公开(公告)号：US12000625B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17817060

申请日：2022-08-03

申请人： Rheem Manufacturing Company

发明人： Raheel A. Chaudhry ,  Lydia Herge

IPC分类号： F24H9/00 ,  F24D19/10 ,  F24H1/20 ,  F24H9/20 ,  F24H15/174 ,  F24H15/225 ,  F24H15/238 ,  F24H15/31 ,  F24H15/37 ,  F24H15/395 ,  F24H15/421 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D23/19 ,  F24D19/00 ,  F24H9/28 ,  F24H15/156 ,  F24H15/20 ,  F24H15/242 ,  F24H15/281 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/45 ,  F24H15/486 ,  G05B15/00 ,  G05D23/00

CPC分类号： F24H9/2021 ,  F24D19/1051 ,  F24H1/202 ,  F24H15/174 ,  F24H15/225 ,  F24H15/238 ,  F24H15/31 ,  F24H15/37 ,  F24H15/395 ,  F24H15/421 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D23/1917 ,  F24D19/00 ,  F24D2200/08 ,  F24D2220/08 ,  F24H9/28 ,  F24H15/156 ,  F24H15/20 ,  F24H15/242 ,  F24H15/281 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/45 ,  F24H15/486 ,  G05B15/00 ,  G05D23/00

摘要： A water heating system can include a water heater having a tank, an inlet line, and an outlet line, where the inlet line provides unheated water to the tank, and where the outlet line draws heated water from the tank. The water heating system can also include multiple sensing devices, where each sensing device of the plurality of sensing devices measures a parameter associated with the tank. The water heating system can further include a controller communicably coupled to the plurality of sensing devices, where the controller determines an amount of heated water in the tank based on measurements made by the plurality of sensing devices.

公开(公告)号：US12025323B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17213548

申请日：2021-03-26

申请人： Rheem Australia PTY Limited

发明人： Grant Stepa ,  Peter Kerr

IPC分类号： F24D19/10 ,  F24D17/00 ,  F24H1/18 ,  F24H15/225 ,  F24H15/292 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/37 ,  F24H15/407 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02S10/20 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H02S40/44 ,  F24H15/164 ,  G05F1/67 ,  H02J7/35 ,  H02S50/00

CPC分类号： F24D19/1057 ,  F24H1/185 ,  F24H15/225 ,  F24H15/292 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/37 ,  F24H15/407 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02S10/20 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S40/44 ,  F24D17/0068 ,  F24D2200/02 ,  F24D2200/08 ,  F24D2200/14 ,  F24D2200/32 ,  F24H15/164 ,  G05F1/67 ,  H02J7/35 ,  H02J2300/22 ,  H02J2300/24 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H02S50/00

摘要： A solar photovoltaic (PV) water heating system includes a tank including at least a first heating unit having at least first and second heating elements, at least one of which is switchable; a PV solar collector; an inverter adapted to convert the output from the PV collector to an alternating power supply; a modulator to modulate the alternating power supply from the inverter; a controller adapted to control the modulator and the switching of the or each switchable heating element; wherein the controller is adapted to control the modulator and the switchable heating elements to maximize the energy drawn from the PV collector.

公开(公告)号：US20230304702A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18040091

申请日：2021-08-05

申请人： ACCENTA

发明人： Pierre TREMOLIERES ,  Philippe BRUAND

IPC分类号： F24H15/152 ,  F24D11/00 ,  F24H15/262 ,  F24H15/265 ,  F24H15/269 ,  F24H15/296

CPC分类号： F24H15/152 ,  F24D11/00 ,  F24H15/262 ,  F24H15/265 ,  F24H15/269 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24D2200/11

摘要： A system for regulating a building energy supply and distribution installation, the installation including items of energy collection equipment, each of which is in an energy transfer relationship with a respective source; items of energy transformation equipment powered by the collection equipment; items of energy using equipment; the regulation system configured for defining, for the items of equipment, different respective activation states chosen according to parameters, for optimizing with regard to criteria. The system implements a method in the installation, with the following steps: regulation is performed by placing the items of equipment in respective activation states chosen according to demand and parameters, for the purpose of optimizing with regard to criteria; at an intervention instant of regulation, regulation takes forecasts relating to at least one of the parameters into account, the forecasts relating to a period after the intervention instant. A related installation includes the regulation system.

