Adaptive ventilation system
OwnerAdrian V. Suciu, Stefan A. Suciuinventors
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Abstract
An adaptive ventilation system directs air within an environment. The system includes vents with flaps configured to be progressively actuated to redirect air from the vent into the environment at a different angle and speed. The vents each include a processing core and are in communication with a plurality of sensors and a central hub. At least one return is configured to control air flow from the environment into a return duct. The return includes a processing core and is in communication with a plurality of sensors and the central hub.
Claims20
An adaptive ventilation system for directing air within at least one space in an environment comprising:
- at least one vent configured to control a volume and direction of air flow from a ventilation duct and into a zone within one of the spaces, each vent including a processing core and a plurality of flaps configured to be progressively opened by at least one actuator, wherein the flaps are curved to redirect air from said ventilation duct into one of the spaces in the environment at a different angle depending on a degree to which the flaps are progressively opened;
- at least one return configured to control a volume of air flow from one of the spaces into a return duct, each return including a processing core;
- and
- a plurality of sensors in electrical communication with the vents and returns,
- wherein:
- the at least one vent controls the volume and direction of air flow between a ventilation duct and a zone within one of the spaces based on data from the sensors;
- and
- the at least one return controls the volume of air flow from one of the spaces into the return duct based on data from the sensors.
An adaptive ventilation system for directing air within at least one space in an environment comprising:
- at least one vent, each vent including a processing core;
- at least one return, each return including a processing core;
- and
- a plurality of sensors in electrical communication with the at least one vent and the at least one return,
- wherein:
- each vent is configured to control a volume and direction of air flow from a ventilation duct and into a zone within one of the spaces;
- and
- each return is configured to control a volume of air flow from one of the spaces into a return duct.
A vent for directing air from a ventilation duct into an environment comprising:
- a plurality of flaps configured to be progressively opened by at least one actuator, wherein the flaps are curved to redirect air from the ventilation duct into the environment at a different angle depending on a degree to which the flaps are progressively opened.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.