HEATING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS

• US 20100232877A1
• Filed: 07/16/2009
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Charles W. Sanvik
• Original Assignee: Water & Power Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Olson, James A., Yurczyk, Shawn R., Sanvik, Charles W.
• Application Number:
  US12/504,172
• Publication Number:
  US 20100232877A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 404/77
• CPC Class Codes: E02D 3/11 by thermal, electrical or electro-chemical means freezing soil for interrupting passage of underground water E02D19/14
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 21/06 Solidifying concrete, e.g. by application of vacuum before hardening devices for solidifying also soil E02D3/02; for road building E01C19/00; for producing shaped articles B28B1/00
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 3/10 Feed-line arrangements, e.g. providing for heat-accumulator tanks, expansion tanks ; Hydraulic components of a central heating system
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 3/12 Tube and panel arrangements for ceiling, wall, or underfloor heating electric underfloor heating F24D13/02
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/00 Energy efficient heating, ventilation or air conditioning [HVAC]

Abstract

A method and a system for heating such as ground heating or curing concrete.

Claims

1. A system for elevating or controlling temperatures, the system comprising:

a heating system;

a heat distribution assembly operatively coupled with the heating system;

a monitoring system operatively coupled with the heat distribution assembly and the heating system; and

the monitoring system operatively connected with a network, where a third party can obtain information regarding the heating system or the heat distribution assembly via the network.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the monitoring system monitors at least one of temperature at one or more zones of the heat distribution assembly.

3. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the monitoring system includes at least one of wireless or wired sensors associated with at least one zone.

4. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the monitoring system includes information regarding a predictive cure rate.

5. The system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a field tester configured to be coupled with the heating system.

6. A system comprising:

a heating system;

a heat distribution assembly including one or more zones;

one or more sensors associated with at least one zone; and

a monitoring system in communication with the one or more sensors.

7. The system as recited in claim 6, further comprising a control system configured to control temperature at one or more of the zones.

8. The system as recited in claim 7, further comprising at least one wireless sensors or wired sensors associated with each zone.

9. The system as recited in claim 6, further comprising a remote manifold.

10. The system as recited in claim 6, further comprising two or more boilers adapted to modulate on and off.

11. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the boilers are modulated on and off after a predetermined temperature has been sensed in the system.

12. A method comprising:

heating one or more zones with a system;

monitoring one or more zones of the system with a monitoring system, the system including a heating system, a heat distribution assembly, and one or more sensors associated with at least one zone;

sensing temperature at the one or more zones; and

monitoring includes monitoring temperature of the one or more zones.

13. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein monitoring includes monitoring via a network.

14. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein monitoring via the network includes accessing information over the internet.

15. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein monitoring via the network includes receiving one or more messages from the monitoring system.

16. The method as recited in claim 12, further comprising generating a report regarding temperatures at the one or more zones.

17. The method as recited in claim 12, further comprising monitoring components of the heating system.

18. The method as recited in claim 12, further comprising receiving an alert when a predetermined value is detected.

19. A method of thawing ground or curing material, the method comprising:

heating an area with a heating system, the area including one or more zones, heating the area includes distributing heat to the area with a heat distribution assembly;

monitoring at least one parameter of one or more zones with a monitoring system via a network;

receiving control signals from a server over a network;

modifying a temperature; and

returning signal to the server indicating the temperature was modified.

20. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein modifying includes selectively modifying at least one of temperature in each of the zones.

21. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein modifying includes modifying the temperature with a manifold.

22. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein modifying includes modifying the temperature with a remote manifold.

23. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein monitoring includes sensing information with a sensor, and sending a wireless signal regarding the information.

24. A method of thawing ground or curing material, the method comprising:

connecting tubing to a manifold;

circulating fluid through the tubing;

depressurizing the tubing with a depressurizing device; and

disconnecting the tubing from the manifold after the tubing is depressurized.

25. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein depressurizing the tubing includes opening an actuator, where the actuator is disposed over at least a portion of a tubing connection.

26. The method as recited in claim 24, further comprising closing an actuator of the depressurizing device prior to circulating fluid through the tubing.

27. The method as recited in claim 24, further comprising preventing disconnecting the tubing from the manifold until the tubing is depressurized.