| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 165288000 | Plural temperature sensors | 39 |
| 20080202741 | Battery cooling device for vehicles and control method thereof - The present invention relates to a battery cooling device for vehicles and a method for controlling the battery cooling device, which compactly includes battery heat exchanging means mounted on a battery to cooling the battery in a water cooling type, and a heat exchanger, air blowing means and cooling water circulating means connected with the battery heat exchanging means. Operations of the air blowing means and the cooling water circulating means are controlled in such a way as to compare battery temperature, cooling water temperature and inside air temperature of the vehicle with one another, whereby the battery cooling device can enhance efficiency of the battery by properly controlling the battery temperature, reduce power consumption and noise by properly operating the air blowing means and the cooling water circulating means, and satisfy necessary inside temperature conditions while cooling the battery using the inside air of the vehicle. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080245521 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR AN ENCLOSURE - Disclosed is a cooling system for cooling an enclosure. The system comprises a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet which are interconnected by a fluid pathway. A fluid mover is in fluid communication with the pathway and moves fluid along it. A programmed controller operates the fluid mover to direct fluid flow along the fluid pathway. The controller is programmed such that in response to a first fluid located outside the enclosure being detected at a first temperature that is equal to or less than a detected second temperature of a second fluid located inside the enclosure, the mover moves the first fluid into the enclosure thereby lowering the temperature inside the enclosure. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090095462 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING COOLING FANS IN A VEHICLE - A system and method is disclosed for cooling a control system in a vehicle. In one embodiment, the system comprises vehicle subsystems and a vehicle controller. The vehicle subsystems are configured to generate a plurality of subsystem temperature signals that are indicative of a measured temperature for each vehicle subsystem. The vehicle controller is configured to generate a desired fan speed signal for each vehicle subsystem in response to each subsystem temperature signal and to compare each desired fan speed signal to each other to determine a maximum desired fan speed signal. The vehicle controller controls the fan such that the fan reaches a fan speed that is equal to or greater than the maximum desired fan speed signal. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090107663 | System and Method for Cooling Structures Having Both an Active State and an Inactive State - According to one embodiment, a cooling system for heat-generating structures comprises a cooling loop and a heat exchanger. The cooling loop directs a flow of a fluid coolant to both an active heat-generating structure and an inactive heat-generating structure. The fluid coolant receiving thermal energy from the active heat-generating structure and transfers thermal energy to the inactive heat-generating structure when a temperature of the fluid coolant is greater than an ambient temperature of an environment surrounding the heat-generating structures. The active heat-generating structure is operable to switch to an inactive state and the inactive heat-generating structure is operable to switch to an active state. The heat exchanger is in thermal communication with the first and second heat-generating structures and is operable to receive the fluid coolant at a first temperature and dispense of the fluid coolant out of the heat exchanger at a second temperature. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090133866 | HYBRID AIR AND LIQUID COOLANT CONDITIONING UNIT FOR FACILITAATING COOLING OF ONE OR MORE ELECTRONICS RACKS OF A DATA CENTER - A hybrid air and liquid coolant conditioning unit is provided for facilitating cooling of electronics rack(s) of a data center. The unit includes a first heat exchange assembly, including a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger, a system coolant loop and a facility coolant loop, and a second heat exchange assembly, including an air-to-liquid heat exchanger, an air-moving device, and the facility coolant loop. The system coolant loop provides cooled system coolant to the electronics rack(s), and expels heat in the liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger from the electronics rack(s) to the facility coolant. The air-to-liquid heat exchanger extracts heat from the air of the data center and expels the heat to the facility coolant of the facility coolant loop. The facility coolant loop provides chilled facility coolant in parallel to the liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger and the air-to-liquid heat exchanger. In one implementation, the hybrid coolant conditioning unit includes a vapor-compression heat exchange assembly. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090242186 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING COOLING FAN - An information processing apparatus includes a device detecting section that detects a heating device provided in a housing; a device determining section that determines the type of the heating device detected by the device detecting section; a sensor selecting section that selects a predetermined one of a plurality of temperature sensors provided in the housing in accordance with existence/absence of the heating device and the type of the heating device; and a fan controlling section that controls the number of rotations of a cooling fan provided in the housing in accordance with a measured temperature of the temperature sensor selected by the sensor selecting section. