US4914718A
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System for covering the energy required for lighting and heating a building
Assignee: Geilinger AG
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Filing: 1988-03-31
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Granted: 1990-04-03
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Expires: 2008-03-31
Abstract
Abstract For reducing the energy required for lighting and heating in a room (2) of a building (1), windows (4) and opaque wall parts (3) of the outside wall are designed so that their heat transfer numbers (k F and k W , respectively) are smaller than 1 W/m 2 K. Electric lighting fixtures (7) and heaters (8) which have at least approximately equal power ratings are used for lighting and heating.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Geilinger
- 👤 Bruno Keller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 23:21
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24D; F24D13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
The combination of a building having at least one room with an outside wall including a window having a heat transfer rate of at most 1 W/m 2 .K and an opaque wall part having a heat transfer rate of at most 1 W/m 2 .K; a plurality of electric lighting fixtures of predetermined power range in said room for providing artificial light; and a plurality of electric heaters in said room for providing heat, said heaters having a power rating of from 50% to 150% of said lighting fixtures, each said heater being coupled with a respective lighting fixture for selective operation of said lighting fixture or said heater.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
The combination of a building having at least one room with an outside wall including a window having a heat transfer rate of at most 1 W/m 2 .K and an opaque wall part having a heat transfer rate of at most 1 W/m 2 .K; a plurality of electric lighting fixtures of predetermined power range in said room for providing artificial light; and a plurality of electric heaters in said room for providing heat, said heaters having a power rating of from 50% to 150% of said lighting fixtures, each said heater being coupled with a respective lighting fixture for selective operation of said lighting fixture or said heater.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The combination as set forth in claim 1 which further includes a plurality of radiation reflectors in a ceiling of said room, each reflector having one of said lighting fixtures and one of said heaters therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said lighting fixture and said heaters have a total power consumption of 25 W/m 2 of room surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said window has a heat transfer rate of 0.7W/m 2 K and said opaque wall part has a heat transfer rate of 0.5 W/m 2 K.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
112 words
The combination of a building having at least one room with an outside wall including a window having a heat transfer rate of at most 1 W/m 2 K and an opaque wall part having a heat transfer rate of at most 1 W/m 2 K; a plurality of electric lighting fixtures in said room for providing artificial light, each said fixture having a predetermined power rating; and a plurality of electric heaters in said room for providing heat, said heaters having power rating of from 50% to 150% of said fixtures with the total power rating of said lighting fixtures and said heaters being equal to 25W/m 2 of room surface
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
112 words
The combination of a building having at least one room with an outside wall including a window having a heat transfer rate of at most 1 W/m 2 K and an opaque wall part having a heat transfer rate of at most 1 W/m 2 K; a plurality of electric lighting fixtures in said room for providing artificial light, each said fixture having a predetermined power rating; and a plurality of electric heaters in said room for providing heat, said heaters having power rating of from 50% to 150% of said fixtures with the total power rating of said lighting fixtures and said heaters being equal to 25W/m 2 of room surface
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The combination as set forth in claim 5 wherein the maximum power rating of said heaters does not exceed the maximum power rating of said lighting fixtures.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
The combination as set forth in claim 5 which further comprises means for controlling the turn-on of said lighting fixtures and said heaters whereby the emitted total power of said turned-on fixtures and heaters is limited to the value of the installed lighting power.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The combination as set forth in claim 5 wherein said total power rating is 500W.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
96 words
The combination of a building having at least one room with an outside wall including a window having a heat transfer rate of at most 1 W/m 2 K and an opaque wall part having a heat transfer rate of at most 1 W/m 2 K; a plurality of electric lighting fixtures in said room for providing artificial light, each said lighting fixture having a predetermined power rating; and a plurality of electric heaters in said room for providing heat, each said heater being coupled with and having the same rating of a respective lighting fixture.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
96 words
The combination of a building having at least one room with an outside wall including a window having a heat transfer rate of at most 1 W/m 2 K and an opaque wall part having a heat transfer rate of at most 1 W/m 2 K; a plurality of electric lighting fixtures in said room for providing artificial light, each said lighting fixture having a predetermined power rating; and a plurality of electric heaters in said room for providing heat, each said heater being coupled with and having the same rating of a respective lighting fixture.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
The combination as set forth in claim 9 which further comprises means for controlling the turning-on of said lighting fixtures and said heaters whereby the power thereof is limited to said power rating of said lighting fixtures.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The combination as set forth in claim 9 wherein the total power rating of said lighting fixtures and said heaters is 25W per square meter of room surface.
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