| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 165253000 | Temperature sensor controlling temperature | 54 |
| 20090188660 | Heating apparatus for a household appliance for the care of laundry items and method for operating such a heating apparatus - A household appliance for the care of laundry items, which heating apparatus is embodied for generating heat by combusting gaseous media and has a device for supplying the gaseous medium to a burner, wherein a means is provided which is thermally coupled to the burner and the device and is embodied for changing a temperature of the device in order to control the flow of the medium through the device, in particular the metering unit of the device. The invention also relates to a method for operating a heating apparatus for a household appliance for the care of laundry items, in particular a gas laundry dryer. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090272518 | Air Conditioner Having Cooling and Heating Functions - Disclosed is a cooling and heating air conditioner capable of performing heating more stably, preventing frost formation on coils of an outdoor unit even at subzero temperature in winter by using first and second heat exchangers and an auxiliary expansion valve. The air conditioner according to the present invention comprises an electronic control valve opened when the outside temperature is less than a preset value, a first heat exchanger performing heat exchange between high temperature liquid coolant and coolant passed through the outdoor unit and an auxiliary expansion valve, and a second heat exchanger disposed in front of the outdoor unit to induct thereinto the high temperature coolant. Since the second heat exchanger heats up the outside air through heat exchange before supplying the air to the outdoor unit, evaporation of the coolant can be stably performed in the outdoor unit, while preventing frost formation. Accordingly, heating can be performed constantly. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100096118 | Ram Air Based Cooling And Ventilation System For An Aircraft - The invention concerns a cooling system for an aircraft with an air inlet ( | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100186942 | RETICLE ERROR REDUCTION BY COOLING - Methods and apparatus for cooling a reticle are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for providing top side cooling to a reticle includes a heat exchanger arrangement and an actuator. The heat exchanger arrangement includes a first surface arranged to facilitate heat transfer between the reticle and the heat exchanger arrangement. The heat transfer provides cooling to at least some portions of the reticle. The actuator positions the first surface of the heat exchanger arrangement at a distance over the reticle. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100307732 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING HEATING AND COOLING OF TRANSFER UNIT IN PRECISION HOT PRESS APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for controlling heating and cooling of a transfer unit in a precision hot press device capable of suppressing overheating and supercooling, and of performing quick heating and cooling, wherein the method and apparatus compares an amount of energy (amount of heat) given to the transfer unit or taken from the transfer unit by a heating unit or a cooling unit with an amount of energy observed to enter into or exit from the transfer unit before the temperature of the transfer unit reaches a target temperature, calculates an amount of surplus or supercooled energy from a difference between the two energy mounts, and heats or cools the transfer unit based on the amount of surplus or supercooled energy. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100319901 | COMPACT GRILLE CABINET FOR ROOM AIR-CONDITIONERS - This invention relates to an improved compact grille cabinet for room air conditioners operable in normal and extreme climatic conditions with optimized efficiency mode comprising of: an insulated box chiller (B) with louvers, the insulated box being mounted on a window air conditioner; a hinge (C) allowing partial opening of the cabinet at angles up to 180° ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110042057 | COOLING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND EQUIPMENT ROOM - A cooling system includes a buried heat exchange unit ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110174475 | APPARATUS AND A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE IN A PLURALITY OF ZONES IN A BUILDING | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110180250 | METHOD FOR FREEZE PROTECTION - A method for freeze protection for a temperature control system, and a temperature control system for controlling the temperature of a temperature-controlled space at a set point temperature. The method includes monitoring a discharge air temperature, monitoring a return air temperature, setting a target temperature to equal the set point temperature, controlling the return air temperature at the target temperature, and adjusting the target temperature based on the return air temperature when the discharge air temperature drops to one of at or below freezing. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110259573 | COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system comprises a first heat exchanger installed inside a room; a second heat exchanger installed outside the room; and a piping system that enables a refrigerant to naturally circulate between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. The piping system includes the first supply pipe and the second supply pipe. The first supply pipe supplies liquid refrigerant from the second heat exchanger to the first heat exchanger and the liquid refrigerant is heated by heat exchanging in a third heat exchanger with vaporized refrigerant supplied from the first heat exchanger to the second heat exchanger. The second supply pipe supplies liquid refrigerant from the second heat exchanger to the first heat exchanger bypassing the third heat exchanger. