Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Air mover refrigerant leak detection and risk mitigation
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Application No.: US16583956Application Date: 2019-09-26
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Publication No.: US11435101B2Publication Date: 2022-09-06
- Inventor: Michael W. Branson , Sivakumar Gopalnarayanan
- Applicant: Rheem Manufacturing Company
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
- Current Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Main IPC: F24F11/36
- IPC: F24F11/36 ; F24F1/0018

Abstract:
An air mover system for use in an indoor unit of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a blower comprising a motor and a blower control unit configured to control operations of the motor. The blower control unit includes a controller and a sensor communicably coupled to the controller. The sensor is configured to sense air inside the indoor unit and to provide sensor information to the controller. The controller is configured to determine whether a refrigerant is present in the air based on the sensor information and to control the blower to move the air out of the indoor unit in response to determining that the refrigerant is present in the air.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210095876A1 Air Mover Refrigerant Leak Detection And Risk Mitigation Public/Granted day:2021-04-01
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