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US 2009/0211732 A1Published application
Thermal energy exchanger for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system
OwnerLakhi Nandlal Goenkainventor
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Abstract
A thermal energy exchanger for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system is disclosed, the thermal energy exchanger includes a phase change material disposed therein, whereby the phase change material is at least one of encapsulated by a thermally conductive material and impregnated with a thermally conductive material.
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A thermal energy exchanger for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system comprising:
- a main housing having a hollow interior;
- a plurality of tubes disposed in the hollow interior of the housing;
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- a phase change material disposed in the tubes, wherein the phase change material is at least one of encapsulated with a thermally conductive material and impregnated with a thermally conductive material.
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A thermal energy exchanger for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system comprising:
- a hollow main housing including a first inlet and a first outlet, wherein the first inlet and the first outlet are in fluid communication with a source of cooled fluid, the housing further including a second inlet and a second outlet, wherein the second inlet and the second outlet are in fluid communication with a heat exchanger disposed in a control module of a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system, and wherein each of the inlets and the outlets perform as a diffuser;
- a plurality of tubes disposed in the housing forming open areas therebetween, wherein at least one of the tubes is adapted to receive one of a fluid from the source of cooled fluid and a fluid from the heat exchanger therethrough;
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- a phase change material disposed in the open areas of the housing.
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A thermal energy exchanger for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system comprising:
- a main housing having a hollow interior;
- a fluid disposed in the housing, the fluid adapted to circulate through a conduit to a heat exchanger disposed in an HVAC module of a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system;
- and
- a phase change material disposed in the fluid, wherein the phase change material is at least one of encapsulated with a thermally conductive material and impregnated with a thermally conductive material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.