METHODS OF INCREASING THE AVERAGE LIFE TIME OF BUILDING MATERIALS AS WELL AS REDUCING THE CONSUMPTION OF OTHER RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING BUILDINGS

    公开(公告)号:US20180252423A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-06

    申请号:US15449691

    申请日:2017-03-03

    摘要: Disclosed are methods for at least approximating any one or any combination of system targets of a) reducing the average energy expenditure for keeping at least one primary compartment of a building within a desired temperature range by means of active e air conditioning, or b) reducing temperature variations during a typical 24-hour cycle within said at least one primary compartment of said building, or c) reducing one or both of the average temperature or the peak temperature of said at least one primary compartment of said building.The invention concerns predominantly enclosed spaces, typically buildings, which are at least exposed to directionally and temporally varying levels of solar electromagnetic radiation as well as temporally varying levels of ambient air temperature and ambient air flow velocity and direction. Such a building comprising at least one primary compartment and at least one secondary compartment, and wherein said primary compartment predominantly serves to achieve the primary purpose of the building.The disclosed methods are furthermore at least in part based on at least one electronic controller, which is able to one or both of a) controlling means to modulate the amount of passive air flow to and from said at least one secondary compartment, and b) controlling means to modulate the amount of actively driven air flow to and from said at least one secondary compartment, and said electronic controller furthermore comprising at least one, at least partially descriptive, analytical and/or, numerical, and/or reduced order model to at least approximately compute, i.e. predict, the thermal behavior of said building, and said controller using said at least partially descriptive model to derive control signals suitable to at least approximate said at least one system target. In some embodiments the disclosed methods are at least partially incorporated in a home automation system, including optionally internet connectivity.In some embodiments the disclosed methods are at least partially capable of increasing the typical lifetime of some components of buildings and thus reducing resources associated with maintaining at least some buildings functional.

    METHOD OF SPECTRALLY CAMOUFLAGING A STRUCTURE WITH A SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20190301169A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US16447701

    申请日:2019-06-20

    摘要: Disclosed is a method to produce composite materials, which contain customized mixes of nano- and/or micro-particles with tailored electromagnetic spectral properties, structural elements based thereon, in particular layers, but also bulk materials including inhomogeneous bulk materials. In some embodiments the IR-reflectivity is enhanced predominantly independently of reflectivity for visible wavelength. The enhanced IR-reflectivity is achieved by combining spectral properties from a plurality of nano- and/or micro-particles of distinct size distribution, shape distribution, chemical composition, crystal structure, and crystallinity distribution. This enables to approximate desired target spectra better than know solutions, which comprise only a single type of particles and/or an uncontrolled natural size distribution. Furthermore disclosed are methods of manufacturing such materials, including ceramics, clay, and concrete, as well as applications related to design and construction of buildings or other confined spaces.

    COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH TAILORED ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRAL PROPERTIES, STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS FOR ENHANCED THERMAL MANAGEMENT, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF
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    COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH TAILORED ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRAL PROPERTIES, STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS FOR ENHANCED THERMAL MANAGEMENT, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF 审中-公开
    具有定制电磁波特性的复合材料,用于增强热管理的结构元件及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160053481A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-25

    申请号:US14831813

    申请日:2015-08-20

    IPC分类号: E04B1/76 E04F13/02

    摘要: Disclosed is a method to produce composite materials, which contain customized mixes of nano- and/or micro-particles with tailored electromagnetic spectral properties, structural elements based thereon, in particular layers, but also bulk materials including inhomogeneous bulk materials. In some embodiments the IR-reflectivity is enhanced predominantly independently of reflectivity for visible wavelength. The enhanced IR-reflectivity is achieved by combining spectral properties from a plurality of nano- and/or micro-particles of distinct size distribution, shape distribution, chemical composition, crystal structure, and crystallinity distribution. This enables to approximate desired target spectra better than know solutions, which comprise only a single type of particles and/or an uncontrolled natural size distribution. Furthermore disclosed are methods of manufacturing such materials, including ceramics, clay, and concrete, as well as applications related to design and construction of buildings or other confined spaces.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种生产复合材料的方法,其包含具有定制的电磁光谱性质的定制的纳米和/或微粒子混合物,基于其的结构元件,特别是层,以及包括不均匀的散装材料的散装材料。 在一些实施例中,主要独立于可见波长的反射率来增强IR反射率。 增强的IR反射率通过组合来自具有不同尺寸分布,形状分布,化学组成,晶体结构和结晶度分布的多个纳米和/或微粒子的光谱性质来实现。 这使得能够比仅包含单一类型的颗粒和/或不受控制的天然尺寸分布的已知解更好地近似所需的目标光谱。 此外,还公开了制造这种材料的方法,包括陶瓷,粘土和混凝土,以及与建筑物或其他密闭空间的设计和施工有关的应用。