Heat exchange – With alarm – indicator – signal – register – recorder – test or...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-16
2007-01-16
Ciric, Ljiljana (Department: 3753)
Heat exchange
With alarm, indicator, signal, register, recorder, test or...
C165S074000, C165S086000, C062S131000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10828670
ABSTRACT:
An automatic monitoring system for thermal energy storage (TES) plants wherein a pilot ice tank (11) uses Archimedes' principle to determine the ice inventory level by measuring the resultant force (28) of the algebraic addition of the weight of the ice and the reaction of the water pushing the ice up with a force equal to the weight on the water displaced by the volume of the ice. The resultant force (28) applied on a pivoting arm (37) is transferred to a liquid filled bellow (19) and is transformed into hydraulic pressure. The instantaneous hydraulic pressure is transferred to a pressure transducer (21) which converts the hydraulic pressure into an electric current. The electric current is then sent as an electronic analog input to the central control panel (30) of the TES for analysis or display.
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Colasso Francisco J.
Crossa Darwin
Madrigal Hugo
Ciric Ljiljana
Livingston Edward M.
Miller Angela M.
The Livingdton Firm
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