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377 results about "Environmental control system" patented technology

The environmental control system (ECS) of an aircraft provides air supply, thermal control and cabin pressurization for the crew and passengers. Avionics cooling, smoke detection, and fire suppression are also commonly considered part of an aircraft's environmental control system.

Fault positioning test method for civil aircraft environment control system based on data and real fusion

The invention discloses a data-real fusion civil aircraft environment control system fault positioning test method, and belongs to the field of civil aircraft system fault digital positioning test, and the method comprises the steps: S1, real: carrying out fault positioning based on a physical test; s2, performing digital twinning-driven fault location deduction based on the physical test data obtained in the S1; s3, number-real fusion: based on the physical test result in S1 and the digital twinborn deduction result in S2, performing Bayesian-based fusion analysis and iterative optimization: calculating the deviation between the physical test and the digital twinborn simulation result; if the deviation exceeds a threshold value, optimizing parameters of the digital twinborn model by using a Bayesian method, adjusting a physical test scheme, and iteratively executing S1-S2 until the deviation meets the requirement; and outputting a final fused fault positioning result. According to the method, the precision of civil aircraft environment control system fault positioning is improved, and reliable technical support is provided for fault positioning and maintenance decision making.
Owner:TIANMUSHAN LABORATORY +1

Power distribution station multi-point environment control system and method

The invention discloses a power distribution station multi-point environment control system and method, and relates to the technical field of power system automation, and the method comprises the following steps: building a time-frequency phase-locked observation baseline based on the scattering relation between an infrared band and water vapor under the condition of sudden humidity increase, inverting aerosol particle size distribution and concentration distribution, and generating a multi-dimensional scattering phase residual field; according to the multi-dimensional scattering phase residual field, a real radiation field is reconstructed by adopting multi-path reverse ray variation solution and combining polarization dual-angle scanning, and a reflection saturation risk spectrum is generated. According to the method, a real radiation field is reconstructed through multi-dimensional observation and inversion, a consistency graph is generated by fusing multi-source data, a misjudgment boundary is accurately identified, a control margin and a switching condition are constructed based on residual playback and time correction, and a steady-state closed-loop control chain is formed in combination with a dynamic regulation and control mechanism. The self-adaptive precise regulation and control of the power distribution station environment and the stability guarantee of the thermal field are realized.
Owner:ELIDA (FUJIAN) TECH CO LTD

Acoustic air duct for environmental control system in vehicle

Apparatuses, systems, and methods comprising acoustically absorptive air ducts comprising an internally positioned structure component as an endoskeleton and an air impervious inner layer, and an acoustically absorptive foam outer layer, environmental control systems comprising such air ducts, and vehicles incorporating such environmental control systems are disclosed with methods for manufacture and installations are disclosed.
Owner:THE BOEING CO

Smart vent system for localized air quality control

An environmental control system for a building, the system including a vent. The vent includes one or more louvers configured to change position between an open position and a closed position to permit air from the air duct to enter a zone of the building or stop the air from entering the zone and a vent circuit configured to operate the one or more louvers based on one or more control commands. The system includes a controller device including a processing circuit configured to receive a selection of an operating profile from a plurality of predefined operating profiles for the vent, each of the plurality of predefined operating profiles indicating an intended use of the zone, determine, based on the operating profile, the one or more control commands, and cause the vent circuit to operate the one or more louvers based on the one or more control commands.
Owner:TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH

Atmosphere environment control system and method and printer

The invention relates to the technical field of 3d printing, and discloses an atmosphere environment control system and method and a printer, the atmosphere environment control system comprises a cabin body, a filtering device and a gas driving device, the cabin body is provided with a cabin cavity, at least one exhaust port is formed in the top of the cabin body, and an exhaust valve is installed at the exhaust port; the cabin body is provided with a first oxygen sensor and an air supply channel which are communicated with the cabin cavity, the cabin body is provided with an air outlet and an air return port, the air inlet end of the filtering device is connected with the air outlet, the air inlet end of the air driving device is connected with the air outlet end of the filtering device, and the air outlet end of the air driving device is connected with the air return port. The exhaust valve arranged at the top of the cabin body and the first oxygen sensor are linked in real time to monitor the oxygen content, inert gas with the density larger than that of oxygen is accurately supplemented through the gas supplementing channel, and the density difference of the inert gas is used for promoting oxygen to be enriched at the top of the cabin cavity and discharged through the exhaust valve in a directional mode; and the problem of oxygen permeation of the cabin body caused by aging of a sealing material is effectively solved.
Owner:GUANGZHOU ZHONGSHAN ADDITIVE TECH CO LTD +1

