58 results about "Space conditioning" patented technology

A programmable thermostat, with a touch screen liquid crystal display having the capability to add to or remove virtual buttons to the display depending on the items of space conditioning equipment connected with and controlled by the thermostat.

A thermostat system according to the invention includes: a central control device (typically a programmable thermostat with a processor having: a CPU, real time clock and a memory for storing a control program and data information), multiple rooms comprising a conditioned space, environmental control equipment, and multiple environmental sensors capable of sensing an environmental condition (such as temperature, humidity, or other condition). The sensors are associated with transmission means, which control transmission of sensor signals, and occupancy sensors. Each sensor measures a local environmental condition. Occupancy sensors comprise infrared or other motion sensors, light detection sensors, door opening sensors, and other such sensors that detect the presence of humans in a room of the conditioned space where its associated sensor is located. Space conditioning equipment is activated by comparison of a setpoint to a control value averaged from values of environmental conditions in occupied rooms.

A system for establishing local control of a space conditioning load includes a switch for controlling a flow of energy for a space conditioning load. Control logic is operatively coupled to the switch, for receiving control parameters associated with a direct load control event from a utility provider. The control logic may also measure room temperature based on received temperature signals and determine if a room temperature is greater a comfort temperature range. The control logic may eliminate operation of a direct load control program if the room temperature is greater than or equal to the comfort temperature range. The control logic may log and signal back to the utility provider that the comfort temperature range is exceeded. The control logic may then restore local control of the switch and initiate a temperature setback control to a thermostat for the remainder of the control period.

Treating skin can include delivering a beam of radiation to a target region of the skin to cause a zone of thermal injury including a lateral pattern of varying depths of thermal injury distributed along the target region. The lateral pattern includes at least one first sub-zone of a first depth of thermal injury laterally adjacent to at least one second sub-zone of a second depth of thermal injury. The first depth is greater than the second depth. The at least one first sub-zone of the first depth and the at least one second sub-zone of the second depth extend from a surface of the target region of the skin to form a substantially continuous surface thermal injury. The at least one first sub-zone of the first depth and the at least one second sub-zone of the second depth are substantially heated to at least a critical temperature.

A system provides space conditioning zone control in a building for efficient energy use and conservation of energy resources. The system includes an energy transfer module coupled to a solar thermal system to receive a first airflow and an auxiliary thermal module coupled to the energy transfer module for processing a return airflow to provide a conditioned airflow for one or more spatial zones. The system further includes a zone controller coupled directly to the auxiliary thermal module and a thermostat in each spatial zone for operating the auxiliary thermal module. Furthermore, the system includes a master control module wirelessly communicated with each thermostat and configured to operate the energy transfer module. The master control module initiates a transfer of the first airflow based upon a first setpoint before the zone controller initiates a generation and transfer of the conditioned airflow based upon a second setpoint.

The present invention relates to an air-conditioning system, in particular an air-conditioning system for the air-conditioning of a passenger cabin of an airplane, having at least one heat exchanger arranged in a stagnation air passage for the cooling of compressed air and having at least one first shaft device and one second shaft device, with the heat exchanger including at least one first heat exchanger unit and one second heat exchanger unit separate from it on the compressed air side, which are arranged in the common stagnation air passage and of which a respective one is in communication on the compressed air side with a respective one of the shaft devices, with the shaft devices having compressors which are in respective communication on the outlet side with the inlet of the heat exchanger units on the compressed air side. The compressors are acted on by stagnation air or environmental air on the inlet side and are driven by means of one or more motors. The invention further relates to a method for the preparation of air for the air-conditioning of a space.

A system provides space conditioning zone control in a building for efficient energy use and conservation of energy resources. The system includes an energy transfer module coupled to a solar thermal system to receive a first airflow and an auxiliary thermal module coupled to the energy transfer module for processing a return airflow to provide a conditioned airflow for one or more spatial zones. The system further includes a zone controller coupled directly to the auxiliary thermal module and a thermostat in each spatial zone for operating the auxiliary thermal module. Furthermore, the system includes a master control module wirelessly communicated with each thermostat and configured to operate the energy transfer module. The master control module initiates a transfer of the first airflow based upon a first setpoint before the zone controller initiates a generation and transfer of the conditioned airflow based upon a second setpoint.

