55 results about "Climate zones" patented technology

A climate-conditioned bed includes an upper portion having at least a first climate zone and at least one fluid module associated with such a first climate zone. The fluid module comprises a fluid transfer device for selectively moving a fluid and a thermoelectric device for selectively heating or cooling a fluid. The bed additionally includes one or more control modules configured to regulate the operation of the fluid module, at least one input device configured to allow an occupant to select a setting or mode associated with the first climate zone and at least a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature associated with the first climate zone of the thermally-conditioned bed. In some embodiments, the fluid module is operatively connected to the control module. The control module is configured to adjust at least one operational parameter of the fluid module based on, at least in part, the setting or mode selected by an occupant using the at least one input device, and the temperature detected by the first temperature sensor.

A climate-conditioned bed includes an upper portion having at least a first climate zone and at least one fluid module associated with such a first climate zone. The fluid module comprises a fluid transfer device for selectively moving a fluid and a thermoelectric device for selectively heating or cooling a fluid. The bed additionally includes one or more control modules configured to regulate the operation of the fluid module, at least one input device configured to allow an occupant to select a setting or mode associated with the first climate zone and at least a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature associated with the first climate zone of the thermally-conditioned bed. In some embodiments, the fluid module is operatively connected to the control module. The control module is configured to adjust at least one operational parameter of the fluid module based on, at least in part, the setting or mode selected by an occupant using the at least one input device, and the temperature detected by the first temperature sensor.

A method for generating a net load forecast for a utility grid, the grid including intermittent distributed energy resources and loads, comprising: defining two or more load forecast zones, each zone being associated with a load profile type and a climate zone type; assigning each of the loads to one of the zones based on the load profile and climate zone types associated with the load; assigning each of the energy resources to at least one of the zones based on the climate zone type associated with the energy resource; for each zone, generating an electrical energy consumption forecast for loads, an electric power generation forecast for energy resources, and a net load forecast from the electrical energy consumption and electric power generation forecasts; combining the net load forecast for each zone to generate the net load forecast for the grid; and, presenting the net load forecast on a display.

Processes, systems and databases are provided for plant selection. The processes may include providing a database of plant species and eliminating a portion of the plant species based on at least two search criteria including a user's desired climate zone or location plant cultivation, plant size, plant type, plant leaf type / shape, plant form / habit, plant primary attributes, parcel growing conditions, and desired characteristics. At least one image of the plant species meeting the search criteria may be displayed wherein the image has sufficient resolution to distinguish among different plant species.

In an air conditioning economizer system outdoor air intake is reduced automatically by a control device based on a shut-off control setting for a measured outdoor air quality. A geographical location associated with the air conditioning economizer system is received (S2) in the control device. The control device defines automatically (S3) the shut-off control setting based on the geographical location. Thus, the air conditioning economizer system is adapted specifically for a geographic location and its climate zone, without the requirement for installing or operating personnel to determine a shut-off control setting for a specific climate zone and / or select a corresponding operating range.

The method of planting tree at drought and high temperature region includen digging pit, filling moist soil with fertilizer and pesticide in water impermeable and gas permeable bag, planting sapling, putting the sapling pit, watering, putting a gas permeable bag around the tree truck. The lower end of the bag is embedded in soil. The top part of the bag is tied. The said method can prevent the trunk from baking of high temperature sand, can effectively collect rain fall, can reduce the evaporation of water on its surface. The survical rate can be higher than 90%. The accompanied irrigating device can reduce equipment cost, saving energy and water. The utilization rate of water can be higher than 90%.

The invention belongs to the technical field of constructional engineering and particularly relates to a foundation dynamic compaction construction method. The foundation dynamic compaction construction method includes the steps that firstly, the ground surface is cleaned; secondly, earthwork backfilling is conducted; thirdly, local compaction is conducted; fourthly, full compaction is conducted; and fifth, checking is conducted after compaction, wherein various test data and test records in the trial compaction process are checked, when the test data and the test records do not meet design requirements, supplementary compaction should be conducted or other effective measures should be taken, the quality of the foundation can be checked only after a certain time interval after trial compaction construction is over, earthwork tests and dynamic penetration tests are conducted in time after trial compaction is completed, and test parameters are collected in time. By means of the foundation dynamic compaction construction method, the compaction frequency is accurately regulated, a sensor is introduced for analyzing construction data in real time, the foundation dynamic compaction construction method is very suitable for being used and popularized in subtropics monsoon climate zones, the construction period can be effectively shortened, and the construction quality is improved.