公开(公告)号：US12078363B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17213548

申请日：2021-03-26

申请人： Rheem Australia PTY Limited

发明人： Grant Stepa ,  Peter Kerr

IPC分类号： F24D19/10 ,  F24D17/00 ,  F24H1/18 ,  F24H15/225 ,  F24H15/292 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/37 ,  F24H15/407 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02S10/20 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H02S40/44 ,  F24H15/164 ,  G05F1/67 ,  H02J7/35 ,  H02S50/00

CPC分类号： F24D19/1057 ,  F24H1/185 ,  F24H15/225 ,  F24H15/292 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/37 ,  F24H15/407 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02S10/20 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S40/44 ,  F24D17/0068 ,  F24D2200/02 ,  F24D2200/08 ,  F24D2200/14 ,  F24D2200/32 ,  F24H15/164 ,  G05F1/67 ,  H02J7/35 ,  H02J2300/22 ,  H02J2300/24 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H02S50/00

摘要： A solar photovoltaic (PV) water heating system includes a tank including at least a first heating unit having at least first and second heating elements, at least one of which is switchable; a PV solar collector; an inverter adapted to convert the output from the PV collector to an alternating power supply; a modulator to modulate the alternating power supply from the inverter; a controller adapted to control the modulator and the switching of the or each switchable heating element; wherein the controller is adapted to control the modulator and the switchable heating elements to maximize the energy drawn from the PV collector.

公开(公告)号：US12000599B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17352727

申请日：2021-06-21

申请人： Rheem Australia PTY Limited

发明人： Grant Andrew Stepa ,  Peter Robert Kerr

IPC分类号： F24D19/10 ,  F24D17/00 ,  F24H1/18 ,  F24H15/225 ,  F24H15/292 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/37 ,  F24H15/407 ,  G05F1/67 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02S10/20 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S40/44 ,  F24H15/164 ,  H02J7/35 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H02S50/00

CPC分类号： F24D19/1057 ,  F24H1/185 ,  F24H15/225 ,  F24H15/292 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/37 ,  F24H15/407 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02S10/20 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S40/44 ,  F24D17/0068 ,  F24D2200/02 ,  F24D2200/08 ,  F24D2200/14 ,  F24D2200/32 ,  F24H15/164 ,  G05F1/67 ,  H02J7/35 ,  H02J2300/22 ,  H02J2300/24 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H02S50/00

摘要： A solar photovoltaic (PV) water heating system includes a tank (1.020) including at least a first heating unit (1.016) having at least first and second heating elements (1.016.1 . . . 1.016.x), at least one of which is switchable (1.014.1A . . . 1.014.1m); a PV solar collector (1.002); an inverter (1.004) adapted to convert the output from the PV collector to an alternating power supply; a modulator (1.060) to modulate the alternating power supply from the inverter; a controller (1.040) adapted to control the modulator and the switching of the or each switchable heating element; wherein the controller is adapted to control the modulator and the switchable heating elements to maximize the energy drawn from the PC collector.

公开(公告)号：US20240337391A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18745337

申请日：2024-06-17

申请人： Rheem Australia PTY Limited

发明人： Grant Stepa ,  Peter Kerr

IPC分类号： F24D19/10 ,  F24D17/00 ,  F24H1/18 ,  F24H15/164 ,  F24H15/225 ,  F24H15/292 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/37 ,  F24H15/407 ,  G05F1/67 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02J7/35 ,  H02S10/20 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H02S40/44 ,  H02S50/00

CPC分类号： F24D19/1057 ,  F24H1/185 ,  F24H15/225 ,  F24H15/292 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/37 ,  F24H15/407 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02S10/20 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S40/44 ,  F24D17/0068 ,  F24D2200/02 ,  F24D2200/08 ,  F24D2200/14 ,  F24D2200/32 ,  F24H15/164 ,  G05F1/67 ,  H02J7/35 ,  H02J2300/22 ,  H02J2300/24 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H02S50/00

摘要： A solar photovoltaic (PV) water heating system includes a tank including at least a first heating unit having at least first and second heating elements, at least one of which is switchable; a PV solar collector; an inverter adapted to convert the output from the PV collector to an alternating power supply; a modulator to modulate the alternating power supply from the inverter; a controller adapted to control the modulator and the switching of the or each switchable heating element; wherein the controller is adapted to control the modulator and the switchable heating elements to maximize the energy drawn from the PV collector.