Battery power management apparatus and method for electric vehicles and / or hybrid vehicles and / or an electric vehicle and / or a hybrid vehicle which provides for atmospheric water harvesting and / or hydrogen harvesting

An apparatus, including a controller; an air intake system located at a vehicle; an air filtration system; an environmental control system; an air tank located at the vehicle; a water harvesting system; a water filtration system; and a water storage tank located at the vehicle. The controller controls an operation of the air intake system, the air filtration system, the environmental control system, the water harvesting system, and the water filtration system. The air intake system intakes air from an external environment, and the air filtration system filters or purifies the air. The environmental control system heats the air or cools the air. The air tank stores the air and the water harvesting system harvests water from the air. The water filtration system filters or purifies the water and the water storage tank stores the water.
Owner:JOAO RAYMOND ANTHONY

Solar environmental control system, apparatus, and method relating thereto

A solar environmental control system includes a solar powered apparatus and a heat transfer apparatus. The solar collection apparatus includes a solar collector for absorbing solar energy, a heat storage medium, and a generator. A heat transfer fluid circulates between the solar collector, the heat storage medium, and the generator.
Owner:UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

System and methods for multidimensional adaptive sensing and implementations thereof

The present disclosure relates to a multidimensional adaptive sensing system and method for event detection with improved accuracy. The system dynamically adjusts, using baseline and compound models, a triggering conditional threshold of each event based on real-time variations in environmental parameters and sensor health. The adaptive system allows for fine-tuning of sensitivity to environmental changes, seasonal variations, and sensor decay, thereby reducing false positives and negatives. Installation flexibility is achieved by selecting and deploying a subset of models tailored to available data at the sensor's location, ensuring optimal operation regardless of specific environmental conditions or sensor configurations. The adaptive sensing system is used in environmental control systems for dynamic routine management, sensor health management, a triage system for complex event analysis, and multifaceted compliance assurance solution. Further, the adaptive sensing system is used for automated configuration, model deployment, and maintenance by leveraging edge computing units and a central control unit.
Owner:OMNICONN IP HOLDING INC

Environmental control system of an aircraft configured with a two-phase turbine encased with a compressor and motor

An environmental control system of an aircraft, having: a cooling circuit including: a sealed housing; a turbo-compressor sealed within the housing, wherein the turbo-compressor includes: a compressor fluidly coupled to the circuit; a turbine fluidly coupled to the circuit downstream of the compressor, wherein the turbine is a flash turbine; a shaft operably coupling the compressor and the turbine; and a motor generator operably coupled to the turbo-compressor and disposed within the housing.
Owner:HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP

Mid-pressure water separation for environmental control system

A water separator for use in an environmental control system of an aircraft includes an outer housing having an upstream end, a downstream end, and a longitudinal axis. A vane assembly is arranged within the outer housing and is spaced about the longitudinal axis. The vane assembly defines a plurality of flow channels. At least one flow channel of the plurality of flow channels is located radially outward of another flow channel of the plurality of flow channels. The plurality of flow channels have a spiral-like configuration about the longitudinal axis and a flow length of the plurality of flow channels is equal.
Owner:HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP

Crop growth controllable agricultural greenhouse intelligent environment control system and method based on big data

