Internal building pressure apparatus and method
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1. In a building with multiple walls and multiple floors and a heating, ventilating, air-conditioning (HVAC) system, an internal building pressure apparatus comprising:
- a) at least one pressure sensor per floor on at least two of said multiple floors;
b) a connection means connecting the pressure sensors; and
c) an analysis means connected to said pressure sensors and receiving input from said pressure sensors and comparing at least one pressure reading from one floor with another pressure reading from at least one other of the multiple floors of said building and for providing sensor data output, a controlling means attached to the analysis means and to the HVAC system and controlling the pressure on at least one of the multiple floors in response to sensor data output from said analysis means by controlling the operation of the HVAC system so as to attain a desired pressure on at least one of said multiple floors.
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An internal building pressure apparatus includes, in a building with walls and more than floor, at least one pressure sensor on at least more than one floor. A connection is provided for connecting pressure sensors and an analysis device is connected to the pressure sensors for receiving input from the pressure sensors and for providing sensor data output. According to another embodiment, a controller may be included either alone or in combination with the analysis device.
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1. In a building with multiple walls and multiple floors and a heating, ventilating, air-conditioning (HVAC) system, an internal building pressure apparatus comprising:
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a) at least one pressure sensor per floor on at least two of said multiple floors; b) a connection means connecting the pressure sensors; and c) an analysis means connected to said pressure sensors and receiving input from said pressure sensors and comparing at least one pressure reading from one floor with another pressure reading from at least one other of the multiple floors of said building and for providing sensor data output, a controlling means attached to the analysis means and to the HVAC system and controlling the pressure on at least one of the multiple floors in response to sensor data output from said analysis means by controlling the operation of the HVAC system so as to attain a desired pressure on at least one of said multiple floors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling pressure in a building with multiple walls and multiple floors and a heating, ventilating, air-conditioning (HVAC) system, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing at least one pressure sensor on at least two of said multiple floors; b) connecting to the pressure sensors together; c) attaching an analyzer to said pressure sensors for receiving input from said pressure sensors and comparing at least one pressure reading from one floor with another pressure reading from at least one other of the multiple floors of said building and for providing sensor data output, attaching a controller to the analyzer and the HVAC system and controlling the pressure on at least one of the multiple floors in response to sensor data output from said analyzer by controlling the operation of the HVAC system so as to attain a desired pressure on at least one of said multiple floors. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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