HVAC air distribution system
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1. An HVAC system, comprising:
- a first diverter valve adapted to divert air entering the valve and maintain a substantially constant backpressure in front of the valve during air diversion,a first sensor assembly adapted to sense a first environmental condition that includes at least one of temperature and a phenomenon indicative of the makeup of air;
a control unit; and
a user interface unit,wherein the control unit is in communication with the first diverter valve and the first sensor assembly.
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Abstract
An HVAC system including a first diverter valve configured to divert, in varying amounts, an airflow entering the valve out two different outlets, in a manner that does not create a substantial increase in backpressure due to the diversion or otherwise substantially restrict the general flow of air in the HVAC system. The system further includes a first sensor assembly configured to sense a first environmental condition that includes at least one of temperature and a phenomenon indicative of the makeup of room air, a control unit, and a user interface unit, wherein the control unit is in communication with the diverter valve and the first sensor assembly.
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1. An HVAC system, comprising:
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a first diverter valve adapted to divert air entering the valve and maintain a substantially constant backpressure in front of the valve during air diversion, a first sensor assembly adapted to sense a first environmental condition that includes at least one of temperature and a phenomenon indicative of the makeup of air; a control unit; and a user interface unit, wherein the control unit is in communication with the first diverter valve and the first sensor assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of delivering conditioned air in an HVAC system, comprising:
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cooling or heating air; automatically directing the cooled or heated air into a first diverter valve; automatically routing, at a first routing ratio, the directed cooled or heated air to a first outlet near a ceiling in a first room a second outlet near a floor in the first room, automatically sensing an environmental condition that includes at least one of temperature and a phenomenon indicative of the makeup of air within the first room; and automatically routing, at a second routing ratio, the directed cooled or heated air to the first outlet and the second outlet, wherein a backpressure upstream of the location where the directed cooled or heated air is rerouted is substantially the same while routing at the second routing ratio and the first routing ratio. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An HVAC system, comprising:
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at least one diverter valve adapted to variously route air through two different outlets, at least a first routing ratio and a second routing ratio that is substantially different than the first routing ratio, in a manner such that backpressure at an inlet of the valve is substantially the same while routing at the second routing ratio and the first routing ratio; and a program product for controlling room temperature air at substantially two different altitudes comprising machine-readable program code for causing, when executed, a machine to perform the following method actions; automatically routing, at the first routing ratio, air to the first outlet and the second outlet, automatically analyzing a received signal indicative of a first environmental condition, at substantially different altitudes within a room, that includes at least one of temperature and a phenomenon indicative of the makeup of air within the first room; identifying a control routing ratio based on the analyzed received signal; setting the second routing ratio to be the control routing ratio; and automatically routing, at a second routing ratio, the directed air to the first outlet and the second outlet.
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