242 results about "Air management" patented technology

A thermostat providing modulated or analog control of valves or dampers of an air management system. This permits operating a single cooling or heating stage with partially open valves or dampers as needed, since one full stage that is either fully on or off may not be easy to manage for effective air management of a particular type of building, zone or facility. The thermostat may also provide non-modulated control of multi-stage cooling and heating systems. The thermostat may even be used to control a modulated system having more than one stage of cooling or heating.

An improved solution for cooling a data center is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, a data center design that combines physical segregation of hot and cold air streams together with a data hall variable air volume system is provided. The invention is a data center design that resolves air management issues of re-circulation, bypass and load balance. Bypass is airflow supplied by the cooling units that directly returns without cooling servers. Recirculation airflow is server discharge warm air that returns directly without being cooled. Load balance is supplying the required server airflow. An embodiment includes physical segregation of cold and hot air streams and by providing variable air volume to match server load. Air segregation is done by enclosing the hot aisle end and above the cabinets. The air conditioning system provides variable air volume to the data hall (cold side) to meet server demands. The cooling plant consists of variable-air-volume air-cooling system, which cools air by air free cooling (economizer) and is supplemented with mechanical cooling in the warmer seasons.

A device and method that may be used at nearly any place to set and adjust a control system such as a thermostat, controller or computer having numerous parameters and options that may be selected for desired operation of an air management system. One may remotely, via a personal digital assistant, configure, commission, select, set or adjust the parameters and options of a control system, which may include, but not be limited to, temperatures, humidity, sensors, volume of air movement, fan or air mover behavior, the percentage of added fresh air, modulated and non-modulated control of valves and dampers, stages of cooling and heating at various zones, control of heat pumps, heaters and air conditioners, modes of occupied, unoccupied or standby of respective spaces in a building, for day and night, at selected times, on certain days, for specific buildings at particular locations.

This invention provides a small, high efficiency, oil free motor driven compressor/blower suitable for providing pressurized, contamination-free gas and or air to transportation, industrial and aerospace fuel cell systems or other contaminant-intolerant applications. The motor driven compressor/blower rotor assembly is supported by foil air bearings and rotates at high speed by using a high frequency drive. The impeller is a centrifugal type design. The MDC can be easily integrated into the air management system of a fuel cell.

A protective sports hat insert device is disclosed. The device is a moulded compound insert utilizing reinforced fibres as the preferred embodiment as the outer shell or unreinforced fibres as secondary choice (18) (41a) (41b) (48a) (48b) (55a) (55b) with either a flexible inner shell or a rigid inner shell (19) (42a) (42b) (49a) 49b) 56a) (56b) utilizing high-density foam or an air management system with slits or holes (4a) (4b) punctured along the top. The shells are hemispherical and have a removable cloth liner (20) (43a) (43b) (50a) (50b) (57a) (57b) to add comfort. Resilient spacers (7b) provide comfort and a better fit. A retention strap (25a) (32) (33) secures the device to the head. An identification decal (25e) denotes the hat is a safety-approved device and visibly identifies the wearer for safety from oncoming traffic. When the outer insert shells (18) (41a) (41b) (48a) (48b) (55a) (55b) and the inner shells (19) (42a) (42b) (49a) (49b) (56a) (56b) along with the cloth liner (20) (43a) (43b) (50a) (50b) (57a) (57b) are placed inside an existing hat (15a &15aa) (15b &15bb) (15c &15cc) (38a) (38b) (45a) (45b) (52a) (52b) some extra protection and comfort will be provided to the head while maintaining the outward appearance of an existing sports hat (15a &15aa) (15b &15bb) (15c &15cc) (38a) (38b) (45a) (45b) (52a) (52b).

An enclosure comprising elements for air management, sound attenuation and fire suppression in a trailer-mounted mobile electrical power generation system. Air management is provided by ducts, fans, seals and a barrier wall. In addition, by establishing airflow away from spark-producing equipment, any fuel that might leak will not accumulate near the spark-producing equipment, and thus fire and explosion risks are reduced. Targeted sound suppression in the ducts, walls, floor and ceiling of the enclosure provides acceptable noise levels. Fire detectors, a fire suppression system and dampers allow for quickly controlling fires inside the enclosure. A roof panel sealing system provides access into the enclosure during assembly and maintenance while providing a watertight and noise tight seal during transit and operations.

A combustion chamber of a positive-displacement spark-ignited internal combustion engine is divided into a main combustion chamber and a pre-combustion chamber having proximal and distal ends. The proximal end is connected to the main combustion chamber and a spark-ignition device is located at the distal end. Within the pre-combustion chamber, a plurality of passageways extend between its proximal and distal ends so that a flame front ignited by the ignition device at the distal end of the pre-combustion chamber propagates along the plurality of passageways as separate flame fronts toward the proximal end of the pre-combustion chamber. A displacer separates a premixing chamber from the pre-combustion and main combustion chambers. The displacer is relatively moveable for transferring the charge of fuel and air from the premixing chamber into the pre-combustion main combustion chambers.

