CPC F24F 3/044 (2013.01) [F24F 13/10 (2013.01); F24F 13/105 (2013.01); F24F 13/14 (2013.01); F24F 2110/10 (2018.01); F24F 2110/40 (2018.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. An indoor environmental control and air distribution system for a building comprising:
an air handling unit;
a manifold connected to the air handling unit, said manifold comprising a chamber formed by a plurality of walls and a plurality of orifices formed through at least one of the walls;
air distribution conduits each independently having a first end connected to the orifices of the manifold and a second end extending out from the manifold into different zones throughout the building; and
an airflow modulating device comprising one or more airflow regulating dampers independently configured to move into at least two positions in which each position provides a different percentage of total air volume to each air distribution conduit,
wherein the airflow modulating device is a separate container comprising a plurality of holes with the airflow regulating dampers positioned within each of the holes, and the separate container of the airflow modulating device is positioned within the manifold.
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