Thermal heat storage and cooling system

Patent · Tue Jun 05 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6294214

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An improved heat storage and cooling system utilizing a conventional solar energy collector as a heat source, a thermal mass of stacked cement blocks with interal horizontally aligned air passageways for warm or cool air storage and a dual-purpose structural wall of staggered hollow cement blocks to generate cool air. The system is self-contained and multi-functional, located either in a fully bermed room adjacent on any side to the area to be serviced or in a basement room embedded in the earth beneath the area to be serviced. The circulation system of metal ducts, pipes, air handler, circulating fan, gas heater and dampers interconnects the solar energy collector, the thermal mass and cooling walls to provide seven modes of operation for the storage of heat or cold and the circulation of warm or cool air as circumstances may require.

• Assignee: EDB-85-011657
• Patent Number(s): US 4452229
• OSTI ID: 6294214
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 13 Nov 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-321222
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
BLOWERS
CONCRETE BLOCKS
DOUBLE ENVELOPE BUILDINGS
DUCTS
HEATERS
OPTIMIZATION
PIPES
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
VENTILATION
VENTILATION SYSTEMS
WALLS
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
MATERIALS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
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