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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Trane International Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Dean Alan Drake, Tyler, TX (US);
Daniel John Blair, Tyler, TX (US);
Assignee:
Trane International Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24D 12/02 (2006.01); F24D 19/10 (2006.01); F24D 5/12 (2006.01); F24F 1/00 (2011.01); F24F 3/153 (2006.01); F24D 15/04 (2006.01); F24D 19/00 (2006.01); F24F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24D 12/02 (2013.01); F24D 5/12 (2013.01); F24D 15/04 (2013.01); F24D 19/0095 (2013.01); F24D 19/1087 (2013.01); F24D 19/1096 (2013.01); F24F 1/0007 (2013.01); F24F 3/153 (2013.01); F24D 2200/32 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0052 (2013.01);
Abstract
In at least some embodiments, an air handler includes a coil and a fan. The air handler also includes an auxiliary heat source having a plurality of heat elements. The auxiliary heat source implements a wear-leveling algorithm to cycle use of the heat elements over multiple auxiliary heat cycles.