Cooling Heat Rejector Of Refrigeration Producer Patents (Class 62/305)
  • Patent number: 6595011
    Abstract: An air conditioner having a compressor, refrigerant condenser coil and accumulator submerged in water in a water tank, wherein the water is cooled by evaporative cooling when air is drawn through water sprayed into an air inlet duct communicating with the water tank. The compressor is cooled by the water in the water tank which is cooled by evaporative cooling. The water level in the water tank is maintained by a float valve connected to a water line to replenish evaporating water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventor: Charles L. Forgy
  • Patent number: 6595017
    Abstract: A system for shading an air conditioning unit from sunlight uses one or more sheets of solar screen material attached to a frame. The frame is coupled to the air conditioning unit using various bracketing arrangements. The system is easy to install, does not significantly restrict air flow, is adjustable, and is attached directly to the air conditioning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventor: Matt Teahan
  • Publication number: 20030121273
    Abstract: An auxiliary watering system and methods for lowering the temperature of an ambient air supply to an air-conditioning unit that is controlled solely by an acoustic signal from the air-conditioning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventor: Michael C. McKee
  • Patent number: 6584789
    Abstract: A vehicular cooling system and a related method are disclosed as including a heat-source heat radiator 11 for cyclically supplying coolant water to a heat source 1 for cooling the same, and a moistening-water-condenser heat radiator 19 for cyclically supplying coolant water to and cooling a moistening-water recapturing condenser 5 which condenses and recaptures water from exhaust gases of the fuel cell 1 for moistening the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 6574980
    Abstract: The final segment in one-half or one-third circuit tube assemblies are arranged in a concurrent manner with the air flow in a closed-circuit cooling tower to more fully utilize spray-water cooling that occurs in the region below the tube assembly but above the sump water surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank T. Morrison
  • Patent number: 6574975
    Abstract: A dual evaporative pre-cooling system is installed packaged air conditioning units. The dual evaporative pre-cooling system includes an evaporative media disposed in a housing through which incoming condenser air flows. A water distribution device is disposed above the evaporative media. A sump and a pump are located below the evaporative media to recirculate water through the water distribution device and a ventilation air pre-cooling coil. A plurality of pipes connect, and allow circulation of, a water source discharged from the pump through the ventilation air pre-cooling coil, and to the water distribution device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Davis Energy Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Bourne, Marshall B. Hunt
  • Patent number: 6564864
    Abstract: A method of exchanging heat is disclosed. Process fluid is passed through a dry indirect contact heat exchange section while a main air stream is also passed through that section. The process fluid is passed through a second indirect contact heat exchange section while a second air stream is passed through that section. A third air stream is passed through a direct contact heat exchange section and mixed with the second air stream to define the main air stream. Evaporative liquid is selectively distributed over the second indirect contact heat exchange section and over the direct heat exchange section. The distribution of evaporative liquid over one section is independent of the distribution of evaporative liquid over the other section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Carter, Branislav Korenic
  • Publication number: 20030041604
    Abstract: Device for enhancing efficiency of air-conditioner, including a water reservoir, a water level sensor, a controller and a water-injecting section. The water reservoir receives the condensed water produced from the water exhaust of the vaporizer of the air-conditioner. The water level sensor is disposed in the reservoir for real-time sending water level signal to the controller for judging whether water should get into the water reservoir or discharge therefrom. The controller is able to detect the operation state of the compressor of the air-conditioner to activate the water-injecting section to inject water onto the heat-radiator at proper time so as to continuously decrease temperature of the heat-radiator and the air therearound and enhance efficiency of the air-conditioner and avoid load loss due to high temperature of the components of the air-conditioner after long period of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventor: Ching-Shiang Jang
  • Patent number: 6505478
    Abstract: A heat exchanger such as an evaporator for a temperature control system includes an input port with an orifice through which a refrigerant enters the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of plates and a tilted deflection surface near the input port. High-pressure refrigerant entering through the input port impinges on the tilted deflection surface and is deflected by the deflection surface onto the plates. The tilt angle of the deflection surface is selected such that the refrigerant is evenly distributed over the plates resulting in even and highly efficient heat transfer. The heat exchanger can be used as the evaporator in a refrigeration system used to control temperature in a workpiece chuck for supporting a flat workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer during processing and testing. In particular, the heat exchanger can be used to control the temperature of a fluid which is circulated through the chuck to control the temperature of the workpiece and/or the chuck itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Temptronic Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn M. Cousineau, Robert D. Kelso, Robert R. Lopez
