Patent classifications
F24F1/02
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONER UNIT
A packaged terminal air conditioner unit (PTAC) and methods for operating the same are provided. The PTAC includes a vent aperture defined in a bulkhead of the PTAC through which make-up air may flow. An indoor fan urges a flow of primary make-up air at a primary flow rate and an auxiliary fan urges a flow of auxiliary make-up air at an auxiliary flow rate. A controller determines a target make-up air flow rate, e.g., based on a user setting which is determined from building code calculations factoring in expected room occupancy, room size, and other factors. The controller then operates the auxiliary fan to urge the flow of auxiliary make-up air at the auxiliary flow rate which is substantially equivalent to the target make-up air flow rate minus the primary flow rate.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONER UNIT
A packaged terminal air conditioner unit (PTAC) and methods for operating the same are provided. The PTAC includes a vent aperture defined in a bulkhead of the PTAC and an auxiliary fan for urging a flow of make-up air through the vent aperture. A controller is configured for obtaining a room occupancy status from an occupancy system and determining a target make-up air flow rate based on the room occupancy status. The controller operates an exhaust fan, such as a bathroom fan, to urge a flow of exhaust air through an exhaust duct at an exhaust flow rate and operates the auxiliary fan to urge the flow of auxiliary air at an auxiliary flow rate, the auxiliary flow rate being substantially equivalent to the target make-up air flow rate minus the exhaust flow rate.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONER UNIT BASED ON ROOM OCCUPANCY
A packaged terminal air conditioner unit (PTAC) and methods for operating the same are provided. The PTAC includes an auxiliary fan positioned adjacent a vent aperture defined in a bulkhead of the PTAC. A control system includes an occupancy identification source including data indicative of a room occupancy status, such as the number of room occupants. An occupancy reader is configured for reading the occupancy identification source to determine the room occupancy status and a controller selectively operates the auxiliary fan based at least in part on the room occupancy status determined by the occupancy reader.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A VENT DOOR OF A PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONER UNIT
A packaged terminal air conditioner unit (PTAC) and methods for operating the same are provided. The PTAC includes an auxiliary fan configured for urging a flow of make-up air from the outdoor portion into the indoor portion through a vent aperture defined by a bulkhead. A vent door is positioned proximate the vent aperture and is operatively coupled with a reed switch assembly. A controller is configured for stopping the operation of the auxiliary fan when the reed switch assembly detects that the vent door is in the closed position.
Air-conditioning unit and method
An air-conditioning unit including an air circuit with an air inlet, a main fan and an air outlet designed to be connected to a chamber, preferably via one or more flexible ducts, and a refrigerant circuit including a heat exchanger/evaporator positioned in the air circuit to cool the air by evaporating the refrigerant, a compressor and a condenser for condensing the refrigerant before it is returned to the heat exchanger/evaporator. The heat exchanger/evaporator includes several parallel circuits each having at least one regulator valve. The air circuit also includes a temperature probe downstream of the heat exchanger/evaporator and connected to a controller which controls the regulator valves to regulate the flow of refrigerant, and a pressure probe at the air outlet and connected to a regulator for regulating the speed and/or the power of the main fan so as not to exceed a maximum raised pressure at air outlet.
Working fluid for heat cycle, composition for heat cycle system, and heat cycle system
To provide a working fluid for heat cycle which has a small temperature glide, a sufficiently low discharge temperature, high durability and less influence over global warming, and with which a heat cycle system excellent in the system maintenance properties and the cycle performance (capacity) is achieved, a composition for a heat cycle system, and a heat cycle system. A working fluid for heat cycle, which contains trifluoroethylene and difluoromethane, wherein the proportion of the total amount of trifluoroethylene and difluoromethane based on the entire amount of the working fluid for heat cycle is higher than 90 mass % and at most 100 mass %, and the mass ratio represented by trifluoroethylene/difluoromethane in the working fluid for heat cycle is from 41/59 to 59/41, a composition for a heat cycle system, and a heat cycle system employing the composition.
Condensing unit and fan coil system
A heating and cooling system for use in high-rise residential and commercial buildings may include a condensing unit having dimensions no greater than 12 inches deep by 40 inches wide by 20 inches tall and a fan coil unit coupled to the condensing unit via refrigeration tubing. The fan coil unit may have dimensions of no greater than 14 inches deep by 43 inches wide by 11 inches tall. The condensing unit may include a condenser water connection, a refrigeration tubing connection, a compressor, and a heat exchanger. The fan coil unit may include a filter rack configured to hold a MERV 13 filter, two in-line high-pressure fans, and at least one access panel on a bottom surface of the fan coil unit.
PUSH-OUT MECHANISM FOR WIND DEFLECTOR AND AIR CONDITIONER
Provided is a push-out mechanism for a wind deflector, including: a mounting housing; a rack slidably provided on the mounting housing, the rack is used to hinge with a wind deflector; a gear rotatably provided on the mounting housing and used to connect with an output shaft of a motor, the gear is engaged with the rack; an intermittent movement mechanism rotatably provided on the mounting housing, the intermittent movement mechanism including a first driving medium rotating coaxially with the gear, and a second driving medium drivingly connected with the first driving medium; and a connecting rod, one end of the connecting rod is hinged to the second driving medium and the other end is used to hinge with the wind deflector. Also provided is an air conditioner. The mechanism reduces usage of a motor and saves costs.
PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONER UNIT
A packaged terminal air conditioner unit (PTAC) and methods for operating the same are provided. The PTAC includes a bulkhead defining a vent aperture providing fluid communication between an indoor portion and an outdoor portion. A vent door or a make-up air module is positioned proximate the vent aperture for controlling a flow of make-up air passing through the vent aperture. A communication module communicates with a remote source for obtaining outdoor environmental conditions and a controller selectively operates the vent door or the make-up air module based at least in part on the outdoor environmental conditions obtained from the remote source.
SEALED HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND AIR CONDITIONER
A sealed heat exchange system and air conditioner are provided herein. The sealed heat exchange system may include a compressor, a heat exchanger, a line filter, a variable electronic expansion device, a primary fluid path, and an alternate fluid path. The compressor may generally increase a pressure of a flowed refrigerant within the sealed heat exchange system. The heat exchanger may be in fluid communication with the compressor and the line filter may be in fluid communication with the heat exchanger. The primary fluid path may define a fluid inlet to receive the flowed refrigerant downstream of the heat exchanger and upstream of the expansion device. The alternate fluid path may define a fluid inlet to receive the flowed refrigerant downstream of the variable electronic expansion device and upstream of the heat exchanger.