The disclosed climate zone control system separates a building into separate climate zones, which allows a user to select the desired temperature of each zone. In a single zone, the climate zone controlling system controls the temperature of the single zone where an existing thermostat controls the temperature of air exiting an air handler and the remote thermostat controls the temperature of the designated zone of the building by controlling airflow from the vents. In a multiple zone system, there is a master thermostat that controls the air handler and multiple remote thermostats for multiple designated zones where the remote thermostat controls both the temperature and the airflow.

A method and apparatus are configured for providing thermal comfort (i.e., climatic conditioning) within an interior space of a building structure in multiple climate zones including hot and humid climates using very low energy consumption. Multiple water vapor phase change cycles are provided within a period of time where only a single such water vapor phase change cycle would typically take place under naturally occurring ambient conditions. These multiple water vapor phase change cycles are generated through artificially creating conditions within a hygroscopic heat sink mass for promoting water vapor phase change cycle. Advantageously, in combination with such artificially promoted water vapor phase change cycles, embodiments of the present invention provide hygroscopic properties and heat sink masses made from materials that can adsorb and retain thermal energy and that exhibit water vapor sorption / desorption attributes commonly associated with compositions referred to as desiccants.

The invention discloses a method for association rule mining of ocean-land climate events with combination of a climate subdivision thought. A Delaunay triangulation network of space data is established and an overall and local long-side constraint is exerted on the space data, so that a reasonable and stable space adjacent relation network is obtained, the similarity of a time series of space adjacent entities is measured, hierarchical clustering is conducted to obtain a hierarchical cluster result, and a good climate subdivision result is obtained on the basis of false-T statistical magnitude analysis; a prior knowledge constraint of a related field is brought in and interested climate events are extracted from ocean climate indexes and land climate zones respectively, so that effective association rules among the ocean-land climate events are mined through exertion of a time window width constraint, a time delay constraint and a sufficiency and necessity constraint. The multi-scale effect can be effectively considered in the mining process so that an effective climate zone can be obtained and high efficiency, pertinence and practicability can be achieved through multiple constraints when the association rules are mined.

Controlling a vehicle includes determining that an occupancy status of the vehicle is unoccupied, estimating a remaining unoccupied time, and controlling a climate-control system according to climate-control parameters based on at least the occupancy status and the remaining unoccupied time. A climate-control parameter is a value or set of values for an attribute or attributes of vehicle climate control, such as a power status for the climate-control system as a whole, a target temperature for a passenger cabin, power statuses corresponding to individual climate zones of the passenger cabin, and target temperatures for the individual climate zones.

In an air conditioning economizer system outdoor air intake is reduced automatically by a control device based on a shut-off control setting for a measured outdoor air quality. A geographical location associated with the air conditioning economizer system is received (S2) in the control device. The control device defines automatically (S3) the shut-off control setting based on the geographical location. Thus, the air conditioning economizer system is adapted specifically for a geographic location and its climate zone, without the requirement for installing or operating personnel to determine a shut-off control setting for a specific climate zone and / or select a corresponding operating range.

Disclosed is a computerized method which receives energy consumption data from all sources used for the operational functioning of a building, converts consumed energy to BTU form, and establishes a historical energy footprint. System compiles these records for storage in a database capable of sorting data by category and / or value and compares energy to that used by structures of similar construction type and climate zone, improved and unimproved. System and method compares cost to yield data, concluding with the most cost effective and energy efficient method of modifying structures to predictably reduce its energy footprint / consumption per the database of energy consumption patterns. The system measures structures after improvements to verify reduced energy consumption.

An air conditioning arrangement for an aircraft with a plurality of climate zones that may be individually temperature-controlled includes a main branching system having an air supply feed path system with a mixing chamber and a plurality of sub-branching systems branching from the mixing chamber and leading to one of the climate zones in each case. Basic temperature control means are used for controlling the temperature of the air supply in the mixing chamber. Individual temperature-control means are used on the other hand for individually controlling the temperature of the air supply in each of the sub-branching systems as a function of a desired temperature value of the respective climate zone. Basic temperature control of the air supply in the mixing chamber preferably takes place independently of a temperature requirement of the climate zone with associated combined heat and power engine.