  • Patent number: 6497107
    Abstract: The within invention improves on the indirect evaporative cooling method and apparatus by making use of a working fluid that is pre-cooled with and without desiccants before it is passed through a Wet Channel where evaporative fluid is on the walls to take heat and store it in the working fluid as increased latent heat. The heat transfer across the membrane between the Dry Channel and the Wet Channel may have dry, solid desiccant or liquid desiccant and may have perforations, pores or capillary pathways. The evaporative fluid may be water, fuel, or any substance that has the capacity to take heat as latent heat. The Wet Channel or excess cooled fluid is in heat transfer contact with a Product Channel where Product Fluid is cooled without adding any humidity. An alternative embodiment for heat transfer between adjacent channels is with heat pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Idalex Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Valeriy Maisotsenko, Leland E. Gillan, Timothy L. Heaton, Alan D. Gillan
  • Patent number: 6484527
    Abstract: Method for operating refrigerating plants in which a thermal coupling of an electromotively and/or mechanically driven compression refrigerating plant with a thermally supplied refrigerating plant takes place in such a way that the compression refrigerating plant condenser is cooled by the thermally supplied refrigerating plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Integral Energietechnik, GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Paul
  • Patent number: 6463751
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high efficiency whole house or building air conditioner utilizing condensate water dripped onto the condenser to subcool the heat exchange fluid in the condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Inventor: Kevin Teller
  • Patent number: 6446448
    Abstract: A cooling tower for automatically adjusting flow rates of cooling water and cooling air with variations of a load comprises a plurality of thermometers; a hygrometer; at least one controllers; a cooling water pump; and at least one cooling towers connected in parallel. The desired data, such as optimum allowance operating range, heat transferring property of cooling towers, outer gas bulb temperature, approach and relations therebetween are calculated numerically and then are built in the controller. As the cooling tower is operated, by the measuring of the thermometer, messages are transferred to the controller, the practical data and predetermined data are compared in the controller so as to acquire an optimum cooling water flow and cooling air flow. Then, the controllers are used to control the cooling fan in the cooling pump and cooling towers. Thus, an optimum flow rate is acquired. Therefore, the power is saved. The flow rate of the present invention is changed with the load of the ice water mainframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Inventors: Chi-Yi Wang, Wen-Cheng Huang
  • Patent number: 6438977
    Abstract: An air conditioner cooling apparatus which is designed to be used in conjunction with a cabinet type air conditioner that has an air exhaust portal which has an exhaust airflow,path and a length of condenser coils. The cooling apparatus comprises a paddle which is to be placed within the exhaust airflow path and upon operation of the air conditioner, the paddle is to be pivoted from a crosswise position relative to the airflow path to an inclined position relative to the airflow path. The pivoting of the paddle connects by a linkage assembly to a control arm with this control arm to be raised from a lower position to an upper position when the air conditioner is activated. The control arm connects to a water supply valve which is opened when the air conditioner is turned on with water to be caused to flow through the valve to a series of discharge nozzles with this water to be dispensed onto the condenser coils of the air conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Inventor: Richard Duncan McKay
  • Patent number: 6434963
    Abstract: An air cooler has a casing containing two air flow paths through one of which cooled fresh air is supplied to a house, while the other receives stale air from the house. An efficient heat exchanger pre-cools the fresh air with the heat extracted from the stale air, Further cooling is achieved by evaporative cooling of water from two honeycomb structures respectively spanning the two air flow paths. A pump circulates cooled water to the upper end of one of the structures from the lower end of the other structure which receives, at its upper end, the water which has percolated down through the upper structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Inventor: John Francis Urch
  • Patent number: 6427453
    Abstract: Novel vapor compression evaporative cooling systems which use water as a refrigerant are provided, as are methods for using same. Also provided are novel compressors, compressor components, and means for removing noncondensibles useful in such cooling systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Mark T. Holtzapple, Richard Davison, G. Andrew Rabroker
  • Publication number: 20020073720
