Means To Control Fan Or Pump To Regulate Supply Air Flow Or Supply Water Flow Patents (Class 165/244)
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Patent number: 11865897Abstract: A vehicle climate system includes a blower and a controller. The controller is configured to, responsive to input of a particular user selected climate setting, operate the blower with an initial power having a predetermined value corresponding to the climate setting provided that cabin temperature is outside a predetermined range. The controller is also configured to operate the blower with an initial power having a value less than the predetermined value provided that the cabin temperature is within the predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Curtis Mark Jones, Manfred Koberstein, Alan Douglas Wallington, Zhengyu Liu
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Patent number: 11773805Abstract: Systems and generating power in an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) operation to supply electrical power. In embodiments, an inlet temperature of a flow of gas from a source to an ORC unit may be determined. The source may connect to a main pipeline. The main pipeline may connect to a supply pipeline. The supply pipeline may connect to the ORC unit thereby to allow gas to flow from the source to the ORC unit. Heat from the flow of gas may cause the ORC unit to generate electrical power. The outlet temperature of the flow of the gas from the ORC unit to a return pipe may be determined. A bypass valve, positioned on a bypass pipeline connecting the supply pipeline to the return pipeline, may be adjusted to a position sufficient to maintain temperature of the flow of gas above a threshold based on the inlet and outlet temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: ICE Thermal Harvesting, LLCInventors: Adrian Benjamin Bodishbaugh, Carrie Jeanne Murtland
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Patent number: 11604005Abstract: An in-line device for controlling a ventilation system for an enclosed space is featured. The ventilation system is configured to produce a first airflow from an external environment to the enclosed space and a second airflow from the enclosed space to the external environment. The in-line device includes a first electrical interface configured to connect to an electrical outlet, a second electrical interface configured to receive a power plug for the ventilation system, and a controller configured to control the ventilation system based on a first parameter of the first airflow and a second parameter of the second airflow.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Tuckemuck Technology, L.L.C.Inventor: Jason Wolfson
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Patent number: 11491846Abstract: A method of operating a vehicle climate system includes, by a controller, responsive to a same blower motor request, operating a blower motor at a first speed responsive to a heater core isolation valve (HCIV) directing coolant used to heat a cabin to an engine. The method further includes, by the controller, responsive to the same blower motor request, operating the blower motor at a second speed less than the first speed responsive to the HCIV directing the coolant to an electric heater and not to the engine.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mark G. Smith, Chris George Oehring, Jasbir Jaglan, Angel Fernando Porras
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Patent number: 11370271Abstract: Device for a climate control system of a motor vehicle. The device includes a refrigeration circuit with a compressor for the two-stage compression of the refrigerant and injection of refrigerant at an intermediate pressure level, at least one heat exchanger operated as a condenser/gas cooler, a first internal heat exchanger, at least a first heat exchanger operated as an evaporator, which is situated upstream from a first expansion element in the flow direction of the refrigerant, as well as a first flow path and a second flow path, each of which extends from a branching point to the compressor. The refrigeration circuit is designed with a second internal heat exchanger. The first internal heat exchanger is arranged at least with a low-pressure side inside the first flow path and the second internal heat exchanger is arranged at least with an intermediate pressure side inside the second flow path.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Navid Durrani, Toni Spies, Tobias Haas
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Patent number: 11221156Abstract: Disclosed herein are related to a method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for operating a group of central plant equipment to serve thermal energy loads of a building or building system. In one approach, a base capacity of one or more devices of the group of central plant equipment is identified. A change in requested load allocated to the one or more devices crossing the base capacity at a crossover time may be detected. In one approach, an adjusted capacity of the one or more devices is set such that the adjusted capacity is offset from the base capacity before the crossover time and decays toward the base capacity during a decay period after the crossover time. The requested load allocated may be compared with the adjusted capacity after the crossover time. The group of central plant equipment may be operated according to the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Graeme Willmott, Matthew J. Asmus, Jared W. Fread, Ryan C. Beaty, Shawn A. Schlagenhaft