The invention discloses a new-born plant delivering method, which adopts two times of graft technology on the same-family plants. A new-born plant delivering method consists of two times of grafts, a wild plant which can endure atrocious natural conditions is used as the father root, and a warm upland improved plant is used as the mother root. After the father root and the mother root are grafted together, a junior is produced as the secondary graft mother root to be grafted onto another same family wild plant which can endure the atrocious natural conditions. The junior and the father root have common adaptability, namely, the junior increases the property which can endure the atrocious natural conditions, the junior is used as the mother root, and the produced posterity reinforces the property which can endure the atrocious natural conditions further. After the second graft, all the three plants exist: the father root, the mother root and the junior are integrated; and thereby the three plants have the same nature from a same climate zone, can resist chilliness, have common adaptability, and can live through the winter naturally.

The invention provides a geographical position-based system and method for changing the upper limit battery temperature warning value. The method comprises the steps of S1, within a certain time interval, acquiring the current geographic location of a mobile terminal in real time, judging information of the latitude in which the mobile terminal is positioned, acquiring a climate zone in which the mobile terminal is currently positioned according to the latitude information, and storing the climate zone; S2, comparing the recently-two-time climate zones, in which the mobile terminal is currently positioned, so as to obtain the comparing results; and S3, according to the comparing results, obtaining the current external temperature value of the mobile terminal, and adjusting the upper limit battery temperature warning value of the mobile terminal. In the system and method, the upper limit battery temperature warning value can be adjusted in the safe range according to a specific geographical position, No pop-up high temperature alerts can occur frequently, and a battery can work in a safe environment.

The invention discloses an upper air supply type phase change and energy storage air conditioner utilizing a natural cold source. The air conditioner is characterized by comprising a case, an evaporator, a centrifugal fan and a phase change heat exchange module; the evaporator, the centrifugal fan and the phase change heat exchange module are sequentially installed in the case from top to bottom, or the evaporator, the phase change heat exchange module and the centrifugal fan are sequentially installed in the case from top to bottom; and the evaporator is connected to a condenser, a throttling part and a compressor of a refrigerating unit through a pipeline. According to the air conditioner, the external free natural cold source is fully utilized according to the natural environment conditions of different climate zones, and the energy utilization efficiency is high; and cold storage is carried out by utilizing the cold accumulation capacity of the phase change heat exchange module and by fully utilizing external low-temperature air at night, the cold energy is released in the high-temperature time period in the daytime, and therefore the starting time of the refrigeration compressor in the daytime is greatly shortened, and the electric energy consumption is reduced.

A climate control duct architecture having articulated and controlled interior surfaces to deliver variable and controllable airflow to target zones in the vehicle upon demand. By creating zone climates within the vehicle and providing conditioned airflow to only desired vehicle seating positions, the volume of necessary airflow is minimized, the need for cooling is reduced, and flexibility of the system is created. The interior surface may be mechanically or electrically controlled and may be situated in the common central “octopus” duct.

The invention provides a desert treatment method. The treatment method comprises the following steps: determining and excavating a treatment area; laying an impermeable layer, respectively laying a slope-surface impermeable layer and a bottom impermeable layer on the slope surface and the bottom surface of the excavated area to be treated; laying a water storage layer on the impermeable layer, andirrigating the water storage layer with mine water subjected to harmless treatment, wherein the water storage layer is a first coal gangue layer and / or a first sand layer; burying a water blocking layer on the water storage layer, wherein the water blocking layer comprises a plurality of layers of second coal gangue layers; laying an isolation layer on the water blocking layer and carrying out rolling and leveling; laying a water retaining layer on the isolation layer, wherein the water retaining layer is a third coal gangue layer or a mixture of coal gangue and a water retention agent; covering the water retaining layer with a soil matrix layer to an elevation, and carrying out rolling and leveling; and planting plants and carrying out breeding management. According to the desert treatment method, the desert soil structure is changed in a designated desert treatment area by utilizing the high water retention of the coal gangue, and plants suitable for climate-zone site conditions areselected for treating and greening the desert.

