Fan array fan section in air-handling systems
AssigneeHuntair, Inc.
InventorLawrence G. Hopkins
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Abstract
A fan array fan section in an air handling system includes a plurality of fan units arranged in a fan array and positioned within an air handling compartment. One preferred embodiment may include an array controller program to operate the plurality of the fan units at peak efficiency. The plurality of fan units may be arranged in a true array configuration, a space pattern array configuration, a checker board array configuration, rows slightly offset configuration, columns slightly offset configuration, or a staggered array configuration.
Claims74
A fan array fan section in an air-handling system to supply air to a building, comprising:
- an air handling compartment having a discharge plenum configured to deliver air to a ventilation system for at least a portion of the building, the air handling compartment including multiple chambers arranged in an array where at least a portion of the chambers are located adjacent to one another in at least one row or column in communication with the discharge plenum;
- a fan array of fan units, the fan units having motors and fans, wherein the fan units are positioned in corresponding chambers of the air handling compartment and are arranged adjacent to one another;
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- at least a portion of the chambers including sound attenuation layers that extend along at least one of a top, bottom and sides of the corresponding chambers, the sound attenuation layers at least partially surrounding the corresponding fans and motors, at least a portion of the sound attenuation layers being positioned between the chambers adjacent to one another.
A method of implementing a fan array in an air handling system to supply air to a building, the method comprising:
- providing an air handling compartment configured to deliver air to a ventilation system for at least a portion of the building, the air handling compartment including multiple chambers arranged in an array where at least a portion of the chambers are located adjacent to one another in at least one row or column in communication with the;
- obtaining a fan array of at least three fan units positioned in the air handling compartment in communication with the discharge plenum, the fan units having motors and fans, wherein the fan units are positioned in corresponding chambers of the air handling compartment and are arranged adjacent to one another;
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- including, in at least a portion of the chambers, sound attenuation layers that extend along at least one of a top, bottom and sides of the corresponding chambers, the sound attenuation layers at least partially surrounding the corresponding fans and motors, at least a portion of the sound attenuation layers being positioned between the chambers adjacent to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.