Energy conserving heating and air conditioning system

Patent · Tue Dec 09 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6594698

Tomlinson, J W

An energy conserving system is disclosed for heating and air conditioning multi-zone structures such as multi-story office buildings. A conventional heating and air conditioning system for a multistory building has a central cooling unit for supplying chilled water for cooling and separately controlled fans or blowers for circulating cooled air in each story or zone. Separately controlled air heating (or reheating) means is provided for each story or zone. Usually the system is inactivated at night and on weekends in office buildings. When the system is inactivated, bypass timers are provided to permit the system to be turned on in selected areas during off hours. An energy conserving system (and method of operation) for the aforementioned heating and air conditioning system includes timing means operated sequentially at different periods of time which shut down the coolers prior to shutting down the blowers at the end of the day. In addition, timers are provided to inactivate selected blowers during selected periods of time. Suitable thermostatic controls are provided to activate and inactivate the system in accordance with predetermined outside and inside temperature values.

• Assignee: IFI; EDB-81-062661
• Patent Number(s): US 4237966
• OSTI ID: 6594698
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320102* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Office Buildings-- (-1987)
320103 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- School
Municipal
& Other Public Buildings-- (-1987)
AIR CONDITIONERS
BUILDINGS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY SYSTEMS
HEATING SYSTEMS
OFFICE BUILDINGS
TIME DEPENDENCE