to a video analysis system for an energy-consuming building equipment. The video analysis system includes a camera and an image processing unit to monitor people who appear in a target region, and in an actual space where the camera coexists with the energy-consuming building equipment, a height from the camera to a bottom surface of the actual space ranges from 2 to 10 meters. The present invention further relates to an intelligent building management system provided with the video analysis system for the energy-consuming building equipment. With the video analysis system of the present invention, a security system of a building is combined with the energy-consuming building equipment by means of an optimal camera design/arrangement, which can improve the operation efficiency of the whole building significantly and achieve a desirable energy-saving effect.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Jianwei Zhao, YuHui Kuang, Robert Hong-Leung Chiang
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Publication number: 20170146259Abstract: The present invention relates to a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) control system, an HVAC system and control method. The HVAC control system includes an automatic control module, a data acquisition module for monitoring in real time a target region of the HVAC and obtaining acquired data, a data analysis module and a data storage module, wherein the data analysis module receives and analyzes acquired data from the data acquisition module to determine a real-time air conditioning demand situation of a target region, the data storage module stores a historical air conditioning demand situation for being read by the data analysis module, and the automatic control module is in communication with and controls the other modules, and configures air conditioning parameters of the HVAC with reference to the real-time air conditioning demand situation and the historical air conditioning demand situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Jianwei Zhao, YuHui Kuang, Qiang Li
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Patent number: 9618272Abstract: This invention provides a temperature and humidity independent control air conditioning system, comprising a high temperature cooling unit, a low temperature cooling unit, a humidity processing unit, and an indoor unit, wherein the coolant with a first temperature provided by the high temperature cooling unit flows into the indoor unit and then its temperature becomes a second temperature; the coolant with a third temperature provided by the low temperature cooling unit flows into the humidity processing unit; the coolant with the second temperature is divided to the low temperature cooling unit. With this invention, temperature and humidity independent control can be realized with high efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: YuHui Kuang, Chungang Wang
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Publication number: 20170046575Abstract: The present invention relates to a video analysis system for an energy-consuming building equipment. The video analysis system includes a camera and an image processing unit to monitor people who appear in a target region, and in an actual space where the camera coexists with the energy-consuming building equipment, a height from the camera to a bottom surface of the actual space ranges from 2 to 10 meters. The present invention further relates to an intelligent building management system provided with the video analysis system for the energy-consuming building equipment. With the video analysis system of the present invention, a security system of a building is combined with the energy-consuming building equipment by means of an optimal camera design/arrangement, which can improve the operation efficiency of the whole building significantly and achieve a desirable energy-saving effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Jianwei ZHAO, YuHui KUANG, Robert Hong-Leung CHANG
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Publication number: 20160187043Abstract: A system and method for conditioning air within an air handling system of a building is provided. The building has a hot water source and a cold water source. The conditioning system includes at least one heating-cooling unit connected to the air handling system, a primary water storage device, at least one heat pump, and a controller. The heating-cooling unit, which includes at least one chilled beam, is operable to transfer heat into or out of air passing within the air handling system of the building. The primary water storage device is operable to store a volume of water within a predetermined temperature range. The primary water storage device is in communication with the hot water source and the cold water source. The heat pump is connected to the primary water storage device and the chilled beam. The controller is adapted to selectively drive the heat pump to transfer heat between the primary water storage device and the chilled beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Michel Grabon, Shui Yuan, Yuhui Kuang, Dong Luo, Stella M. Oggianu
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Patent number: 9310087Abstract: A system and method for conditioning air is provided. A building has a hot water source and a cold water source. The system includes at least one heating-cooling unit, a primary water storage device, at least one heat pump, and a controller. The heating-cooling unit transfers heat into or out of air passing within an air handling system of the building. The primary water storage device stores a volume of water within a predetermined temperature range. The primary water storage device is in communication with the hot water source and the cold water source. The heat pump is connected to the primary water storage device and a chilled beam. The controller selectively drives the heat pump to transfer heat between the primary water storage device and the chilled beam. The controller selectively controls the system to transfer heat into or out of the primary water storage device.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Michel Grabon, Shui Yuan, Yuhui Kuang, Dong Luo, Stella M. Oggianu
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Publication number: 20140332197Abstract: An air conditioner terminal device (100) and a data center comprising the air conditioner terminal device, wherein the air conditioner terminal device (100) comprises a heat exchanger (12), a variable-speed fan (22), an air passage (101) communicating from an air suction port (11) to an air discharge port (21), and refrigerant flowing through the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger (12) and fan (22) are installed in the air passage (101), and the fan (22) forces air within the air passage (101) to flow towards the air discharge port (21) from the air suction port (11). The refrigerant comes into heat contact with air within the air passage (101) via the heat exchanger (12). The heat exchanger has an input joint (121) and an output joint (122), the refrigerant flows in via the input joint (121) and flows out the output joint (122). The refrigerant inside the input joint (121) is liquid-phase fluid, whereas the refrigerant inside the output joint (122) is gas-liquid two-phase fluid or gas-phase fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: YuHui Kuang, Robert Hong-Leung Chiang, Michel Grabon, Lijia Jessica Zhao