{"id":37568,"date":"2017-07-27T16:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/?p=37568"},"modified":"2017-07-27T15:52:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T19:52:04","slug":"semco-llc-receives-patent-for-controllable-chilled-beam-pump-module","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/semco-llc-receives-patent-for-controllable-chilled-beam-pump-module\/","title":{"rendered":"SEMCO LLC Receives Patent for Controllable Chilled Beam Pump Module"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.semcohvac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SEMCO LLC<\/a> was granted U.S. patent number 9,625,222 B2 for its NEUTON.\u00a0 The controllable chilled beam pump module (CCBPM) controls chilled beam air conditioning and heating systems in zones or multiple-zone spaces for new or retrofit education, healthcare and other commercial HVAC applications.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nThe NEUTON includes a pump serving each zone that both recirculates water within the module and chilled beams; and circulates water in\/out of a chilled or warm water distribution system. It\u2019s monitored\/controlled by a combination of sensors, electronic valves and the building management system (BMS) to deliver pinpoint chilled beam space temperatures.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nThe NEUTON development was a three-year team effort for four SEMCO employee inventors, led by project leader, John C. Fischer, director of Technology &#038; Strategic Business Development. Other team members were Richard K. Mitchell, former product manager\u2014Desiccant Wheels Division, who is now retired; Stephen P. Glen, test lab manager; and Steven S. Carroll, R&#038;D specialist. The late Kirk T. 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