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120006526 | Single-container manufacturing of biological products - A single-pass HVAC systems to isolate zones and to maintain a required clean air quality standard is provided that operates by producing a positive pressure in all zones, while exhausting on a minimal quantity of air required by law. The zones are kept clean by a recirculating fan filter in each zone. The exhaust air is used to exchange heat with incoming air to conserve energy further. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120227954 | LOOP HEAT PIPE SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A loop heat pipe system includes: a loop heat pipe (LHP) including an evaporator, a condenser, a vapor line, and a liquid; a temperature sensor to measure temperature of part of the LHP, a working fluid portion in which has different phases in a situation where the LHP functions as a heat transport device and in a situation where the LHP dose not function as a heat transport device and a liquid phase of the working fluid dose not exist in the evaporator; a heater to heat a heating target part of the vapor line; and a controller, in order to start the LHP, to turn on the heater, to monitor temperature of the heating target part using the temperature sensor, and to turn off the heater when detecting a change caused by condensation of a vapor phase of the working fluid in the monitored temperature. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120247749 | WATER-COOLED ELECTRICAL APPARATUS - An objective is to prevent excessive temperature decrease of cooling water and to reduce energy loss by a heater. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120318491 | GROUND LOOP BYPASS FOR GROUND SOURCE HEATING OR COOLING - A ground source heat transfer system circulates transfer fluid between heat exchange units and a ground loop. The system includes a bypass which allows the transfer fluid to continue to circulate past the exchange units while bypassing the ground loop. Monitoring the conditions of the system with temperature sensors allows the system to selectively activate the bypass whenever diverting fluid away from the ground loop can save heat or energy. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130068442 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Temperature - Apparatus to control a temperature of a device includes: a fluid path adapted to be in thermal contact with the device and to receive thermal transfer fluid from a combined path and to output it fluidly to a pump assembly disposed to output the thermal transfer fluid fluidly to a first path thermally connected to a heating assembly and fluidly connected to the combined path, a second path thermally connected to a cooling assembly and fluidly connected to the combined path, and a third path fluidly connected to the combined path; a temperature sensor in communication with a controller to sense a temperature in response to the fluid path; and first, second and third valves operable in response to the controller in the respective paths. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068443 | VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A vehicle air conditioning system includes an electric powered refrigerant compressing device, an evaporator, an electric heater, an air temperature determining component, a cabin interior temperature controlling component, an upper limit electric power setting component, and an electric power distribution controller. The evaporator receives refrigerant from the compressing device. The heater is downstream of the evaporator in an air passageway. The determining component determines a first air temperature upstream of the evaporator and a second air temperature between the evaporator and the heater. The controlling component sets a vehicle interior discharge air temperature at a position downstream of the heater to a target temperature. The power setting component sets an upper limit for power supplied to the compressing device and the heater. The power distribution controller distributes the upper limit electric power to the compressing device and the heater based on a ratio of upstream and downstream temperature differences. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130087320 | Equipment Enclosure With Air Diverter Temperature Control System - An equipment enclosure includes an air exhaust opening and an air intake opening at respective upper and lower regions of the enclosure, and an interior equipment chamber configured to house controlled temperature equipment at a controlled temperature equipment area. A temperature diverter system includes a warm air exhaust subsystem and a warm air circulation subsystem. The warm air exhaust subsystem is operable to vent warm air in the enclosure through the air exhaust opening in order to cool the controlled temperature equipment area. The warm air circulation subsystem is operable to circulate warm air in the enclosure to the controlled temperature equipment area in order to warm that area. The equipment enclosure further includes one or more temperature sensors and a temperature controller for controlling operations of the warm air exhaust subsystem and the warm air circulation system based on input from the temperature sensor(s). | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130153197 | INVERTER CONTROLLER, METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF AND FIELD-INSTALLABLE RETROFIT KIT INCORPORATING THE SAME - An inverter controller, a method of operating a controller and a field-installable kit. In one embodiment, the controller includes: (1) a thermostat interface configured to receive conventional thermostat signals providing for a ventilation mode, first- and second-stage cooling modes and at least one heating mode and provide relay control signals for an inverter forward start relay, first- and second-stage cooling speed select relays and at least one heating relay and (2) an inverter controller coupled to the thermostat interface and configured to receive the relay control signals and provide an inverter forward start signal, an inverter high speed set, an inverter medium speed set and an inverter ventilation speed set. