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US 11,112,141 B2Granted
Rain hood with air flow sensor
AssigneeAir Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
InventorTimothy A. Vogel
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Abstract
An air handling unit includes a rain hood configured to receive an air flow from an external environment surrounding the rain hood, and a sensor disposed within the rain hood and configured to monitor air flow parameters indicative of a flow rate of the air flow.
Claims22
An air handling unit, comprising:
- a rain hood configured to receive an air flow passing between the air handling unit and an external environment surrounding the rain hood;
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- a sensor disposed within the rain hood and configured to monitor a flow rate of the air flow, wherein the sensor is disposed in a location of the rain hood, the location being closer to an air output opening of the rain hood than an air input opening of the rain hood.
An air handling unit, comprising:
- a rain hood frame defining a rain hood interior and having an air input opening configured to receive an air flow from an external environment surrounding the rain hood frame;
- an air flow sensor disposed within the rain hood interior and configured to monitor a flow rate of the air flow, wherein the air flow sensor is disposed closer to an air output opening of the rain hood frame than the air input opening of the rain hood frame;
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- an electronics enclosure disposed at least partially within the external environment and having electronic circuitry disposed therein, wherein the air flow sensor is communicatively coupled to the electronic circuitry.
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A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system comprising:
- a rain hood frame defining a rain hood interior, wherein the rain hood frame includes an air input opening configured to receive an air flow from an external environment surrounding the rain hood frame and includes a sensor access opening formed in a wall of the rain hood frame;
- an air flow sensor disposed within the rain hood interior and configured to detect a flow rate of the air flow, wherein the air flow sensor is disposed in a location of the rain hood interior that is closer to an air output opening of the rain hood frame than the air input opening of the rain hood frame;
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- an electronics enclosure disposed at least partially within the external environment and having electronic circuitry disposed therein, wherein the electronic circuitry is coupled to the air flow sensor via the sensor access opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.