US3956902A
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Heating and cooling system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-03-25
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Granted: 1976-05-18
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Expires: 1995-03-25
Abstract
Abstract A heating and cooling system for an enclosure utilizing electricity generated from wind energy. The system may include a windmill mechanically linked to a plurality of low voltage electrical generators. The electricity is supplied to a plurality of thermoelectric devices which effect heating and cooling of the enclosure. The system is thermostatically controlled and can be employed with existing heating and cooling systems as the primary source of heating and cooling.
Inventors
- 👤 Joe C. Fields, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:15
CPC Classifications
F; F03; F03D; F03D9/00; F03D9/20; F03D9/22; F03D9/25; F25; F25B; F25B21/00; F25B21/02; F25B21/04; H; H10; H10N; H10N10/00; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/70; Y02E10/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A system for heating and cooling an enclosure comprising: a. first energy converting means for converting wind energy to mechanical energy; b. second energy converting means associated with said first converting means and adapted to convert said mechanical energy to varying amounts of electrical energy in proportion to the amount of said wind energy for use in said heating and cooling system; c. thermoelectric heating and cooling means comprising a plurality of parallel connected thermoelectric devices connected to said second energy converting means for converting said electrical energy to thermal energy, said thermal energy being employed to heat and cool the interior of said enclosure; and d. control means associated with said thermoelectric heating and cooling means responsive to changes in said varying amounts of electrical energy to selectively and sequentially activate and deactivate ones of said thermoelectric devices to match the thermal energy generated by said thermoelectric means with the amount of said wind energy.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
156 words
A system for heating and cooling an enclosure comprising: a. first energy converting means for converting wind energy to mechanical energy; b. second energy converting means associated with said first converting means and adapted to convert said mechanical energy to varying amounts of electrical energy in proportion to the amount of said wind energy for use in said heating and cooling system; c. thermoelectric heating and cooling means comprising a plurality of parallel connected thermoelectric devices connected to said second energy converting means for converting said electrical energy to thermal energy, said thermal energy being employed to heat and cool the interior of said enclosure; and d. control means associated with said thermoelectric heating and cooling means responsive to changes in said varying amounts of electrical energy to selectively and sequentially activate and deactivate ones of said thermoelectric devices to match the thermal energy generated by said thermoelectric means with the amount of said wind energy.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system as defined in claim 1 wherein said first converting means is of the type for converting wind energy to rotary mechanical movement.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system as defined in claim 2 wherein said first converting means includes a windmill having a drive assembly for transferring said rotary movement to said second converting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system as defined in claim 1 wherein said second converting means includes electrical generating means for generating a high current, low voltage output.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A system as defined in claim 4 wherein said electrical generating means comprises a conventional alternator of the automotive type generating a low voltage, alternating current output.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system as defined in claim 5 wherein said second converting means further includes rectifier means for rectifying the output of said electrical generating means whereby said output is a low voltage, high direct current.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
104 words
A system as defined in claim 1 wherein at least one of said thermoelectric devices is disposed in an iar duct having a first air circulating portion through which air circulates from outside said enclosure and a second air circulating portion through which air circulates from inside said enclosure, said thermoelectric device comprising two dissimilar semiconductor materials in which heat is liberated at a first junction and absorbed at a second junction when a direct current is passed through said device, said first junction being disposed in said first air duct portion and said second junction being disposed in said second air duct portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
59 words
A system as defined in claim 1 wherein said control means includes a plurality of relays, one of said relays being associated with one of said thermoelectric devices and energizable upon a successive incremental increase in the electrical energy generated by said second energy converting means to supply electrical power to other of said thermoelectric devices in said system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
58 words
A system as defined in claim 1 wherein said control means further includes mode control means for controlling the operating mode of said thermoelectric devices, said mode control means including polarity reversing means for reversing the polarity of said direct current so that said first junction becomes a heat liberator and said second junction becomes a heat absorber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
A system as defined in claim 1 in combination with a conventional heating and cooling unit and including thermostat means connected to said system and said conventional unit for turning said conventional unit on and off in response to over or underloading of said system.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system as defined in claim 1 wherein said second converting means includes electrical generating means for generating a low current, high voltage output.
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