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Patent number: 11186143Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a vehicle. The HVAC system includes an airflow inlet case defining a fresh air inlet and a recirculation air inlet. The airflow inlet case includes an evaporator and a filter both aligned with an axis of rotation of a blower configured to draw airflow through the airflow inlet case into a heater case. The recirculation air inlet faces the heater case. The airflow inlet case is configured to be mounted on an engine side of a vehicle firewall such that the recirculation air inlet is at the firewall.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholaus Spunar, Brian Belanger
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Patent number: 10852018Abstract: A method in an interface control device for a control system that provides control instruction to environmental adjustment equipment is provided. The method comprises receiving user input via an input section in the interface control device and simultaneously displaying via an output indication section in the interface control device an operating mode selection for use during a timed period, an operating mode selection for use during an untimed period, and a predetermined timed period length in the form of a duration or an ending clock time. The method further comprises providing instructions to a controller that instructs the environmental adjustment equipment to operate in a manner consistent with the operating mode selections for the timed period and the untimed period and the predetermined timed period.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: GoldCore Design Systems, LLCInventor: William E. Floro
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Patent number: 10821805Abstract: A method for controlling a thermal state of a vehicle occupant, includes obtaining an infrared (IR) image of a face of the occupant using a passive infrared sensor (PIR) sensor. The IR image comprising a spatial array of facial temperatures and receives the image in a controller. A first segment of the array is determined based on a first facial temperature associated with the first segment using the controller. The first segment corresponds to a nose of the occupant. A second segment of the array is determined at least partially surrounding the first segment based on a plurality of second facial temperatures associated with the second segment using the controller. The second segment corresponds to a region of the face surrounding the nose. A difference is determined based on the first facial temperature and at least one of the second facial temperatures using the controller. The thermal state of the occupant is determined based on the difference.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Gentherm IncorporatedInventor: James Francis Gallagher
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Patent number: 10690734Abstract: A magnetic resonance examination system comprises cooling clients (113, 144, 115) from which heat is carried-off by way of a system cooling circuit. A heat source (109) is in thermal contact with the system cooling circuit. A main pump (107) drives flow of the coolant in the system cooling circuit. The coolant is kept in motion and may be heated by the heat source. Thus, freezing of the coolant is avoided without the need of antifreeze. A back-up pump (121) of lower performance requirements may maintain flow of the coolant even if the main pump fails. A low viscosity coolant, such as water may be used. The system also contains a shut-off valve (127) and a short-circuit (141) parallel to the shut-off valve.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Cornelis Leonardus Gerardus Ham
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Patent number: 10517405Abstract: A seat with a ventilation system that maintains seated person's coolness by blowing air to minimum segments of a seatback and a seat cushion so that seated person's comfort is maintained is provided. Air-blowing means is controlled in air-blowing quantity and air-blowing time periodically by air-blowing control means, and air blowing in each period is set to include a first term T1 in which a predetermined quantity of air is blown and a second term T2 in which the predetermined quantity of air to be blown is gradually reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignees: TACHI-S CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION CHIBA UNIVERSITYInventors: Tetsuo Katsuura, Yoshihiro Shimomura, Tomoyuki Takeuchi, Hideo Tobata, Tsutomu Fujikake, Kazuyoshi Arata
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Patent number: 9869492Abstract: A system includes a high side heat exchanger, a modulating valve, a flash tank, and a refrigeration unit. The high side heat exchanger is configured to remove heat from refrigerant. The modulating valve is configured to control the flow of refrigerant from the high side heat exchanger to both a heat exchanger and a flash tank. The flash tank is configured to store refrigerant from the heat exchanger and from the high side heat exchanger. The refrigeration unit is configured to receive refrigerant from the flash tank.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLCInventor: Augusto J. Pereira Zimmermann
