Electromagnetic frequency-controlled zoning and dampering system

a frequency-controlled zoning and dampering technology, applied in ventilation systems, lighting and heating apparatus, heating types, etc., can solve problems such as ductulation, or the sizing of ductwork to maintain proper static pressure, and inability to maintain an equal temperature in multi-level dwellings, heating or cooling, etc., to achieve minimal motor abilities, long lifespan, and energy saving

US20070119961A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-05-31ENERGY PLUS TECH
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US · United States
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Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2007-05-31
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Abstract

A portable remote wireless control for establishing different temperatures in separate portions of a building. The remote control not only regulates hot and cold airflow through rotatable damper vanes in one or more diffusers, but it also recharges the batteries that power the wireless receiver, servomotor and servomotor controls that selectively rotate the damper vanes. Damper vane rotation regulates air flow from the diffuser to control the temperature in the portion of the building. The damper vanes, moreover, are of a light plastic with a marginal band of a foam material to enable the vanes to rotate silently and freely also to form a seal that eliminates a great deal of air seepage past the individual vanes.
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[0001] Provisional Application No. 60 / 740,786 filed Nov. 30, 2005 from which priority is claimed.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

[0002] None JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT PARTNER

[0003] None REFERENCE TO “SEQUENCE LISTING”

[0004] None BACLGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0005] This invention relates to methods and technics used to control or damper heating, air-conditioning, or ventilation air flow and distribution in a controlled environment.

[0006] Due to increasing prices of fossil fuels, notably oil, propane, natural gas, and electricity used for heating or air conditioned controlled environments, in addition to the increasingly harmful effects of global warming, there is an important and immediate need to conserve energy.

[0007] This method describes a technic capable of controlling or dampening the airflow to a specific diffuser or register supplying conditioned air for an individual's specific temperature requirement for comf...

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[0035] For a more complete appreciation of the invention, attention is invited to FIG. 1 which shows a ceiling diffuser 10 in a heating and cooling air flow duct 11. In accordance with a feature of this invention, the diffuser 10 has a horizontally mounted parallel array of damper vanes 12 that are mounted for pivotal movement in the direction of arrows 13, 14, in an air discharge opening 15 that is formed in the duct 11. The margin of the duct 11 that forms the opening 15 is provided with a foam seal 18. A polystyrene foam plastic, for example, is a suitable material for the seal 18.

[0036] The individual damper vanes 12, moreover, are ganged together for selective joint movement in the directions of the arrows 13, 14 in order to control air flow through the discharge opening 15. These damper vanes 12 are formed preferably of plastic material. Plastic vanes 12 in the heating and cooling duct 11 are particularly suited to the practice of the invention because they are light in weigh...