The invention relates to the technical field of greenhouse temperature control, and discloses a crop growth controllable agricultural greenhouse intelligent environment control system and method based on big data, and the system comprises a central processing unit which is used for processing data and coordinating the operation of all modules; the weather forecast system comprises a data extraction module, a data processing module and a data analysis module, the data extraction module is used for acquiring local weather forecast information in real time, and the data processing module performs standardization processing on weather information and extracts key parameters; and the data analysis module predicts a cold current cooling time node in combination with historical meteorological data. According to the invention, weather forecast information sent by a local weather forecast system is processed and analyzed, key information is obtained, a time node during cold current cooling is obtained, and a geothermal line or an air heater is started in advance before the node to be cooled arrives, so that the geothermal line or the air heater works at a low temperature for preheating; power can be conveniently and rapidly increased to achieve the heat preservation purpose.
Owner:SHANGHAI SHENGKE FRUIT & VEGETABLE PROFESSIONAL COOP

Environmental Control System for an Aircraft

An environmental control system pack for an aircraft that includes a ram air circuit and a bleed flow circuit. The ram air circuit receives air from an atmosphere on an exterior of the aircraft and expels the air through an outlet back into the atmosphere. The bleed flow circuit receives bleed air and cools the air prior to the bleed air being delivered to an interior space. The environmental control system pack uses energy from the bleed air to drive a fan in the ram air circuit. This causes an increase in a compression power of the air in the ram air circuit to increase a thrust of the air exiting the ram air circuit through the outlet.
Owner:THE BOEING CO

Wine factory yeast room temperature and humidity intelligent environmental control system and method based on large model

The invention relates to an intelligent environment control system and method for the temperature and humidity of a distiller's yeast room of a winery based on a large model, and belongs to the technical field of white spirit brewing automation. The method comprises the following steps: deploying an intelligent koji room management platform to collect and store temperature and humidity data, door and window state information, external environment and other information of a plurality of koji rooms in real time, and carrying out preprocessing and feature extraction on the data; constructing a temperature and humidity prediction model based on the features and historical data; establishing a dynamic temperature and humidity threshold interval and a multi-stage early warning mechanism in combination with starter propagation process experience; when the predicted value exceeds the limit, triggering a large model intelligent analysis module to analyze an override cause, and generating a regulation and control scheme; after manual auditing, an electric door and window executing mechanism is remotely controlled, and the executing effect is fed back to the model for iterative optimization. The system comprises an Internet of Things sensing layer, an edge computing gateway, a cloud platform and a man-machine interaction terminal. According to the method, expert experience precipitation is realized through an intelligent decision and feedback mechanism, and the consistency of finished koji quality is improved.
Owner:WUXI CHAOS ENERGY TECH CO LTD

System and methods for multidimensional adaptive sensing and implementations thereof

The present disclosure relates to a multidimensional adaptive sensing system and method for event detection with improved accuracy. The system dynamically adjusts, using baseline and compound models, a triggering conditional threshold of each event based on real-time variations in environmental parameters and sensor health. The adaptive system allows for fine-tuning of sensitivity to environmental changes, seasonal variations, and sensor decay, thereby reducing false positives and negatives. Installation flexibility is achieved by selecting and deploying a subset of models tailored to available data at the sensor's location, ensuring optimal operation regardless of specific environmental conditions or sensor configurations. The adaptive sensing system is used in environmental control systems for dynamic routine management, sensor health management, a triage system for complex event analysis, and multifaceted compliance assurance solution. Further, the adaptive sensing system is used for automated configuration, model deployment, and maintenance by leveraging edge computing units and a central control unit.
Owner:OMNICONN IP HOLDING INC

Intelligent management system and method for vehicle-mounted air conditioner

The invention discloses an intelligent management system and method for a vehicle-mounted air conditioner, and relates to the technical field of vehicle environment control systems.The system comprises a multi-mode environment sensing module, a passenger thermal comfort degree dynamic evaluation module, a thermal load prediction and energy efficiency optimization module, an intelligent actuator cooperative control module and a central processing and data fusion unit; the method comprises the following steps: acquiring environment and physiological data through a multi-source sensor; a deep neural network model is utilized to classify and recognize the thermal sensation state of the passenger, and a unified dynamic comfort index is generated; combining vehicle bus data and navigation information to predict a future cabin thermal load, and constructing a multi-target optimization problem with energy consumption minimization as a target; solving an optimization problem to generate an optimal control strategy combination; and an actuator is driven to cooperatively act through a closed-loop control algorithm. The method improves the recognition precision of the real thermal feeling of the passengers, reduces the energy waste, optimizes the comfort and energy efficiency in a collaborative manner, and reduces the average operation power consumption of the air conditioning system by more than 15%.
Owner:TIANJIN FENGCHI JIYAN AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Mid-pressure water separation for environmental control system

