Granted Patent B2

US 12,339,028 · App. 18/310,350 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Inventor: Wayne Conrad Ernest (Hampton, CA)

Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.

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Abstract

Claims (10)

1. An environmental control system for a unit in a structure, the unit comprising a first room and a second room, the environmental control system comprising: (a) a primary distribution system comprising a primary thermal transfer conduit system, the primary thermal transfer conduit system comprises a supply end in thermal communication with a source of at least one of heating or cooling and a first primary distribution end in the first room in the structure wherein, in operation, the primary distribution system provides the heating or cooling to the first room; and, (b) an ambient energy distribution system extending between the first room and the second room and comprising a fluid flow path which circulates a fluid for the heating or cooling from a first end in the first room and a second end in the second room wherein, in operation, the fluid flow path transfers heat between the first and second rooms whereby, in operation, the heat provided to the first room by the primary distribution system is transferred to the second room by the ambient energy distribution system, wherein the ambient energy distribution system is fluidically separate from the primary distribution system and, wherein the fluid flow path comprises a first heat exchanger positioned in the first room, a second heat exchanger positioned in the second room and a fluid flow member which circulates the fluid for the heating or cooling to the first heat exchanger and to the second heat exchanger and the fluid flow path and, wherein the fluid in the fluid flow path is circulated by the fluid flow member to the first heat exchanger positioned in the first room and the second heat exchanger in the second room whereby the heat is transferred between the first and second rooms.

2. The environmental control system of claim 1 further comprising a system monitor which adapts operation of the environmental control system of the unit based on current or expected weather, current or expected electrical power availability or cost.

3. The environmental control system of claim 1 wherein the fluid comprises a liquid and the fluid flow member comprises a pump.

4. An environmental control system for a structure, the environmental control system comprising: (a) a primary distribution system comprising a primary thermal transfer conduit system, the primary thermal transfer conduit system comprises a supply end in thermal communication with a source of at least one of heating or cooling and a first primary distribution end in a first room in the structure wherein, in operation, the primary distribution system provides the heating or cooling to the first room; (b) an ambient energy distribution system extending between the first room and a second location in the structure and comprising an ambient energy distribution conduit system, the ambient energy distribution conduit system extends between a first end in thermal communication with a first location in the first room and a second end in thermal communication with the second location in the structure, wherein, in operation, the ambient energy distribution conduit system transfers heat between the first and second locations whereby, in operation, the heat provided to the first room by the primary distribution system is transferred to the second location by the ambient energy distribution system, wherein the ambient energy distribution system is fluidically separate from the primary distribution system, wherein the ambient energy distribution system comprises a fluid flow path which circulates a fluid for the heating or cooling, a first heat exchanger positioned in the first location and a second heat exchanger positioned in the second location, and wherein the fluid in the fluid flow path is circulated between the first heat exchanger positioned in the first room and the second heat exchanger in the second location whereby the heat is transferred between the first room and the second location.

5. The environmental control system of claim 4 wherein the ambient energy distribution conduit system comprises an air flow duct and the ambient energy distribution system includes a controllable damper, wherein the controllable damper is coupled to a control unit and is adjusted by a signal issued by the control unit to regulate transfer of heat between the first and second locations.

6. The environmental control system of claim 4 wherein the ambient energy distribution system includes a controllable fluid moving member, wherein the controllable fluid moving member is coupled to a control unit and is adjusted by a signal issued by the control unit to regulate transfer of heat between the first and second locations.

7. The environmental control system of claim 4 further comprising:

(a) a first temperature sensor that is provided at the first location and a first interface for the first location whereby an inputted first target ambient temperature for the first location, which is provided by the first interface, is communicated to a control unit, which is operably connected to the ambient energy distribution system, and a first temperature in the first room is communicated to the control unit; and,

(b) a second temperature sensor that is provided at the second location and a second interface for the second location whereby an inputted second target ambient temperature for the second room, which is provided by the second interface, is communicated to the control unit and a second temperature in the second room is communicated to the control unit.

8. The environmental control system of claim 7 wherein the control unit is physically isolated from the interfaces and the temperatures sensors.

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