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Patent number: 9798333Abstract: An enclosure system that can include a hazardous location enclosure having at least one wall forming a cavity. The enclosure system can also include a temperature-sensitive component positioned within the cavity. The enclosure system can further include a measuring device configured to measure a temperature within the cavity of the hazardous location enclosure. The enclosure system can also include a climate control device configured to change the temperature within the cavity. The enclosure system can further include a controller operatively coupled to the climate control device and the measuring device, where the controller controls the climate control device to change the temperature within the cavity of the hazardous location enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventors: Graig E. DeCarr, Samuel T. Barbuto, Joseph Michael Manahan
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Patent number: 9616545Abstract: The present invention is intended to set the temperature of a predetermined location inside a processing space in which a polishing pad is disposed to within a predetermined temperature range. A substrate processing apparatus includes a CMP apparatus and an exhaust flow rate control apparatus configured to exhaust a polishing space in which the CMP apparatus is disposed. The exhaust flow rate control apparatus is provided with a first exhaust line, a first exhaust flow rate-variable device and an exhaust control unit. The exhaust control unit includes a storage device storing control data on previously-calculated exhaust flow rates necessary to set the temperature of a predetermined location of the CMP apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventor: Hiroyuki Shinozaki
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Publication number: 20150107539Abstract: An arrangement for controlling the temperature of air being fed to a vehicle engine includes an engine compartment in which the engine is arranged. The engine compartment is provided with an ambient air intake allowing an airflow into the engine compartment. The engine is provided with an engine air intake arranged inside the engine compartment. The arrangement further includes an air fan for forcing the airflow via the ambient air intake into the inside of the engine compartment. The engine air intake is arranged in a position allowing at least a substantial part of the airflow to enter the engine air intake.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ABInventor: Joakim Haegerstam
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Patent number: 8997847Abstract: A system and method for controlling cooling an engine involve an engine coolant circuit with a radiator and an engine, a fan and a coolant pump are provided. The fan and pump may be electrically driven, driven by a variable speed clutch, hydraulically driven, or driven by some other actively controllable means. When an increase in heat transfer rate is indicated, the fan speed or the coolant pump speed may be increased. The choice of increasing the fan speed or increasing the pump speed is determined so that the power consumed is minimized. dQ/dP, the gradient in heat transfer rate to power, is determined for both the fan and the pump at the present operating condition. The one with the higher gradient is the one that is commanded to increase speed.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: William Samuel Schwartz
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Patent number: 8991482Abstract: A temperature equalization system, including an installation, a heat equalizer disposed in a natural heat carrier and being made of a material of heat conduction to exchange heat with the natural heat carrier, a fluid transmission duct disposed between the heat equalizer and the installation and having a fluid contained therein for heat transmission, a pump connected in series with the fluid transmission duct for pumping the fluid, and a control means controlling an operation of temperature equalization system. The control means controls the pump to pump the fluid through the fluid transmission duct and an interior of the installation.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
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Patent number: 8985199Abstract: A temperature equalization system, including an installation, a heat equalizer disposed in a natural heat carrier and being made of a material of heat conduction to exchange heat with the natural heat carrier, a fluid transmission duct disposed between the heat equalizer and the installation and having a fluid contained therein for heat transmission, a pump connected in series with the fluid transmission duct for pumping the fluid, and a control means controlling an operation of temperature equalization system. The control means controls the pump to pump the fluid through the fluid transmission duct and an interior of the installation with a periodical change of flowing direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
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Patent number: 8988247Abstract: Provided is a mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit that is configured to communicate with an air conditioner, a camera that captures an image of at least one photographic subject, a display unit to which the image that includes at least one graphic object corresponding to the at least one photographic subject, respectively, is output, and a controller that, if the at least one photographic subject is the air conditioner, outputs state information on the air conditioner, which includes operation information relating to a wind that is output from the air conditioner, to the vicinity of the graphic object corresponding to the air conditioner.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Younkyung Lee, Yongwoo Kim, Hyunju Kim, Jungmin Park, Joohyeon Oh, Junsoo Park
