A method of installing a heat transfer panel
AssigneeWater-Filled Glass Ltd
InventorMatyas GUTAI
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Abstract
A method of installing a heat transfer panel to a building may include (a) providing a heat transfer panel including a frame, and opposing first panel member and second panel members defining a chamber for receiving a fluid heat transfer medium, (b) placing the heat transfer panel to the internal side of the transparent element so that least a portion of the heat transfer panel coincides with at least a portion of the transparent element to permit light passing through the transparent element to transfer energy to the heat fluid transfer medium during use, and (c) after placing the heat transfer panel in step (b), fixing the heat transfer panel relative to the façade.
Claims28
A method of installing a heat transfer panel to a building, the building including:
- a load bearing structure for bearing the load of the building and transferring the load to a foundation of the building;
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- a façade including a transparent element for permitting light to pass therethrough, wherein the transparent element has an internal side and an external side, and
- the method including:
- a) providing a heat transfer panel including a frame, and opposing first panel member and second panel members defining a chamber for receiving a fluid heat transfer medium;
- b) placing the heat transfer panel to the internal side of the transparent element so that least a portion of the heat transfer panel coincides with at least a portion of the transparent element to permit light passing through the transparent element to transfer energy to the heat fluid transfer medium during use;
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- c) after placing the heat transfer panel in step b), fixing the heat transfer panel relative to the façade.
A method of installing a heat transfer panel to a building, the building including:
- a load bearing structure for bearing the load of the building and transferring the load to a foundation of the building;
- and
- a façade including a transparent element for permitting light to pass therethrough, wherein the transparent element has an internal side and an external side, and
- the method including:
- a) providing a heat transfer panel including a frame, and opposing first panel member and second panel members defining a chamber for receiving a fluid heat transfer medium;
- b) placing the heat transfer panel a pre-determined distance to the external side of the transparent element to form an insulation space between the heat transfer panel and the transparent element and so that least a portion of the heat transfer panel coincides with at least a portion of the transparent element to permit light passing through the transparent element to transfer energy to the heat fluid transfer medium during use;
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- c) after placing the heat transfer panel in step b), fixing the heat transfer panel relative to the façade.
A building including:
- a façade including a transparent element for permitting light to pass therethrough, wherein the transparent element has an internal side and an external side, and
- a heat transfer panel including a frame, and opposing first panel member and second panel members defining a chamber for receiving a fluid heat transfer medium,
- wherein the heat transfer panel is positioned a pre-determined distance to the external side of the transparent element to form an insulation space so that least a portion of the heat transfer panel coincides with at least a portion of the transparent element to permit light passing through the transparent element to transfer energy to the heat fluid transfer medium during use.
A heat transfer panel for use in a building including:
- a frame including at least one frame member including:
- a chamber for receiving a fluid heat transfer medium;
- a first side including a first opening in communication with the chamber and a face;
- a second side, opposite the first side, including a second opening in communication with the chamber and a face;
- an inlet in communication with the chamber;
- an outlet in communication with the chamber;
- a first panel member attached to the face of the first side to cover the first opening and a second panel member attached to the face of the second side to cover the second opening,
- wherein the heat transfer panel includes a peripheral cavity which extends around a circumference of the heat transfer panel;
- a conduit member connected to the frame and in fluid communication with the chamber, wherein the conduit member includes:
- a first end portion proximate the at least one frame member and defines a first aperture;
- a second end portion distal from the at least one frame member and defines a second aperture;
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- a coupling device for releasably coupling the conduit member to an extension conduit member,
- wherein the second end portion terminates within the peripheral cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.