US3935897A
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Method of solar heating and cooling
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-03-21
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Granted: 1976-02-03
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Expires: 1994-03-21
Abstract
Abstract Method of solar heating and cooling in a building of the type having insulated opaque and vision glass areas, including orienting the vision glass so as to avoid solar exposure, while shading said vision glass with a series of heat collecting panels and circulating fluid in adsorbent communication with said collectors for use in winter heating and summer cooling systems. The method is distinguished both in its orienting of shading, according to latitude, as well as blocking or cutting off of circulating fluid from said collectors, except under conditions of solar exposure.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald W. Pulver
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 11:17
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F5/00; F24F5/0046; F24S; F24S10/00; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A30/00; Y02A30/27; Y02A30/272; Y02B; Y02B10/00; Y02B10/20; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/40; Y02E10/44; Y10; Y10S; Y10S126/00; Y10S126/91
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
Method of solar heating and cooling in a building of the type having approximate north, east, west and south facades including insulated opaque areas and vision areas comprising: A. orienting said vision areas, as follows: i. north facade-north ii. east facade-northeasterly iii. west facade-northwesterly iv. south facade-southerly; B. shading said south facade vision area during summer months, C. orienting heat collectors on said opaque areas as follows: east-southeasterly, west-southwesterly, south-southerly; D. circulating heating and cooling fluid, so as to absorb heat of solar radiation from said collectors for purposes of winter heating and summer cooling, while E. sequentially blocking circulating of said fluid in areas not exposed to the sun.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
Method of solar heating and cooling in a building of the type having approximate north, east, west and south facades including insulated opaque areas and vision areas comprising: A. orienting said vision areas, as follows: i. north facade-north ii. east facade-northeasterly iii. west facade-northwesterly iv. south facade-southerly; B. shading said south facade vision area during summer months, C. orienting heat collectors on said opaque areas as follows: east-southeasterly, west-southwesterly, south-southerly; D. circulating heating and cooling fluid, so as to absorb heat of solar radiation from said collectors for purposes of winter heating and summer cooling, while E. sequentially blocking circulating of said fluid in areas not exposed to the sun.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 1, wherein said summer cooling system is the absorption type.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 1, wherein said summer cooling system is a refrigeration type.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 1, wherein said fluid is an adsorbing liquid and including storing hot liquid within said building for nighttime use.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 4, including exporting from said building excess heat collected on sunny and mildly overcast days.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 5, including importing heat on overcast days when solar energy is not available in adequate quantities to heat said circulating fluid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 2, including suspending said heat collectors as shading for said vision areas in east, west and south facades.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 7, wherein said heat collectors are horizontally superposed with respect to those south vision areas being shaded.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 7, including orienting the opaque areas on the east and west of said building as a function of latitude and the sun's movement so as to maximize solar exposure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 8, wherein said heat collectors in east and west facades are vertically aligned and staggered with respect to said vision areas.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 9, including varying orienting of said vision glass in the east and west facades, according to latitude, so as to maximize shading during hours of solar exposure.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 7, wherein the angle of said shading is varied according to latitude.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 4, including chilling said circulating fluid in a cooling system circulated within said building.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 13, including tempering building electric light fixture heat by circulating chilled liquid adjacent lighting fixtures within said building.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
Method of solar heating and cooling as in claim 1, including blocking lateral and vertical segments of said circulating fluid, so as to regulate building temperature according to building activity, as well as solar exposure.
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