A space conditioning system and method for monitoring electrical parameters and / or thermodynamic parameters relating to the heat of extraction / rejection or power consumption of the system and to communicate the monitored parameters to an external device.

A combined space conditioning or heating and fluid heating system includes a main fluid conductor having an inlet and an outlet; a single heating source configured for producing low and high temperature fluid outputs of a fluid input received at the main fluid conductor inlet; a coil comprising an inlet and an outlet; and a supplementary fluid conductor comprising a fluid mover and a directional valve, an inlet and an outlet. The inlet of the main fluid conductor is adapted for connection with the coil outlet. The high temperature fluid output is adapted for connection with the supplementary fluid conductor inlet, the supplementary fluid conductor outlet is adapted for connection with the coil inlet. The low temperature water output is adapted for connection with a fluid delivery point. The water coil inlet is adapted for connection with a raw fluid supply.

A programmable thermostat for controlling space conditioning equipment receives power from the equipment. The thermostat has an interactive interface for user programming, a temperature sensor and a processor including: a central processing unit; a memory for storing program and data information, a real time clock and a non volatile random access memory. A control program stored in the memory causes the real time clock to periodically read its current time and date information into the non-volatile RAM. Upon restart after an outage, the time and date information stored in the non-volatile RAM is read into the real time clock to provide an acceptable time and date basis for resuming operation. Accordingly, the need for providing a backup power source, such as a battery or a supercap, is eliminated. In one exemplary embodiment, the thermostat also includes a receiver for accessing precision time and date signals from, for example, WWVB. The output of the receiver is used to periodically update the time and date in the real time clock such that, even after an outage, the real time clock will be accurate. If the receiver is not operating for some reason after an outage, then the real time clock will still be set from the non-volatile RAM.

Techniques for controlling air conditioning and transfer air in an occupied space are described. The example of a commercial restaurant is provided. Features of model based control and integration of load predictors is also described.

The invention discloses a power distribution device with a space adjusting mechanism for electric power and an adjusting method thereof. The power distribution device comprises an outer cabinet body.A sealing door is installed on one side of the outer cabinet body, first sliding grooves are symmetrically formed in the two sides of the outer cabinet body, first supporting grooves are movably connected to the first sliding grooves, first fixing holes are formed in the positions, between the first sliding grooves, of the outer cabinet body at equal intervals, and second sliding grooves are symmetrically formed in the side, corresponding to the sealing door, of the outer cabinet body. According to the adjusting method of the power distribution device with the space adjusting mechanism for electric power, through the first sliding grooves and the second sliding grooves, the first supporting grooves and the second supporting grooves are installed, and the first supporting grooves and the second supporting grooves can move in the first sliding grooves and the second sliding grooves and are fixed through locking rods, so that the distance between the mounting plates is adjusted; and the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate can move in the horizontal direction, and therefore, the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate can be staggered with the mounting plate above or below, and the space can be fully utilized.

Provided is a particle separation apparatus. The particle separation apparatus for separating soil by particle size in a wet-type separation manner includes a body unit providing a space in which a mixture of the soil and water is received to flow vertically, a screen unit coupled to the inside of the body unit to separate the soil by the particle size from the mixture that flows vertically, and a space adjustment unit coupled to a lower portion of the body unit to cover the lower portion of the body unit, the space adjustment unit adjusting a volume of a lower space of the body unit to allow the mixture to repeatedly flow in a vertical direction.

A space conditioning system includes a hot gas reheat section and one or more modulating valves to direct a percentage of refrigerant flow to the hot gas reheat section. The hot gas reheat section includes multiple refrigerant circuits arranged in parallel. A control valve is used to allow the refrigerant to flow through selected ones of the multiple refrigerant circuits in response to the percentage of refrigerant flow directed to the hot gas reheat section, thereby varying the internal volume of the hot gas reheat section available to the refrigerant. Refrigerant charge hold-up within the hot gas reheat section can thereby be minimized.

A space conditioning system and method for monitoring electrical parameters and / or thermodynamic parameters relating to the heat of extraction / rejection or power consumption of the system and to communicate the monitored parameters to an external device.