    Abstract: A dual evaporative pre-cooling system is installed packaged air conditioning units. The dual evaporative pre-cooling system includes an evaporative media disposed in a housing through which incoming condenser air flows. A water distribution device is disposed above the evaporative media. A sump and a pump are located below the evaporative media to recirculate water through the water distribution device and a ventilation air pre-cooling coil. A plurality of pipes connect, and allow circulation of, a water source discharged from the pump through the ventilation air pre-cooling coil, and to the water distribution device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: DAVIS ENERGY GROUP, INC
    Inventors: Richard C. Bourne, Marshall B. Hunt
  • Publication number: 20020066283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerated cooling apparatus for cooling heat generated from a semiconductor device by forming a circulating flow path of the air in a case with an evaporator and the semiconductor mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Sai Kee Oh, Dong Yeon Jang, Se Yoon Oh, Wook Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 6381980
    Abstract: A sprinkler system for a condenser unit of an air conditioning system comprises a flue with a temperature responsive valve assembly releasably mounted therein. The flue is mounted atop the protective grill for the system fan so as to channel a portion of the fan's cooling air flow for the condenser therethrough. A bellows senses temperature changes within the flue and upon a selectable rise in temperature expands so as to urge the valve stem of a two-way poppet valve to a valve opening position. The open valve, connected to a water source, delivers water to an elongated fluid outlet line which is fastened along the grill surrounding the condenser unit. The elongated line comprises a plurality of segments connected by intermediate spray heads. The spray heads circumscribe the condenser with a cooling spray so as to reduce the temperature of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Robert D. Pringle
  • Publication number: 20020029578
    Abstract: Small sized air conditioner including a heat discharging part having a small sized compressor and condenser, a heat absorbing part having a small sized evaporator, a drain hose for transferring condensate from the evaporator to the heat discharging part, and a device for disposing of condensate fitted in the heat discharging part for vaporizing the condensate transferred through the drain hose by using a heat generated at the heat discharging part, thereby facilitating easy installation and movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Dong Soo Moon, Cheol Soo Ko
  • Patent number: 6354101
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for increasing the efficiency of an air-cooled condenser by using condensation from an evaporator to reduce the energy consumption of an air conditioning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Inventors: Mikhail Levitin, Boris Khaytin
  • Publication number: 20020017110
    Abstract: A separated type air conditioner with evaporative condensing apparatus comprises an outdoor unit and at least one indoor unit which the outdoor unit includes an evaporative condensing apparatus, a water chiller type evaporating apparatus and a comparative low pressure compressor for circulating a cooling medium system between the condensing apparatus and the evaporating apparatus within the outdoor unit to avoid long distance medium transmitting for improving the energy saving and environment protecting, and characteristically that the evaporative condensing apparatus comprises an evaporative water intermittent supply system to supply water onto a layer of absorptive material covered on the condensing coils intermittently through an electromagnetic valve automatically controlled by a PC board to assume that the amount of water once supplied to the absorptive material will be approximately fully evaporated within a controlled intermittence to provide a highest effect for absorbing evaporative latent heat form
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Peng Chu Chiu, Chih Hsien Huang
  • Patent number: 6338258
    Abstract: A regenerative evaporative cooler, designed to improve the cooling efficiency of its regenerative evaporative cooling unit, is disclosed. In the cooler of this invention, the cooling unit consists of a dry channel and a wet channel arranged to closely come into contact with each other. The dry channel allows primary air to pass through, while the wet channel extracts a part of the primary air from the outlet end of the dry channel so as to form extracted air flowing in the wet channel in a direction opposite to the flowing direction of the primary air. A plurality of cooling fins are arranged in the dry and wet channels to allow the extracted air to come into direct contact with water so as to improve the water vaporization efficiency and the water vaporization area in the wet channel. A first blower fan sucks the primary air into the dry channel, while a second blower fan sucks a part of the primary air of the dry channel into the wet channel so as to form the extracted air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Dae Young Lee, Byung Ha Kang, Chun Sik Lee
  • Patent number: 6338257
