A ceiling system includes a ceiling support structure supporting a plurality of ceiling panels, each ceiling panel including a core layer having a top surface facing a first interior space above the ceiling panels, a bottom surface facing a second interior space below the ceiling panels, and a plurality of peripheral edges extending between the top and bottom surfaces. A top frame layer extends from the top surface and a thermal layer is on the top frame layer opposite the top surface. The thermal layer has a first surface facing away from the top frame layer and a second surface facing toward the top frame layer. The top frame layer supports the second surface in a spaced-apart manner from the top surface to form one or more air gaps between the top surface and the second surface. The first and second surfaces have a thermal emissivity of 0.5 or less.

Chilled-beam zone pump modules for controlling zones of a chilled-beam heating and air conditioning system, multiple-zone chilled beam air conditioning systems for cooling multiple-zone spaces, and methods of controlling chilled beams in multi-zone air conditioning systems. Embodiments include a pump serving each zone that both recirculates water within the module and chilled beam and circulates water in and out of a chilled or warm water distribution system through valves to control temperature. Different embodiments provide heating as well as cooling, use check valves to reduce the number of control valves required, adjust the temperature of the beam to avoid condensation, change pump speed to save energy or increase capacity, can be used in two- or four-pipe systems, allow for lower installation cost, provide better performance or control, improve reliability, overcome barriers to the use of chilled beams, or a combination thereof.

A temperature-control system includes a temperature-control device (3), (n2) temperature-control assemblies (5, 5) which are designed for conducting a temperature-control fluid (2) through a component (4) to be temperature-controlled, (n2) individual return line parts (7, 7) and (n2) return temperature sensors (8, 8), a controller (9) having (n2) valves (10, 10) and control elements (11, 11) which are designed to adjust the respective associated valve (10, 10), and a room temperature sensor (12) for determining and reporting an actual temperature (13) in an immediate environment of the component (4).

A ceiling cassette air conditioner includes: an external case 3 attached to a lower side of a ceiling-embedded casing 2, and forming an air inlet 9 with the ceiling U; an external panel 4 attached to a lower side of the external case 3, having an air blower 7 and a heat exchanger 8 inside, and forming an air outlet 10 with the external case 3 to discharge conditioned air passing the heat exchanger 8 in a ceiling-parallel direction; and wind direction adjusting vanes 5 provided on an outer periphery of the external panel 4 to adjust a discharge direction of the conditioned air discharged from the air outlet 10. During operation, the wind direction adjusting vanes 5 are turned in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction from a reference position M, which is defined such that the wind direction adjusting vanes flushes with the external panel 4 during operation stop.

A system for obtaining energy consumptions, savings and cost reduction in structures adapted for human habitation which includes the utilization of a plurality of mats including phase change material encapsulated within first and second layers of plastic material having heat transfer capability disposed within the plenum area above a ceiling of a room within a building with the amount of phase change material contained within each mat being between 0.5 lbs. and 0.67 lbs. per square foot.

The invention relates to a method for ventilating and temperature controlling rooms according to the principle of dilution ventilation, wherein a primary air flow (40) is introduced into the ceiling cavity (30) of a room (4), which is partitioned from a story ceiling (26) by a false ceiling (31) and is introduced into the room (4) by means of porosities (41, 42, 43) in the false ceiling (31), wherein the primary air flow (40) in the ceiling cavity (30) produces a secondary air flow (33) as an induction air flow, which vacuums a room air flow (32) from the room (4) into the ceiling cavity (30), mixes with the secondary air flow (33) and introduces it into the room (4) as a tertiary air flow (34) through the porosities (41, 42, 43) in the false ceiling (31).

Method and air treatment device (1) for control of supply air flow (L1). The air treatment device (1) comprises a chilled beam (2) with a pressure box (5) comprising an inlet (6) for inflow of supply air flow (L1) and a plurality of outlets (7) for outflow of the supply air flow (L1) out of the pressure box (5). The air treatment device (1) comprises an actuator (12) for control of supply air flow (L1), and the pressure box (5) comprises at least one pressure measuring socket (13) for control of static pressure (ps). The air treatment device (1) registers the static pressure (ps) and the position of the actuator (12), and calculates the real supply air flow (L1). The actuator (12) is arranged to change the configuration of the outlets (7) by a linear motion of a cover member (9) and change the open area of the outlets (7).

Chilled-beam zone pump modules for controlling zones of a chilled-beam heating and air conditioning system, multiple-zone chilled beam air conditioning systems for cooling multiple-zone spaces, and methods of controlling chilled beams in multi-zone air conditioning systems. Embodiments include a pump serving each zone that both recirculates water within the module and chilled beam and circulates water in and out of a chilled or warm water distribution system through valves to control the temperature of the water delivered to the chilled beams. Different embodiments provide heating as well as cooling, use check valves to reduce the number of control valves required, adjust the temperature of the beam to avoid condensation, change pump speed to save energy or increase capacity, can be used in two- or four-pipe systems, or a combination thereof.

A ceiling system includes a ceiling support structure supporting a plurality of ceiling panels, each ceiling panel including a core layer having a top surface facing a first interior space above the ceiling panels, a bottom surface facing a second interior space below the ceiling panels, and a plurality of peripheral edges extending between the top and bottom surfaces. A top frame layer extends from the top surface and a thermal layer is on the top frame layer opposite the top surface. The thermal layer has a first surface facing away from the top frame layer and a second surface facing toward the top frame layer. The top frame layer supports the second surface in a spaced-apart manner from the top surface to form one or more air gaps between the top surface and the second surface. The first and second surfaces have a thermal emissivity of 0.5 or less.

Ceiling-mounted radiating elements for heating or cooling rooms, comprising means for connecting the ceiling-mounted radiating elements together, wherein the ceiling-mounted radiating elements comprise at least one through-flow pipe for a heating or cooling medium, and radiating surfaces are arranged radially around said pipe, wherein to connect two ceiling-mounted radiating elements (1, 1), at least one core piece (2) is provided which allows an operationally tight connection of the through-flow pipes (3) of two ceiling-mounted radiating elements (1, 1) to be connected, and at least one mounting rail (4) for positioning at least one connecting part (5) is provided, which locks and secures the ceiling-mounted radiating elements (1, 1) when a connection is produced.