Solar energy heat and cooling system

Claim 1

A solar energy system having a first operating state and a second operating state and being operable for utilizing the energy of the sun''s rays for purposes of assisting in effecting control over the temperature of the air in a building comprising: a. a building embodying a primary temperature control system utilizing water as the heat exchange medium; b. an enclosure located externally of said building, said enclosure including a multiplicity of removable side walls and a roof, at least one of said multiplicity of side walls being oriented so as to have the major surface thereof facing in a southerly direction, said multiplicity of side walls being joined together and to said roof when the solar energy system is in the first operating state thereof and said multiplicity of side walls being removed when the solar energy system is in the second operating state thereof thereby permitting in the second operating state thereof the free flow of air into said enclosure, said multiplicity of side walls and said roof each being formed of a transparent material operable to permit the sun''s rays to pass therethrough; c. a swimming pool containing water located within said multiplicity of side walls of said enclosure so as to be exposed to the sun''s rays; d. a collector mounted within said multiplicity of side walls of said enclosure so as to have at least one of the major surfaces thereof facing in a southerly direction, said collector comprising a closed structure operable to provide a fluid flow passage therethrough for water, said collector being formed of a transparent material operable to permit the sun''s rays to pass therethrough; e. an aluminum foil reflector supported within said multiplicity of side walls of said enclosure in parallel spaced relation to said one of said multiplicity of side walls and so as to be exposed to the sun''s rays; f. first conduit means operable to provide a closed fluid flow path for water between said swimming pool and said collector, said first conduit means including first pipe means, filter and pump means, second pipe means and third pipe means, said first pipe means having one end thereof connected in fluid flow relation with said swimming pool and the other end thereof connected in fluid flow relation with one side of said filter and pump means, said second pipe means having one end thereof connected in fluid flow relation with the other side of said filter and pump means and the other end thereof connected in fluid flow relation with one end of the fluid flow passage in said collector, said third pipe means having one end thereof connected in fluid flow relation with the other end of the fluid flow passage in said collector and the other end thereof connected in fluid flow relation with said swimming pool; and g. second conduit means operable to provide a closed fluid flow path for water between said swimming pool and said primary temperature control system in said building, said second conduit means comprising a pair of pipe means and a pair of valve means operable for controlling the flow of water through said pair of pipe means, one of said pair of pipe means and one of said pair of valve means being connected in series fluid flow relation with each other and having one end thereof connected in fluid flow relation with said swimming pool and the other end thereof connected in fluid flow relation with said primary temperature control system, the other of said pair of pipe means and the other of said pair of valve means being connected in series fluid flow relation with each other and having one end thereof connected in fluid flow relation with said swimming pool and the other end thereof connected in fluid flow relation with said primary temperature control system.