    Abstract: A separated type air conditioner with evaporative condensing apparatus comprises an outdoor unit and at least one indoor unit which the outdoor unit includes an evaporative condensing apparatus, a water chiller type evaporating apparatus and a comparative low pressure compressor for circulating a cooling medium system between the condensing apparatus and the evaporating apparatus within the outdoor unit to avoid long distance medium transmitting for improving the energy saving and environment protecting, and characteristically that the evaporative condensing apparatus comprises an evaporative water intermittent supply system to supply water onto a layer of absorptive material covered on the condensing coils intermittly through an electromagnetic valve automatically controlled by a PC board to assume that the amount of water once supplied to the absorptive material will be approximately fully evaporated within a controlled intermittence to provide a highest effect for absorbing evaporative latent heat form the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Nutec Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Chu Chiu, Chih Hsien Huang
  • Patent number: 6338256
    Abstract: A high efficiency cooling device in a cooling mechanism comprises a heat exchange unit 20, a gas cooling unit 21, a water cooling unit 22 and a water circulation unit 23. The heat exchange unit is an upright round frame formed of a plurality of upright heat radiating fins and refrigerant tubes which are densely wound around these heat radiating fins. The round frame is enclosed with a hollow chamber. A water cooling unit is installed in the hollow chamber of the heat exchange unit. The water cooling unit mainly includes least one spray disk driven by a motor or other dynamic device and a first water supply tube for supplying cooling water to the spray disk. Thereby, cooling water will uniformly spray to each heat exchange unit due to the inertial force of rotation itself, then flows downwards straightly along the heat radiating fin so as to achieve a high efficiency cooling effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Taiwan Fluorescent Lamp Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang-Wen Tien
  • Patent number: 6324862
    Abstract: This novel device is an enhanced evaporative cooler, which can be transformed into a heater. It is embodied in a single unit with two operational modes. In the A or cooling mode it is comprised of two cooling stages, the first stage consists of an air blower and a plurality of evaporation channels, and a cold water collection tray placed under the said channels, the evaporation channels have nozzles injecting high pressure water, producing a very fine spray, part of the spray evaporates, the rest is cooled and collected in the cool water tray, this cool water is pump circulated through the second stage. The second stage consists of an air to water heat exchanger, an air blower and a warm water collection tray where the output from the heat exchanger is collected, the water in the warm water tray is pumped back to the nozzles starting a new cycle. In the B or heater mode a heater element located in the second stage warm water tray is activated, the so heated water circulates only within the second stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Inventor: Julio A. Monjes
  • Patent number: 6282913
    Abstract: A water vaporization type cooling apparatus for cooling a heat-generating unit comprises a container which is made of a good thermal conductive material and has an opening, a selective water vapor permeable membrane which is mounted to the container so as to cover the opening and forms a closed space cooperatively with the container, and water charged in the closed space. In the water vaporization type cooling apparatus, the container is thermally connected to the heat-generating unit and dehydrated air flows along the outer surface of the selective water vapor permeable membrane, whereby the heat-generating unit is cooled down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Moriguchi, Kazuhiko Hara
  • Patent number: 6253565
    Abstract: The efficiency of home external condenser units is improved by cooling ambient air by a water mist, preferably formed about 12 inches away from the condenser unit. Mist-forming nozzles or heads are mounted on the condenser unit housing and coupled to a water supply (spigot) via a solenoid valve coupled to the thermostat control circuit for the condenser unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Inventor: Clifford H. Arledge
  • Patent number: 6247326
    Abstract: The present invention made use of the wet and dry type thermometers principle to obtain an improved evaporative condensing unit, both in term of thermal efficiency and in the operating cost, by utilizing normal and therefore still unsaturated air from the surrounding atmosphere in the cooling of the refrigerant fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Inventor: Pichit Likitcheva
  • Publication number: 20010002620
    Abstract: A method of exchanging heat is disclosed. Process fluid is passed through a dry indirect contact heat exchange section while a main air stream is also passed through that section. The process fluid is passed through a second indirect contact heat exchange section while a second air stream is passed through that section. A third air stream is passed through a direct contact heat exchange section and mixed with the second air stream to define the main air stream. Evaporative liquid is selectively distributed over the second indirect contact heat exchange section and over the direct heat exchange section. The distribution of evaporative liquid over one section is independent of the distribution of evaporative liquid over the other section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Publication date: June 7, 2001
    Inventors: Thomas P. Carter, Branislav Korenic
  • Patent number: 6234207