The invention discloses an automobile seat rear-row space adjusting method and electronic equipment, and the method comprises the steps: responding to a rear-row space adjusting request, detecting whether a co-driver seat meets a rear-row space adjusting condition or not; and if the co-driver seat meets the rear-row space adjusting condition, executing space adjusting operation. Through one-key operation, the position of the co-driver is adjusted, and therefore the large space of the rear row is rapidly created. Meanwhile, before adjustment, whether the co-driver seat meets the rear-row spaceadjustment condition or not is detected firstly, and the influence on the co-driver in the adjustment process is avoided. And finally, the limit position of the seat is used as an original point, so that the limit position of the seat cannot be changed due to the conditions of production, transportation, disassembly, installation, repair and the like. Therefore, it can be guaranteed that the memory position of the seat is permanently effective.

A space conditioning system includes a hot gas reheat section and one or more modulating valves to direct a percentage of refrigerant flow to the hot gas reheat section. The hot gas reheat section includes multiple refrigerant circuits arranged in parallel. A control valve is used to allow the refrigerant to flow through selected ones of the multiple refrigerant circuits in response to the percentage of refrigerant flow directed to the hot gas reheat section, thereby varying the internal volume of the hot gas reheat section available to the refrigerant. Refrigerant charge hold-up within the hot gas reheat section can thereby be minimized.

A seat adjustment system for an operator seat is provided. The seat adjustment system includes a base support and at least two supports which are disposed laterally to the base support. The at least two supports have a plurality of bolsters. The bolsters are positioned on an inner surface of an operator console. The at least two supports define an operator seating space therebetween having a fixed maximum capacity. An adjustment module is operatively coupled with the bolsters. The adjustment module is adapted to selectively inflate the bolsters for decreasing the operator seating space with respect to the fixed maximum capacity. The adjustment module is adapted to selectively deflate the bolsters for increasing the operator seating space with respect to the fixed maximum capacity. The adjustment module is adapted to alter a current operator seating capacity with respect to the fixed maximum capacity based on an operator input.

The present invention provides a method of securing freight containers on a deck of a large ship, and a spring lashing bar, a space adjuster and a securing system used in the method. In the method of the present invention, a movable lift is installed on a rail provided on a lashing bridge so as to be movable in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. Freight containers are aligned with each other using tensile force generated in a horizontal direction by a container aligning device provided on a work table provided on the movable lift. The freight containers are coupled to each other using twistlocks in a vertical direction. Subsequently, adjacent left and right containers are coupled to each other using couplers and variable type coupling devices such that the freight containers are integrated with each other along an entire width of the ship or some width thereof.

The invention discloses a wheeled obstacle crossing robot with a deformable frame structure. The wheeled obstacle crossing robot with the deformable frame structure comprises wheels, a driving motor, a deformation steering engine, a panoramic camera and a double-parallelogram connecting rod structure which is connected with the two wheels. According to the deformable frame structure namely the double-parallelogram connecting rod structure, the integral design of a tail and a vehicle body is realized, the overall rigidity is improved, and the width of the robot can be adjusted according to a limited space, so that the robot can smoothly penetrate through the limited space, and the obstacle crossing function of the robot can be realized by utilizing the structural deformation. The robot can be applied to reconnaissance, detection and the like.

The present invention proposes a permanent and prosperous solution to both human global warming (˜0.26 to 0.74° F.) as well as natural global warming (˜7 to 9° F.). It simultan-eously employs all three of the physical laws to thermostatically regulate Earth: Macro solar energy reflection; sequestration of absorbed solar energy; and, enhanced infrared radiation from Earth. Temporal and spatial macro aerosol water evaporation is employed to triple-cool Earth's surface, by way of: 1. Low-altitude atmospheric and oceanic vapor-cooling and / or macro storage of artificial snow; 2. Automatic ascension of lightweight water vapors to high-altitudes for enhanced water-phase-change infrared radiation from Earth, and; 3. Increased cloud coverage to reflect more incoming solar energy. Deep subterranean, high temperature, high pressure, permanent sequestration of macro quantities of absorbed solar energy assists terrestrial surface-cooling, but also duals as retrievable long term solar-energy-storage to power macro evaporators—without requiring conventional fossil or nuclear sources. The present invention has other applications such as: 1. dramatically enhanced space-conditioning efficiency if combined with potable-water-patent U.S. Pat. No. 6,688,1291, and; 2. long-term macro solar energy storage for totally reliable, boundless solar-electric power. However, the principal objective, by far, is the stabilization of glacial-melting and glacial-growth, in order to permanently stabilize the oceans at their present levels to preserve our vital global seaports. This document endorses both human (AGW or, anthropogenic global warming) and ancient natural global warming processes.

