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Application Number:  20120037714

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventor:  Tsutsumi, Hiroshi

Provided is an easy-to-design, inexpensive air-conditioning apparatus in which an external static pressure and an airflow are calculated without using a static-pressure detector and an indoor-unit-side fan is controlled using those values. An air-conditioning apparatus according to the present invention is configured such that a control unit (indoor-unit-side control unit stores an external static pressure of an indoor unit calculated from a rotation speed of an indoor-unit-side fan when the ...
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Application Number:  20120037713

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  Thuillard, Marc; Holoch, Philip

A drive apparatus (1) for a fire damper (2) comprises an electric drive (10), which holds the fire damper in the normal position when power is supplied and moves it into a safety position when no power is supplied. In addition to a thermal contact breaker (12), which interrupts the power supply to the drive (10) at a melt temperature, the drive apparatus (1) also comprises a temperature sensor (13) for measuring the air temperature value (T), a ...
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Application Number:  20120037095

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventor:  DuPlessis, Samuel Vincent

A mixing valve comprises a housing including first and second inlet passages and a third outlet passage. The first passage is connectable in a high temperature fluid supply line. The second passage is connectable with a low temperature fluid supply. The third passage selectively communicates with the first and second passages. A valve assembly is mounted within the housing. The valve assembly includes a thermostat element and a valve body actuatable by the thermostat element. The thermostat ...
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Application Number:  20120036918

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  Haefner, Peter; Hutter, Bernd

An apparatus for arranging at least on sample container inside an optical measuring device includes a carrier for arranging the sample container and a ventilation device. The ventilation device is arranged adjacent to the carrier and is provided with at least one air outlet arranged above the carrier. The ventilation device includes at least one heating element for generating an airflow and heating up the ...
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Application Number:  20120036885

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventor:  Thybo, Claus

An expansion valve (1) comprising an inlet opening adapted to receive fluid medium in a liquid state and at least two outlet openings (8), each being adapted to deliver fluid medium in an at least partly gaseous state, is disclosed, e.g. for use in a refrigeration system. The expansion valve (1) further comprises a first valve part (2) having at least two valve seats (3) formed therein, each of the valve seats (3) being fluidly connected to one of the ...
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Application Number:  20120036884

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  AHN, Yongnam; Kim, Jaehyeong; Min, Byeonghak

This document relates to an expansion valve and an air conditioner for vehicles having an expansion valve, which can branch and expand refrigerant supplied from a condenser, discharge the branched and expanded refrigerant to an evaporator, and differently control the degree of opening of first and second orifices through first and second valves varied in their positions by a single shaft, so that flow rates of refrigerant expanded while passing through the first and second orifices differ from ...
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Application Number:  20120036852

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  Beveridge, Robert A.; Whalen, JR., Richard J.

A technique of controlling a steam generating boiler system includes dynamically tuning a rate of change of a disturbance variable (DV) to control operation of a portion of the boiler system, and in particular, to control a temperature of output steam to a turbine. The rate of change of the DV is dynamically tuned based on a magnitude of an error or difference between an actual and a desired level of an output parameter, e.g., output steam temperature. In an embodiment, as the magnitude of the ...
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Application Number:  20120031985

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Nold, Craig; Do, Terry Lien

A method for controlling an appliance includes detecting a fault state of the appliance, determining that the fault state is associated with a monitoring sensor of the appliance, and changing an operational mode of a system of the appliance associated with the monitoring sensor to a time-based operational ...
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Application Number:  20120031984

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Feldmeier, Mark; Paradiso, Joseph

In exemplary implementations of this invention, control apparatus for a HVAC system provides personalized comfort control. It can adjust local conditions in different rooms within a building in order to maximize the perceived comfort of individual occupants. The control apparatus locates individuals within a building. For each individual, it senses temperature, humidity and other parameters at the individual's location, calculates a comfort metric indicative of the user's comfort, and can ...
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Application Number:  20120031983

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  MATSUMOTO, Takashi; MORI, Takeshi; SHIROTA, Mitsuhiro; FUKUI, Tomoya; YAMADA, Shoji; SAKODA, Kenichi; KAGA, Kunihiko; MICHIHATA, Satoshi; TAKAMORI, Akira; SUZUKI, Shinichi; TANIKAWA, Yoshinori

An indoor unit includes: a casing formed with a suction port and a blow-out port; a plurality of fans provided in parallel in the casing; a heat exchanger provided on the downstream side of the fans and on the upstream side of the blow-out port; a horizontal wind direction control vane provided at the blow-out port to control the horizontal direction of an airflow blown out from the blow-out port; a vertical wind direction control vane provided at the blow-out port to control the vertical ...
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Application Number:  20120031982

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Eveleigh, Robert; Cook, Gary

The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for tempering the temperature of a liquid in a fluid conducting system. More particularly, some embodiments of the invention relates to tempering the temperature of water supplied to a fixture from a water heater in a fluid conducting system. The system can include a heater for heating the fluid and a diffuser for slowing the rate at which water provided to a decontamination fixture is ...
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Application Number:  20120028563

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Sacks, Abraham Jacob; Sacks, Jeffrey Leonard; Spilchen, William

A building includes exterior walls that form spaces which are selectively vented under control of a control system. Vents are operated to retain trapped air or exhaust trapped air to improve the energy performance of the building. Vents with selectively operable dampers may be located proximate a top of a wall or wall section of wall. Vents may also be located proximate a bottom of a wall or wall section to allow drainage of liquid and circulation of air. Various specific wall constructions ...
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Application Number:  20120024969

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventor:  Kates, Lawrence

An Electronically-Controlled Register vent (ECRV) that can be easily installed by a homeowner or general handyman is disclosed. The ECRV can be used to convert a non-zoned HVAC system into a zoned system. The ECRV can also be used in connection with a conventional zoned HVAC system to provide additional control and additional zones not provided by the conventional zoned HVAC system. In one embodiment, the ECRV is configured have a size and form-factor that conforms to a standard ...
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Application Number:  20120024968

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Nelson, Jonathan D.; Beyerle, Michael Thomas

A water heater and thermal mixing valve assembly and method for providing a reduced discharge water temperature and a hot water temperature from the same tank. The assembly includes a tank adapted to accept and store an amount of cold water, a heater to heat the cold water held in the tank and increase the cold water temperature to a predetermined hot water temperature, at least one thermal mixing valve integrated with the tank in communication with a hot water passage and a cold water bypass ...
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Application Number:  20120023990

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Kern, Jeffrey A.; Nelson, Jonathan D.; Rodriguez, Eliel Fresco; Beyerle, Michael Thomas

A duct adapter system directs air flow relative to a hybrid water heater. The duct adapter system includes a collar adapted to surround a vent of a hybrid water shroud. The collar couples to standard duct pipe to extend ductwork to a heat pump portion of the hybrid water heater. A boost fan may be included in the system for boosting air flow to or from a remote location. The duct adapter system is adapted to deliver a warm air supply to the heat pump from the remote location, or deliver the ...
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