    Abstract: A device for changing the flow of an operating medium in an air conditioning system, comprises a casing including a first port connected to an outlet or inlet port of a compressor, a second port connected to an indoor heat exchanger, a third port connected to an outdoor heat exchanger, and a fourth port connected to the outlet or inlet port of the compressor, a drive mechanism arranged in the casing, and a valve body rotatably supported by the drive mechanism and including a first flow passageway extending between a first selectively positionable opening and a second selectively positionable opening and a second flow passageway extending between the first selectively positionable opening and a third selectively positionable opening. The valve body is reversibly rotated to a predetermined angle to allow the operating medium to selectively flow through the first flow passageway or through the second flow passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Fuji Injector Corporation
    Inventor: Isamu Toyama
  • Patent number: 6213200
    Abstract: A system and method of exchanging heat are disclosed. Three heat exchange sections are used: a dry indirect contact heat exchange section, a second indirect contact heat exchange section that is operable in either a wet or dry mode, and a direct contact heat exchange section. The three sections are next to each other in an apparatus to reduce the overall height of the apparatus. The dry and second indirect contact heat exchange sections receive a process fluid in series or in parallel. Separate ambient air streams pass through the second indirect and direct contact heat exchange sections before mixing and entering the dry indirect contact heat exchange section. Another ambient air stream is mixed in upstream of the dry indirect contact heat exchange section when the system is operated in the dry mode. Two independent evaporative liquid distribution systems are included. One selectively distributes evaporative liquid over the second indirect contact heat exchange section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Carter, Branislav Korenic
  • Patent number: 6178766
    Abstract: An air-conditioner with high-efficiency differential cold-valley pipes, which include J pipes and a low-pressure circulating pump, has a first arc heat-exchanger which is formed by multiple-layer ladder-shaped corrugated plates and multiple-layer arc J pipe stacked alternatively, and a second arc heat-exchanger which is formed by multiple-layer arc J pipe and multiple-layer wave-shaped film-type evaporation face stacked alternatively. A low pressure pump is connected between the first arc heat-exchanger and the second arc heat-exchanger through pipelines. The air-conditioner solves the problems that the conventional air-conditioner consumes high energy, quality of the air in the room is low and the use of CFCs is confined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Inventors: Xiamin Tong, Amin Ji
  • Patent number: 6142219
    Abstract: A system and methods of extracting heat are disclosed. The system may be arranged as a fluid cooler or as a fluid condenser. Three heat exchange sections are provided: a dry indirect contact heat exchange section; a second indirect contact heat exchange section that is operable in either a wet or dry mode; and a direct contact heat exchange section. As a fluid cooler, a connecting flow path connects the dry indirect contact heat exchange section to the second indirect contact heat exchange section. A bypass flow path extends from the dry indirect contact heat exchange section to the process fluid outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Amstead Industries Incorporated
    Inventors: Branislav Korenic, Thomas P. Carter
  • Patent number: 6122922
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for efficiently using various components as a system for cooling air. The apparatus uses the combination of an evaporative cooler with a water reservoir and a refrigerated air system with a water-cooled condenser. A pump or series of pumps are used to supply water to the evaporative cooler and to the water-cooled condenser from the water reservoir. A mechanism for controlling the hardness of supplied water may also be included. After the reservoir water has been supplied to the other components in the system, it is returned to the water reservoir. During cooler weather, the output air from the evaporative cooler is supplied to a series of ducts and is used to cool the interior of a structure such as a home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Inventor: Leo B. Conner
  • Patent number: 6105376
    Abstract: A mechanical control apparatus is provided for controlling the spray or misting of water into the immediate vicinity of the condenser coils in the compressor unit of an air conditioner, and comprises a hinged, vaned paddle member; and a water valve mechanically connected to and operable by the paddle member. The paddle member is mounted so that blown air flow from an air fan in the compressor unit will impinge on the paddle member, will and cause it to pivot upwardly about a hinge. The paddle member has a mechanical valve operating member, and is connected to a source of pressurized water, so that when the valve is open, water will pass through it to at least one nozzle mounted on the compressor unit to be sprayed or misted into the immediate vicinity of the condenser coils. The mechanical linkage between the paddle member and the valve is such that when the paddle member is pivoted upwardly, the valve will be opened; and when the paddle member is in its horizontal orientation, the valve will be closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Inventors: Peter B. Stewart, Brian Abramson
  • Patent number: 6101823
    Abstract: An evaporative condensing apparatus used in an air conditioner to reduce the power consumption of the air conditioner and improves its EER value. The evaporative condensing apparatus is based on the rule that the condensing temperature is directly proportional to the condensing pressure during the exchange of a cooling agent between liquid state and gas state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Nutec Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng-Chu Chiu, Tsui-Ling Hsuen, Chih-Hsien Huang