A branch controller operates with a system for temperature and humidity control. The branch controller includes a fluid control system for controlling a flow of the liquid desiccant in an arrangement of channels forming a first path for exchanging the liquid desiccant between a liquid desiccant conditioning unit and at least a first space conditioning unit and a second path for directing the liquid desiccant received from the first space conditioning unit to a second space conditioning unit. The branch controller includes a processor for comparing operational conditions of the first space conditioning unit and the second space conditioning unit. The processor selects between the first path and the second path based on the comparison and commands the fluid control system to control the flow of the liquid desiccant according to the selected path.

A combined space conditioning or heating and fluid heating system includes a main fluid conductor having an inlet and an outlet; a single heating source configured for producing low and high temperature fluid outputs of a fluid input received at the main fluid conductor inlet; a coil comprising an inlet and an outlet; and a supplementary fluid conductor comprising a fluid mover and a directional valve, an inlet and an outlet. The inlet of the main fluid conductor is adapted for connection with the coil outlet. The high temperature fluid output is adapted for connection with the supplementary fluid conductor inlet, the supplementary fluid conductor outlet is adapted for connection with the coil inlet. The low temperature water output is adapted for connection with a fluid delivery point. The water coil inlet is adapted for connection with a raw fluid supply.

A branch controller operates with a system for temperature and humidity control. The branch controller includes a fluid control system for controlling a flow of the liquid desiccant in an arrangement of channels forming a first path for exchanging the liquid desiccant between a liquid desiccant conditioning unit and at least a first space conditioning unit and a second path for directing the liquid desiccant received from the first space conditioning unit to a second space conditioning unit. The branch controller includes a processor for comparing operational conditions of the first space conditioning unit and the second space conditioning unit. The processor selects between the first path and the second path based on the comparison and commands the fluid control system to control the flow of the liquid desiccant according to the selected path.

A woodworking lathe adjustment structure includes a base having an axial slide trough thereon, a head unit and a tail unit disposed on the base. An adjustment block is provided between the head unit / the tail unit and the slide trough. The adjustment block includes a groove, a space adjustment bolt, and an adjustment bolt. The groove has a compelling hole therein. The compelling hole has a threaded section and a non-threaded section therein. The space adjustment bolt is screwed to the threaded section. The adjustment block is secured to the bottom of the head unit / the tail unit by fixing bolts, respectively, and inserted in the slide trough. When the space adjustment bolt passes the non-threaded section of the compelling hole, the sides of the groove will be deformed outward and curvedly to offset a gap which is caused by wear and tear of the adjustment block and the slide trough.

The invention discloses a mounting bracket of an automobile radiator. The mounting bracket comprises a radiator mounting bracket body, a locking mechanism, a space adjusting support. The radiator mounting bracket body comprises a locking mechanism adjusting groove, the locking mechanism, limiting supports, a fixing screw hole, the space adjusting support, a bottom fixing support plate, an antiskidgroove, a locking handle, a fixed stand column, a top fixing support plate, an adjusting stand column, a mobile base block, an adjusting screw, an adjusting rubber block, wherein the space adjustingsupport is arranged between the bottom fixing support plate and the top fixing support of the radiator mounting bracket body; the limiting supports and the locking mechanism are arranged in the top fixing support, two limiting supports are arranged in the bottom fixing support, the radiator is limited and locked through the limiting supports and the locking mechanism, and the mounting bracket is reasonable in design, simple in structure, convenient to install and capable of being suitable for installing and fixing mounting bracket s of various types and sizes.