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130186613 | HVAC AIR TEMPERATURE SAFETY SYSTEM - A system for operating an HVAC system in the event of a thermostat failure is provided. The system includes the steps of activating a safety control program upon determining the thermostat failure has occurred, resetting a first timer, determining if an amount of time in the first timer exceeds a first time period, activating an HVAC system blower when the time remaining first timer exceeds the first time period, measuring a temperature of conditioned air with a temperature sensor, determining whether the temperature of conditioned air is less than a preset minimum temperature, activating an HVAC system heating unit if the conditioned air is less than the preset minimum temperature, determining whether the temperature of conditioned air is greater than a preset maximum temperature, activating an HVAC system cooling unit if the conditioned air is greater than the preset maximum temperature, and repeating the process. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130206383 | HANDLER AND PART INSPECTING APPARATUS - A handler includes a first cooling channel and a second cooling channel corresponding to housing pockets, a first supply channel, a second supply channel branched from the first supply channel, a first throttle valve which controls the flow of refrigerant such that the flow amount of the refrigerant flowing through the second cooling channel becomes larger than the flow amount of the refrigerant flowing through the first cooling channel, heaters which heat the respective housing pockets, temperature sensors which detect the temperatures of the respective housing pockets, and a control device which controls the opening and closing condition of a valve and the output of the heater, and controls the output of the other heater such that the detection values of the respective temperature sensors become a target temperature. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130220589 | Optimizer for multiple staged refrigeration systems - A method and system for dynamically controlling heaters and compressors of multiple zone heating and cooling systems to modulate supply air temperature values to within a predetermined range and operable in a plurality of stages. The system includes a supply air temperature sensor operable to determine the supply air temperature values. The system also includes a control device configured to determine a plurality of system status conditions and activates and inactivates the heaters and compressors in a plurality of stages based on at least some of the plurality of system status conditions. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130228324 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed therein are a heat pump system for a vehicle and a method of controlling the heat pump system, which variably controls only a compressor if the number of revolutions of the compressor is less than the upper limit of the number of the maximum revolutions of the compressor and operates an electric heater only when the number of revolutions of the compressor reaches the upper limit of the number of the maximum revolutions of the compressor in order to satisfy a target discharge temperature in a heat pump mode, thereby preventing that convergence of an air discharge temperature of the interior of the vehicle is deteriorated or becomes unstable when the compressor and the electric heater are variably controlled at the same time in order to satisfy the target discharge temperature. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20140048244 | HYDRONIC BUILDING SYSTEMS CONTROL - Controlling heating and cooling in a conditioned space utilizes a fluid circulating in a thermally conductive structure in fluid connection with a hydronic-to-air heat exchanger and a ground heat exchanger. Air is moved past the hydronic-to-air heat exchanger, the air having fresh air supply and stale air exhaust. Sensors located throughout the conditioned space send data to a controller. User input to the controller sets the desired set point temperature and humidity. Based upon the set point temperature and humidity and sensor data, the controller sends signals to various devices to manipulate the flow of the fluid and the air in order to achieve the desired set point temperature and humidity in the conditioned space. The temperature of the fluid is kept less than the dew point at the hydronic-to-air heat exchanger and the temperature of the fluid is kept greater than the dew point at the thermally conductive structure. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140151015 | Termperature Control Logic For Refrigeration System - A refrigeration system includes a compressor having a first stage ( | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140299307 | TERMINAL APPARATUS OF SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a terminal apparatus of a superconducting device that is capable of minimizing the use of dividing members for dividing a liquid refrigerant, a vapor refrigerant or a room temperature insulating material, thereby preventing sealing members like O-rings mounted on the respective dividing members from being damaged. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140311726 | Refrigerator Having Frozen Food Thawing Function - The present invention relates to a refrigerator ( | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150083384 | APPLIANCE WITH TIMED PREHEATING FOR DISPENSED FLUIDS - A refrigerator appliance is provided that includes a hot water dispenser and/or hot beverage dispenser. The appliance can provide the hot water at a particular time selected by the user. In addition, the appliance can also be equipped to provide the hot water over a particular period of time. As such, the user can avoid an undesirable or inconvenient waiting period for dispensing hot water and certain energy efficiencies can be provided. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150083385 | GAS HEATER / COOLER APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Gas heater/cooler apparatuses and methods of manufacturing thereof are provided. A gas heater/cooler apparatus has a gas pipe configured to transport a fluid inside a heat transfer block. A fluid flow through a cooling pipe in the proximity of the gas pipe or pushed towards the gas pipe by a fan cools the fluid. An electric heater disposed inside the heat transfer block close to the gas pipe may heat the fluid flowing therein via radiated heat. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150136380 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING VARIABLE DIVIDE COOLING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE BASED ON MODE - A method of controlling a variable divide cooling system for a vehicle based on a mode may include classifying the mode for circulation control of a coolant of the variable divide cooling system into a heating mode, a warming-up mode, and a cooling mode, and performing the heating mode after an open-air temperature and a coolant temperature are checked when an engine is in a running state, and when a heater blower is turned on. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150332942 | PEDESTAL FLUID-BASED THERMAL CONTROL - Thermal control of substrate carrier is described using a thermal fluid. In one example, a thermally controlled substrate support includes a top surface to support a substrate, the top surface being thermally coupled to substrate, a thermal fluid channel thermally coupled to the top surface to carry a thermal fluid, the thermal fluid to draw heat from and provide heat to the top surface, and a heat exchanger to supply thermal fluid to the thermal fluid channel, the heat exchanger alternately heating and cooling the thermal fluid to adjust the substrate temperature. | 11-19-2015 |
| 165254000 | System selects heating or cooling mode automatically (e.g., responsive to season, ambient light, temperature in conditioned area, etc.) | 17 |
| 20080271881 | Automatic Switching Two Pipe Hydronic System - Disclosed is an automatic switching two pipe hydronic system for conditioning a space. In one embodiment the two pipe hydronic system enables automatic switching from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation or vice versa in a reduced span of time. The present invention saves fuel, energy and water, when there are lower load conditions that affect boilers, chillers, and cooling towers. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a system for simultaneously heating and cooling a first portion and a second portion of a space by utilizing a plurality of boilers, chillers, heat exchangers, condenser pumps and closed loop pumps by using a plurality of sensors indicating the temperatures inside and outside the space and a controlling module controlling the operation of the system. The present invention can be easily achieved by making minor configurational modifications to existing systems thereby increases system versatility. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20100071888 | HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A heating and cooling system for a building utilizes lower vents which open into lower portions of rooms of a building, and upper vents which open into upper portions of rooms of the building. When the system is operating in a heating mode, heated air is delivered into the upper portions of the rooms through the upper vents and air is removed from the rooms through the lower vents. When the system is operating in a cooling mode, cool air is delivered into the rooms through the lower vents, and air is removed from the rooms through the upper vents. Operating the heating and cooling modes in this fashion provides the most efficient operation of the heating and cooling system. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100307733 | HVAC SYSTEM AND ZONE CONTROL UNIT - HVAC systems, zone control units, and control systems are provided. An HVAC system employs distributed zone control units that provides for localized air recirculation. A zone control unit can include a return air section that receives return air from serviced building zones and can mix the return air with a supply of outside air. The mixed air can be heated and/or cooled by the zone control unit and discharged to serviced building zones in a controlled manner. An exhaust air system can be used to extract air from serviced building zones. An HVAC zone control unit can include a local control unit with an Internet protocol address. The local control unit can include a memory and a processor for storing and executing a control program for the zone control unit. The control program can control of the zone control unit in response to commands received via the Internet. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110061853 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR SENSOR ATTACHED TO HEAT EXCHANGER - A mounting structure is provided, for a sensor which is attached to a heat exchanger. An evaporator that is utilized in a vehicular air conditioning apparatus is equipped with a detection sensor, which is capable of detecting the surface temperature of the evaporator. In the detection sensor, a main body portion thereof on which the detector is provided is inserted between fins of the evaporator. After a cable is made to extend to a cable guide disposed on a side portion of a casing, the cable is retained by the cable guide. