Patent ID: 9593859
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: C12M,C12Q,F24F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A single-pass system for independently controlling the environment in a plurality of building zones comprising: a central air-handling unit for supplying fresh air comprising: a heat exchanger including a plenum with a fresh air inlet in fluid communication with outside fresh air; a fresh air outlet; the plenum having a radiator with an exhaust air inlet and an exhaust air outlet; an air handling unit having means of filtering, means of heating, means of cooling, means of humidifying and means of dehumidifying the fresh air, the air-handling unit being in fluid communication with the fresh air outlet of the heat-exchanger; a plurality of ducts to supply fresh air independently from the air-handling unit to each building zone; a plurality of exhaust units disposed in each zone and each comprising a fan, a damper and a control mechanism to continuously or periodically exhaust remove a volume of air from each building zone; a means of extracting thermal energy from the exhaust air comprising a common duct connecting each of the exhaust air units in parallel to the exhaust air inlet of the radiator of the heat-exchanger and allowing the exhaust air to vent.