Thermal And Moisture Enhanced Gradient Strata For Heat Exchangers

A method for controlling a temperature of a heat transfer fluid entering into an at least one second heat exchanger, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) configuring an at least one first heat exchanger in thermal connection with and in between a phase change material stratum and a thermally resistive stratum;
• (b) configuring a heat transfer device to circulate the heat transfer fluid in the at least one first heat exchanger and in fluid connection to the at least one second heat exchanger;
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• (c) configuring an at least one temperature sensor in thermal connection with the heat transfer fluid and in signal communication with a microprocessor controller which sends at least one control signal to the heat transfer device to circulate the heat transfer fluid into the at least one first heat exchanger fluidly connected to the at least one second heat exchanger at a flow rate calculated by the microprocessor controller.

A method for preventing corrosion of a ground heat exchanger and a building structure, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) configuring an electrically conductive stratum in contact with a first earthen stratum;
• (b) configuring a ground heat exchanger in thermal contact with the first earthen stratum;
• (c) configuring an electrical circuit connection between the electrically conductive stratum and at least one electrical conductor;
• (d) configuring an electrical circuit connection between the electrical conductor and at least one of:
• (i) at least one electrode in the building structure,
• (ii) the ground heat exchanger, and
• (iii) the at least one electrode in the building structure and the ground heat exchanger;
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• (e) configuring the ground heat exchanger in contact with a second earthen stratum.