Air conditioning system

• US 10,126,005 B1
• Filed: 11/07/2017
• Issued: 11/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: William S. Carson Jr, William S. Carson, Sr.
• Original Assignee: William S. Carson Jr, William S. Carson, Sr.
• Inventors: Carson, Sr., William S., Carson, Jr., William S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vazquez, Ana
• Application Number:
  US15/805,731
• Time in Patent Office: 371 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/0008 for air-humidification F24F11/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/65 for selecting an operating mode
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2003/003 with primary air treatment in the central station and subsequent secondary air treatment in air treatment units located in or near the rooms
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2003/144 by dehumidification only
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/10 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/70 Carbon dioxide
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2203/02 System or Device comprising a heat pump as a subsystem, e.g. combined with humidification/dehumidification, heating, natural energy or with hybrid system
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 3/001 in which the air treatment in the central station takes place by means of a heat-pump or by means of a reversible cycle reversible cycle for humidifying and drying air F24F3/147
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 3/1429 alternatively operating a heat exchanger in an absorbing/adsorbing mode and a heat exchanger in a regeneration mode
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 22/02 characterised by the use of electric means
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1927 using a plurality of sensors G05D23/1902, G05D23/1917, and G05D23/1919 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1931 to control the temperature of one space
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 27/02 characterised by the use of electric means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating

Abstract

The present invention relates to controlling the treatment of air for the inside of a building and especially to controlling a hybrid air conditioning system for the regulation of the air temperature and humidity which utilizes outside air to enhance the efficiency of the system and which has a smoke evacuation system to enhance the safety of firemen and occupants when there is a fire or smoke hazard in the building.

Claims

1. A central air conditioning system for conditioning air in a building comprising:

the building having an interior space isolated from an exterior of said building;

a central air conditioning unit of predetermined capacity operatively connected to said building;

an input air duct extending from the interior of said building to said central air conditioning unit, said input duct having a blocking air damper valve therein adapted to shut off a flow of air therethrough;

an output air duct extending from said central air conditioning unit into the interior of said building, said output duct having a blocking air damper valve therein adapted to shut off a flow of air therethrough;

an outside air duct extending from outside said building to said central air conditioning unit, said outside air duct having a blocking air damper valve therein adapted to shut off a flow of air therethrough;

a fire suppression air duct extending from said central air conditioning unit output air duct to outside said building, said fire suppression air duct having a blocking air damper valve therein adapted to shut off a flow of air therethrough;

an air conditioner control processor operatively connected to said input air duct blocking air damper valve, said output air duct blocking air damper valve, said exterior air duct blocking air damper valve and said fire suppression air duct blocking air damper valve;

said air conditioner control processor being adapted to;

turn off said outside air duct blocking air damper valve and said fire suppression air duct blocking air damper valve when said air conditioning system is operating in normal operation mode with the air flow through the open input air duct and output air duct, and

to turn off said input air duct blocking air damper valve and said fire suppression air duct blocking air damper valve and to open said outside air duct blocking air damper valve when said air conditioning system is operating in outside air conditioning mode with the air flow through the open outside air duct and output air duct, and

to turn off said output air duct blocking air damper valve and said outside air duct blocking air damper valve and to open said fire suppression air duct blocking air damper valve and said interior air duct blocking air damper valve when said air conditioning system is operating in fire suppression mode with air flow through the open input air duct and fire suppression air duct;

whereby the air in the building is adapted to be conditioned with outside air and to have hazardous air evacuated therefrom.

2. The central air conditioning system in accordance with claim 1 in which said fire suppression air duct extends from said central air conditioning unit output air duct to said outside air duct and therethrough to the outside of said building.

3. The central air conditioning system in accordance with claim 2 in which said air conditioning system has a temperature sensor for sensing temperature within said building and a humidity sensor for sensing humidity within said building and a smoke/fire sensor within said building, each said sensor being operatively connected to said control processor.

4. The central air conditioning system in accordance with claim 3 in which said input air duct has a second blocking air damper valve therein adapted to open said input air duct into an attic of said building when in the outside air conditioning mode.

5. The central air conditioning system in accordance with claim 4 in which said building attic has a vent to the outside of said building to vent gases from said attic.

6. The central air conditioning system in accordance with claim 3 in which said air conditioning system includes outside temperature and humidity sensors operatively coupled to said control processor.

7. The process for conditioning the air in a building in accordance with claim 6 in which said control processor has a wireless connection to said outside temperature and humidity sensors.

8. The process for conditioning the air in a building in accordance with claim 7 in which said control processor has a wireless connection to said interior temperature sensor and a wireless connection to said interior humidity sensor.

9. The central air conditioning system in accordance with claim 1 having a second air conditioning unit having an equal or smaller capacity than said central air conditioning unit and having a dehumidifier each operatively connected to said control processor.

10. The process for conditioning the air in a building in accordance with claim 9 in which said control processor has a wireless connection to said central and second air conditioning units and to said dehumidifier.