  • Patent number: 6070426
    Abstract: An evaporative-cooling condensation type ammonia refrigeration unit with leaked ammonia gas removing means is provided. Recovery of a leaked ammonia gas is conducted taking advantage of a high solubility of ammonia in water, wherein the leaked ammonia gas is dissolved in a cooling water used for an evaporative condenser. The construction of the unit is characterized by including an ammonia absorptive structure in a gas/liquid countercurrent mode provided in a space on the lower side of the evaporative condenser accommodated in an upper chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Sakashita, Yuji Takasawa
  • Patent number: 6070423
    Abstract: First, a system for providing liquid refrigerant subcooling, subsequent to that subcooling accomplished by the primary condenser of an air conditioner or heat pump, by means of evaporative cooling utilizing the condensate water of said air conditioner or heat pump system and/or some other water supply to wet the surface of the subcool heat exchanger and then passing the cold, dry building exhaust air required for good indoor air quality across the wetted surface of the subcool heat exchanger. Said exhaust air could be used after first undergoing a sensible heat exchange with the incoming make up air. Said subcooling providing for an increased refrigeration capacity, and efficiency of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Inventor: Thomas H. Hebert
  • Patent number: 6050099
    Abstract: A device for installing in a cap and dispensing a cooling medium onto the head of its wearer. The device includes a dispensing portion installed on the interior of the cap, and a cooling medium reservoir that contains and dispenses the cooling medium. The dispensing portion includes a plurality of conduits that are in fluid communication with each other, with their outer walls having a plurality of throughbores. The plurality of conduits have a shunt in fluid communication therewith. The inner walls of the plurality of conduits have thereon a layer of adhesive for attaching the plurality of conduits to the interior of the cap. The dispensing portion further includes a release sheet that cooperates with the layer of adhesive to protect the layer of adhesive prior to attaching the plurality of conduits to the interior of the cap, and as a result of its card stock, provides a simple compact configuration for the dispensing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Inventors: Frank Lopa, John Giammona
  • Patent number: 6050101
    Abstract: A high EER air conditioning apparatus with a special heat exchanger of a condensing unit having a water evaporating system composed of a plurality of thin water-holding layers of porous hydro material coated on the heat conducting surfaces of metal plates and medium coils in the exhaust air passages to provide an extra cooling efficiency to cool the medium to an extreme low temperature due to the water been evaporated by the blow of the exhaust air thereby, in which a low compression ratio compressor of low pressure will be enough to liquefy the medium in such a low temperature so as to save a large consumption power of the compressor for obtaining a high EER therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Nutec Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shin-Huei Liu
  • Patent number: 6047555
    Abstract: A heat exchanging system includes a condenser including a heat exchanging chamber containing a heat exchanging medium therein and having an inlet end for entrance of the heat exchanging medium, and an outlet end for discharge of the heat exchanging medium; a control device; a water mist generating device having a spray pipe for spraying water into the heat exchanging chamber in a mist manner, a supply pipe for supplying water into the spray pipe, and a water valve for controlling the water supply of the supply pipe; a variable speed fan motor operated by the control device; and a sensing device having a first sensor mounted in the heat exchanging chamber, a second sensor mounted to the water mist generating device, and a third sensor mounted to the variable speed fan motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Yiue Feng Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuo-Liang Weng
  • Patent number: 6041613
    Abstract: A cooling system of the type having a cooler section. The conventional cooling tower is disconnected and replaced by a cooling loop connected to a water source such as a municipal water supply, irrigation system or gray water system which cools the condenser portion of the cooler. Isolating heat exchangers may be interposed in the cooling loop to avoid contamination. A by-pass system and tempering valve maintain the water supply at a predetermined temperature. Heat may be extracted from the water return and utilized at a remote location as for heating a part of a building while another part is being cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Inventors: Cecil O. Morse, Harold S. Nutt
  • Patent number: 6018954
    Abstract: There is provided a heat pump system including two (4, 6), at least similar units in fluid communication with each other, each unit having a housing (8, 8'), a first air/brine heat exchanger (12, 12'), a second brine/refrigerant heat exchanger (24, 24'), a brine inlet (10, 10') for applying brine onto at least one of the heat exchangers, a brine reservoir (14, 14') and a pump (28) for circulating the brine from the reservoir to the inlet. The first and second heat exchangers are in closed loop fluid communication with each other and have a compressor (44) for circulating a refrigerant therethrough in selected directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Inventor: Gad Assaf
