Patent · US Active

Environmental control system

US11577841B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
8References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 18, 2019
Grant dateFeb 14, 2023
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 25, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/50
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for controlling fresh air flow into a controlled environment are disclosed herein. The method comprises: measuring, using a sensor, a predetermined property in the controlled environment; estimating, by a controller, a number of people inside the controlled environment based on the measured property, and setting, by the controller, a rate of fresh air flow to the controlled environment based at least in part on the estimated number of people inside the controlled environment.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.