Energy efficient thermally dynamic building design and method
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F24D-003/14
E04B-002/00
F24F-005/00
F24J-002/00
E04C-002/52
F28D-020/00
F28D-021/00
출원번호
US-0034882
(2013-09-24)
등록번호
US-10024550
(2018-07-17)
우선권정보
CA-2791439 (2012-09-28)
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/ 주소
McCahill, Gerry
출원인 / 주소
McCahill, Gerry
대리인 / 주소
Fay Sharpe LLP
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초록▼
A heating and cooling system for a building having a passive source of heat energy, a heat sink reservoir to store heat energy in, and a first heat exchange system operating a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius or less and being operatively connected to said reservoir. There is a second heat exchange
A heating and cooling system for a building having a passive source of heat energy, a heat sink reservoir to store heat energy in, and a first heat exchange system operating a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius or less and being operatively connected to said reservoir. There is a second heat exchange system operating at a temperature of above 15 degrees Celsius which is also operatively connected to the heat sink reservoir and a thermal mass wall which is connected to the heat exchanger systems. In one aspect, the invention provides a dynamic wall having a first insulating layer on an interior surface of the wall, a thermal mass adjacent to the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer on an outside surface of the thermal mass and a heat exchanger operatively connected to said thermal mass to add or subtract heat from said thermal mass wall.
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1. A wall for a building comprising: a. a first insulating layer on an interior surface of said wall;b. a thermal mass adjacent to said first insulating layer;c. a second insulating layer on an outside surface of said thermal mass; andd. a heat exchanger operatively connected to said thermal mass to
1. A wall for a building comprising: a. a first insulating layer on an interior surface of said wall;b. a thermal mass adjacent to said first insulating layer;c. a second insulating layer on an outside surface of said thermal mass; andd. a heat exchanger operatively connected to said thermal mass to add or subtract heat energy from said thermal mass to vary the rate of heat flux across said wall;e. wherein said heat exchanger is connected to a warm liquor system and a cool liquor system, and heat energy can be added to said wall or taken from said wall through either one of said systems;f. wherein said warm liquor system is connected to a liquid reservoir by a first closed loop system including a compressor, a heat exchanger between the first closed loop system and the warm liquor system, and a heat exchanger between the first closed loop system and the liquid reservoir; andg. wherein said cool liquor system is connected to the liquid reservoir by a second closed loop system including a compressor, a heat exchanger between the second closed loop system and the cool liquor system, and a heat exchanger between the second closed loop system and the liquid reservoir. 2. The wall for said building as claimed in claim 1, wherein said wall includes an air gap to increase an R value for said wall. 3. The wall for said building as claimed in claim 1, wherein said wall further includes a metal sheeting layer, such that the outer surface of the metal sheeting layer is adjacent to said thermal mass, and the inner surface of the metal sheeting layer is adjacent to the first insulating layer of the wall. 4. The wall for said building as claimed in claim 1, wherein said wall includes an internal sheathing layer and an exterior finishing layer. 5. The wall for said building as claimed in claim 1, wherein said heat exchanger is in the form of a liquid carrying pipe embedded in said thermal mass and having a sinuous path to increase a surface area contact between said pipe and said thermal mass. 6. The wall for said building as claimed in claim 5, wherein said pipe further includes diffusers to encourage heat transfer between said heat exchanger and said thermal mass by increasing a heat exchange surface area. 7. The wall for said building as claimed in claim 1, wherein a ratio of the R value for said first insulating layer to the R value of said second insulating layer is between 4:1 and 2:3. 8. The wall for said building as claimed in claim 1, wherein said thermal mass is comprised of one or more of low strength concrete and concrete block. 9. The wall for said building as claimed in claim 1, wherein said warm liquor system further includes a solar collector array for absorbing warmth from the sun into said warm liquor system. 10. The wall for said building as claimed in claim 9, wherein each of said warm liquor system and said cool liquor system include a tank for temporarily storing said warm and cool liquor outside of said reservoir. 11. The wall for said building as claimed in claim 10, wherein said warm liquor system further includes a line which leads to a heat exchanger passing directly through the liquid reservoir. 