The invention discloses a seed formula of vegetation restoration in dry and warm valley climate zones. The seed formula is formed by a basic formula and a function formula. The basic formula is composed of following components in percentage by weight: 10% of Elsholtzia capituligera, 10% of incarvillea arguta, 5% of vitex negundo, 10% of oriental arborvitae, 5% of caryopteris forrestii, 5% of rumex hastatus, 5% of Yunnan Schizachyrium scoparium, 5% of sophora viciifolia, 10% of pistacia weinmannifolia, 10% of Yunnan aquilaria sinensis and 25% of medium-clay loam; the function formula is composed of the following components in percentage by weight: 5% of bauhinia brachycarpa, 15% of ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle var. sutchuenensis (Dpde) Rehd.et Wils, 10% of cupressus duclouxiana, 15% of phlomis betonicoides, 5% of nouelia insignis, 5% of bauhinia bohniana, 5% of rosa duplicata, 5% of clematis delavayi, 2% of ranunculaceae clematis rehderiana, 3% of Lancang glandular fruit, 3% of anemoclema glaucifolium (Franch.) W. T. Wang, 2% of Aristolochia delavayi var. micrantha, and 25% of medium-clay loam. According to the invention, native species are adopted to restore the local vegetation and flora, which is conducive to forming a plant community landscape coordinated with the local vegetation landscape, avoids the alienation, generalization and horticulture of the vegetation landscape in the ecological restoration area and prevents the invasion of harmful alien species.

A method and apparatus are configured for providing thermal comfort (i.e., climatic conditioning) within an interior space of a building structure in multiple climate zones including hot and humid climates using very low energy consumption. Multiple water vapor phase change cycles are provided within a period of time where only a single such water vapor phase change cycle would typically take place under naturally occurring ambient conditions. These multiple water vapor phase change cycles are generated through artificially creating conditions within a hygroscopic heat sink mass for promoting water vapor phase change cycle. Advantageously, in combination with such artificially promoted water vapor phase change cycles, embodiments of the present invention provide hygroscopic properties and heat sink masses made from materials that can adsorb and retain thermal energy and that exhibit water vapor sorption / desorption attributes commonly associated with compositions referred to as desiccants.

The invention relates to a sports garment (1) having a section (2) covering the upper part of the body of a wearer during intended use of the garment, wherein a climate zone (3) is arranged in the region covering each axillary area (4) of the wearer during intended use. To improve the cooling of the axillary area efficiently the invention proposes that the climate zone (3) comprises a plurality offins (5) which are arranged parallel to another and which are contacting the skin of the wearer during intended use of the garment, wherein the fins (5) are extending along a defined height (hF) overa base material (6) of the garment (1), wherein the fins (5) are arranged in such a manner that the envelope (7) of all fins (5) has a kite-shape or rhomb-shape seen in the direction perpendicular onto the base material (6) of the garment (1).

The invention relates to a nanometer intelligent thermal insulation and heat preservation material for a building outer wall and a preparation method thereof. The nanometer intelligent thermal insulation and heat preservation material is prepared from porous nano SiO2, nano rutile type TiO2, nano composite suspended emulsion, vitrified hollow glass beads, an inorganic light-weight material, a functional additive and pure water. Compared with the traditional heat preservation board material, the nano intelligent thermal insulation and heat preservation material for the building outer wall has the advantages of light weight, thin layer, good thermal insulation and heat preservation effect, simplicity in construction, high efficiency, resource conservation, low construction comprehensive cost, safety, environmental protection and the like and is a novel nano intelligent thermal insulation and heat preservation material for the building outer wall. The nano new-tech product of the invention can adjust the nano intelligent thermal insulation and heat preservation technical indexes according to different energy-saving and emission-reduction technical requirements of different building thermal technology climate zones, the wall body structure and the engineering so as to achieve a best engineering application effect and ideal cost performance.

An incubation chamber (10) having a water reservoir (12) has a climate controlling device, which makes it possible to set a desired temperature, as well as an object holder (18) for biological or chemical specimens. To make defined and replicable conditions possible, for instance for digestion processes of proteins, it is proposed that the climate controlling device has two separate climate zones (14, 16), which can be regulated separately from one another, a first climate zone (14) being located in the vicinity of the cover of the chamber (10).

A wireless climate control system including a wall control having a user interface for controlling a plurality of climate zones. Also disclosed is a wireless sensor disposed in one of the plurality of climate zones. Further disclosed is a controller in operative communication with the wall control and in wireless communication with the wireless sensor.

A sports garment having a section covering the upper part of the body of a wearer during intended use of the garment, wherein a climate zone is arranged in the region covering each axillary area of the wearer during intended use. To improve the cooling of the axillary area efficiently, the climate zone has a plurality of fins which are arranged parallel to another and which are contacting the skin of the wearer during intended use of the garment, wherein the fins are extending along a defined height over a base material of the garment, wherein the fins are arranged in such a manner that the envelope of all fins has a kite-shape or rhomb-shape seen in the direction perpendicular onto the base material of the garment.