Patent ID: 9562708
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: F24D,F24F,F25B,Y02B

Claim:
1. A conduit module adapted to couple a heating/cooling module having first and second heat exchangers with a hot fluid circuit, a cold fluid circuit and a source fluid circuit; the conduit module comprising: a hot fluid supply conduit adapted to communicate fluid to the hot fluid circuit and a hot fluid return conduit adapted to receive fluid from the hot fluid circuit; a cold fluid supply conduit adapted to communicate fluid to the cold fluid circuit and a cold fluid return conduit adapted to receive fluid from the cold fluid circuit; a source fluid supply conduit adapted to communicate fluid to the source fluid circuit and a source fluid return conduit adapted to receive fluid from the source fluid circuit; a first inlet conduit adapted to convey fluid from the conduit module to the first heat exchanger and a first outlet conduit adapted to convey fluid from the first heat exchanger to the conduit module, the first heat exchanger being adapted to heat any fluid being conveyed by the first inlet and first outlet conduits; a second inlet conduit adapted to convey fluid from the conduit module to the second heat exchanger and a second outlet conduit adapted to convey fluid from the second heat exchanger to the conduit module, the second heat exchanger being adapted to chill any fluid being conveyed by the second inlet and second outlet conduits; a first three-way valve operably coupled with the hot fluid return conduit, the source fluid return conduit and the first inlet conduit; a second three-way valve operably coupled with the first outlet conduit, the hot fluid supply conduit and the source fluid supply conduit; a third three-way valve operably coupled with the cold fluid return conduit, the source fluid return conduit and the second inlet conduit; and a fourth three-way valve operably coupled with the second outlet conduit, the cold fluid supply conduit and the source fluid supply conduit.