12. The wall for said building as claimed in claim 10, wherein said cool liquor system further includes a line which leads to a heat exchanger passing directly through the liquid reservoir. 13. A method of controlling heat loss and heat gain through an exterior wall of a building, wherein said wall includes an inner insulating layer, an outer insulating layer, a thermal mass located between the insulating layers, and an air gap between the insulating layers, the thermal mass further including a heat exchanger operatively connected to said thermal mass for adding or subtracting heat to vary the rate of heat flux across said wall, the method comprising the steps of: collecting energy in an energy collection system connected to said heat exchanger;transferring energy between said thermal mass and said energy collection system through said heat exchanger; andcontrolling the rate of energy transfer between said energy collection system and said thermal mass to buffer the rate of heat transfer across said exterior wall between an inside and an outside;wherein the energy collection system comprises a warm liquor system and a cool liquor system, and heat energy can be added to said wall or taken from said wall through either one of said systems;wherein said warm liquor system is connected to a liquid reservoir by a first closed loop system including a compressor, a heat exchanger between the first closed loop system and the warm liquor system, and a heat exchanger between the first closed loop system and the liquid reservoir; andwherein said cool liquor system is connected to the liquid reservoir by a second closed loop system including a compressor, a heat exchanger between the second closed loop system and the cool liquor system, and a heat exchanger between the second closed loop system and the liquid reservoir. 14. A method of controlling heat loss and heat gain through said exterior wall of said building as claimed in claim 13, further including the step of collecting energy in said energy collection system through a solar collector. 15. A method of controlling heat loss and heat gain through said exterior wall of said building as claimed in claim 13, further including the step of collecting energy in said energy collection system through an exhaust air heat recovery collector. 16. A method of controlling heat loss and heat gain through said exterior wall of said building as claimed in claim 13, further including the step of increasing a temperature of said reservoir in said energy collecting system to store excess heat energy during a warming weather phase. 17. A method of controlling heat loss and heat gain through said exterior wall of said building as claimed in claim 16, further including the step of increasing a temperature in both said thermal mass and said reservoir to store excess heat energy during said warming weather phase. 18. A method of controlling heat loss and heat gain through said exterior wall of said building as claimed in claim 13, further including the step of decreasing a temperature of said reservoir in said energy collecting system to compensate for heat lost from said wall during a cooling weather phase. 19. A method of controlling heat loss and heat gain through said exterior wall of said building as claimed in claim 13, further including the step of decreasing a temperature of said reservoir and said thermal mass in said energy collecting system to compensate for heat lost from said thermal mass during a cooling weather phase. 20. A method of controlling heat loss and heat gain through said exterior wall of said building as claimed in claim 13, further including the step of using a controller to sense a temperature of said dwelling and to direct warm liquor or cool liquor to said wall to preserve said temperature. 21. A method of controlling heat loss and heat gain through said exterior wall of said building as claimed in claim 20, further including the step of pre-heating or pre-cooling said thermal mass in said wall in advance of an anticipated external temperature change. 22. A heating and cooling system for a building comprising: at least one passive source of heat energy;a insulated liquid reservoir to store heat energy in;a warm liquor system operating at a temperature of 20 to 50 degrees Celsius, and operatively connected to said insulated liquid reservoir by a first closed loop system that includes (i) a compressor, (ii) a heat exchanger between the first closed loop system and the warm liquor system, and (iii) a heat exchanger between the first closed loop system and the reservoir;a cool liquor system operating at a temperature of 0 to 15 degrees Celsius, and operatively connected to said insulated liquid reservoir by a second closed loop system that includes (i) a compressor, (ii) a heat exchanger between the second closed loop system and the cool liquor system, and (iii) a heat exchanger between the second closed loop system and the reservoir;a thermal mass within a wall being connected to said insulated reservoir by both said cool liquor system and said warm liquor system; anda central control for controlling the flow of liquids through said heat exchangers to maintain a predetermined temperature within said building enclosure.
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