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Patent number: 8977399Abstract: An HVAC controller, a method of starting a HVAC unit and a HVAC system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the HVAC controller includes: (1) an interface configured to receive a delay originating signal and (2) a processor configured to automatically generate an offset delay value for the HVAC unit upon receipt of the delay originating signal and delay starting identified components of the HVAC unit based on the offset delay value.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.Inventors: John P. Stachler, Stephen A. Walter, Alan E. Bennett, Richard A. Mauk
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Publication number: 20150060038Abstract: An integrated efficient fan controller circuit device for controlling a fan of a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising an input-output port, a voltage regulator, a microprocessor, and a transistor wherein the transistor turns on the microprocessor that sends a trigger signal to the gate of a triac which controls the fan of an HVAC system to switch OFF the HVAC fan operation when the thermostat fan output is in float or unknown state. The proposed circuit avoids the floating state of the thermostat fan output and keeps the HVAC fan either in ON state or in OFF state. The transistor acts as a switch and the collector of the transistor is connected to the input terminal of microprocessor which controls the triac operation. The microprocessor measures the real time temperature of the system and controls the operation of the HVAC fan. The present invention handles the switching OFF of the HVAC fan operation when the thermostat fan is switched to OFF.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventor: James Lau
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Publication number: 20150062815Abstract: A cooling fan system includes at least one fan unit including a cooling fan and a controller for controlling the cooling fan, a management unit including a fan control section that controls the controller of the fan unit, and a circuit directly connecting the management unit to the cooling fan so as to allow the cooling fan to be controlled directly by the fan control section. The fan control section includes a malfunction detecting section to detect malfunction of the fan unit and a forced control section that directly controls the cooling fan and carries out a forced control to forcibly rotate the cooling fan at a higher rotational speed than that during normal operation when the malfunction detecting section detects the malfunction of the fan unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventor: Takuya NOMURA
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Patent number: 8967095Abstract: An engine cooling apparatus includes an engine for vehicle traveling, a pump driven by the engine, a heat exchanger, a circulation passage for circulating cooling liquid between the engine and the heat exchanger by driving the pump, a solenoid valve capable of opening/closing the circulation passage, and a controller for controlling operations of the engine. The solenoid valve includes a valve body movable between a position away from a valve seat and a position contacting the valve seat and held to contact the valve seat and a solenoid capable of maintaining contact between the valve body and the valve seat in response to supply of power thereto. When driving of the pump under a non-energized state of the solenoid, the valve body is movable to the position away from the valve seat by the cooling liquid fluid pressure.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanobu Matsusaka, Tadayoshi Sato, Hirohisa Takano
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Patent number: 8939197Abstract: A temperature equalization system, including an installation, a heat equalizer disposed in a natural heat carrier and being made of a material of heat conduction, a relay heat equalizer, a first fluid transmission duct disposed between the relay heat equalizer and the installation and having a first fluid contained therein for heat transmission, a second fluid transmission duct disposed between the heat equalizer and the relay heat equalizer and having a second fluid contained therein for heat transmission, a pump and a relay pump respectively connected in series with the first and second fluid transmission ducts for pumping the first and second fluid, and a control means controlling the pump to pump the first fluid through the relay heat equalizer, the fluid transmission duct and an interior of the installation, and to pump the second fluid through the relay heat equalizer, the second fluid transmission duct and the heat equalizer.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
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Patent number: 8910705Abstract: An automobile which includes a radiator fan control for heat pump HVAC which can selectively reverse fan direction based on ambient temperature and moisture to reduce ice buildup on a liquid-gas converter. The automobile may include a liquid-gas converter located within an engine bay, a radiator located adjacent the liquid-gas converter, a first fan located adjacent the radiator, a fuel cell and motor with the inverter located adjacent the first fan, the fuel cell supplying electricity to the motor with the inverter to drive the vehicle. The automobile can also include a temperature sensor located on an exterior surface of the automobile to sense an ambient temperature, a heater core connected to the liquid-gas converter and located between the engine bay and the passenger area, and a control unit connected to the first fan, the temperature sensor, and the heater core.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventor: Shimpei Miura