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100155047 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DISSIPATE HEAT IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM - In a particular embodiment, a system to dissipate heat in an information handling system includes a first heat-generating component adapted to process first data and a second heat-generating component adapted to process second data. The system also includes a cooling fluid guide including an electroactive material. The cooling fluid guide is adapted to change from a first shape to a second shape, in response to receiving a trigger voltage or in response to no longer receiving the trigger voltage. The system also includes a controller adapted to detect a data load processed at the second heat-generating component and, in response to detecting the data load, to cause the trigger voltage to be received at, or no longer received at, the cooling fluid guide. The cooling fluid guide is adapted to direct an increased portion of cooling fluid toward the first heat-generating component when the cooling fluid guide is in a form of the second shape, as compared to the first shape. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100263855 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OF LIQUID COOLED ELECTRONICS - A method, system, and computer program product are provided for controlling liquid-cooled electronics, which includes measuring a first set point temperature, T | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110303406 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE THEREOF - A computer room air-conditioning system includes a temperature detection unit which is provided for each of a front and a back of each rack, and measures air temperatures of the front and the back; and a control device for acquiring a measured temperature by each temperature detection unit, and performing control based on the measured temperature. With the configuration, the control device includes a temperature difference calculation unit for calculating a temperature difference between cool air at the front and warm air at the back of each rack based on each measured and acquired temperature; and a heating element cooling control unit for controlling by adjustment an amount of flow of cool air from the underfloor space to the computer room based on the calculated temperature difference. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120061071 | OVERHEATING PREVENTION APPARATUS AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - An overheating prevention apparatus for use in a display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus comprises at least one fan running at at least one initial rotation speed. The overheating prevention apparatus comprises a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor and a processing module. The first temperature sensor is used for sensing an environment temperature and generating a first signal according to the environment temperature. The second temperature sensor is used for sensing an inner temperature of the display apparatus and generating a second signal according to the inner temperature. The processing module adjusts the at least one fan from the at least one initial rotation speed to at least one first running rotation speed according to the first signal and the second signal. The display apparatus using the present invention can automatically adjusts the speed of the fan so that the display apparatus works correctly. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120118556 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A HEATING SYSTEM AND HEATING SYSTEM - A control device for controlling a heating system having a first heat exchanger disposed in a first part of a building, and second heat exchanger disposed in a second part of a building, the control device comprising: a first temperature sensor associated with the first heat exchanger and measuring a temperature in the first part of the building, a second temperature sensor associated with the second heat exchanger and measuring a temperature in the second part of the building. The control device includes a control station by which a temperature compensation can be initiated by recirculating a fluid medium to be used for heat exchange as a function of the temperatures (T | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120181010 | USER SETUP FOR AN HVAC REMOTE CONTROL UNIT - An HVAC remote controller for use in an HVAC system is described. In some instances, the HVAC remote controller may include a wirelessly interface for communicating with one or more HVAC controllers and/or other HVAC devices. The HVAC remote controller may be configured to execute a user setup routine for entering user setup information, where the user setup routine may cause the HVAC remote controller to display a sequence of two or more user setup screens, sometimes at a common menu level rather than a sub-menu. Some or all of the two or more user setup screens may include, for example, a message center indicating a parameter or function to be set, one or more buttons for adjusting or selecting the parameter or function, and a next button to advance the user setup routine to a next screen in the sequence of user setup screens. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120181011 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE - A mechanism for indicating ambient temperature of an enclosure from temperatures determined within the enclosure. The temperatures may be obtained from two or more sensors at each of two or more locations within the enclosure. The enclosure may include an apparatus inside such as electronics of which power consumption may be determined. Data including temperatures of two locations within the enclosure at various electronics power consumption levels may be entered into a 2-D plot. An approximation of the 2-D plot may be effected with an appropriate equation to be solved for ambient temperature. The data of the 2-D plot plus temperatures of a third location and air flow levels in the enclosure may be entered into a 3-D plot. An approximation of the 3-D plot may be effected with an appropriate equation to be solved for ambient temperature. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120255721 | OUTDOOR DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is an outdoor display apparatus having an improved configuration to effectively prevent deterioration of a panel included therein. The outdoor display apparatus includes: a casing body having an air inlet and an air outlet; first and second display panel modules in the casing body to display images on front and rear surfaces of the casing body, respectively; transparent members fitted respectively to the front surface and the rear surface of the casing body to protect the first and second display panel modules; an air suction unit to suction the air into the casing body through the inlet and to discharge the air through the outlet; and an air distribution unit to distribute the air discharged from the air suction unit to at least one of the first display panel module and the second display panel module. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130319650 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT COOLING SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT COOLING SYSTEM - In a method for operating an aircraft cooling system a cooling medium is guided through a cooling circuit, which is connected to a refrigerating machine and to at least one cooling station associated with a cooling energy consumer, to supply cooling medium cooled by the refrigerating to the cooling station. A temperature of the cooling medium upstream of the cooling station and a temperature of the cooling medium downstream of the cooling station are detected. The mass flow of cooling medium supplied to the cooling station is controlled in dependence on a thermal output of the cooling energy consumer and in dependence on a difference between the temperature of the cooling medium upstream of the cooling station and the temperature of the cooling medium downstream of the cooling station. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140251591 | COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system includes a first detection module, a second detection module, a control module connected to the first detection module and the second detection module, and a fan connected to the control module. The first detection module is used to detect a first temperature value and input a first voltage value to the control module according to the first temperature value. The second detection module is used to detect a second temperature value and input a second voltage value to the control module according to the second temperature value. The control device is used to control the fan according to a difference value between the first voltage and the second voltage. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150096736 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING THE EFFECT OF AMBIENT CONDITIONS ON THE OPERATION OF A HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger system for cooling liquid having a plurality of finned tube arrays and a plurality of fans for inducing air through the finned tube array comprising: at least one wind deflector installed along the long side of the finned tube arrays on at least one side of the arrays. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20180022209 | Radiator System | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180023835 | EXPANSION VALVE DEVICE | 01-25-2018 |
| 165289000 | Means to maintain a constant temperature difference between a measured temperature and a controlled temperature | 5 |
| 20090200008 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONSERVATION OF EXHAUST HEAT ENERGY - Methods, apparatus and systems are provided for conserving energy in an electronic device manufacturing facility. In one aspect an electronic device manufacturing system is provided including one or more process chambers; one or more abatement tools; two or more effluent conduits connecting the one or more process chambers to the one or more abatement tools; a channel adapted to house a portion of at least two of the two or more effluent conduits; and one or more heating elements adapted to heat the two or more conduits within the channel. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20130146275 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND COOLING CONTROL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - According to an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus is provided which includes a microprocessor, and a built-in temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the microprocessor as a reference temperature. The apparatus further includes external temperature sensors, where at least one of the external temperature sensors is configured to measure the temperature of the microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to make an external temperature calibration using the reference temperature measured by the built-in temperature monitor. Each of the external temperature sensors is configured to monitor temperature information of a component and provide the temperature information to the microprocessor. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20140190681 | ENERGY EFFICIENCY BASED CONTROL FOR A COOLING SYSTEM - A method for controlling a cooling system based on a heat dissipation of an electronic module and an ambient air temperature includes determining a combination of individual controls on components of the cooling system that achieve a specific amount of cooling based on a cooling power relationship for the plurality of components, the heat dissipation of the electronic module and the ambient air temperature, and applying the individual controls to the plurality of components. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20160066470 | FAN CONTROL CIRCUIT - A fan control circuit drives and adjusts a rotation speed of a fan according to operating temperatures of a plurality of heat elements. The fan control circuit includes a plurality of temperature detection units, a temperature synthesizing unit, and a driving signal generation unit. Each of the temperature detection units respectively detects the operation temperature of each of the heat elements and outputs a temperature detection signal corresponding to each of the heat elements. The temperature synthesizing unit calculates and outputs mean temperature signals according to the plurality of temperature detection signals and a plurality of predetermined weighted values corresponding to the heat elements. The driving signal generation unit generates driving signals to the fan according to the mean temperature signals. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160143192 | COOLANT AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR CHILLERLESS LIQUID COOLED DATA CENTERS - Cooling control methods include measuring a temperature of at least one component of each of multiple nodes and finding a maximum component temperature across all such nodes, comparing the maximum component temperature to a first and second component threshold and comparing the air temperature to a first and second air threshold, and controlling a proportion of coolant flow and a coolant flow rate to the air-to-liquid heat exchanger and the nodes based on the comparisons. | 05-19-2016 |
| 165292000 | Temperature sensor in treated fluid, another temperature sensor in treating fluid | 3 |
| 20110203788 | HOT WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND HEAT MEDIUM CONTROL METHOD - A hot water supply apparatus using a heat medium provides a heat medium circulation path that circulates the heat medium, a heat medium pump that pumps the heat medium into the heat medium circulation path, a heat source that generates heat heating the heat medium, a heat medium heat exchanger that exchanges heat generated by the heat source for the heat medium, a hot water supply heat exchanger that exchanges heat of the heat medium circulating in the heat medium circulation path for clean water, and a control unit that sets the heat medium in the heat medium circulation path in a predetermined temperature and controls the rotating speed of the heat medium pump and the combustion amount of the heat source according to a heat requirement. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20140299308 | WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID HEATING APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An apparatus for heating and controlling windshield washer fluid temperature is provided, comprising a washer fluid reservoir; a hollow conductive tube in the reservoir containing a heated working fluid for delivering heat to the washer fluid; a valve for controlling the flow rate of the working fluid through the tube; and a control system for controlling the temperature of the fluid in the reservoir. A method for controlling the heating of the washer fluid and for storing heated washer fluid is also disclosed. The apparatus may be installed at the time of manufacture of the vehicle or installed after market as a retro-fit kit. The windshield washer apparatus and control system permits vehicles to operate in cold environments for sustained periods of time at various speeds without thermal shock to the windshield during cleaning with washer fluid. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150375868 | FUEL AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system for fuel and thermal management of fuel delivered to an engine is disclosed. The system includes a supply of fuel in fluid communication with a fuel inlet of the engine, and an oxygen sensor for measuring dissolved oxygen content in the fuel is in fluid communication with the fuel. The fuel is heated by transferring heat from engine oil in a heat exchanger. The temperature of the fuel is controlled by controlling engine oil flow and airflow through another heat exchanger upstream of the fuel/oil heat exchanger on the oil circulation path with engine oil. | 12-31-2015 |
| 165293000 | Temperature sensor prior to heat exchanger and one after | 7 |
| 20090218088 | REGULATING DEVICE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention is a regulating device configured to regulate a temperature T | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090314484 | Standalone flow rate controller for controlling flow rate of cooling or heating fluid through a heat exchanger - A standalone flow rate controller for controlling flow rate of cooling or heating fluid through a heat exchanger by providing a control signal to a flow valve actuator so as to open or close a flow valve in response thereto. A first temperature sensor measures an entry temperature of the cooling or heating fluid flowing into the heat exchanger and a second temperature sensor measures an exit temperature of the cooling or heating fluid flowing out of the heat exchanger. A control unit is responsive to a temperature difference between the entry temperature and the exit temperature for adjusting the control signal so as maintain the temperature difference substantially constant. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100314094 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SINGLE-LOOP TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF A COOLING METHOD - An apparatus for cooling N heat-producing devices, where AT is an integer no smaller than one, using a cooling fluid that may be supplied at a temperature below the dew-point temperature of ambient air. To avoid condensation on the heat-producing devices, the cold fluid is warmed, upstream of the heat-producing devices, to a temperature T | 12-16-2010 |
