Patents by Inventor Redmond Hum
Redmond Hum 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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Publication number: 20250180265Abstract: A heat transfer system that includes one or more heat exchangers and one or more variable control pumps that control flow through the one or more heat exchangers. At least one variable control pump is on the source side of the heat exchanger for controlling flow of a first circulation medium and at least one flow controlling mechanical device is on the load side of the heat exchanger for controlling flow of a second circulation medium. Sensors are used for detecting variables of the first circulation medium and the second circulation medium. At least one controller is configured to control at least one parameter of the first circulation medium or the second circulation medium by controlling at least one of the variable control pump or the flow controlling mechanical device using a feed forward control loop calculated from the detected variables to achieve control of the at least one parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2025Publication date: June 5, 2025Inventors: Zeljko Terzic, Redmond Hum, Marcelo Javier Acosta Gonzalez, Ritesh Patel
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Patent number: 12247772Abstract: A heat transfer system that includes one or more heat exchangers and one or more variable control pumps that control flow through the one or more heat exchangers. At least one variable control pump is on the source side of the heat exchanger for controlling flow of a first circulation medium and at least one flow controlling mechanical device is on the load side of the heat exchanger for controlling flow of a second circulation medium. Sensors are used for detecting variables of the first circulation medium and the second circulation medium. At least one controller is configured to control at least one parameter of the first circulation medium or the second circulation medium by controlling at least one of the variable control pump or the flow controlling mechanical device using a feed forward control loop calculated from the detected variables to achieve control of the at least one parameter.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: S. A. Armstrong LimitedInventors: Zeljko Terzic, Redmond Hum, Marcelo Javier Acosta Gonzalez, Ritesh Patel
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Publication number: 20240361058Abstract: A heat transfer system that includes one or more heat exchangers and one or more control pumps that control flow through the heat exchangers. In order to source a variable load, the control pumps can be controlled to operate at less than full duty flow. In an example embodiment, a controller can calculate, when each heat exchanger is clean, coefficient values of each respective heat exchanger. The controller can determine, during real-time operation, real-time coefficient values of the heat exchanger to compare with the respective coefficient values when clean, in order to determine whether there is fouling in that heat exchanger. In some examples, the controller can determine that maintenance is required on the heat exchanger due to the fouling, and perform flushing of the heat exchanger by operating one or more of the control pumps at full duty load during real-time operation to source the variable load.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Zeljko Terzic, Redmond Hum, Marcelo Javier Acosta Gonzalez, Ritesh Patel
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Patent number: 12066232Abstract: A heat transfer system that includes one or more heat exchangers and one or more control pumps that control flow through the heat exchangers. In order to source a variable load, the control pumps can be controlled to operate at less than full duty flow. In an example embodiment, a controller can calculate, when each heat exchanger is clean, coefficient values of each respective heat exchanger. The controller can determine, during real-time operation, real-time coefficient values of the heat exchanger to compare with the respective coefficient values when clean, in order to determine whether there is fouling in that heat exchanger. In some examples, the controller can determine that maintenance is required on the heat exchanger due to the fouling, and perform flushing of the heat exchanger by operating one or more of the control pumps at full duty load during real-time operation to source the variable load.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: S. A. Armstrong LimitedInventors: Zeljko Terzic, Redmond Hum, Marcelo Javier Acosta Gonzalez, Ritesh Patel
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Publication number: 20230280076Abstract: A heat transfer system that includes one or more heat exchangers and one or more variable control pumps that control flow through the one or more heat exchangers. At least one variable control pump is on the source side of the heat exchanger for controlling flow of a first circulation medium and at least one flow controlling mechanical device is on the load side of the heat exchanger for controlling flow of a second circulation medium. Sensors are used for detecting variables of the first circulation medium and the second circulation medium. At least one controller is configured to control at least one parameter of the first circulation medium or the second circulation medium by controlling at least one of the variable control pump or the flow controlling mechanical device using a feed forward control loop calculated from the detected variables to achieve control of the at least one parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Zeljko Terzic, Redmond Hum, Marcelo Javier Acosta Gonzalez, Ritesh Patel
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Patent number: 11692752Abstract: A heat transfer system that includes one or more heat exchangers and one or more variable control pumps that control flow through the one or more heat exchangers. At least one variable control pump is on the source side of the heat exchanger for controlling flow of a first circulation medium and at least one flow controlling mechanical device is on the load side of the heat exchanger for controlling flow of a second circulation medium. Sensors are used for detecting variables of the first circulation medium and the second circulation medium. At least one controller is configured to control at least one parameter of the first circulation medium or the second circulation medium by controlling at least one of the variable control pump or the flow controlling mechanical device using a feed forward control loop calculated from the detected variables to achieve control of the at least one parameter.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: S. A. Armstrong LimitedInventors: Zeljko Terzic, Redmond Hum, Marcelo Javier Acosta Gonzalez, Ritesh Patel
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Publication number: 20210140695Abstract: A heat transfer system that includes one or more heat exchangers and one or more control pumps that control flow through the heat exchangers. In order to source a variable load, the control pumps can be controlled to operate at less than full duty flow. In an example embodiment, a controller can calculate, when each heat exchanger is clean, coefficient values of each respective heat exchanger. The controller can determine, during real-time operation, real-time coefficient values of the heat exchanger to compare with the respective coefficient values when clean, in order to determine whether there is fouling in that heat exchanger. In some examples, the controller can determine that maintenance is required on the heat exchanger due to the fouling, and perform flushing of the heat exchanger by operating one or more of the control pumps at full duty load during real-time operation to source the variable load.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2018Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Zeljko Terzic, Redmond Hum, Marcelo Javier Acosta Gonzalez, Ritesh Patel
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Publication number: 20210088264Abstract: A heat transfer system that includes one or more heat exchangers and one or more variable control pumps that control flow through the one or more heat exchangers. At least one variable control pump is on the source side of the heat exchanger for controlling flow of a first circulation medium and at least one flow controlling mechanical device is on the load side of the heat exchanger for controlling flow of a second circulation medium. Sensors are used for detecting variables of the first circulation medium and the second circulation medium. At least one controller is configured to control at least one parameter of the first circulation medium or the second circulation medium by controlling at least one of the variable control pump or the flow controlling mechanical device using a feed forward control loop calculated from the detected variables to achieve control of the at least one parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2019Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Zeljko Terzic, Redmond Hum, Marcelo Javier Acosta Gonzalez, Ritesh Patel