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110180251 | BIOCHEMICAL ANALYZER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE BIOCHEMICAL ANALYZER - Provided is a biochemical analyzer including: a microfluidic device loading space including a microfluidic device supporting unit detachably supporting a microfluidic device including an electromagnetic radiation application region in which electromagnetic energy is applied; an energy source loading space including an energy source applying the electromagnetic energy to the electromagnetic radiation application region; and an isolation wall isolating the microfluidic device loading space and the energy source loading space to prevent heat transfer between the microfluidic device loading space and the energy source loading space and including a transparent window through which the electromagnetic energy can be transmitted. A method of controlling an internal temperature of the biochemical analyzer is also provided. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110290469 | INSTALLATION FOR HOMOGENIZATION OF TEMPERATURE IN AN ENCLOSURE - It has been forecasted for its mounting at the vent of an air conditioning equipment ( | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120061068 | AUTOMATIC CHANGEOVER CONTROL FOR AN HVAC SYSTEM - The present disclosure describes methods and apparatus for automatically changing between heating and cooling modes of an HVAC system, sometimes using a single or common set point in both modes. In an illustrative but not limiting example, an HVAC controller may monitor the temperature of an inside space of a building, and may switch the HVAC system to a cooling mode when the temperature of the inside space rises above a high switch-point temperature, and may cool the inside space to at least below the high switch-point temperature. The HVAC controller may also switch the HVAC system to the heating mode when the temperature of the inside space falls below a low switch-point temperature and may heat the inside space to at least above the low switch-point temperature. In some cases, after switching to the heating mode, the HVAC controller may cause the HVAC system to heat the inside space to substantially the set-point temperature. Likewise, after switching to the cooling mode, the HVAC controller may cause the HVAC system to cool the inside space to substantially the set-point temperature. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20130277036 | POWER SUPPLY TEST SYSTEM - A power supply test system for testing reliability of a power supply includes a test chamber, a temperature detecting unit, a control unit, a heating module, and a refrigerating module. The test chamber accommodates the power supply. The temperature detecting unit detects temperature signals in the test chamber. The control unit presets a predetermined temperature value and receives the temperature signals. The heating module receives a first control signal from the control unit when a value of the temperature signal is less than the predetermined temperature value. The heating module heats the test chamber. The refrigerating module receives a second control signal from the control unit when a value of the temperature signal is greater than the predetermined temperature value. The refrigerating module refrigerates the test chamber until the value of the temperature signal is equal to the predetermined temperature value. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130292107 | POWER SUPPLY TEST SYSTEM - A power supply test system includes a test chamber, a switch module, a temperature detecting unit, a control module, and a refrigerating and heating module. The test chamber accommodates a power supply. The switch module inputs a predetermined temperature value. The temperature detecting unit detects temperature signals in the test chamber. The control module receives the temperature signals. The refrigerating and heating module receives a first control signal from the control unit when a value of the temperature signal is less than the predetermined temperature value. The refrigerating and heating module heats the test chamber. The refrigerating and heating module receives a second control signal from the control unit when a value of the temperature signal is greater than the predetermined temperature value. The refrigerating and heating module refrigerates the test chamber until the value of the temperature signal is equal to the predetermined temperature value. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140041847 | IN-LINE DUCT SUPPLEMENTAL HEATING AND COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD - An inline duct supplemental heating and cooling device is mounted along an air duct that supplies a room of a building with supplemental warmer or cooler air to the room. The air duct also supplies the room with air from a main furnace and/or cooling unit associated with the building. A thermostat is used to set a desired temperature for the room, and a controller of the supplemental heating and cooling device is in communication with the thermostat, and activates an electric heater and/or fan as appropriate to warm or cool the room as needed. When the device is used to cool the room, the fan may be operated to draw cooled air through the duct from the main cooling unit and/or from other areas in the building that are linked via ductwork. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140290927 | HEATING AND COOLING APPARATUS - A heating/cooling plate device for heating and/or cooling an object through a range of operating temperatures extending both above and below ambient. The device having a heating element to heat the plate, and a vapor compression refrigeration system through which refrigerant flows to cool the plate. Greater control of the heating and cooling of the plate is achieved by positioning the heater element substantially at the exit of an expansion valve of the evaporation compression system as this provides thermal energy to the refrigerant as it enters the evaporator. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150007973 | WIDE RANGE OF TEMPERATURE CONTROL EQUIPMENT - A wide range of temperature control equipment for controlling a tested object to a predetermined temperature is provided. The wide range of temperature control equipment includes a thermal conducting plate, a temperature regulating module, a carrier plate, and a thermoelectric cooling module. The temperature regulating module is thermally connected to the thermal conducting plate for regulating the thermal conducting plate to a reference temperature. The carrier plate is used to accommodate the tested object. The thermoelectric cooling module is thermally connected between the thermal conducting plate and the carrier plate for controlling the tested object to the predetermined temperature via the carrier plate based on the reference temperature. | 01-08-2015 |
| 165257000 | Room and ambient temperature sensors | 3 |
| 20120067561 | REMOTE CONTROL OF AN HVAC SYSTEM THAT USES A COMMON TEMPERATURE SETPOINT FOR BOTH HEAT AND COOL MODES - An HVAC system includes an HVAC unit having a cooling mode and a heating mode for conditioning the air in an inside space, and a programmable thermostat located remotely from the HVAC unit. The HVAC unit may have an onboard controller configured to control when the HVAC unit is in the cooling mode or heating mode, and whether the HVAC unit is activated or not. In some cases, the onboard controller of the HVAC unit may use a common temperature setpoint when controlling in the cooling mode and the heating mode. The programmable thermostat may have a programmable schedule with a plurality of time periods, where each time period has a heating setpoint and a cooling setpoint separated by a dead band. The onboard controller of the HVAC unit may be configured to accept input signals from the remotely located thermostat. The remotely located thermostat may send one or more input signals to the onboard controller of the HVAC unit in accordance with the programmable schedule, where the one or more input signals cause the onboard controller of the HVAC unit to set the HVAC unit to a particular one of the cooling mode and the heating mode, and to activate the HVAC unit so as to condition the air in the inside space in the particular one of the cooling mode and the heating mode. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20140041848 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - A controller performs a first control that controls a temperature of water (heat medium) flowing out of a heat source device on the basis of an outside air temperature and a temperature difference between chronologically preceding and following outside air temperatures that are detected by an outdoor temperature sensor. The controller controls the temperature of the subject to be controlled to a target temperature by performing the first control. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20150096734 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE - A temperature control device has a housing, a configuration unit, a microcontroller unit (MCU) and a temperature-sensing unit. After the configuration unit is used to configure a requested temperature and a temperature tolerance, the MCU adds a temperature outside the housing sensed an external temperature-sensing element of the temperature-sensing unit to the temperature tolerance, then determines if the sum is higher or lower than the requested temperature, starts a cooling unit or a heating unit to operate until a temperature inside the housing sensed by an internal temperature-sensing element of the temperature-sensing unit, thereby achieving an thermostatic effect. | 04-09-2015 |
| 165259000 | Single temperature sensing means | 2 |
| 20140034285 | HEATING AND/OR COOLING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A method of heating and/or cooling an area to a desired temperature comprising using a heat pump having an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser and an expansion control means each connected by a refrigerant pipe work system and the method comprising monitoring the temperature of an environment in which the evaporator is operating and using a system controller to vary in response to the monitored temperature, the temperature at which gas condenses to a fluid within the condenser to keep it as low as possible whilst maintaining the condensing temperature a predetermined amount above the desired temperature and/or also varying in response to the monitored temperature, the temperature at which a liquid expands to a gas within the evaporator in order to reduce the difference between the evaporating and condensing temperatures. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140041849 | IN-LINE DUCT SUPPLEMENTAL HEATING AND COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD - A method of heating or cooling a room of a building includes providing supplemental warmer or cooler air to the room with an inline duct supplemental heating and cooling device mounted along an air duct that supplies the room with air from a main furnace and/or cooling unit associated with the building. A thermostat is used to set a desired temperature for the room, and a controller of the supplemental heating and cooling device is in communication with the thermostat, and activates an electric heater and/or fan as appropriate to warm or cool the room as needed. When the device is used to cool the room, the fan may be operated to draw cooled air through the duct from the main cooling unit and/or from other areas in the building that are linked via ductwork. | 02-13-2014 |
| 165260000 | Variable rate of heating or cooling (e.g., plural stages, etc.) | 3 |