| 20120138285 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS RACK AND DATA CENTER - An electronic apparatus rack which can prevent the degradation of cooling performance due to local heat concentration on the exhaust side of the server. The electronic apparatus rack having electronic apparatuses mounted thereon, consists of a radiator incorporated in the rear door of the electronic apparatus rack; plural fans installed on the exhaust side of the radiator; and plural heat pipes installed on the intake side of the radiator. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20130098598 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SINGLE-LOOP TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF A COOLING METHOD - An apparatus for cooling N heat-producing devices, where AT is an integer no smaller than one, using a cooling fluid that may be supplied at a temperature below the dew-point temperature of ambient air. To avoid condensation on the heat-producing devices, the cold fluid is warmed, upstream of the heat-producing devices, to a temperature T | 04-25-2013 |
| 20140041850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COOLING LOOP - A system for operating a cooling loop associated with a space and including at least one cooling coil and cooling fluid supply, the system including: a grain sensor positioned with respect to the space and providing a value indicative of the amount of moisture in the space; at least one pump fluidly coupled across the coil; at least one flow limiter fluidly coupled to the coil and limiting a flow of cooling fluid between the cooling fluid supply and the coil; and at least one controller electrically coupled to the flow limiter; wherein, the at least one controller selectively operates the flow limiter responsive to the value indicative of the amount of moisture in the space and the pump re-circulates cooling fluid independent of the cooling fluid supply dependently upon the flow limiter. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20160195341 | FLAT HEAT EXCHANGE TUBE, AND HEAT CARRIER-HEATING DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE USING SAME | 07-07-2016 |
| 165294000 | Branched flow of heat exchange material | 5 |
| 20080296010 | Method and Device For Determining the Capacity of a Heat Exchanger - A method and arrangement for determining the capacity of a heat exchanger is provided. The effective heat transfer coefficient for the heat exchanger is calculated from the measured inlet and outlet temperatures of the product and the measured inlet and outlet temperatures of the auxiliary medium. By means of the value, the outlet temperature of the product set for maximum flow of the auxiliary medium is determined as that at which the change in the heat content of the product is at least approximately the same as the change in the heat content of the auxiliary medium and the amount of heat transmitted by the heat exchanger for the product flow. The value is displayed to the user and permits a decision as to how much longer the heat exchanger can reliably be operated. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090020282 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR REGULATING A HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20130098599 | INDEPENDENT COMPUTER SYSTEM ZONE COOLING RESPONSIVE TO ZONE POWER CONSUMPTION - Methods are disclosed for independently cooling each of a plurality of zones of a computer system in relation to their respective zone power consumptions. In one example method, a power consumption of heat-generating devices is monitored at each of a plurality of zones of a computer system. A cooling fluid flow rate to each zone is independently controlled. One of the zones is targeted for increased cooling in response to a detected increase in power consumption in the targeted zone. The cooling fluid flow rate to the targeted zone is then increased in immediate response to the power consumption increase. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20140262199 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD - A temperature control system includes a first temperature adjustment unit storing fluid at a first temperature; a second temperature adjustment unit storing fluid at a second temperature higher than the first temperature; a low-temperature flow path for passing fluid supplied from the first temperature adjustment unit; a high-temperature flow path for passing fluid supplied from the second temperature adjustment unit; a bypass flow path for circulating fluid; a combination flow path for passing fluid from the low-temperature flow path, the high-temperature flow path, and the bypass flow path merged at a merging part; a temperature adjustment part that passes fluid from the combination flow path and cools/heats a member of a semiconductor manufacturing device; and a control device that controls valve positions of variable valves attached to the three flow paths upstream of the merging part and adjusts the flow rate distribution ratio for the three flow paths. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150362268 | COOLING MEDIUM CIRCULATING APPARATUS, AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COOLING MEDIUM CIRCULATING APPARATUS - A cooling medium circulating apparatus comprising a first flow path configured to circulate a cooling medium, a second flow path through configured to circulate the cooling medium, and a flow path switchover unit configured to connect or disconnect between the first flow path and the second flow path, wherein a prescribed cycle, a connecting period and a disconnecting period is set, the connecting period being a connecting period between the first flow path and the second flow path in the said prescribed cycle, the disconnecting period being a disconnecting period between the first flow path and the second flow path in the said prescribed cycle, whereby the flow path switchover unit is controlled on the basis of the connecting period and the disconnecting period, and the prescribed cycle is made shorter as a temperature difference between a temperature of the cooling medium flowing through the first flow path and a temperature of the cooling medium flowing through the second flow path is larger. | 12-17-2015 |