  • Patent number: 6006538
    Abstract: An air conditioner system has a boiler for generating a refrigerant vapor from a liquid refrigerant therein and a condenser for condensing the refrigerant vapor to the liquid refrigerant. An expander connects the boiler and the condenser to generate output energy when the refrigerant vapor passes therethrough from the boiler to the condenser in a first direction. A fan produces an ambient air flow through the boiler and the condenser to provide heat input for vaporizing the liquid refrigerant in the boiler and cooling the air flow and for extracting heat from the condenser to condense the refrigerant vapor to the liquid refrigerant. A water mist is generated that contacts the air flow intermediate the boiler and the condenser for further cooling the air flow through heat of vaporization of the water so that air exiting the condenser is cooler than the ambient air flow entering the boiler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Inventor: Melvin L. Prueitt
  • Patent number: 5992171
    Abstract: An air conditioner operating on a compressor-condenser-evaporator circuit utilizes water cooled by air flowing over an evaporative medium through which the water flows to cool a condenser coil located in a continuous serpentine channel in a sump member located at the lower side of the air conditioner unit. The condenser coils include offset intertwined upright coils that provide a large heat exchange surface with water flowing in the channel to a pump intake region of the sump. A pump is provided to supply the evaporative medium with water from the pump intake region of the sump for continuous circulation through the evaporative medium and the sump channel. A water distributor system supplies water uniformly to the top area of the evaporative medium by creating a film of water that is evenly distributed across the top of the evaporative medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: RTI, Inc.
    Inventor: Rockney D. Bacchus
  • Patent number: 5979172
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high efficiency whole house or room air conditioner having an auxiliary heat exchanger in the liquid line between the condenser and the expansion device where the coolant fluid utilized in the auxiliary heat exchanger is condensate water produced by the evaporator. Also disclosed is a substantially dripless window or wall mounted air conditioner having an auxiliary heat exchanger in the hot gas line between the compressor and the condenser where the coolant fluid utilized in the auxiliary heat exchanger is condensate water and the condensate water coolant fluid is converted to a substantial extent to the gaseous phase by heat exchange with the hot gas line from the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Inventor: Kevin Teller
  • Patent number: 5974822
    Abstract: A tank holds a pool of liquid coolant in which spaced, rotatable disks are partially submerged. An air flow is established over exposed portions of the disks, preferably parallel thereto, whereby coolant adhering to the disks upon rotating out of the coolant pool is partially evaporated and the disks and remaining adhering coolant have their temperature lowered and serve to cool the coolant pool upon reentry into the pool from the air space above. A fluid to be cooled is passed through tubes mounted in the tank, below the surface of the liquid coolant, parallel to the surfaces of the disks. Adjacent rows of tubes define spaces therebetween, each of which receives the submerged portion of at least one disk. The evaporative cooler may be used in a refrigeration apparatus in combination with a compressor and an evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Inventor: William L. Kopko
  • Patent number: 5970724
    Abstract: A cooling water tower has a water container, a fan motor, a controller, an air outlet, a first sensor, a second sensor, a pump, and an air conditioning device. The air conditioning device has an air cooling condenser, a freezing agent control device, a compressor, and an evaporator. The air outlet is disposed on a top portion of the water container. The first sensor is disposed on the air outlet. The second sensor is disposed on the bottom of the water container. The fan motor is disposed on the top portion of the water container. The controller is disposed on the fan motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Yiue Feng Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuo-Liang Weng
  • Patent number: RE37402
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an accessory structure for vehicle air-conditioner for improving the compartment atmosphere by cleaning the evaporator as heat exchanger and others or feeding aromatic or other functional solvent in a vehicle air-conditioner for taking in external air or internal air from an air-conditioning air intake route, and more particularly to an accessory structure for vehicle air-conditioner capable of improving the compartment atmosphere, by connecting a solvent feed route to solvent flow injection means provided at the upstream side of the heat exchanger in the air-conditioning air intake route, providing the base end of the solvent feed route with receiving means separated from the solvent source, fixing the receiving means in a specific place in the compartment, and putting in an accommodating space such as glove box, while separating the solvent source such as filled container from the receiving means, thereby preventing the solvent source from being ruptured or damaged, and more
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Inventor: Yasumasa Akazawa