公开(公告)号：US20230213242A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18009564

申请日：2021-06-29

申请人： Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited

发明人： Cuiling Song

IPC分类号： F24H15/429 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/136 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/04119 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/0432 ,  H01M8/04537 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/04225 ,  H01M8/04302

CPC分类号： F24H15/429 ,  F24H15/136 ,  F24H15/296 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/04156 ,  H01M8/04225 ,  H01M8/04253 ,  H01M8/04302 ,  H01M8/04365 ,  H01M8/04626 ,  H01M8/04731 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2250/20

摘要： The invention provides a water tank heating method and unit, an electronic device and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system. Before the SOFC system is started, ice in a water tank has been heated up, so after the SOFC system is started, the heating time of the heated ice, i.e., the thawing time of the water tank, will be shortened. Further, in the ice heating process, a pre-set needed SOFC thawing time determined according to current stack outlet temperature is used as a heating control parameter. As the stack outlet temperature is a key factor influencing the starting time of the SOFC system, the heating control will be more accurate if the pre-set needed SOFC thawing time corresponding to the stack outlet temperature is used as a heating control parameter.

公开(公告)号：US20240280293A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18653910

申请日：2024-05-02

申请人： Rheem Manufacturing Company

发明人： Raheel A. Chaudhry ,  Lydia Herge

IPC分类号： F24H9/20 ,  F24D19/00 ,  F24D19/10 ,  F24H1/20 ,  F24H9/28 ,  F24H15/156 ,  F24H15/174 ,  F24H15/20 ,  F24H15/225 ,  F24H15/238 ,  F24H15/242 ,  F24H15/281 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/31 ,  F24H15/37 ,  F24H15/395 ,  F24H15/421 ,  F24H15/45 ,  F24H15/486 ,  G05B15/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D23/00 ,  G05D23/19

CPC分类号： F24H9/2021 ,  F24D19/1051 ,  F24H1/202 ,  F24H15/174 ,  F24H15/225 ,  F24H15/238 ,  F24H15/31 ,  F24H15/37 ,  F24H15/395 ,  F24H15/421 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D23/1917 ,  F24D19/00 ,  F24D2200/08 ,  F24D2220/08 ,  F24H9/28 ,  F24H15/156 ,  F24H15/20 ,  F24H15/242 ,  F24H15/281 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/45 ,  F24H15/486 ,  G05B15/00 ,  G05D23/00

摘要： A water heating system can include a water heater having a tank, an inlet line, and an outlet line, where the inlet line provides unheated water to the tank, and where the outlet line draws heated water from the tank. The water heating system can also include multiple sensing devices, where each sensing device of the plurality of sensing devices measures a parameter associated with the tank. The water heating system can further include a controller communicably coupled to the plurality of sensing devices, where the controller determines an amount of heated water in the tank based on measurements made by the plurality of sensing devices.

公开(公告)号：US20230213241A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18147694

申请日：2022-12-28

申请人： Pentair, Inc.

发明人： Todd James Kaeser ,  Zachary Steven Pickard

IPC分类号： F24H9/45 ,  E04H4/12 ,  F24H15/296 ,  C23F13/00 ,  G08B21/24

CPC分类号： F24H9/455 ,  E04H4/129 ,  F24H15/296 ,  C23F13/005 ,  G08B21/24

摘要： A device, system, and a method are provided for notifying a user to replace a sacrificial anode in a pool or spa system. The device is provided in the form of a body defining a cavity, a sacrificial anode, and a sensor. The sacrificial anode substantially surrounds the cavity when the sacrificial anode is coupled to the body. The sensor is at least partially received into the cavity and is in communication with a pool automation system. The sensor is designed to transmit a signal to the pool automation system when the sensor detects water within the cavity. The signal is processed by the pool automation system, and the pool automation system may then transmit a notification to a user that the sacrificial anode is depleted.

公开(公告)号：US20230197991A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US17924671

申请日：2020-12-24

申请人： Youngchan YEO

发明人： Youngchan YEO

IPC分类号： H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/1018 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  F24H15/16 ,  F24H15/296 ,  F24H15/174 ,  F24H15/212

CPC分类号： H01M8/0618 ,  F24H15/16 ,  F24H15/174 ,  F24H15/212 ,  F24H15/296 ,  H01M8/1018 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04738 ,  H01M2220/10 ,  H01M2250/405

摘要： Provided is a fuel cell system. The fuel cell system comprises: a reformer that reforms fuel; a reformed fuel storage unit that receives the reformed fuel from the reformer and stores same; a fuel cell stack that generates electric power and heat by using the reformed fuel; a boiler unit that provides heating by using heating water, a battery unit that stores the electric power generated in the fuel cell stack; and a control unit that controls the operations of the reformer, the reformed fuel storage unit, the fuel cell stack, the boiler unit, and the battery unit, wherein the control unit controls the reformer to operate using the heating water of the boiler unit when the temperature of the heating water of the boiler unit is higher than a first baseline and the stored amount of the reformed fuel stored in the reformed fuel storage unit is equal to or less than a second baseline.