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Patent number: 8905123Abstract: An automobile which includes a radiator fan control for heat pump HVAC which can selectively reverse fan direction based on ambient temperature and moisture to reduce ice buildup on a liquid-gas converter. The automobile may include a liquid-gas converter located within an engine bay, a radiator located adjacent the liquid-gas converter, a first fan located adjacent the radiator, a fuel cell and motor with the inverter located adjacent the first fan, the fuel cell supplying electricity to the motor with the inverter to drive the vehicle. The automobile can also include a temperature sensor located on an exterior surface of the automobile to sense an ambient temperature, a heater core connected to the liquid-gas converter and located between the engine bay and the passenger area, and a control unit connected to the first fan, the temperature sensor, and the heater core.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventor: Shimpei Miura
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Publication number: 20140224469Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for controlling a thermal fluid condition may include monitoring a thermal fluid at an outlet of a heat exchanger. An outlet condition of the thermal fluid at the outlet of the heat exchanger can be determined. The outlet condition of the thermal fluid can be provided to a controller of a closed-loop thermal cycle. A condition of the thermal fluid at an inlet to the heat exchanger can be adjusted based on the outlet condition of the thermal fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Access Energy LLCInventors: Parsa Mirmobin, Dennis Strouse
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Patent number: 8783336Abstract: A control system for providing thermal management of electronic equipment housed in a cabinet enclosure. The system can include a plurality of sensors in proximity to the cabinet enclosure for monitoring a temperature, a pressure and a humidity associated with the electronic equipment; and a controller in communication with the sensors for receiving data from the sensors, where the controller adjusts the temperature, the pressure and the humidity associated with the electronic equipment.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: IO Data Centers, LLCInventor: George Slessman
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Publication number: 20140192475Abstract: A system and method of controlling a cooling fan in an information handling system is disclosed. A fan request signal is received from a component of an information handling system and a determination is made regarding whether the component is configured to operate with a cooling fan. If the component is configured to operate with the cooling fan, the fan request signal is transmitted to the cooling fan. If, on the other hand, the component is not configured to operate with the cooling fan, a revised fan request signal is generated and transmitted to the cooling fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Inventors: Eric M. Tunks, William K. Coxe
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Patent number: 8768531Abstract: A centralized-monitoring apparatus, which centralized monitors a device including a storage, a temperature sensor to detect a temperature therein, and a temperature-variable device to cool or heat inside the storage such that the temperature reaches a set object-preservation temperature, comprises: an input device to be input with first information indicative of a time zone in which the temperature-variable device performing power-saving operation and second information indicative of a set temperature of the time zone; a storage device to store the first-and-second information from the input device; a timing device to measure a current time; and a control device to control the temperature-variable device, based on the first-and-second information and current time, so as to start operation of turning the temperature to the set temperature when the current time reaches a starting time of the time zone, and terminate the operation when the current time reaches an ending time thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuaki Sonoda, Masanaga Tanaka, Ikue Nono, Shigeyuki Nakamura
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Publication number: 20140174710Abstract: A water-cooling radiator includes a cooling module, a control circuit, a temperature sensor, and a display. The temperature sensor is used to sense an instant temperature of a heat generating device and output the instant temperature to the control circuit. The control circuit outputs a voltage for the cooling module corresponding to the instant temperature received from the temperature sensor. The control circuit compares the instant temperature with a preset temperature. When the instant temperature is higher than the preset temperature, the control circuit increases the voltage outputted to the cooling module to reduce the instant temperature of the heat generating device. When the instant temperature is lower than the preset temperature, the control circuit reduces the voltage outputted to the cooling module.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.Inventor: QIANG GUO
