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| 165201000 |
Having heating and cooling capability
| 396 |
| 165287000 |
Temperature responsive or control
| 366 |
| 165281000 |
Fluid pressure responsive or control
| 37 |
| 165276000 |
Control of variable thermal conductivity systems (e.g., heat valves, etc.)
| 15 |
| 165279000 |
Pressure and temperature responsive or control
| 13 |
| 165267000 |
Means to heat or cool for predetermined periods of time (e.g., duty cycle, time-temperature profiler, etc.)
| 11 |
| 165271000 |
Vehicle or engine speed responsive
| 9 |
| 165301000 |
Liquid-level responsive or control means
| 8 |
| 165272000 |
Control of heat pipe heat transfer characteristics
| 6 |
| 165278000 |
Vent of system (e.g., overpressure, overtemperature, removal of noncondensable, etc.) | 5 |
| 20110030941 | RELIEF VALVE - A relief valve is provided and may include a housing having a first inlet port and a second inlet port. An initiator may be disposed within the housing and an engagement member may be slideably disposed within the housing and may be moveable between a retracted position and an extended position under force of the initiator. The engagement member may include a first bore aligned with the first inlet port in the extended position and a second bore aligned with the second inlet port in the extended position. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20120118553 | HEAT VENTILATION APPARATUS - An exemplary heat ventilation apparatus includes a server system having servers, a temperature sensor, a blower unit and a controlling unit electrically connected to the temperature sensor and the blower unit. The temperature sensor is mounted on the server system for sensing a temperature of an interior of the server system. The blower unit is adapted for drawing hot air from the server system to warm buildings. The controlling unit outputs different signals to turn on or turn off the blower unit according to different temperatures of the interior of the server system. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120241140 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRFLOW MONITORING AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN A COMPUTING DEVICE - Embodiments of an apparatus, system and method are described for monitoring an airflow and performing thermal management operations for a mobile computing device. An apparatus may comprise, for example, a heat generating component, an air mover, and a thermal management module to monitor one or more parameters of the air mover and to perform one or more thermal management operations based on one or more changes in the one or more parameters indicating one or more changes in an airflow for the apparatus. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120273184 | FREEZING PROTECTION SYSTEM OF HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed is a freezing protection system of a heat exchanger capable of preventing freezing of a heat exchanger. The system includes a discharge valve for opening and closing a discharge pipe of a fluid inside a heat exchanger; a freezing factor detection unit for detecting a freezing factor such that the discharge pipe is open, under an automatic control of the discharge valve, upon detection of the freezing factor when the heat exchanger is in a standstill state; and a discharge completion detection unit for detecting whether the fluid inside the heat exchanger has been completely discharge or not, such that the open discharge valve is closed under an automatic control of the discharge valve after the fluid inside the heat exchanger has been completely discharged. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20150144322 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EXPANSION RELIEF HEADER FOR PROTECTING HEAT TRANSFER COILS IN HVAC SYSTEMS - An expansion relief header and its method of operation are disclosed for use in an HVAC heat transfer coil. The expansion relief header includes a main body adapted to be secured to bends in fluid coils of the HVAC fluid tube system. The main body includes holes in alignment with holes formed in the bends to enable fluid to pass from the bends into the expansion relief header. The expansion relief headers include one or more relief devices, such as valves, that automatically open, preferably in response to pressure exceeding a predetermined threshold value or temperature falling below a predetermined value, to release fluid from the expansion relief header and then reseat themselves. | 05-28-2015 |
| 165270000 |
Time delay | 5 |
| 20090032236 | FAN COIL THERMOSTAT WITH AUTOMATIC FAN RESET - Fan coil thermostats can provide energy savings by, for example, not unnecessarily running a fan for longer than necessary or at a higher speed than necessary. Fan coil systems employing such a fan coil thermostat may be more energy efficient. A fan coil system may include a fan coil, a valve that controls fluid flow through the fan coil and a fan that blows air across the fan coil. The fan coil thermostat may include a controller that implements a control algorithm that may include an Auto fan speed mode. The controller may be programmed to permit a user to manually select a fan speed setting using the user interface. In response, the controller may initiate a timer, and may automatically return to the Auto fan speed mode once the timer expires. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090159257 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATING A CONTINUOUS CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS - A process and a system for regulating a continuous crystallization process which can be used especially for preparation of bisphenol A comprises a heat exchanger connected in a circuit to a crystallization apparatus. A heat exchange performance of the heat exchanger to cool an exit stream of the crystallization apparatus is established as a function of a feed stream supplied, in order to deliver by regulation an exit temperature of the exit stream. The heat exchange performance is calculated, and the calculated heat exchange performance is established in the heat exchanger with a time delay. The time delay prevents large temperature differences in the heat exchanger, so as to prevent fouling in the heat exchanger. With improved regulation quality, this leads to fewer production shutdowns and hence to improved productivity. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100155045 | Rotary type heat exchange apparatus with automatic flow rate exchange modulation - The present invention discloses that a rotary type heat exchange apparatus with automatic flow rate exchange modulation is installed with the tree or at least one kind of at least one temperature detecting device, at least one humidity detecting device and at least one gaseous or liquid state fluid composition detecting device at the position capable of detecting the temperature, humidity, and composition changes of the exchange fluid, wherein the detected signals are used as the references for modulating the pumping flow rate of exchange fluid, or for modulating the operating timing such as the rotating speed of the rotary type heat exchange rotating disk. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110297363 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus is provided with a heat-source device that supplies a refrigerant, a relay unit that exchanges heat of a heat medium such as water or anti-freezing fluid supplied from the heat-source device in an intermediate heat exchanger and supplies the heat medium, an indoor unit that exchanges heat between a use side heat exchanger through which the heat medium supplied from the relay unit flows and indoor air and performs cooling or heating in the indoor space, a controller that controls operations of the heat-source device, the relay unit and the indoor unit, and a third temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the heat medium flowing through the use side heat exchanger, and if an abnormality in at least one of the heat-source device and the relay unit is detected, the controller continues the operation of the indoor unit while the temperature detected by the third temperature sensor remains within a first predetermined temperature range. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120267090 | Heterogeneous Electrocaloric Effect Heat Transfer Device - Technologies are generally described herein for electrocaloric effect heat transfer devices and methods effective to facilitate heat transfer over a wide operating temperature range of a corresponding heat source. Some example heat transfer devices may include multiple heat transfer stacks with at least two heat transfer stacks having electrocaloric effect materials with varying effective temperature ranges. The combined effective temperature ranges of the multiple heat transfer stacks encompass the operating temperature range of the heat source. | 10-25-2012 |
| 165303000 |
Cleaning | 5 |
| 20090065188 | Water quality control method for an evaporative cooling water chiller and a system thereof - A water quality control method for an evaporative cooling water chiller uses a water pump to transport cooling water from a water tank to a water-spraying element via a water pipe. The cooling water is sprayed onto fins and a refrigerant pipe of a first heat exchanger, flows along the fins and is collected in the water tank. Thereby, the cooling water reduces the temperature of the heat exchanger. The water pump is set to operate for a first period and to stop for a second period so that the temperature of the fins and the refrigerant pipe increases. Thereby, the limescales attached to the heat exchanger are detached and drop into the water tank. Subsequently the water pump is turned on again. The cooling water in the water tank flushes out the accumulated particles on the bottom of the water tank, and clean cooling water is added. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20140262202 | DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING A PIEZOELECTRIC MICROBALANCE SENSOR - Methods for monitoring scale deposition in a water-containing industrial process are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the water-containing industrial process is an aqueous cooling system. In certain embodiments, the methods incorporate fluorometric monitoring and control techniques along with a piezoelectric microbalance sensor. A particular embodiment of a piezoelectric microbalance sensor is additionally disclosed, along with at least one method for using the particular embodiment that is independent of whether fluorometric monitoring and control techniques are utilized. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20160047609 | Self-Cleaning Fan Assembly - A self-cleaning fan assembly is provided that can be used to automatically clean the assembly's heat exchanger or air filter. In use, once the system determines that the heat exchanger/air filter should be cleaned, for example based on the total operational time or the number of use cycles for the system, or based on the air flow passing through the heat exchanger/air filter, the controller temporarily reverses the direction of the fan, thereby reversing the flow of air through the heat exchanger/air filter and forcing out dust, dirt and other debris. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160377359 | Method of Cleaning a Vehicle Heat Exchanger - A method for automatically cleaning a vehicle's heat exchanger or air filter is provided. In use, once the system determines that the heat exchanger/air filter should be cleaned, for example based on total operational time or the number of use cycles or air flow, the system temporarily reverses the direction of the corresponding fan assembly, thereby reversing the flow of air through the heat exchanger/air filter and forcing out dust, dirt and other debris. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20190145722 | COOLING WATER MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM | 05-16-2019 |
| 165266000 |
Pre-heat or pre-cool of space or device during start-up | 1 |
| 20120055663 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A temperature control system for an internal combustion engine, to which a block heater for warming a coolant and keeping the coolant warm is attachable, the temperature control system includes a coolant circulating apparatus circulating the coolant, a fluid temperature detecting device detecting a fluid temperature of the coolant, a block heater disuse estimating portion estimating a possibility of disuse of the block heater under a condition that a circulation of the coolant is stopped, and a block heater usage determining portion determining whether or not the block heater is used on the basis of changes in the fluid temperature under a condition that the coolant is circulated in a case where the block heater disuse estimating portion does not estimate the disuse of the block heater. | 03-08-2012 |
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| 20090038787 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR PROJECTION DEVICE - A cooling system for cooling down a heat source of a projection device is disclosed. The cooling system includes a fan, and a control module. The control module is configured for supplying a first voltage to the fan for a first duration after the projection device is powered off and a second voltage to the fan for a second duration successive to the first duration. The second voltage is greater than the first voltage. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090050309 | CONTROLLABLE HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE WITH A CIRCUIT BOARD - A system and method are provided for controlling a transfer of heat between circuit board components. Included is a circuit board with components mounted thereon. Also provided is a controllable heat transfer medium for controlling a transfer of heat between the components. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090188658 | Compact Helical Heat Exchanger With Stretch To Maintain Airflow - A heat exchanger for exchanging heat between gasses such as air and a liquid or gaseous coolant has narrow spacing between exchanger surfaces for high efficiency. To avoid undue obstruction of gas flow due to ice buildup on the exchanger surfaces, the heat exchanger is equipped with sensors to monitor the gas flow and an actuator that widens the spacing between exchanger surfaces such that gas flow remains unimpeded. Embodiments provide for defrosting of the exchanger surfaces when an limit on spacing of exchanger surfaces is reached, and for relaxing the spacing to the original narrow spacing when defrosting is completed. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090250202 | Hybrid Chuck - Device and method for regulating the temperature of a substrate, in particular of a wafer, by means of a device comprising two temperature-regulating circuits that are operated with different temperature-regulating fluids. