Hvac forced air augmenting apparatus and method
AssigneeElbyte Inc.
InventorKrzysztof Gosciniak
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Abstract
Apparatus for increasing a flow of forced air from a HVAC unit having a blower fan into a heating/cooling zone has a register unit for passing forced air from a duct connected between the HVAC unit and the register unit. A fan at the register unit operates to increase the forced air flow rate through the register. A control signal is emitted from a wireless transmitter in response to remotely detected operation of the HVAC blower fan. The control signal is transmitted over a radio link between the HVAC unit and a receiver at the register unit and is used to control operation of the register fan.
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Apparatus for use in increasing a flow of conditioned air from a HVAC unit, the HVAC unit having a blower fan for forcing heated or cooled air from the HVAC unit through a duct to a zone to be heated or cooled, the apparatus comprising a register unit having a register for passing the forced air from the duct into the zone and a register fan operable to increase a flow rate of the forced air through the register, a detector at the HVAC unit for detecting when the blower fan is operating, a radio link having a transmitter at the HVAC unit for generating a first control signal in response to the detection of the blower fan operating, and a receiver unit at the register unit for receiving the first control signal and, in response thereto, generating a second control signal for powering the register fan.
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A method of increasing a flow of forced air from a HVAC unit having a heater and/or cooler sub-unit and a blower sub-unit having a blower fan for forcing heated or cooled air through a duct system to a heating/cooling zone, the method comprising at a register unit having a register for passing the forced air from a duct connected between the HVAC unit and the register unit, detecting at the HVAC unit when one of the HVAC sub-units is operating, generating a first control signal in response to the detection of operation of said one of the HVAC sub-units, wirelessly sending the first control signal to a receiver unit at the register unit, and at the register unit in response to receiving the first control signal, generating a second control signal for powering a register fan at the register unit to increase a flow rate of the forced air through the register unit.
Apparatus for use in increasing a flow of forced air from a HVAC unit having a heater and/or cooler sub-unit and a blower sub-unit having a blower fan for forcing heated or cooled air through a duct system to a heating/cooling zone, the apparatus comprising a register unit having a register for passing the forced air from a duct connected between the HVAC unit and the register unit, and a register fan operable to increase a flow rate of the forced air through the register, a detector at the HVAC unit for detecting when one of the HVAC sub-units is operating, a radio link having a transmitter at the HVAC unit for generating a first control signal in response to the detection of operation of said one of the HVAC sub-units, and a receiver unit at the register unit for receiving the first control signal and, in response thereto, generating a second control signal for powering the register fan.
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