Detecting blockage of air conditioner unit based on fan speed

    公开(公告)号:US10830481B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-10

    申请号:US16169106

    申请日:2018-10-24

    Abstract: Air conditioner units and methods for operating air conditioner units are provided. A method includes determining a steady state speed of a blower fan of the air conditioner unit. The method further includes receiving a call for heating and activating the blower fan in response to the call for heating. The method further includes measuring a speed of the blower fan after activating the blower fan and comparing the measured speed of the blower fan to the steady state speed of the blower fan. When the measured speed of the blower fan is greater than the steady state speed of the blower fan, the method includes disabling one of a plurality of heater banks of a heating unit of the air conditioner unit.

    Control method for air conditioning system

    公开(公告)号:US11486597B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US16836480

    申请日:2020-03-31

    Abstract: A control method for an air conditioning system includes: calculating an average heat exchange amount of a coil according to real-time operation information; setting a full-load air volume parameter and a full-load water volume parameter in a heat exchange model according to the real-time operation information and the heat exchange model, and calculating a full-load heat exchange amount; calculating a dynamic margin value based on the average heat exchange amount and the full-load heat exchange amount; determining whether the dynamic margin value is greater than a first preset condition or less than a second preset condition, so that the controller outputs a first control signal or a second control signal respectively to adjust a coil water inlet temperature; and when the dynamic margin value is less than the first preset condition and greater than the second preset condition, maintaining the current setting state.

    Humidification device
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11473791B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US16470605

    申请日:2018-01-26

    Abstract: Disclosed is a humidity control apparatus which ensures a sufficient dehumidification amount without increasing an area of a gas-liquid contact portion in a dehumidification unit, regardless of the type of liquid absorbent used. The humidity control apparatus includes an absorbent circuit connecting a liquid-based dehumidification module, a recovery module, and a liquid-cooling heat exchanger which cools, with a refrigerant, a liquid absorbent before being used in the liquid-based dehumidification module. A refrigerant-cooling-based dehumidification module is positioned upstream of the liquid-based dehumidification module in a flow direction of target air, and cools and dehumidifies, with the refrigerant, the target air before being dehumidified in the module. The liquid-cooling heat exchanger and the refrigerant-cooling-based dehumidification module are connected to a single refrigerant circuit together with a liquid-heating heat exchanger.

    DETECTING BLOCKAGE OF AIR CONDITIONER UNIT BASED ON FAN SPEED

    公开(公告)号:US20200132334A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-04-30

    申请号:US16169106

    申请日:2018-10-24

    Abstract: Air conditioner units and methods for operating air conditioner units are provided. A method includes determining a steady state speed of a blower fan of the air conditioner unit. The method further includes receiving a call for heating and activating the blower fan in response to the call for heating. The method further includes measuring a speed of the blower fan after activating the blower fan and comparing the measured speed of the blower fan to the steady state speed of the blower fan. When the measured speed of the blower fan is greater than the steady state speed of the blower fan, the method includes disabling one of a plurality of heater banks of a heating unit of the air conditioner unit.

    Refrigeration unit with a liquid heat source and reduced condensation at a utilization unit

    公开(公告)号:US11231186B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-25

    申请号:US16619312

    申请日:2018-07-17

    Inventor: Akiharu Kojima

    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a heat source unit having a compressor, a first heat exchanger configured to cause heat exchange between a refrigerant and liquid fluid, a second heat exchanger configured to cause heat exchange between the refrigerant and air, and a valve configured to switch to supply or not to supply the second heat exchanger with the refrigerant, and a controller configured to control to operate the compressor and to open or close the valve. The controller opens the valve to supply the second heat exchanger with the refrigerant to cause the second heat exchanger to function as a heat absorber when assessing that the refrigerant sent to the utilization unit needs to be decreased in quantity during cooling operation in which the first heat exchanger functions as a radiator.

    PULSING ADIABATIC GAS COOLER
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210372715A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US17401631

    申请日:2021-08-13

    Abstract: A method by a controller of a cooling system includes calculating a difference between a first temperature of ambient air and a second temperature of pre-cooled air. The pre-cooled air is ambient air that has been cooled by water from a water distribution system before it enters one or more condenser coils. The method further includes determining that the difference between the first and second temperatures is less than or equal to a predetermined temperature difference, and in response, determining that the first temperature is greater than or equal to a minimum temperature. The method further includes, if the first temperature is greater than or equal to the minimum temperature, instructing the water distribution system to distribute the water to pre-cool the ambient air for a predetermined length of time and to disable the distribution of the water after the predetermined amount of time has elapsed.

    AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200072486A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16468478

    申请日:2017-12-06

    Abstract: An air conditioning system reduces energy consumption by efficient shared use of air in a common space that is not subjected to air conditioning in an indoor area, among a plurality of air conditioners for the purpose of heat exchange. A plurality of air conditioners each include: an air-conditioning target space-side heat exchanger configured to carry out heat exchange with air in an air-conditioning target space; a common space-side heat exchanger configured to carry out heat transfer to and from the air-conditioning target space-side heat exchanger; and a common space-side fan configured to feed taken in air from the common space to the common space-side heat exchanger and to blow the air into the common space. The common space-side heat exchangers of the air conditioners are disposed in the common space. The air conditioners are controlled based on temperature information items at plural positions in the common space.

    PULSING ADIABATIC GAS COOLER
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230194196A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-22

    申请号:US18166915

    申请日:2023-02-09

    Abstract: A method by a controller of a cooling system includes calculating a difference between a first temperature of ambient air and a second temperature of pre-cooled air. The pre-cooled air is ambient air that has been cooled by water from a water distribution system before it enters one or more condenser coils. The method further includes determining that the difference between the first and second temperatures is less than or equal to a predetermined temperature difference, and in response, determining that the first temperature is greater than or equal to a minimum temperature. The method further includes, if the first temperature is greater than or equal to the minimum temperature, instructing the water distribution system to distribute the water to pre-cool the ambient air for a predetermined length of time and to disable the distribution of the water after the predetermined amount of time has elapsed.

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