A water separator for use in an environmental control system of an aircraft includes an outer housing having an upstream end, a downstream end, and a central longitudinal axis. A plurality of vanes are arranged within the outer housing and are spaced about the central longitudinal axis. The plurality of vanes have an inlet end proximate to the upstream end and an outlet end proximate to the downstream end. An exterior edge of each of the plurality of vanes is in contact with an interior surface of the outer housing and a hollow channel is defined by an interior edge of the plurality of vanes. A plurality of flow channels is formed between the plurality of vanes and the outer housing. The plurality of flow channels has a spiral-like configuration about the central longitudinal axis.
Owner:HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP

Mid-pressure water separation for environmental control system

A water separator for use in an environmental control system of an aircraft including an outer housing having an upstream end, a downstream end, and a central longitudinal axis. A plurality of vanes are arranged within the outer housing and are spaced about the central longitudinal axis. A plurality of flow channels are formed between the plurality of vanes and the outer housing. The plurality of flow channels have a spiral-like configuration about the central longitudinal axis. At least one ring vane is arranged within the outer housing and extends parallel to the longitudinal axis.
Owner:HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP

Environment control system based on an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned aerial vehicle

The present application discloses an environmental control system based on an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned aerial vehicle, belonging to the technical field of drones. The system includes: a lighting and device controller, a lighting driver, a lamp assembly, a fan, and a signal input interface. The lighting and device controller is configured to receive instructions sent by an external system, control the lighting driver, the lamp assembly, and the fan according to the instructions, and at the same time obtain the status information of each component in the system through the signal input interface and feedback it to the corresponding external system. The lighting driver steps up or steps down the power supply provided by the lighting and device controller and then drives each lamp assembly with a constant current. By controlling the working mode of the lamp assembly through the lighting and device controller and collecting the status information of each component under different working modes, the interactivity of the system is improved, the safety of the aircraft during night flight is ensured, and the user experience is enhanced.
Owner:EHANG INTELLIGENT EQUIP GUANGZHOU CO LTD

Powered turbo-expander combining centrifugal compressor and an axial flow turbine

An environmental control system (ECS) of an aircraft, having a heat exchanger; a compressor that receives a first airflow from a first air source, compresses the first airflow, and directs the first airflow to the heat exchanger; an axial flow turbine that receives a second airflow from a second air source, extracts energy from the second airflow, and directs the second airflow to the heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger directs the first airflow to a cabin of the aircraft and directs the second airflow overboard; and a shaft connected between the turbine and the compressor.
Owner:HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP

Cabin environment control device of ship data center

The utility model provides a ship data center cabin environment control device which comprises a seawater source marine integrated server liquid cooling and cooling device, an environment control system control box, a tail end control unit, a ship data center cabin seawater source air conditioner, a ventilation facility and various external sensors. According to the utility model, a plurality of air conditioning and ventilation means are integrated, so that key parameters such as temperature, humidity and cleanliness of air in the ship data center cabin are comprehensively monitored. The liquid cooling and cooling device for the integrated server for the compact seawater source ship is high in reliability and unattended, ethylene glycol cooling liquid for cooling is provided, and the requirement for cooling and heat dissipation of the interior of a ship data center cabin server is met. The whole set of device is used for a ship marine environment, takes seawater as a basic cold source, is used for cooling the interior of a ship data center cabin server, and is a novel ship data center cabin environment control device which is high in reliability and capable of continuously supplying cold.
Owner:JIANGSU JIXIN SHIP EQUIP CO LTD