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100084123 | COOLING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND BLOWER APPARATUS - Disclosed is a cooling apparatus including a heat sink, a blower mechanism, an opening member, and a movement mechanism. The blower mechanism has a blower opening that has a predetermined area and is opposed to the heat sink. The opening member has a first opening that has an area smaller than the area of the blower opening. The movement mechanism moves the opening member so that switching between a first state and a second state is performed. The first state is a state in which the first opening is disposed between the blower opening and the heat sink, and the second state is a state in which the first opening is removed from between the blower opening and the heat sink. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100155044 | Fixed type heat exchange apparatus with automatic flow rate exchange modulation - The present invention is installed with the three or at least one of the temperature detecting device, humidity detecting device, and gaseous or liquid state fluid composition detecting device at the position capable of detecting the temperature, humidity, and fluid composition changes of the exchange fluid, wherein the detected signals are used as the references for modulating the pumping flow rate of exchange fluid. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100175865 | IN-SITU GAS ANALYZER PROBE - A probe mounted directly to a conduit conveying a process stream of gas to be analyzed, which can condition a continuous sample of the gas before it is analyzed by removing undesirable vapor components of the sample through interaction with a heat exchanger conduit which condenses these components into a liquid such that they precipitate under the force of gravity back into the process stream. The probe uses a Venturi device to motivate the gas through a flow cell chamber where it interacts with light shown through the chamber before ejecting the sample back into the process stream through a sample return conduit. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100181061 | Air-conditioner for vehicle - An air-conditioner for blowing out conditioned air independently to right and left sides. of a vehicle includes a unit casing, a cooling heat exchanger and a heating heat exchanger provided in the unit casing, a control device, and right and left conditioning units each having a front duct to blow out conditioned air toward a front seat, a rear duct to blow out conditioned air toward a front seat, and a front/rear switching door to switch between a front state where the conditioned air is blown out via the front duct to the front seat and a rear state where the conditioned air is blown out via the rear duct to the rear seat. The control device sets one of the front/rear switching doors to the front state and the other of the front/rear switching doors to the rear state. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100206539 | AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner includes a heat exchanger which exchanges heat with air by passing a coolant therethrough; and an anti-freeze apparatus which prevents the freeze of water on the surface of the heat exchanger by supplying energy to the heat exchanger. The air conditioner can prevent the freeze of water on the surface of the heat exchanger during its operation, and thus, there is no need to perform a defrost operation during the operation of the air conditioner. In addition, the air conditioner can continuously and efficiently perform an air conditioning function. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100236769 | Heating system for a vehicle - A climate control system is configured to provide at least one of heating and cooling of air in an occupied space of a vehicle. The system includes a thermal energy storage device configured to receive heat from a waste heat source in the vehicle and a heat exchanger coupled between the thermal energy storage device and the occupied space of the vehicle by a coolant loop. The second heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat from at least one of the thermal energy storage device to the occupied space of the vehicle and the occupied space in the vehicle to the thermal energy storage device. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110017442 | METHODS FOR COOLING COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS - An exemplary method may comprise thermally coupling a network of cooling lines to each of a plurality of heat exchangers in a cooling system. The method may also comprise providing a first connection from a network of cooling lines to a first fluid source and a second connection from the network of cooling lines to a second fluid source for configuring the network of cooling lines in different states. The method may also comprise delivering cooling fluid through the network of cooling lines to each of the plurality of heat exchangers both when the network of cooling lines is connected only to the first fluid source and when the network of cooling lines is connected to both the first and second fluid sources. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110127024 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system for cooling an electronic device having a heat-generating component includes a passive cooling device having a cooling ability designed to expire after a predetermined amount of heat is absorbed from the heat-generating component and an active cooling device configured to at least one of dissipate heat generated by the heat-generating component and cool the passive cooling device, when the active cooling device is activated. The system also includes a controller configured to activate the active cooling device after a determination that a predetermined threshold condition has occurred, wherein the predetermined threshold condition is selected to occur after the passive cooling device cooling ability has substantially expired, to thereby substantially minimize power consumption of the active cooling device in cooling the heat-generating component. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110146964 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OF PORTABLE DATA CENTER - An air conditioning system of a portable data center includes a shipping container, plural data-processing devices and plural airflow-driving devices. The shipping container includes a partition plate and a bottom plate. The partition plate has plural hollow portions. The data-processing devices are disposed on the partition plate. The airflow-driving devices are disposed under the partition plate and aligned with respective hollow portions for driving and guiding airflow to cool the data processing devices. Each of the airflow-driving devices includes at least one fan and an airflow-blocking structure. The airflow-blocking structure is arranged in an airflow path of a corresponding airflow-driving device. If one of the airflow-driving devices is disabled, the airflow-blocking structure of the disabled airflow-driving device is automatically closed to hinder the airflow path. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110168377 | METHOD OF COOLING A HYDROCARBON STREAM AND AN APPARATUS THEREFOR - In a method of and apparatus for, cooling a hydrocarbon stream, a hydrocarbon stream ( | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110203785 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENTLY COORDINATING DATA CENTER COOLING UNITS - Systems, apparatus, and methods for controlling environmental maintenance modules (e.g. HVAC units) using sensors are provided. Values measured by the sensors can be used to determine a change in operation levels of the modules to keep the sensor values within a desired range. For example, a stopped module can be increased or started for more cooling when a sensor temperature is too hot. The module predicted to have the greatest effect on the temperature of hot sensor can be started. A transfer matrix, which provides a relation between a change in operation level and resulting sensor changes, can be used to perform the above predictions. As another example, a module can be stopped (or otherwise have an operation level decreased), if the sensor temperatures are within range, and the decrease in operation level is predicted not to cause an out-of-range condition. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110220341 | Method of and apparatus for empirically measuring the heat transfer rate of a ground heat exchanger (GHE) installation with its surrounding deep earth environment - Methods for designing and constructing geothermal ground loop subsystems, and also improved methods and apparatus for in situ measuring the capacity of a ground heat exchanger installation to transfer heat energy with its surrounding deep Earth environment, during cooling and heating modes of operation of the ground source heat pumps and other geothermal systems to which such ground heat exchangers are operably connected. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110226460 | THERMAL DESIGN POWER INTEGRATION - A heat dissipation device having the ability to communicate heat dissipation information and/or capabilities such as a Thermal Design Power rating. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110226461 | Vehicular seat air-conditioning system - A vehicular seat air-conditioning system comprising a blower ( | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110232889 | COMPUTER RACK COOLING USING INDEPENDENTLY-CONTROLLED FLOW OF COOLANTS THROUGH A DUAL-SECTION HEAT EXCHANGER - Embodiments of the present invention include a cooling system and method for cooling a computer rack by circulating liquid coolant through different sections of a rack heat exchanger under separately controlled flow and temperature conditions. In a method according to one embodiment, a first liquid coolant is supplied to a first section of an air-to-liquid heat exchanger. A second liquid coolant is supplied to a second section of the air-to-liquid heat exchanger at a different temperature than the first liquid coolant. Airflow is generated through rack-mounted computer components to the first and second sections of the air-to-liquid heat exchanger. The flow rates of the first and second liquid coolants are independently controlled to enforce a target cooling parameter. The independent operation of the first and second fin tube sections allows for the increased use of un-chilled water without sacrificing heat removal objectives. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110265981 | SYSTEM FOR RECYCLING THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED FROM A FUEL CELL MODULE - The present invention discloses a system for recycling thermal energy generated from a fuel cell module. The system includes the fuel cell module, a thermal module, a heat-recycle module, and a control module. The thermal module includes a heat transfer apparatus. In addition, the thermal module connects with the fuel cell module, and the heat-recycle module connects with the heat transfer apparatus. The control module detects a starting signal of the fuel cell module and controls the thermal module and the heat-recycle module. Thereby, the thermal energy generated from the fuel cell module is transferred to the heat-recycle module. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110265982 | CONTROLLING COOLANT FLOW TO MULTIPLE COOLING UNITS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM - Operating a computer system includes determining, for each of a plurality of electronic units in a computer system, at least one upcoming process being assigned to a specific electronic unit. An anticipated workload for the specific electronic unit is identified based upon the at least one upcoming process. At least one control signal is generated based upon a plurality of anticipated workloads for the plurality of electronic units. A flow of cooling fluid to each of a plurality of cooling units in the computer system is controlled based upon the at least one control signal. Each of the plurality of cooling units are respectively associated with an electronic unit of the plurality of electronic units. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110277981 | GAS TREATMENT AND SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTION SYSTEM - According to various embodiments, a system includes a gas treatment system configured to treat a gas and a controller configured to control flow of a heat transfer fluid between a solar thermal collector and the gas treatment system. Conduits may interconnect the gas treatment system and the solar thermal collector. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120000639 | THERMAL ENERGY STEERING DEVICE - A thermal flux steering device and method for steering thermal flux into a concentrated area is provided. The thermal flux steering device includes a matrix impregnated with a plurality of thermally conductive inclusions. The thermally conductive inclusions are angled so as to steer thermal flux into a concentrated area such as a thermal energy sink in communication with the matrix. The thermally conductive inclusions may be filler fibers or thermally conductive particles impregnated within the matrix. Orientation of the thermally conductive inclusions may be determined by detecting the thermal flux of the thermal energy source, the thermodynamic properties of the matrix and the thermally conductive inclusions, and the location of the flux concentration area. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120012296 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COOLING RAIL WELD ZONE - A device for cooling a rail weld zone according to the invention includes a first cooler cooling a head portion of the rail weld zone, a second cooler cooling a rail web portion of the rail weld zone, and a control section controlling the first and second coolers. The first cooler includes a first temperature detecting section that detects the temperature of the head portion, and a first ejection section that ejects a first cooling fluid to the head portion. The second cooler includes a second temperature detecting section that detects the temperature of the rail web portion, and a second ejection section that ejects a second cooling fluid to the rail web portion. The control section individually changes the kinds, the flow rates, and the flow velocities of the first and second cooling fluids while cooling the head portion and the rail web portion. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120018139 | Cooling apparatus for server rack - A cooling apparatus for server rack is disclosed, which is disposed above at least one server rack. The cooling apparatus for server rack includes a fan module disposed at a back end above the least one server rack, a heat exchanger module disposed at a front end above the least one server rack, and an air guide connecting the fan module and the heat exchanger module. A hot air exhausted from the back end of the least one server rack is extracted by the fan module and is sent to the heat exchanger module through the air guide, and the hot air is cooled by the heat exchanger module, and a cool air is exhausted from the front end of the least one server rack. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120024515 | DATA CENTER AND HEAT DISSIPATING SYSTEM THEREOF - A container data center includes a plurality of server systems installed in a container. Each server system includes a power distribution units (PDU) used to manage power and a heat dissipating system to dissipate heat. The heat dissipating system includes a fan and a fan controller connected to the PDU. The PDU detects output power of the corresponding server system and transforms the output power to a corresponding fan rotation speed control signal transmitted to the fan controller, the fan controller controls rotation speed of the fan according to the fan rotation speed control signal. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024516 | Method and Apparatus for Achieving Higher Cooling Rates of a Gas During Bypass Cooling in a Batch Annealing Furnace of Cold Rolling Mills - A method and apparatus to increase the cooling rate of gas used in a batch annealing furnace of cold rolling mills under bypass cooling. The invention makes use of the higher heat transfer capacities of nanocoolants developed by a high-shear mixing of nanoparticles and stabilizers in a basic aqueous medium for cooling heated hydrogen flowing through a heat exchanger during bypass cooling of the batch annealing furnace. The nanofluid is prepared in a nanofluid preparation unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120080178 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT CONTROLLING OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air conditioning system of an at least partly electrically driven vehicle comprises an air conditioning module that controls a temperature inside the vehicle, an air conditioning controller that controls the air conditioning module, and a detector to detect when a vehicle battery is used for driving the vehicle is charged by supplied energy. When the detector detects that the vehicle battery is being charged, the air conditioning controller uses the supplied energy directly to drive the air conditioning module. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120090826 | CONDITIONING PLANT - A conditioning plant comprises a general inlet, a general outlet, a circuit which sets the general inlet in fluid communication with the general outlet, a plurality of users arranged on the circuit, and a balancing system. The balancing system comprises a sensor for detecting at least a real value depending on a difference of intensity between upstream and downstream of the users, of at least a physical parameter of the fluid; the balancing system further comprises a flow regulating organ, and a control device connected to the sensor, acting on the flow regulating organ and configured for enabling memorisation of at least a reference value of a same physical parameter of the fluid, comparing the reference value with the real value, commanding the to regulating organ to regulate the fluid internally of the circuit such as to maintain the real value substantially aligned with the reference value. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120168138 | INTEGRATED PUMP, COOLANT FLOW CONTROL AND HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE - A coolant flow control system includes an integrated pump for delivering an engine coolant to an engine, coolant flow control and heat exchange device. According to the system, coolant flow from the engine is delivered back to the engine after passing through the valve body part and then the heat exchange part in which it passes over the heat exchange part. Systems of the invention are particularly useful with all-electric and hybrid vehicles. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120168139 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus includes a heat medium side device with plural pumps for circulating the heat medium related to the heating or the cooling of plural intermediate heat exchangers. Plural use side heat exchangers exchange heat between the heat medium and air. Plural flow path switching valves switch the flow path for supplying the heat medium related to a selected system among the heating media circulating in plural systems to each use side heat exchanger. A relay unit side control device controls the flow path switching valves so as to circulate the heat medium between the use side heat exchanger causing the heat medium to absorb the heat and the use side heat exchanger causing the heat medium to emit the preferentially set heat, when it is determined that it is impossible to perform the heating or the cooling of the heat medium by the intermediate heat exchanger. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120216998 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HOT WATER TEMPERATURE THROUGH OPERATION OF A CIRCULATION PUMP - A method for controlling the temperature of hot water through an operation of a circulation pump according to the present invention includes: judging whether a user uses the hot water; judging whether one of the circulation pump operating modes is selected; and circulating the hot water in an outflow pipe to an inflow pipe by operating the circulation pump provided on a bypass pipe connecting the inflow pipe which direct water enters and the outflow pipe through which heated hot water flows out to each other when the user uses the hot water and selects one of the circulation pump operating modes, thereby controlling a temperature difference of the hot water that flows out from a water heater to be reduced. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120227953 | ENERGY-SAVING CENTRAL HEATING AND HOT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM - An energy-saving heating and hot water supply system includes a main heat exchanger, a circulation pump, a hot water supply heat exchanger and a hot water distributor. The main heat exchanger produces heating water through a heat exchange. The circulation pump circulates the heating water produced in the main heat exchanger so that the heating water is supplied to and collected from each household or floor. The hot water supply heat exchanger produces hot water through a heat exchange between water for hot water supply and the heating water supplied from the main heat exchanger and circulates the produced hot water in a floor coil through the hot water distributor or directly circulates the produced hot water in the floor coil. The hot water distributor receives the heating water and circulates the received heating water in the floor coil provided for each household or floor. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120247744 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - The present disclosure describes an air conditioning apparatus comprising an air conditioning case defining an airflow passage, an evaporator accommodated in the air conditioning case, a first blower located at an upstream side of the evaporator creating a first airflow in the airflow passage, a second blower located at an upstream side of the evaporator creating a second airflow in the airflow passage, and a controller electrically connected to the first blower and the second blower. The controller controls the first blower and the second blower based on a target total airflow amount. The first airflow and the second airflow are mixed at the upstream side of the evaporator. The air conditioning apparatus further comprises means for preventing the first airflow from being directed into the second blower. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120247745 | COIL FOR REMOVING HEAT FROM A LAMP THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT COOLANT FLOW - A fluoropolymer coil is adapted to be wrapped around a lamp, such as a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp, and adapted to have a coolant, such as water, flowing through the coil. The coil can cool the lamp, provide improved lamp life expectancy, and allow the lamp to be kept closer to a plant canopy when the lamp is used in hydroponic applications, for example. The coil provides direct contact with the lamp to remove heat through conduction while not subjecting the lamp to high temperatures as other units that envelope the lamp. The coil may discourage algae growth while not significantly reducing the light emitted from the lamp and through the coil. The coil is lightweight, requires no cleaning or adjusting or o-ring replacement, and can work with most hoods in the hydroponics industry, not requiring its own special hood or fixture. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120273183 | COOLANT PUMPING SYSTEM FOR MOBILE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS - A coolant pumping system for a mobile electronic system includes a coolant reservoir containing a coolant, a heat exchanger member fluidly connected to the coolant reservoir, and a mass moveably mounted to the mobile electronic system. The mass is moved along at least one axis in response to at least one of accelerations and orientation changes of the mobile electronic system. The coolant system further includes a force transfer member operatively connected between the mass and the coolant reservoir. The force transfer member urges the coolant from the coolant reservoir through the heat exchanger member in response to movements of the mass. A gear member is operatively connected between the mass and the force transfer member. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120292006 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus includes a heat medium relay unit accommodating heat exchangers for exchanging heat between a flammable refrigerant and a heat medium different from the refrigerant. The heat medium relay unit is disposed in a space in a structure that is not an air conditioned space. One or more outdoor units are connected to the heat medium relay unit to circulate the refrigerant therein. The outdoor units are disposed in a space outside the structure or a space inside the structure that is not isolated completely from the space outside the structure. One or more indoor units are connected to the heat medium relay unit by a different system than that of the outdoor units. The indoor units circulate the heat medium therein to exchange heat with air related to the indoor space. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120318489 | ENGINE HEAT CONSERVATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The systems and methods described herein aim to leverage the high temperature of a vehicle's engine to heat an interior portion of the vehicle. In one embodiment, a heat transfer fluid is pumped through one or more conduits that has a first portion extending through the vehicle's engine. As the fluid flows through the first portion of conduit, the fluid in the conduit is heated by the engine. The heated fluid flows from the first portion of the conduit to a second portion that is proximate an air handler. The air handler may be configured to blow air over the second portion thereby transferring the heat from the fluid to the air. The heated air may then be provided to the interior portion of the vehicle. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130014926 | DATA CENTER COOLANT SWITCHAANM Iyengar; Madhusudan K.AACI WoodstockAAST NYAACO USAAGP Iyengar; Madhusudan K. Woodstock NY USAANM Parida; Pritish R.AACI FishkillAAST NYAACO USAAGP Parida; Pritish R. Fishkill NY USAANM Schultz; Mark D.AACI OssiningAAST NYAACO USAAGP Schultz; Mark D. Ossining NY US - A data center cooling system is operated in a first mode; it has an indoor portion wherein heat is absorbed from components in the data center, and an outdoor heat exchanger portion wherein outside air is used to cool a first heat transfer fluid (e.g., water) present in at least the outdoor heat exchanger portion of the cooling system during the first mode. The first heat transfer fluid is a relatively high performance heat transfer fluid (as compared to the second fluid), and has a first heat transfer fluid freezing point. A determination is made that an appropriate time has been reached to switch from the first mode to a second mode. Based on this determination, the outdoor heat exchanger portion of the data cooling system is switched to a second heat transfer fluid, which is a relatively low performance heat transfer fluid, as compared to the first heat transfer fluid. It has a second heat transfer fluid freezing point lower than the first heat transfer fluid freezing point, and the second heat transfer fluid freezing point is sufficiently low to operate without freezing when the outdoor air temperature drops below a first predetermined relationship with the first heat transfer fluid freezing point. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130037249 | RETRO-FIT ENERGY EXCHANGE SYSTEM FOR TRANSPARENT INCORPORATION INTO A PLURALITY OF EXISTING ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEMS - A controller connectable to a plurality of energy sources, energy demands and energy transfer units is contemplated. The controller is configurable to dynamically route excess energy from different sources to different demands via the energy transfer unit(s). | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130037250 | INTELLIGENT AIR MOVING APPARATUS - An intelligent air moving apparatus for cooling an electronics enclosure includes a motor for driving a fan at a variable rotational speed and a microcontroller for controlling the rotational speed of the motor. The microcontroller includes a speed sensor for sensing the rotational speed such that when the sensed rotational speed deviates below a target speed, the microcontroller detects a locked rotor condition. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130081799 | METHOD FOR SETTING THE VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE OF A HEATING AND/OR COOLING MEDIUM BY MEANS OF ROOM HEAT EXCHANGERS OF A HEATING OR COOLING SYSTEM - Room heat exchangers of varying priority are provided by setting the volumetric flow rate of a medium by means of the room heat exchangers of a heating or cooling system. A target spread of the flow and return temperatures for each individual room heat exchanger(s) is set by fixably or adjustably limiting the respective room heat exchanger valve(s). A system-specific target spread for high-priority room heat exchangers is a basis to allow a lower target spread and a higher target spread is ensured given low-priority room heat exchangers. When operating in a high-priority room heat exchanger with a lower spread, the volumetric flow through at least one low-priority room heat exchanger with a higher spread is changed in such a way that a return temperature optimized for the heating device of the heating system is set by mixing the return medium from all room heat exchangers of the heating system. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130098593 | INDEPENDENT COMPUTER SYSTEM ZONE COOLING RESPONSIVE TO ZONE POWER CONSUMPTION - A computer system has a plurality of heat-generating computer devices arranged in a data center, a cooling system in the data center, and a real-time cooling controller. The cooling system is configured for directing a cooling fluid to a plurality of different zones of the computer system, where each zone is occupied by a different subset of the heat-generating devices. The real-time cooling controller is configured for monitoring a power consumption of the heat-generating devices at each zone, independently controlling a cooling fluid flow rate to each zone, targeting one of the zones for increased cooling in response to a detected increase in the power consumption at the targeted zone, and increasing the cooling fluid flow rate to the targeted zone in immediate response to the power consumption increase. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130105136 | COOLING SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130140015 | HEAT PUMP OPERATION METHOD AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump operation method includes: obtaining, on a per time unit basis, an amount of the power generated by the power generation device, an amount of the power consumed by the electric load, and surplus power which is a difference between the generated power and the load power; and controlling operation of the heat pump to cause the heat pump to generate heat using power adjusted to follow a per time unit increase or decrease in the surplus power. In the controlling, when an amount of change in the surplus power remains greater than a predetermined threshold value for a given period of time extending back from a present time, an extent to which the power consumed by the heat pump follows the surplus power is reduced. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130160984 | AUTOMATIC COUPLING OF INDEPENDENT COOLING REGIONS DURING FAN MAINTENANCE - In a computer system, airflow through first and second cooling regions are normally separated by a chassis wall, and are independently controlled by respective first and second fan modules. The internal chassis wall includes a bypass opening that is normally blocked by the second fan module. In response to removal of the second fan module, the bypass opening is unblocked, to fluidly couple the two cooling regions. A redundant fan module is optionally included in fluid communication with the first cooling region, to either generate airflow through the first cooling region in response to failure or removal of the first fan module, or to supplement the airflow capacity of the first fan module in response to removal of the second fan module. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130264044 | COOLING SYSTEM CONTROL AND SERVICING BASED ON TIME-BASED VARIATION OF AN OPERATIONAL VARIABLE - Automated control of a cooling system cooling at least one electronic component is provided. The control includes monitoring over a period of time variation of an operational variable of the cooling system or of the at least one electronic component, and based, at least in part, on variation of the operational variable over the period of time, automatically determining whether to adjust control of the cooling system to limit variation of the operational variable. In one implementation, depending on the variation of the operational variable, and whether control of the cooling system has been previously adjusted, the method may further include automatically determining a probability of fail or an expected residual life of the cooling system, and responsive to the predicted probability of fail exceeding a first acceptable threshold or the expected residual life being below a second acceptable threshold, automatically scheduling for a cooling system repair or replacement. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130340993 | THERMOSTAT WITH UTILITY MESSAGING - The present disclosure pertains generally to thermostats that are adapted to assist utilities in communicating with its customers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a thermostat having a display, a controller and a receiver that is coupled to the controller. The receiver is adapted to receive messages from a utility, and the controller is adapted to display one or more related display messages on the display. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140014311 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SATURATION LEVEL OF A GENERATED GASEOUS STATE FLUID - The method of controlling the saturation level of a gaseous state fluid generated at an outlet of a gaseous state fluid generation system comprises measuring a reference parameter of the fluid other than the saturation level itself, with the reference parameter being representative of the saturation level, and selectively superheating the fluid as a response to the measured reference parameter until the reference parameter falls within an acceptable range of reference parameter values. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140034283 | OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC (EHD) AIR MOVER AND ELECTRODE CONDITIONING MECHANISM - Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods related to an electrohydrodynamic (EHD) fluid mover that includes emitter and collector electrodes energizable to motivate fluid flow therebetween. Ozone reducing catalyst bearing heat transfer surfaces may be disposed downstream of the emitter electrode in a flow path of the motivated fluid flow. A controller may be configured to, at respective times throughout the operating life of the EHD fluid mover, selectively employ at least one ozone reduction enhancement response selected from a set of responses. One response includes triggering a conditioning mechanism to apply an additional, but at least partially consumable, ozone reducing catalyst to a surface of the emitter electrode. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140048243 | ACTIVELY CONTROLLING COOLANT-COOLED COLD PLATE CONFIGURATION - Cooling apparatuses are provided to facilitate active control of thermal and fluid dynamic performance of a coolant-cooled cold plate. The cooling apparatus includes the cold plate and a controller. The cold plate couples to one or more electronic components to be cooled, and includes an adjustable physical configuration. The controller dynamically varies the adjustable physical configuration of the cold plate based on a monitored variable associated with the cold plate or the electronic component(s) being cooled by the cold plate. By dynamically varying the physical configuration, the thermal and fluid dynamic performance of the cold plate are adjusted to, for example, optimally cool the electronic component(s), and at the same time, reduce cooling power consumption used in cooling the electronic component(s). The physical configuration can be adjusted by providing one or more adjustable plates within the cold plate, the positioning of which may be adjusted based on the monitored variable. