System and method for measuring duct leakage in a hvac system

US2015073732A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2015073732-A1
Application numberUS-201414317355-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJun 27, 2014
Priority dateSep 6, 2013
Publication dateMar 12, 2015
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A system and method of measuring duct leakage in an HVAC system including an indoor unit assembly operably coupled to a processing device, wherein at least one supply air conduit, and at least one return air conduit are coupled to the indoor unit assembly by operating a blower system at a nominal airflow rate, restricting airflow in each of the at least one supply air conduits, and each of the at least one return air conduits; operating the blower system, within the indoor unit assembly, at a first airflow rate; and operating the processing device to calculate a duct leakage airflow and duct leakage measurement.

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What is claimed is: 1 . A method for measuring duct leakage in an HVAC system including an indoor unit assembly including an indoor unit assembly control and a blower system, at least one supply air conduit coupled to the indoor unit assembly, at least one return air conduit coupled to the indoor unit assembly, and a processing device operably coupled to the indoor unit assembly, the method comprising the steps of: (a) operating the processing device to determine a nominal stati…

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  • Physics · mapped topic

  • F24F7/08Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F24F7/04Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US2015073732A1 cover?
A system and method of measuring duct leakage in an HVAC system including an indoor unit assembly operably coupled to a processing device, wherein at least one supply air conduit, and at least one return air conduit are coupled to the indoor unit assembly by operating a blower system at a nominal airflow rate, restricting airflow in each of the at least one supply air conduits, and each of the …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Carrier Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F24F7/08. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Mar 12 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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