Refrigerating and humidifying device applied to mushroom house and edible mushroom house environment control system

The invention discloses a refrigerating and humidifying device applied to a mushroom house. The refrigerating and humidifying device comprises a shell, a surface air cooler, a humidifying device body, a fan and an air duct system. The surface air cooler, the humidifying device, the fan and the air duct system are located in the shell, and an inlet is formed in the position, close to the humidifying device, of the shell. The humidifying device comprises a honeycomb ceramic combination body and a water spraying device arranged towards the air inlet end face of the honeycomb ceramic combination body, and the water spraying device intermittently sprays water to the honeycomb ceramic combination body so that the honeycomb ceramic combination body can be kept wet. The air channel A is provided with a proportional valve a, the air channel B is provided with a proportional valve b, and the proportional valve a and the proportional valve b are in linkage reverse control and used for adjusting the proportion of the air volume flowing through the air channel A and the air volume flowing through the air channel B and keeping the sum of the air volume flowing through the air channel A and the air volume flowing through the air channel B constant. And when the temperature is reduced, the humidity is controlled at the same time. Energy waste is avoided, and efficiency and energy conservation are achieved. The invention further discloses an edible mushroom house environment control system.
Owner:林建东 +2

Circular finned coalescer for aircraft environmental control systems

Aircraft air cycle machines include a first stage turbine, a second stage turbine that receives air from the first stage turbine, and a duct arranged between the first stage turbine and the second stage turbine. A circular finned coalescer is arranged within the duct and includes a central body, a first fin layer wrapped about the central body, a first parting sheet wrapped about the first fin layer, and a second fin layer wrapped about the first parting sheet. Each of the fin layers include a plurality of fin elements and channels are defined between circumferentially adjacent fin elements of each of the first and second fin layers. The channels are tortuous channels such that moisture carried on a flow through the channels will impinge upon surfaces of the fin elements and coalesce into water droplets.
Owner:HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP

Support box apparatus

ActiveUS12559221B2Fuselage framesGeneral lightingControl systemClassical mechanics
A support box apparatus includes longitudinal members that span forward to aft and transverse members that span inboard to outboard between the longitudinal members. The longitudinal members and the transverse members are formed of composite honeycomb sandwich panels. The support box apparatus also includes attachment components configured to couple the longitudinal members or the transverse members to structural components of an aircraft, electrical wiring attached to the longitudinal members or the transverse members, environmental control system (ECS) ducting attached to the longitudinal members or the transverse members, and life support lines attached to the longitudinal members or the transverse members.
Owner:THE BOEING CO

Electric aircraft cold and hot mixing device

The utility model provides an electric aircraft cold and hot mixing device which comprises a cold air collecting assembly, a mixing assembly and a heat dissipation assembly, the mixing assembly is arranged above a battery assembly, the mixing assembly is provided with a mixing cavity, and an outlet section of the mixing cavity is communicated with a cabin environment control system through a ventilation pipeline; the cold air collecting assembly comprises a plurality of cold air pipelines, cold air inlets of the cold air pipelines are formed in wings or fuselage of the electric aircraft and correspond to the battery assembly, and cold air outlets of the cold air pipelines extend into the inlet section of the mixing cavity; the heat dissipation assembly comprises a plurality of heat conduction coil pipes, the heat conduction coil pipes are arranged on the bottom surface of the battery assembly, hot air inlets of the heat conduction coil pipes are communicated with the battery assembly, and hot air outlets of the heat conduction coil pipes extend into the inlet section of the mixing cavity and are staggered with the cold air pipeline. Natural high-altitude cold air is fully utilized, and the cold air and hot air generated by the battery are fully mixed in the mixing cavity, so that the temperature of the air is effectively reduced, and the heat dissipation efficiency of the battery system is improved.
Owner:XIAN ORIENT MATERIAL TECH CO LTD