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Publication number: 20140166260Abstract: A method for controlling a mechanical vibrating element driven by a driving means includes operating the driving means at an operation frequency for stimulating the vibrating element to oscillate at this frequency. The method also includes adjusting the operation frequency of the driving means for stimulating the vibration element at different frequencies and of determining a respective energy consumption of the driving means depending on the frequency at which the vibrating element oscillates. The resonance frequency of the oscillation of the vibrating element is identified as the frequency at which the energy consumption of the driving means is lowest and the driving means for stimulating the vibrating element can be operated at the resonance frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Goodrich lighting Systems GmbHInventor: Steffen Roebke
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Publication number: 20140060797Abstract: A cooling and noise-reduction apparatus for a computing device disposable within a structure having a central air conditioning system is provided. The computing device includes a heat generating component, an enclosure having first and second inlets, a fan configured to drive coolant from the first inlet to the heat generating component, a vent operably interposed between the second inlet and the heat generating component and a controller coupled to the fan and the vent to respectively control operations thereof. The cooling and noise-reduction apparatus includes a ducting element configured to flexibly and fluidly couple the second inlet with the central air conditioning system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Andreas Marten, Martin R. Naish, Brian Stewart, Sam Rogers, Paul Thorpe
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Publication number: 20140041846Abstract: An HVAC system may include a building controller, two or more HVAC components and at least two Equipment Interface Modules (EIM). Each of the EIMs may include a wired and/or wireless interface for communication to the HVAC controller. Each EIM may be wired to one or more of the HVAC components of the HVAC system. In some cases, the HVAC controller may be configured to provide one or more control commands to control two or more of the HVAC components of the HVAC system via the EIMs. In some cases, the EIMs may provide control signals to the HVAC controller, and the HVAC controller may generate one or more commands in response to the received control signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Cary Leen, Stan Zywicki,, III, Steve C. Nichols
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Patent number: 8633424Abstract: An HVAC system for a work vehicle having an operator compartment for a vehicle operator, the system including a heating system, a compartment pressurizer blower, a compartment recirculation blower, a temperature sensor, and an operating mode switch, each operably coupled to an electronic circuit, wherein the circuit is configured to reduce pressurizer blower output when the operator selects high output from the heating system under certain predetermined temperature and conditions and operating modes to improve HVAC system performance.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: CNH America LLCInventors: Leonid Chernyavsky, William H. Adamson, Alan G. Leupold, Nicholas J. Prenger, Mark D. Klassen, Michael C. Bunnel
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Publication number: 20140014291Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system has a motor configured to selectively provide an airflow, an airflow control algorithm configured receive an input and to provide a desired control value associated with a desired actual operation value of the motor, wherein the desired actual operation value is provided as a function of the input, and a control translator configured to receive the desired control value and to provide a correlated control value to the motor, wherein the correlated control value is associated with causing the motor to operate at the desired control value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventor: Wayne Neal Kraft
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Publication number: 20140000862Abstract: A cooling system for an internal combustion engine in a vehicle comprises a variable-speed coolant pump for providing a coolant flow to a plurality of heat-transfer nodes coupled in a coolant loop with the pump. Each node generates a flow rate request based on an operating state of the node. The coolant loop is configurable to a plurality of restriction states. A pump controller receives the flow rate requests, maps each respective flow request to a pump flow rate that would produce the respective pump flow rate request, selects a largest mapped pump flow rate, identifies a restriction state in which the coolant loop is configured, selects a pump speed in response to the selected flow rate and the identified restriction state, and commands operation of the pump to produce the selected pump speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Osama A. Abihana, Scott M. Robichaud, Scott J. Thompson
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Publication number: 20140000859Abstract: A cooling system for an internal combustion engine in a vehicle comprises a variable-speed coolant pump and a plurality of heat-transfer nodes coupled in a coolant loop with the pump. Each node generates a flow rate request based on an operating state of the node. A pump controller receives the flow rate requests, maps each respective flow request to a total pump flow rate that would produce the respective pump flow rate request, selects a largest mapped pump flow rate, and commands operation of the pump to produce the selected flow rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Osama A. Abihana
