Fan array fan section in air-handling systems
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1. A fan array fan section in an air-handling system to supply air to a building, comprising:
- (a) an air-handling compartment;
(b) a fan array including at least three fan units, the fan array providing redundant air flow capacity;
(c) said fan array positioned within said air-handling compartment;
(d) said air-handling compartment associated with a building such that said air-handling system conditions the air of at least the portion of the building; and
(e) a control system for operating said at least three fan units substantially at or above a selected performance level at least by controlling a speed of ones of said at least three fan units that are ON.
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A fan array fan section in an air-handling system includes a plurality of fan units arranged in a fan array and positioned within an air-handling compartment. One preferred embodiment may include an array controller programmed to operate the plurality of fan units at peak efficiency. The plurality of fan units may be arranged in a true array configuration, a spaced pattern array configuration, a checker board array configuration, rows slightly offset array configuration, columns slightly offset array configuration, or a staggered array configuration.
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1. A fan array fan section in an air-handling system to supply air to a building, comprising:
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(a) an air-handling compartment; (b) a fan array including at least three fan units, the fan array providing redundant air flow capacity; (c) said fan array positioned within said air-handling compartment; (d) said air-handling compartment associated with a building such that said air-handling system conditions the air of at least the portion of the building; and (e) a control system for operating said at least three fan units substantially at or above a selected performance level at least by controlling a speed of ones of said at least three fan units that are ON. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A fan array fan section in an air-handling system to supply air to a building, comprising:
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an air handling compartment having a discharge plenum configured to deliver air to a ventilation system for at least a portion of the building; a fan array of fan units positioned in the air handling compartment; the fan units configured to be ON and OFF, the fan array having redundant air flow capacity such that, when at least one of the fan units is removed or OFF, the fan units that are ON have sufficient air flow capacity to at least meet a specified air capacity for at least the portion of the building. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for providing a fan array fan section in an air-handling system to supply air to a building, comprising:
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providing an air handling compartment having a discharge plenum configured to deliver air to a ventilation system for at least a portion of the building; providing a fan array of fan units configured to be ON and OFF, the fan array having redundant air flow capacity such that, when at least one of the fan units is removed or OFF, the fan units that are ON have sufficient air flow capacity to at least meet a specified air capacity for at least the portion of the building; and operating the fan array to at least meet a current air demand of at least the portion of the building. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method for supplying air to a building from an air handling system, the air handling system comprising an air handling compartment configured to deliver air to a ventilation system for at least a portion of the building, the air handling system further comprising a fan array of fan units positioned in the air handling compartment, the method comprising:
operating the fan array having redundant air flow capacity such that, when at least one of the fan units is removed or OFF, the fan units that are ON have sufficient air flow capacity to at least meet a specified air capacity for at least the portion of the building. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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