Hydronic Temperature Control System with Bypass Valve

Abstract

A hydronic system for regulating a temperature of a room can comprise a common fluid storage tank, a pump, a series of hydronic piping, an automated three-way valve, a circuit of room piping, a bypass pipe, a control panel, and a temperature sensor. When a temperature of the room reaches a desired temperature as determined by a user, the control panel actuates the three-way valve to divert the flow of the fluid away from the circuit of room piping such that the fluid flows through the bypass valve and directly to a subsequent room, saving thermal energy stored within the fluid.

1 . A system for regulating a temperature of a room, the system comprising:
 a common fluid storage tank for storing a fluid therein;   a pump fluidly connecting the common fluid storage tank to a series of hydronic piping, for pumping the fluid from the common storage tank throughout the system through the series of hydronic piping;   an automated three-way valve fluidly connected to the series of hydronic piping, for diverting and redirecting a flow of the fluid flowing through the hydronic piping;   a circuit of room piping fluidly connected to the automated three-way valve for receiving a portion of the flow of the fluid flowing through the hydronic piping;   a bypass pipe fluidly connected to the automated three-way valve for receiving another portion of the flow of the fluid flowing through the hydronic piping;   a control panel operatively connected to the three-way valve for actuating the three-way valve; and   a temperature sensor operatively connected to the control panel for determining a temperature in the room,   wherein when a temperature of the room reaches a desired temperature as determined by a user, the control panel actuates the three-way valve to divert the flow of the fluid away from the circuit of room piping such that the fluid flows through the bypass valve and directly to a subsequent room.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the common storage tank is a boiler for heating the fluid for increasing a thermal energy stored within the heated fluid. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the circuit of room piping further comprises a heat exchanger. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3  wherein the heat exchanger is a radiator. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 3  wherein the circuit of room piping further comprises in-floor radiant piping. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the common storage tank is a chiller for decreasing a thermal energy stored in the fluid. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6  wherein the circuit of room piping further comprises an evaporator. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7  wherein the evaporator further comprises a fan. 
     
     
         9 . A method for regulating a temperature of a room, the method comprising:
 providing a hydronic temperature regulation system of  claim 1 ;   controlling a temperature of the fluid;   pumping the fluid towards a first room;   determining a temperature of the first room;   diverting and redirecting a portion of the fluid into the circuit of room piping in the first room;   diverting a redirecting a remaining portion of the fluid into the bypass pipe of the first room;   circulating the portion of the fluid directed into the circuit of room piping in the first room;   combining the circulated fluid from the circuit of the room piping in the first room with the remaining portion of the fluid in the bypass pipe of the first room at an outlet of the first room; and   flowing the combined fluid to a subsequent room and repeating the above steps.