Method and system for conditioning air in an enclosed environment with distributed air circulation systems
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B01D-053/02
F24H-003/06
F24F-003/16
A61L-009/22
F24F-003/06
F24H-003/12
F28D-001/04
출원번호
US-0359280
(2012-11-16)
등록번호
US-9316410
(2016-04-19)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2012/065600
(2012-11-16)
국제공개번호
WO2013/074973
(2013-05-23)
발명자
/ 주소
Meirav, Udi
Biran, Israel
Bechar, Abraham
Meruham, Asael
출원인 / 주소
Enverid Systems, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Cooley LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
2인용 특허 :
72
초록▼
A system for conditioning air in a building including a fan-coil unit arranged adjacent to or within an indoor space within the building and additionally configured to at least one of heat and cool the air of the indoor space, and a scrubber arranged adjacent to or within the indoor space, the scrub
A system for conditioning air in a building including a fan-coil unit arranged adjacent to or within an indoor space within the building and additionally configured to at least one of heat and cool the air of the indoor space, and a scrubber arranged adjacent to or within the indoor space, the scrubber configured during a scrub cycle for scrubbing of indoor air from the indoor space. The scrubber includes one or more adsorbent materials arranged therein to adsorb at least one predetermined gas from the indoor air during the scrub cycle, a source of outdoor air, and an exhaust, wherein the scrubber is configured during a purge cycle to direct a purging air flow received from the source of outdoor air over and/or through the adsorbent materials to purge at least a portion of the at least one predetermined gas adsorbed by the adsorbent materials during the scrub cycle from the adsorbent materials and thereafter exhausting the flow via the exhaust.
대표청구항▼
1. A system for conditioning air in an indoor space in a building, comprising: a fan-coil unit arranged adjacent to or within the indoor space within the building and additionally configured to at least one of heat and cool the air of the indoor space without introducing outdoor air into the indoor
1. A system for conditioning air in an indoor space in a building, comprising: a fan-coil unit arranged adjacent to or within the indoor space within the building and additionally configured to at least one of heat and cool the air of the indoor space without introducing outdoor air into the indoor space; anda scrubber arranged adjacent to or within the indoor space, the scrubber configured during a scrub cycle for scrubbing of indoor air from the indoor space, the scrubber including: one or more adsorbent materials arranged therein to adsorb at least one predetermined gas from the indoor air during the scrub cycle;a source of outdoor air, andan exhaust, wherein the scrubber is configured during a purge cycle to direct a purging air flow received from the source of outdoor air over and/or through the adsorbent materials to purge at least a portion of the at least one predetermined gas adsorbed by the adsorbent materials during the scrub cycle from the adsorbent materials and thereafter exhausting the flow via the exhaust. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the fan-coil unit is supplied a refrigerant or heating fluid from a Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) system. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the fan-coil unit is supplied chilled or heated water from a central chiller or boiler. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein flow of indoor air from the indoor space to the scrubber or from the scrubber to the indoor space is ductless. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined gas is selected from the group comprising: carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds, sulfur oxides, radon, nitrous oxides and carbon monoxide. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the adsorbent materials is selected from the group comprising: granular adsorbent particles, solid supported amines, activated carbon, clay, carbon fibers, carbon cloth, silica, alumina, zeolite, synthetic zeolite, hydrophobic zeolite, natural zeolite, molecular sieves, titanium oxide, polymers, porous polymers, polymer fibers and metal organic frameworks. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the adsorbent materials is contained in one or more removable cartridges. 8. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one gas detection sensor for detecting a level of the at least one predetermined gas. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the scrubber further comprises at least one of a damper and a fan configured to switch the scrubber from the scrub cycle to the purge cycle. 10. The system of claim 9, further comprising a controller to perform the switching, wherein the controller is programmed to switch between the scrub cycle and the purge cycle by at least one of: a preset schedule, a predetermined level of the predetermined gas, an indoor space occupancy level, a manual trigger, a signaled command, and an externally signaled command. 11. The system of claim 1, further comprising an air plenum over a ceiling of the indoor space or adjacent to the indoor space, wherein the air plenum houses the fan-coil unit. 12. The system of claim 1, further comprising an air plenum over a ceiling of the indoor space or adjacent to the indoor space, wherein the air plenum houses the scrubber. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the fan-coil unit includes a housing, and wherein at least a portion of the scrubber is housed within the housing. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein a fan of the fan-coil unit is configured to direct indoor air flow into the scrubber. 15. The system of claim 1, further comprising a heater, wherein the received outdoor air is heated by the heater. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the heater is selected from the list comprising: a heat pump, an electric heating coil, a coil or radiator with heated fluid supplied from a central heating system, a solar heater and a furnace. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the heat pump removes heat from the indoor air. 18. The system of claim 15, wherein the heated outdoor air is heated prior to being supplied to the scrubber. 19. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one additional air treatment component selected from the list comprising: an air ionizer, an ozone source, a source of radiation, a membrane, foam, paper, fiberglass, a heater, a particle filter, an ultraviolet anti-microbial device, an ion or plasma generator, an oxide, a catalyst and a chemical catalyst. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the at least one additional air treatment component is placed within the scrubber. 21. The system of claim 19, wherein the at least one additional air treatment component is placed within the indoor space. 22. The system of claim 19, wherein the indoor air flows out of the fan-coil unit via a duct and the at least one additional air treatment component is placed within the duct. 23. The system of claim 1, wherein a plurality of indoor spaces are provided and a plurality of fan-coil units are provided, the plurality of fan-coil units are arranged adjacent to or within the plurality of indoor spaces and the scrubber is configured during a scrub cycle for scrubbing of indoor air from the plurality of indoor spaces.
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