Auxiliary heating assembly for use with residential air handlers

Abstract

An auxiliary heating assembly for use with a residential air handler including a fan assembly, the auxiliary heating assembly includes a heating apparatus arranged in a geometric shape, wherein the heating apparatus includes an opening, the opening substantially position in a center of the geometric shape.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An auxiliary heating assembly for use with a residential air handler including a fan assembly, the auxiliary heating assembly comprising:
 a heating apparatus arranged in a geometric shape;   wherein the heating apparatus includes an opening, the opening substantially position in a center of the geometric shape.   
     
     
         2 . The auxiliary heating assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the geometric shape is selected from a group consisting of: circular, toroid, triangular, square, pentagonal, pyramid, and hexagonal. 
     
     
         3 . The auxiliary heating assembly of  claim 2 , wherein an opening length of the opening comprises between approximately 10% and approximately 50% of an apparatus length of the heating apparatus. 
     
     
         4 . The auxiliary heating assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the heating apparatus comprises at least one electrical coil. 
     
     
         5 . The auxiliary heating assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the heating apparatus comprises at least one conduit. 
     
     
         6 . The auxiliary heating assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the heating apparatus is disposed within an enclosure. 
     
     
         7 . A residential air handler comprising:
 an enclosure including an interior surface and an exterior surface;   a fan assembly disposed within the enclosure, the fan assembly configured to produce an air flow stream; and   an auxiliary heating assembly positioned adjacent to the fan assembly and disposed within the enclosure;   wherein the auxiliary heating assembly comprises:
 a heating apparatus arranged in a geometric shape; 
 wherein the heating apparatus is substantially aligned with an air flow stream produced by the fan assembly. 
   
     
     
         8 . The residential air handler of  claim 7 , wherein the geometric shape is selected from a group consisting of: circular, toroid, triangular, square, pentagonal, pyramid and hexagonal. 
     
     
         9 . The residential air handler of  claim 8 , wherein an opening length of the opening comprises between approximately 10% and approximately 50% of an apparatus length of the heating apparatus. 
     
     
         10 . The residential air handler of  claim 7 , wherein the heating apparatus comprises at least one electrical coil. 
     
     
         11 . The residential air handler of  claim 7 , wherein the heating apparatus comprises at least one conduit. 
     
     
         12 . The residential air handler of  claim 7 , wherein the fan assembly comprises an axial fan. 
     
     
         13 . An HVAC system comprising:
 an air handler comprising an air handler enclosure, and a fan assembly disposed within the enclosure; and   an auxiliary heating assembly comprising a heating apparatus arranged in a geometric shape, wherein the heating apparatus includes an opening, the opening substantially position in a center of the geometric shape.   
     
     
         14 . The HVAC system of  claim 13 , wherein the auxiliary heating assembly is disposed within the air handler. 
     
     
         15 . The HVAC system of  claim 13 , wherein the auxiliary heating assembly further comprises an auxiliary heating assembly enclosure. 
     
     
         16 . The HVAC system of  claim 15 , wherein the auxiliary heating assembly enclosure is positioned adjacent to the air handler enclosure. 
     
     
         17 . The HVAC system of  claim 13 , wherein the fan assembly comprises an axial fan. 
     
     
         18 . The HVAC system of  claim 13 , wherein the geometric shape is selected from a group consisting of: circular, toroid, triangular, square, pentagonal, and hexagonal. 
     
     
         19 . The HVAC system of claim of  claim 18 , wherein an opening length of the opening comprises between approximately 10% and approximately 50% of an apparatus length of the heating apparatus. 
     
     
         20 . The HVAC system of  claim 13 , wherein the heating apparatus comprises at least one electrical coil. 
     
     
         21 . The HVAC system of  claim 13 , wherein the heating apparatus comprises at least one conduit.