Heat energy system for heating or maintaining thermal balance in the interiors of buildings or building parts

Abstract

A heat energy system which can be used to heat or maintain thermal balance in the interiors of buildings or buildings parts. According the invention there are containers built near and/or instead of surrounding surfaces of a room: of upper and lower surrounding surfaces to at least certain extent, and at least two parts of opposite side surrounding surfaces; and the neighboring containers are connected, and all containers define one closed fluid volume which is filled with heat transporting fluid. The typical layout of the invention is shown in FIG. 3.

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         16 . An apparatus for heating or cooling of one or more inner spaces of a building comprising
 at least one heat-transfer circuit associated with a structural surface of said at least one inner space of the building and containing a fluid for heating or cooling said structural surface   said at least one heat-transfer circuit is built as to allow a circulation of said fluid for effecting a heat exchange between the fluid and the inner space directly or via said structural surface   
       characterized in that
 said at least one heat-transfer circuit comprising essentially flat, panel-like containers 
 said containers are associated with respective horizontal lower and upper structural surfaces and at least two opposing vertical structural surfaces of said one or more inner spaces of the building 
 wherein the adjacent containers are interconnected via their respective edges forming a closed fluid path and providing an unhindered circulation of said fluid for heating or cooling. 
 
     
     
         17 . The heat energy system according to  claim 16  characterized in that the closed fluid circuit made by containers ( 15 ) is connected by heat exchangers ( 55 ) to conventional energy system ( 58 ) of a building and/or additional closed circuit fluid volume made by containers ( 15 ) and/or with a heat storage unit ( 56 ). 
     
     
         18 . The heat energy system according to  claim 17  characterized in that the heat exchanger ( 55 ) is made by a counter flow/serpentine piping ( 66 ) placed next to the side ( 16 ) of the container ( 15 ). 
     
     
         19 . The heat energy system according to  claim 18  characterized in that the heat exchanger counter flow/serpentine piping ( 66 ) is sunk in the side ( 16 ) of the container ( 15 ). 
     
     
         20 . The heat energy system according to  claim 18  characterized in that the heat exchanger counter flow/serpentine piping ( 66 ) is built inside the container ( 15 ). 
     
     
         21 . The heat energy system according to  claim 18  characterized in that the heat exchanger ( 55 ) is made by a second container ( 68 ) built next to the container ( 15 ) and parallel to its side ( 16 ). 
     
     
         22 . The heat energy system according to  claim 16  characterized in that the container ( 15 ) is divided into two parts by a separating plate ( 69 ) which is parallel to the side ( 16 ) of the container ( 15 ) and one part is connected to the fluid circuit and other is the space for the heat exchanger ( 55 ). 
     
     
         23 . The heat energy system according to  claim 16  characterized in that the container ( 15 ) built at the building's façade has a thermal insulation ( 41 ) in front of it and between the container ( 15 ) and the thermal insulation ( 41 ) there is a thin air cavity ( 44 ) which is connected to the exterior through ventilation holes ( 42 ) made at the bottom and at the top of the container ( 15 ). 
     
     
         24 . The heat energy system according to  claim 23  characterized in that the ventilation holes ( 42 ) are connected to an airflow producing appliance ( 43 ). 
     
     
         25 . The heat energy system according to  claim 16  characterized in that the container ( 15 ) placed vertically and ideally at the building facade has vertical ventilation pipes ( 46 ) inbuilt which are connected to the two sides of the container ( 15 ) through one conduct ( 47 ) at both near to its lower and upper end. 
     
     
         26 . The heat energy system according to  claim 25  characterized in that in the container ( 15 ) the vertical pipes ( 46 ) are connected with airflow producing appliance ( 43 ). 
     
     
         27 . The heat energy system according to  claim 16  characterized in that the vertical container ( 15 ) placed in front of perimeter wall ( 3 ) is connected to the lower and upper horizontal containers ( 15 ) through pipes ( 40 ) inside openings in the perimeter wall ( 3 ). 
     
     
         28 . The heat energy system according to  claim 18  characterized in that the heat exchangers ( 55 ) which connect two neighboring closed fluid circuits made by panels ( 15 ) are made at the vertical containers ( 15 ) next to the two sides of the separating wall ( 34 ) between the two closed fluid circuits and the heat exchangers ( 55 ) placed at the two sides of the separating wall ( 34 ) are connected by pipes ( 70 ) penetrating the wall. 
     
     
         29 . The heat energy system according to  claim 18  characterized in that the separating wall between two neighboring closed fluid circuits made by containers ( 15 ) is a heat exchanger ( 55 ) which makes heat transfer connection between the two circuits as a container ( 15 ) which has another container ( 68 ) next to it and parallel to its sides ( 16 ) or it is divided into two by a separating plate ( 69 ) which is parallel to the side ( 16 ) and one container ( 15 ) is connected to the other containers ( 15 ) of the closed circuit, the other container ( 68 ) or other part of container is connected to the other closed circuit containers ( 15 ). 
     
     
         30 . The heat energy system according to  claim 16  characterized in that the closed fluid circuit made by containers ( 15 ) includes several neighboring rooms of the building and the vertical containers ( 15 ) are only at the two end perimeter of the rooms and the lower and upper containers ( 15 ) run through all the rooms and the separating walls ( 34 ) are built between the lower and upper horizontal containers ( 15 ). 
     
     
         31 . An apparatus for heating or cooling of one or more inner spaces of a building, comprising
 at least one heat-transfer circuit forming structural surfaces of said at least one inner space of the building and containing a fluid for heating or cooling said inner space, wherein said at least one heat-transfer circuit comprising essentially flat, panel-like containers forming respective horizontal lower and upper structural surfaces and at least two opposing vertical structural surfaces of said one or more inner spaces of the building,   said at least one heat-transfer circuit is built as to allow a circulation of said fluid for effecting a direct heat exchange between the fluid and the inner space   wherein the adjacent containers are interconnected via their respective edges forming a closed fluid path and providing an unhindered circulation of said fluid for heating or cooling.   
     
     
         32 . The heat energy system according to  claim 31  characterized in that the closed fluid circuit made by containers ( 15 ) is connected by heat exchangers ( 55 ) to conventional energy system ( 58 ) of a building and/or additional closed circuit fluid volume made by containers ( 15 ) and/or with a heat storage unit ( 56 ). 
     
     
         33 . The heat energy system according to  claim 32  characterized in that the heat exchanger ( 55 ) is made by a counter flow/serpentine piping ( 66 ) placed next to the side ( 16 ) of the container ( 15 ) 
     
     
         34 . The heat energy system according to  claim 33  characterized in that the heat exchanger counter flow/serpentine piping ( 66 ) is sunk in the side ( 16 ) of the container ( 15 ). 
     
     
         35 . The heat energy system according to  claim 33  characterized in that the heat exchanger counter flow/serpentine piping ( 66 ) is built inside the container ( 15 ). 
     
     
         36 . The heat energy system according to  claim 33  characterized in that the heat exchanger ( 55 ) is made by a second container ( 68 ) built next to the container ( 15 ) and parallel to its side ( 16 ). 
     
     
         37 . The heat energy system according to  claim 31  characterized in that the container ( 15 ) is divided into two parts by a separating plate ( 69 ) which is parallel to the side ( 16 ) of the container ( 15 ) and one part is connected to the fluid circuit and other is the space for the heat exchanger ( 55 )