Cost-effective Energy Conservation System

a technology of energy conservation and energy saving, applied in sustainable buildings, lighting and heating equipment, heating types, etc., can solve the problems of reducing cooling energy bills, energy conservation, dark roof shingles, etc., and achieves the effects of preventing heat buildup in the attic, reducing energy consumption, and absorbing solar hea

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-09
BHOBE ROHAN SHAILESH
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[0005] Roof shingles are typically dark and rough and easily absorb solar heat. Especially in areas that experience summer temperatures in excess of 80 degree Fahrenheit significant energy savings can be obtained by preventing the roof from absorbing the incident solar energy during the hot summer months. It is therefore the principle objective of the present invention to provide an mechanism to prevent heat buildup in the attic.
[0006] A cloth like synthetic material is stretched over the roof during the summer months to shield it from the sun. The smooth, light-colored, reflective surface of this material shall reflect most of the solar energy back and prevent it from reaching the roof. The air gap between the reflective material and the...

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[0012]FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate the end result after the present system has successfully operated and completely covered the roof. FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate when the roof is completely uncovered. The numbering system used to identify entities is consistent across all the figures.

[0013] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, rollers 1a and 1b shaped like dumbbells and running along the complete length of a section of the roof 6, are first mechanically mounted at two endpoints on the corresponding roof section. Such roller pairs can be mounted on as many roof sections as is deemed necessary by the user. The reflective cloth-like material 2 (in FIG. 1 and 2) is wound around roller 1b. This cloth-like covering material has eyelets 8 at one end along its edge to which strings 9 are attached as shown in FIG. 2. The strings get wound around roller 1a. Both the rollers 1a and 1b are operated by small motors 5b and 5a respectively. These motors can either be manually operated or connected to a thermostat...

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A cost-effective, passive system for conserving energy during hot, summer months is presented. Earlier inventions in this area such as the attic fan (U.S. Pat. No. 2,746,674) worked by forcing the hot attic air out whenever the attic air temperature reached a predetermined level. The present invention works differently; by preventing heat buildup within the attic. A simple, mechanical system is designed to cover a large portion of the roof with a cloth like synthetic material that has a smooth, light-colored, reflective surface reflecting most of the incident solar energy during the months when the weather is hot. An air gap between this reflective surface and the roof further insulates the roof from the solar heat. This prevents build up of the super heated air in the attic thereby lowering the energy bills to cool the house and conserving energy. During the cooler months, this reflective surface covering the roof is fully or partially retracted as needed.

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0001] Energy costs to cool structures (e.g. houses, offices, condominiums) in order to maintain an optimal temperature inside when it is hot outside can be significant. The seasonal, peak demand imposed upon the electrical grid by the air conditioners during the hot summer daytime months necessitate bigger power generating stations than would otherwise be necessary. This results in pollution and degradation of environment when conventional fuels such as coal, natural gas, oil or nuclear are used. [0002] The field of the present invention relates to reducing cooling energy bills for structures such as houses, condominiums, and offices etc. thereby conserving energy. [0003] Earlier inventions such as the attic fans and the whole house fans worked by automatically operating when the heated attic air reached a certain set temperature. The operation of such fans threw out the super heated attic air that was then replaced by the comparatively cooler outside air. A...

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IPC IPC(8): E04D13/00E04F10/02E04F10/06
CPCE04D13/00Y02B10/24F24F2005/0064E04F10/02Y02A30/272Y02B10/20
Inventor BHOBE, ROHAN SHAILESH
Owner BHOBE ROHAN SHAILESH
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