US 5,707,007 A · Hydronic heating with continuous circulation supplying multi-temperature heating loops

Abstract

A hydronic heating system having a source of hot supply water and a reservoir of cooler return water, a main hot supply water circulation path (loop) from the supply water line to the return water line including a pump maintaining continuous flow of hot supply water through the main loop, a satellite injection water connection and a satellite return water connection along the main loop, a satellite distribution station including a satellite heating loop, a satellite supply header and satellite return header at opposite ends of the satellite heating loop and a satellite station pump having an input and an output for pumping satellite water from the satellite return header to the satellite supply header, whereby the satellite water flows through the satellite heating loop, a satellite injection water line from the satellite injection connection to the satellite pump input and a satellite return water line from the satellite pump output to the return connection along the main loop, whereby heat from the main loop flows to the satellite loop.

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Dependent claims

A hydronic heating system having a source of hot supply water and a reservoir of cooler return water, a supply water line from said source and a return water line to said reservoir, comprising,

(a) a main hot supply water circulation path (loop) from said supply water line to said return water line including a pump maintaining continuous flow of said hot supply water through said main loop,
(b) a satellite station distribution system along said main loop including:
(c) a satellite injection water connection along said main loop and a satellite return water connection along said main loop,
(d) a satellite heating loop, a satellite supply header and satellite return header at opposite ends of said satellite loop and a satellite station pump having a pump input and a pump output for pumping satellite water from said satellite return header to said satellite supply header,
(d) whereby said satellite water flows through said satellite loop from said satellite supply header to said satellite return header,
(e) a satellite injection water line from said satellite injection connection along said main loop to said satellite pump input and
(f) a satellite return water line from said satellite pump output to said satellite return connection along said main loop,
(g) whereby heat from said main loop flows to said satellite loop.

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A hydronic heating system having a boiler providing hot supply water and a reservoir of cooler return water, a boiler supply water line and a boiler return water line to said boiler reservoir, comprising,

(a) a main loop fed boiler supply water by said boiler supply line, a main water pump compelling water flow through said main loop from said boiler supply line to said boiler return water line,
(b) a satellite distribution station feeding one or more satellite station heating loops,
(c) a satellite injection water connection along said main loop and a satellite return water connection along said main loop,
(d) said satellite distribution station including a satellite heating loop supply header and satellite heating loop return header at opposite ends of said satellite loop and a satellite station pump pumping satellite water from said satellite return header to said satellite supply header,
(e) whereby heat from said main loop flows to said satellite loop.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Hydronic heating with continuous circulation supplying multi-temperature heating loops

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Abstract

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