Patent ID: 6779735
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: F24F,Y02B

Abstract:
A method of mixing air in an interior space when not conditioning the air by an air conditioning system having a return air duct a circulation fan, and a thermal conditioning element, an outside air damper connected to an external air duct, an outside air intake fan, installed in said external air duct, the external air intake duct being connected to the return air duct of the air conditioning system, comprising the steps of:a) activating said outside air damper and said circulation fan for a pre selected operating time, independent of said thermal conditioning element; b) pulling outside air into said external air duct; c) mixing said outside air into the return air duct, of said air conditioning system, producing a quantity of mixed air; d) distributing the mixed air into a closed space; e) shutting down the circulation fan after a predetermined operating time; f) keeping the circulation fan shut down for a pre-selected quiescent time; and g) repeating steps a-f for an extended period of months.