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Patent number: 8499683Abstract: A hot and cold food holding appliance including (1) Positioning a heat transfer plate above the top of food holding pans forming the top surface of each food holding compartment. (2) Providing a heat transfer module to transfer energy to/from the food holding pans in each compartment. (3) Thermally isolating each heat transfer module from an adjacent heat transfer module. (4) Removable heat transfer partitions that can used to subdivide each food holding compartment into sections providing additional heat transfer capability along the sides of each food holding pan and blocking the flow of ambient air between the food holding pans. (5) A control system that regulates the temperature of each food holding compartment by sensing the temperature of each heat transfer module and adjusting the amount of heat energy to be transferred.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2009Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Inventor: Steven Michael Shei
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Publication number: 20130193220Abstract: A method for climate control in buildings 1, having a ventilation system 2 with at least a control and regulation unit 6 and an air-guide unit, wherein the ventilation system 2 generates, by means of a separate building opening 10, at least one regulated inflow stream 4 which flows into the building 1 and/or at least one regulated outflow stream 5 which flows out of the building. The insulation and structure of the building 1 should be kept free of condensate. To this end, provision is made for at least one current value for a temperature Ti and/or a corresponding absolute internal atmospheric moisture level ?il and/or a relative atmospheric moisture level ?i or a partial steam pressure Wi in the interior of the building 1 and at least one current value for a temperature Ta and/or a corresponding absolute external atmospheric moisture level ?al and/or a relative atmospheric moisture level ?a or a partial steam pressure Wa outside the building 1 to be ascertained.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2011Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: BIOLOGISCHE INSEL LOTHAR MOLL GMBH CO. KGInventor: Lothar Moll
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Patent number: 8489250Abstract: A fan control system for a computer system is provided. The fan control system includes a power sensor and a controller. The power sensor detects the power dissipated by a target device in the computer system. The controller calculates a suggested airflow speed required for the target device and thus outputs a control signal for controlling a fan within the computer system according to at least the dissipated power.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ameha Aklilu, Charlie C C Chiu, Kelvin W P Huang, Ku-Jei King, Edward Y C Kung, Bryan M H Pan
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Patent number: 8448876Abstract: The primary purpose of the present invention is to provide an fluid circulating installation adapted with a temperature equalization system and fluid transmission duct disposed in a heat carrier existing in solid or liquid state in the nature where presents comparatively larger and more reliable heat carrying capacity. The fluid passes through the solid or gas state semiconductor application installation to regulate the semiconductor application installation for temperature equalization, and flows back to the heat equalization installation disposed in the natural heat carrier of heat for the heat equalization installation providing good heat conduction in the natural heat carrier to provide the operation of temperature equalization regulating function on the backflow of the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2009Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
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Patent number: 8430156Abstract: A pump assembly includes inlet and outlet interfaces capable of coupling to a liquid cooling loop tubing, a plurality of pump connectors coupled to the inlet and outlet interfaces enabling pluggable connection of a plurality of pumps to the inlet and outlet interfaces, and a controller. The controller is coupled to the plurality of pumps and controls power levels of the individual pumps, enabling control of fluid flow rate in the liquid cooling loop.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2004Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Christopher G. Malone, Glenn C. Simon
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Publication number: 20130087319Abstract: An HVAC system includes a blower motor and a variable speed motor drive. The variable speed motor drive is configured to receive line power and provide modulated power to the motor. The blower motor is configured to produce airflow in response to the modulated power. A unit controller is configured to bypass the variable speed motor drive to provide the line power directly to the blower motor in the event that a measured airflow is less than a predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: Lennox Industries Inc.Inventors: Harold Gene Havard, Der-Kai Hung, Stephen A. Walter