Storage system and storage container

The invention discloses a multi-temperature storage system (142). Comprising: a) a first closed zone (145) defining a first temperature zone, the first closed zone (145) comprising a grid frame structure (14), the grid frame structure (14) comprises a plurality of storage columns for storing stacks of a plurality of storage containers, a track system (15) arranged above the plurality of storage columns for guiding one or more robotic loading handling devices (30) on the grid frame structure; b) a second enclosed zone (146) defining a second temperature zone, the second enclosed zone configured to receive one or more load handling devices from the first enclosed zone; c) a cooling system configured to maintain a temperature in the first temperature zone lower than the second temperature zone; d) an environment-controlled closure zone (52) comprising a first opening (148a) and a second opening (148b) for connecting the first closure zone (145) and the second closure zone (146), respectively, such that the load handling device (30) can be moved between the first closure zone (145) and the second closure zone (146) via the environment-controlled closure zone (52), the first opening (148a) and the second opening (148b) can be independently opened and closed through a first door (150a) and a second door (150b) of the first opening (148a) and the second opening (148b) so as to selectively isolate the environment controlled closed area (52) from the first closed area (145) and / or the second closed area (146), d) an environment control unit configured to heat and / or dehumidify air in the environment controlled closed area; e) an environmental control system configured to control the environmental control unit so as to provide an environmental condition in the environmental controlled enclosure when it is expected to open the first door and / or the second door.
Owner:OCADO INNOVATION LTD

Inaudible frequency environmental control

Systems and methods may be used to detect an inaudible signal associated with a first audible signal of an audio input. The inaudible signal may include a frequency signature. The frequency signature may be associated with an electronic device type. The systems and methods may activate a response monitor. The response monitor may be activated for a predetermined time. The response monitor may be activated responsive to the frequency signature. The systems and methods may determine a content characteristic of the first audible signal based on the inaudible signal. The systems and methods may include generating a message. The message may be based on the content characteristic. The systems and methods may include transmitting the message. The message may be transmitted on a condition that a second audible signal corresponds to the message and is received within the predetermined time.
Owner:ADEIA GUIDES INC

Environmental control system for aircraft

To provide an environmental control system pack for an aircraft.SOLUTION: An environmental control system pack 20 for an aircraft includes a ram air circuit 40 and a bleed flow circuit 30. The ram air circuit receives air from an atmosphere on an exterior of the aircraft and expels the air through an outlet back into the atmosphere. The bleed flow circuit receives bleed air and cools the air prior to the bleed air being delivered to an interior space. The environmental control system pack uses energy from the bleed air to drive a fan in the ram air circuit. This causes an increase in a compression power of the air in the ram air circuit to increase a thrust of the air exiting the ram air circuit through the outlet.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Owner:THE BOEING CO

Cabin air compressor bypass for surge avoidance

An environmental control system for a vehicle includes at least one cabin air compressing device including a compressor having a compressor inlet and a compressor outlet. The environmental control system additionally includes an environmental control system pack located downstream from and fluidly coupled to the compressor outlet via at least one conduit. The environmental control system pack includes a ram air circuit. A bypass conduit fluidly couples the compressor outlet to the ram air circuit.
Owner:HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP

Evaluation method and device of environment control system and environment control system

The invention discloses an evaluation method of an environment control system. The evaluation method comprises the following steps: acquiring operation data, a first-dimension evaluation standard and a second-dimension evaluation standard of the environment control system; wherein the first dimension evaluation standard and the second dimension evaluation standard are evaluation standards of different dimensions corresponding to different subsystems or devices in the environment control system; performing first-dimension evaluation according to the first-dimension evaluation standard and the operation data to obtain a first-dimension score; performing second-dimension evaluation according to the second-dimension evaluation standard and the operation data to obtain a second-dimension score; and obtaining operation evaluation according to the first dimension score and the second dimension score. According to the evaluation method of the environment control system, evaluation of different dimensions corresponding to different subsystems or devices in the environment control system can be taken into consideration for multi-dimensional fault evaluation analysis, the problems of low-efficiency work, improper control functions and the like of the environment control system can be found in time, and therefore operation and maintenance work can be effectively guided according to operation evaluation.
Owner:GD MIDEA HEATING & VENTILATING EQUIP CO LTD +1