A method and system includes an enclosure comprising a plurality of vital signs monitoring devices, a patient chair comprising a plurality of medical sensors, a weight scale, a height measurement device, a video monitor and a first camera for videoconference calls. A second camera is for skin and orifice inspection. A sanitization device sanitizes air and interior surfaces of the cabin. An air management device is operable for sanitizing air entering the cabin. A door has an electrically operated lock. Contaminates on a floor of the cabin are detected. Sanitation of the cabin is initiated. A patient is admitted into the cabin. A videoconference is initiated between the patient and a remote medical practitioner at a medical call center. Data is captured and transmitted to the remote medical practitioner for diagnosis. Prescriptions are processed for the patient. Additional test requests for the patient are processed.

A vehicle hood assembly is provided with a pair of fender panels that attach to a central panel at a first attachment point and a second attachment point. The fender panel is L-shaped in cross-section between the first attachment point and the second attachment point such that it functions as an air management channel. The central panel and the fender panels are preferably injection molded parts. The present invention also includes a method for manufacturing a vehicle hood.

The invention relates to a flight-information data-sharing switching exchanger and a processing method thereof, belonging to the technical field of civil aviation. The flight-information data-sharing switching exchanger comprises a power supply, a microprocessor, a data communication unit, a data-sharing service unit, a data exchange module, an exchange management module and an enterprise service bus (ESB), wherein the microprocessor is connected with the data communication unit, the data-sharing service unit, the data exchange module and the exchange management module by the ESB; and the data communication unit is connected with an integrated metadata and separate data server of flight information. The processing method is realized by that the flight-information data-sharing switching exchanger is connected with the integrated metadata and separate data server of the airline company, airport and air-management flight information into a whole for communicating, sharing, exchanging and maintaining data and realizing data sharing and exchange among all civil aviation parts. The invention realizes the sharing management and exchange of data sources and has the advantages that the shared service data are reliably transmitted in a plurality of directions in real time, and decision support, emergency command, and the like are provided.

Tracking an item through an item delivery system (100) comprises reading a tracking indicia on the item, entering data from the tracking indicia into a management system (165), providing access to the management system (165), and updating the management system (165) with information regarding the item passing various points within the item delivery system (100). In addition, the management system (165) may comprise at least one of a business interface system (130), a coding strategy system (135), a surface/air management system (140), a processing operations information system (145), an activity based costing system (150), and a delivery operations information system (155).

An isolation container includes an isolation space for receiving an object and maintains the isolation space substantially isolated while providing for continuous access to, and maneuverability within, the isolation space through one or more access ports. An air management system re-circulates air through the isolation space to create a negative or positive pressure within the space, and is operable to filter, and optionally adjust the temperature and humidity of, the re-circulating air. In an embodiment of the isolation container configured for transporting a patient in the isolation space, a communications system is also coupled to the isolation space to provide for audio, video or other data communications between the patient and a communications device external to the isolation container.

A system for removing heat from the engine compartment (9) of a heavy duty truck. A first ventilating system removes heat from the radiator. It is isolated from a second ventilating system that removes heat from the engine compartment. The first system takes heat from the radiator through a plenum by centrifugal squirrel cage blowers, and is directs it out to ambient by ductwork. The second system draws ambient air generally from back to front of the engine compartment, preferably by cowl induction, without the use of ram air from the vicinity of the radiator. The exits of the two systems are into a slip stream of the heavy duty truck, and the exit of the second ventilating system is into a slip stream of the first, to scavenge air out of the engine compartment.

The invention belongs to the technical field of information processing in fire-to-air management, and particularly relates to an ADS and radar information system error calibration algorithm used in fire-to-air management. The algorithm aims to both a single target in the air and multiple targets in the air. When the algorithm aims to a single target in the air, the algorithm comprises the steps that (a) a distributed multisensory system is used for receiving data and processing the data; (b) the data are sent to a fusion center, data conversion, time alignment, space alignment, track correlation and data synthesis are achieved according to track data of all sensor nodes, and then the optimal estimation of system errors is obtained. When the algorithm aims to multiple targets in the air, multi-target system error estimation and measurement data integration are achieved through recognition of the multiple targets in the air. The algorithm has the advantages that system errors can be effectively calibrated, monitoring precision is high, tracks which are detected by different radar devices and ADSs and belong to the same target are correlated, multiple radar data are fused and ADS data are further fused, accurate recognition and high-precision positioning and tracking of targets in the air are achieved, and unified and accurate management is realized.