Geothermal sleeve for building structures
OwnerRaymond Stuart CALAMAROinventor
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Abstract
A geothermal sleeve for a building structure keeps air at a moderate temperature by passing through a geothermal heat exchanger (e.g., pipes) located underground. The moderate air is drawn up from the underground pipes and pumped into existing spaces between the interior and exterior walls (or surfaces) of a dwelling. The moderate air fills in the spaces between the interior and exterior walls to create a geothermal sleeve to supplement climate control inside the building structure.
Claims20
A building structure configured to use geothermal heat transfer to supplement climate control inside the building structure, said building structure comprising:
- an exterior wall;
- an interior wall defining at least a portion of a dwelling area, wherein the interior wall and exterior wall are positioned so that a substantially continuous gap is formed between the interior wall and the exterior wall;
- a subsurface heat exchanger in fluid communication with said gap;
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- a circulating system for circulating air through the heat exchanger and the gap to allow the air temperature in the gap to approach that of the subsurface temperature in the area around the heat exchanger.
A method of cooling and heating a building structure using geothermal heat transfer comprising the steps of:
- providing a gap between an interior wall and an exterior wall of a building structure;
- providing a subsurface heat exchanger in fluid communication with the gap;
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- circulating air through the heat exchanger and the gap to allow the air temperature in the gap to approach the subsurface temperature.
A system for supplementing climate control inside a building, said system comprising a building structure having an air-filled gap between an external wall and an internal wall, and a subterranean geothermal heat exchanger, wherein air in the air-filled gap is kept at a moderate temperature by passing through said heat exchanger and wherein moderate air is drawn up from said heat exchanger and pumped into the air-filled gap to create a geothermal sleeve to supplement climate control inside the building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.