| DE8621483U1 | 1987-12-03 | |||
| US5128181A | 1992-07-07 | |||
| DE2631491A1 | 1978-01-19 |
| 1. | The system for controlling heat energy of solar origin of a building is characterised by its ability to regulate the energy flow which passes through the glass surfaces of the said building. |
| 2. | The system for controlling heat energy of solar origin of a building as claimed in claim 1, wherein is characterised by a transparent and insulating glazing can pass from"closed"configuration obtained by means of full contact with the fixed portion of windows, glass doors, their fastenings and frames, and glass walls, to a final"open" configuration by means of any kind of relative movement which permits the detachment of the said glazing from its fixed position. |
| 3. | The system for controlling heat energy of solar origin of a building as claimed in claim 2, wherein is characterised by the movement of the glazing passing from"closed"configuration to a final"open" configuration consists in: a) a uniform translation; b) a rototranslation; c) a rotation on an axis with any given glazing side; d) a movement obtained by a combination of the aforementioned movements in a, b, and c. |
| 4. | The system for controlling heat energy of solar origin of a building as claimed in the aforementioned claims, wherein is characterised that the regulation is controlled by means of a set of sensors connected to an electronic board. The acquisition of data, suitably processed, renders the relative commands to be transmitted to servomechanisms which perform the desired regulations according to the external climatic conditions and internal ambient conditions of the building. |
Current solutions provide for high insulating properties to windows, glass doors, their fastenings and frames, or glass walls on the one hand, or to obtain solar energy gain by means of specialised systems, on the other.
None of the said current solutions satisfies both of these two needs.
The intention of the invention, hereby described, is to gain the portion of the solar energy incident to the glass surface of the building during the cold seasons and to provide for the control of this solar energy when the same is not desired. This result is obtained by means of a suitable automation applied to the concept of the windows, glass doors, their fastenings and frames, or of the glass wall, that have been suitably modified to contain all necessary apparatus.
Following experiments with a prototype with glass wall facing south rather than east or west, a set of data has been collected which suggests that this invention can gain approximately 40% of incident solar energy.
The invention consists of two main components, one which is fixed (Fig. 1) -1- (Fig. 2)-1 and bonded to the part that bears it (Fig. l)-4- (Fig. 2)-4-, and the other is mobile (Fig. l)-2- (Fig. 2)-2-.
The possibility of relative motion of the two components, windows, glass doors, their fastenings and frames or a portion of the glass wall, is that which permits the advantages as aforementioned in the patent application title.
The fixed portion consists of a frame which is composed of either one (Fig. l)-3- or two float glass (Fig. 2)-3-5-. Guides, not present in the figure, are attached to this fixed portion of the frame which permit the movement of the mobile portion.
The mobile portion consists of glazing (Fig. 1)-2- (Fig. 2)-2- which is characterised by established thermal and optic properties.
The control of the internal ambient conditions is carried out by means of appropriate apparatus which defines the relative movements between the parts: when fixed and mobile portions are in contact (position closed) (Fig. 1)-2- (Fig. 2)-2- which causes the windows, glass doors, their fastenings and frames, and glass wall, to impede heat exchange.
In the open position, that is when the mobile portion (Fig. 1)-2a- (Fig. 2)- 2a-is detached relative to the fixed portion (Fig. l)-1- (Fig. 2)-1-, this permits the gain of solar energy passing through the float glass (Fig. l)-3- ; (Fig. 2)-3.
The apparatus is characterised by any type of relative movement between the said portions, and these characteristics must be viewed as fundamental and unalterable to obtain the said advantages.
The apparatus is programmable for all the functions: open-closed, data monitoring (night-day, hot-cold, cloudy-fine), and functions accordingly.
Data acquisition is carried out through the sensors connected to an electronic board. These data renders the relative commands to be transmitted to servo-mechanisms which perform the desired regulations according to the external climatic conditions and internal ambient conditions of the building.