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Patent number: 8378614Abstract: A fan control circuit includes a first switch element, a second switch element, and a fan connector. A first control terminal of the first switch element is connected to a fan control terminal to receive a pulse width modulation signal. A first terminal of the first switch element is connected to a first voltage source. A second control terminal of the second switch element is connected to the first terminal of the first switch element. A fourth terminal of the second switch is connected to a second voltage source via a NTC resistor. A first pin of the fan connector is connected to ground. A second pin of the fan connector is connected to a third terminal of the second switch element. A third pin of the fan connector is connected to a signal receiving terminal. The third pin is configured to receive a feedback signal indicating a rotating speeding of the fan.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chuan-Tsai Hou
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Patent number: 8267165Abstract: In a vehicular air conditioning apparatus, a connection duct connects a first blower unit having a first blower fan to a side of a casing forming air passages, whereas a second blower unit having a second blower fan, different from the first blower unit, is connected to a lower portion of the casing. By driving the first blower fan and second blower fan simultaneously, air is supplied to a vehicle compartment from the first blower unit and the second blower unit through inside the casing. A controller controls the driving of the first blower fan and the second blower fan.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2009Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignees: Keihin Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyosuke Nanaumi, Mitsufumi Imasawa, Tsunetoshi Kitamura, Junichi Kanemaru, Shinji Kakizaki, Daniel Yelles
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Patent number: 8251136Abstract: A control device accommodating unit (15) is provided in a section (50) accommodating an indoor air blower (7) adjacently to an indoor air flow-in port (16), and an impeller (7c) of the indoor air blower (7) is sequentially opposite to the indoor air flow-in port (16) and the control device accommodating unit (15) by rotation of the impeller (7c), and a space (51) is formed between the indoor air flow-in port (16) and the control device accommodating unit (15). In this configuration, it is possible to obtain a cooling device decreased in drop of air flow rate and drop of cooling performance due to mounting a control device (14).Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Shibata, Nobuyuki Yasui, Mutsuhiko Matsumoto, Kouji Sinzaki, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Naoyuki Funada, Keisuke Tuzi, Takahiro Sahasi, Satoshi Ousaka, Keisuke Hagimoto
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Patent number: 8255085Abstract: A method for controlling a controlled variable of a building zone to minimize an error between the controlled variable and a setpoint includes receiving an input at a first interface regarding the controlled variable from a sensor provided in the building. The method further includes using a processing circuit to determine a sign of the error based on the input and the setpoint. The method yet further includes using the processing circuit to cause a controller configured to affect the controlled variable to respond to the error at a first rate when a first sign of the error is present. The method further includes using the processing circuit to cause the controller to respond to the error at a second rate when a second sign of the error is present, the first rate being slower than the second rate. The first sign of the error can be associated with a high energy expenditure required to minimize the error relative to an energy expenditure required to minimize the error relative to the second sign.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventor: Timothy Salsbury
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Patent number: 8185244Abstract: An amount of time that air has been delivered from an air handler to a space is tracked, and based on the tracked amount of time, at least one turn-on time or one turn-off time of the delivery of air from the air handler to the space is controlled. Other features relate, among other things, to controlling a replacement air vent, and to user interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Tuckernuck Technologies LLCInventor: Jason Wolfson
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Publication number: 20120103590Abstract: A fan control system includes a first fan, a second fan adjacent to the first fan, a first motor that rotates the first fan, a second motor that rotates the second fan, and a control unit. The control unit controls the rotational speeds of the first motor and the second motor. The control unit decreases the rotational speed of the first motor and increases/decreases the rotational speed of the second motor when the rotational speed of the first motor must be decreased, The control unit can decrease the rotational speed of the second motor when the rotational speed of the first motor whose rotational speed has been decreased is lower than a prescribed rotational speed, and increase the rotational speed of the second motor when the rotational speed of the first motor whose rotational speed has been decreased is higher than the prescribed rotational speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki SATO, Hiroshi DOUMAE, Sumio KAGIMURA