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140069625 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR HEAT RECOVERY - The present invention relates to a method and equipment for recovering heat from exhaust gas removed from an industrial process, such as an electrolysis process for the production of aluminium. Heat is recovered by means of an extraction/suction system, where the exhaust gas contains dust and/or particles. The heat is recovered as the exhaust gas being brought into contact with heat-recovery elements. Flow conditions and the design of the heat recovery elements are such that the deposits of the dust and/or particles on the surfaces stated are kept at a stable, limited level. In preferred embodiments, the heat-recovery elements have a circular or an extended, elliptical cross-section and may be equipped with fins or ribs. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140262195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLOW RATE OF COOLANT OF GREEN CAR - A system and a method for controlling the flow rate of a coolant can efficiently cool cooling targets, such as motor, inverter, converter, etc., which are electric and electronic devices requiring to be cooled by water, by estimating an increase in temperature on the basis of traveling conditions of a vehicle and by increasing the flow rate of the coolant. A method of cooling electric and electronic devices in an environmentally-friendly vehicle may include determining whether driving torque or driving torque instruction value is a predetermined value or higher, determining whether regenerative braking torque is a predetermined value or higher, and increasing the flow rate of the coolant by driving a pump when the driving torque, the driving torque instruction value, or the regenerative braking torque is the corresponding predetermined value or higher. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140299306 | OPTIMUM PROCESS DESIGN OF PACKED BED TYPE THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEMS AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - Methods and systems for optimizing the process of heat and/or mass transfer operations in packed beds and embodiments of applications of the methods are disclosed herein below. In one instance, the method results in the profile of the quantity representative of the heat and/or mass transfer operation having a propagating substantially sharp front. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140338881 | HEAT-DISSIPATING DEVICE - A heat-dissipating device includes a receiving tray, a driving module, a plunger, and a heat-dissipating member. A first holding valve assembly and a second holding valve assembly are located on the receiving tray. The driving module includes a first magnet. The plunger includes a second magnet. The receiving tray is divided into a first ventilation area and a second ventilation area. The plunger is moveable in the receiving tray by magnetic forces between the first magnet and the second magnet. Air outside of the receiving tray flows through the first and second ventilation areas via the first holding valve assembly and the second holding valve assembly. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150007972 | Regulating Device for Regulating a Cooling Circuit for Temperature Control of a Battery System having more than One Heating and/or Cooling Element - A regulating device for regulating a cooling circuit is described. The regulating device according to the disclosure includes a first regulating stage, wherein the first regulating stage is designed to determine, using one or more input variables, a cooling/heating power of the cooling circuit or a variable proportional thereto. The first regulating stage is also designed to determine a first control deviation. The first regulating stage is also designed to output a controlled variable of the first regulating stage comprising a desired temperature of a coolant or a variable proportional thereto, which is derived from the first control deviation. The regulating device according to the disclosure also includes a second regulating stage, wherein the second regulating stage is positioned in series with the first regulating stage and designed to receive the controlled variable of the first regulating stage as a control output. The second regulating stage is also designed to determine a second control deviation. The second regulating stage is also designed to output a controlled variable of the second regulating stage comprising an abstract signal, which is derived from the second control deviation. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150047823 | Method and Apparatus for Cooling a Telecommunication Device - The present invention generally relates to thermal management of electronic devices and systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to heat dissipation in a telecommunication device. A method for cooling a telecommunication device, wherein cooling capacity is provided by natural cooling capacity and forced cooling capacity which is adjustable, the method comprising: estimating a thermal state of the telecommunication device; and if cooling capacity mismatches the thermal state, making an adjustment to the forced cooling capacity. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150129191 | METHODS FOR COOLING COMPUTER AND ELECTRONICS - An exemplary method may comprise thermally coupling a network of cooling lines to each of a plurality of heat exchangers in a cooling system. The method may also comprise providing a first connection from a network of cooling lines to a first fluid source and a second connection from the network of cooling lines to a second fluid source for configuring the network of cooling lines in different states. The method may also comprise delivering cooling fluid through the network of cooling lines to each of the plurality of heat exchangers both when the network of cooling lines is connected only to the first fluid source and when the network of cooling lines is connected to both the first and second fluid sources. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20160025370 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air-conditioning system is provided with an air-conditioning apparatus management apparatus and an air-conditioning apparatus which transmits and receives various signals to and from the air-conditioning apparatus management apparatus. The air-conditioning apparatus management apparatus manages the air-conditioning apparatus, an operational state of the air-conditioning apparatus management apparatus is linked to an operational state of the air-conditioning apparatus, and software set in the air-conditioning apparatus management apparatus is updated based on the operational state of the air-conditioning apparatus management apparatus. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160097605 | Hydraulic Closure Unit and Retrofit System for a Plate Heat Exchanger - A plate heat exchanger includes a frame, a set of plates disposed in the frame between a head and a follower, and a closure unit. The closure unit includes a drive mechanism and a power unit. The drive mechanism is configured to urge the follower to move towards the head to compress the set of plates and configured to urge the follower to move away from the head to release the set of plates. The power unit is configured to selectably connect to and disconnect from the drive mechanism and to provide power to the drive mechanism. The power unit is configured to compress the set of plates in response to a controller receiving a close command. | 04-07-2016 |
