F24F2012/007

System and method for operating an air-conditioning unit having a coil with an active portion and an inactive portion
11248806 · 2022-02-15 · ·

An air-conditioning unit is provided, comprising: an input vent for receiving return air; an intermediate vent; an output vent; a blower fan proximate to the input vent for moving the return air from the input vent to the intermediate vent; and an air-conditioner coil between the intermediate vent and the output vent including an active portion including one or more operational air-conditioning coils that receive a first portion of the return air from the intermediate vent, for circulating a coolant, condition the first portion of the return air by heat exchange with the coolant to create conditioned air, and pass the conditioned air to the output vent, and an inactive portion that does not circulate coolant and passes a second portion of the return air as unconditioned air to the output vent, wherein the conditioned air and the unconditioned air pass through the output vent as supply air.

COOLING SYSTEM AND DATA CENTER
20220240423 · 2022-07-28 ·

This application provides a cooling system, including a heat exchanger, a cooling supplement component, a bypass vent valve, and a controller. The heat exchanger includes an air intake vent A and an air exhaust vent B that are used for outdoor fresh air entry and discharge, and an air intake vent C and an air exhaust vent D that are used for indoor return air entry and discharge. The cooling supplement component includes a condenser and an evaporator, the condenser is connected to the air exhaust vent B by using an exhaust air pipe, and the evaporator is connected to the air exhaust vent D. The bypass vent valve is disposed on the exhaust air pipe, and the bypass vent valve communicates with outdoor air. The bypass vent valve is connected to the controller, and the controller is configured to control the bypass vent valve.

DAMPERS PLACED ON THE HALF FACE OF THE INLET AND THE OUTLET OF SIDE-BY-SIDE AIRFLOW ENERGY RECOVERY SECTIONS USED AS RECIRCULATION PATH

An air handler includes a housing with a heat exchanger core. The housing includes a faceplate, a roof panel, a base panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. A first tunnel and a second tunnel are connected to the housing at the faceplate. A septum protrudes from the faceplate and connects the core at a front edge. The air handler further includes a first recirculation path and a second recirculation path inside the housing. The first and second recirculation paths are defined by the septum, the housing, and the core. The first and second recirculation paths are configured to direct a portion of airflow from the first tunnel to the second tunnel. The air handler further includes a first damper and a second damper disposed on the faceplate and configured to obstruct the first recirculation path and the second recirculation path respectively.

HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE

The present application provides a heat exchange device. The heat exchange device includes: a case, an interior of which is formed into an air-supply inflow space, an exhaust inflow space, an air-supply outflow space and an exhaust outflow space separated from each other, wherein a first extension wall is provided between the air-supply inflow space and the exhaust outflow space; and a heat exchange unit disposed in the case, and the air-supply inflow space and the air-supply outflow space communicate with each other by the heat exchange unit to form an air-supply air path, and the exhaust inflow space and the exhaust outflow space communicate with each other by the heat exchange unit to form an exhaust air path, wherein the air-supply air path and the exhaust air path exchange heat when passing through the heat exchange unit; the first extension wall is provided with a circulation air port communicating the air-supply inflow space and the exhaust outflow space, wherein the circulation air port may be selectively opened and closed. The heat exchange device may not only provide indoor air circulation but also ensure heat exchange efficiency.

COMPACT HEAT RECOVERY VENTILATION UNIT WITH BYPASS

The invention relates to a ventilation unit (1) for providing supply air (SA), preferably outside air (OA) or fresh air, to an apartment or parts thereof and for removing return air (RA), preferably exhaust air (EA) or used air, from said apartment or parts thereof. The ventilation unit comprises a bypass valve (BV; BV∝) having a plurality of elongate members (EM; EM′) extending across a bypass duct and arranged in parallel next to each other, thus forming an arrangement of a plurality of elongate members next to each other as a one-elongate-member-thick layer. At least some elongate members (EM; EM′) of said plurality of elongate members (EM; EM′) are rotatably mounted around an axis of rotation (AR) parallel or identical to a longitudinal axis (LA) of said elongate members (EM; EM′). At least some elongate members (EM; EM′) are rotatable between a first rotational position or closed position (CP) and a second rotational position or open position (OP).

Floor-standing air conditioner

An air duct switching component having an air outlet cover defining an air inlet, a first air outlet and a second air outlet, and being arranged such that the air inlet communicates with a fan air outlet; and an air switching plate disposed on the air outlet cover, configured to move between a first position to close the first air outlet and to open the second air outlet and a second position to open the first air outlet and to close the second air outlet, and wherein in the first position, the fan air outlet communicates with a body air outlet via the air inlet and the second air outlet, and wherein the first air outlet is disposed relative to a humidifier such that in the second position, the fan air outlet communicates with the body air outlet via the air inlet, the first air outlet and the humidifier.

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM

An air conditioning system includes: an air conditioner that generates conditioned air by heat exchange with a refrigerant and supplies the conditioned air to an air conditioning target space; a refrigerant sensor that detects refrigerant leakage; a ventilator that ventilates the air conditioning target space; and a controller. The ventilator includes: a total heat exchanger; a first air supply path and a first air exhaust path that connect the air conditioning target space and an outside of the air conditioning target space via the total heat exchanger; a second air supply path that connect the air conditioning target space and the outside of the air conditioning target space without passing through the total heat exchanger; an air supply fan that supplies air from the outside of the air conditioning target space into the air conditioning target space via the first air supply path and the second air supply path.

FRESH AIR PLENUM MODULE FOR A FAN COIL UNIT
20230258343 · 2023-08-17 ·

A fresh air plenum module (10) for attachment to a fan coil unit (12) for introducing air from an outdoor setting, wherein the fresh air plenum module includes: a first inlet (14) for connection to an outlet (24) of the fan coil unit; a second inlet (16) for connection to an air handling unit; an outlet (18) for discharge of the outdoor air and the conditioned air; and a merging volume (20) in communication with the first inlet, the second inlet and the outlet; in use, a flow of the outdoor air from the second inlet through the merging volume to the outlet generates a pressure gradient which induces a flow of air through the first inlet and into the fresh air plenum module from the fan coil unit.

HEAT RECOVERY UNIT

A heat recovery unit with a unit housing (11) defining a unit compartment, a heat exchanger (20), a fresh air bypass flow passage and/or an exhaust air bypass flow passage, a fresh air centrifugal fan arrangement (41) and an exhaust air centrifugal fan arrangement (42), a fresh air filter (51) and an exhaust air filter (52).

ENERGY RECOVERY VENTILATION UNIT WITH A DEHUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM

An energy recovery ventilation unit includes an energy recovery ventilation core and a dehumidification system comprising an evaporation unit and a condensing unit. The energy recovery ventilation core receives a first and second airflow and discharges the first and second airflow after the first and second airflow experience heat and mass transfer. The evaporation unit generates a first output airflow comprising a lower relative humidity than the first airflow and directs the first output airflow into a building. The condensing unit generates a second output airflow at a higher temperature than the second airflow and discharges the second output airflow to an unconditioned space.