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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Marc W. Akkala, Cedarburg, WI (US);
AOS Holding Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A potable water temperature management system includes a device that produces waste heat and that has a primary purpose other than heating potable water. The waste heat from the device is used to heat potable water in a tank. A heat shedding system is activated when the temperature of the potable water in the tank exceeds a selected maximum temperature. An auxiliary energy transfer system may be activated to heat the potable water in the tank when the potable water in the tank falls below a selected minimum temperature. A controller may be used to monitor the temperature of the potable water in the tank and activate either the heat shedding system or the auxiliary energy transfer system based on the potable water temperature.