| 20100012310 | SECTIONED FLOW DEVICE - The present invention relates to a sectioned heat exchanger plate, sectioned flow module or sectioned plate reactor, which comprises one or more heat exchanger sections and one or more regulating valves, which regulating valves are connected to the inlet of each heat exchanger section or are connected to the outlet of each heat exchanger section or are connected to the inlet and outlet of each heat exchanger section, each heat exchanger section being at an angle of 90° relative to a main direction of flow for a process flow in at least one flow plate or relative to a main direction of flow for a process flow in said sectioned flow module or relative to a main direction of flow for a process flow in said sectioned plate reactor. The present invention also relates to a method for regulating the temperature in a sectioned heat exchanger plate, flow module or plate reactor. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20130220590 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF COMPONENTS - Temperature-control system used for heating or cooling in a method for controlling temperature of a component includes connected temperature-control device, temperature-control arrangement, supply line, and return line. The system additionally has a controller having a valve, an actuator, a supply temperature sensor, and a return temperature sensor. A temperature difference between the supply temperature and the return temperature of a fluid circulating in the system is registered using the supply temperature sensor and the return temperature sensor and also a regulator. Proceeding from this temperature difference, the regulator causes the actuator to set a degree of opening of the valve so the temperature difference is in a selected value range. The valve always has a minimal degree of opening in the open state. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140020883 | SECTIONED FLOW DEVICE - A flow module or plate reactor includes one or more sectioned or un-sectioned heat exchanger plates. Each sectioned heat exchanger plates has a plurality of sections, each of which has a heat exchanger inlet and a heat exchanger outlet configured to flow one or more fluids therein in a first direction. The flow module or plate reactor includes one or more thermocouples and/or sensors and a regulating valve positioned either downstream of each of the heat exchanger outlets or upstream of one of the heat exchanger inlets. The flow module or plate reactor includes one or more serpentine configured process flow channels which have a channel inlet point and a channel outlet point which define a line oriented in a second direction which is at an angle of ninety degrees relative to the first direction. The flow module or plate reactor includes one or more flow plates and/or reactor plates. | 01-23-2014 |
| 165263000 | Area receives conditioning from simultaneously operated heating and cooling means (e.g., opposed and compensating heating and cooling, etc.) | 3 |
| 20080257537 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD, TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS AND HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A temperature control apparatus that controls a temperature of a target object by a heat exchange between a temperature control liquid and the target object. The apparatus includes a pressurizing unit that pressurizes the temperature control liquid to increase a boiling point thereof; a heating unit that increases a temperature of the temperature control liquid to become higher than or equal to a boiling point of the temperature control liquid observed at a normal pressure; and a heat exchanging unit that exchanges heat between the target object and the temperature control liquid whose temperature has been increased to become higher than or equal to the boiling point of the temperature control liquid observed at the normal pressure. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20110067852 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED CARGO CONTAINERS - Temperature controlled cargo containers may include thermal masses conditioned to temperatures above and/or below a target temperature. Example thermal masses may include plates including phase change materials, such as eutectic materials. One or more fans may be selectively operated to circulate air in the cargo container across one or more of the thermal masses to maintain the temperature within the cargo container within a prescribed temperature band. Some example temperature controlled cargo containers may include refrigeration units and/or heaters for regenerating the thermal masses when receiving power from an external power source and/or may include one or more rechargeable batteries for providing power during transport or storage independent of external power sources. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20150021006 | METHODS AND DEVICE FOR MIXING AIRFLOWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS - Methods and a device for mixing airflows in an environmental control system are provided. The device includes a duct configured to receive a first airflow and a second airflow, and a plurality of guide vanes disposed within said duct. The guide vanes are configured to induce rotation of the first and second airflows flowing through the duct. | 01-22-2015 |
| 165265000 | Manual changeover between heating and cooling modes (e.g., manual override, etc.) | 1 |
| 20160139198 | APPARATUS FOR TESTING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An apparatus for testing electronic devices may include a test chamber, a heating unit, a cooling unit and a controller. The test chamber may include a plurality of slots configured to receive the electronic devices. The heating unit may heat the electronic devices in the slots. The cooling unit may individually cool the electronic devices in the slots. The controller may selectively control operations of the heating unit and the cooling unit in accordance with temperatures in the slots. Thus, the electronic devices may be provided with a uniform test temperature so that reliability of test results may be improved. | 05-19-2016 |
