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    • 专利摘要:
    Thermal structure for buildings. The thermal structure comprises at least a first layer (10) facing the interior or exterior of the building, a second layer arranged adjacent to the first layer, a third layer with a first and a second extension (40a, 40b), for at least one of which has a suitable material to absorb and/or release heat depending on the temperature of the environment where said material is exposed. The third layer (40) can be moved around the second layer (30) between it and the first layer (10), to arrange the first extension (40a) or the second extension (40b) oriented towards the interior or exterior of the building. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
    公开号:ES2749756A1
    申请号:ES201830915
    申请日:2018-09-21
    公开日:2020-03-23
    发明作者:Gracia Cuesta Alvaro De；Luque Gabriel Perez
    申请人:Universitat de Lleida；
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    专利说明:

    [0001]
    [0002]
    [0003]
    [0004] TECHNICAL FIELD
    [0005]
    [0006] The present description belongs to the building sector, and refers to thermal structures for buildings designed to optimize the cooling and heating of the interior of said buildings.
    [0007]
    [0008] BACKGROUND
    [0009]
    [0010] The construction sector is responsible for the consumption of large amounts of global energy. According to the International Energy Agency, the construction sector emits approximately a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. In Europe, 50% of the use of this energy, as well as associated gas emissions, corresponds to space heating and cooling systems. This value will tend to increase if measures are not taken: by 2050 a significant increase in the demand for cooling energy is expected, of the order of 150% worldwide, and 300-600% in developing countries.
    [0011]
    [0012] In this context, to reduce the energy consumption of buildings and maintain adequate thermal comfort for people, it is important to properly design the building envelope (walls, ceilings, etc.). An attempt to reduce the energy consumption of buildings is through the use of phase change materials or PCMs (Phase Change Material). PCMs are characterized by having an ability to absorb and / or release large amounts of thermal energy at a substantially constant temperature when they change states, for example, from solid to liquid and vice versa. The absorption or release of thermal energy by these materials occurs in a specific temperature range. The use of PCMs extends both in new buildings and in the rehabilitation of old buildings. PCMs are normally applied to parts of buildings, for example, to parts of walls, roofs, etc. Specifically, the use of PCMs is known as one more layer of one or more parts of a building, such as fixed gypsum panels with microencapsulated PCM, aluminum panels with macroencapsulated PCM, ethanol-based aluminum sheets incorporating PCM, etc.
    [0013] In the construction field, PCM is conventionally installed on the inside of walls and windows, after thermal insulation. In the fusion process, the PCM accumulates energy during the hottest outside hours and prevents heat flow from entering the interior of the building. During the night, the PCM material releases much of the heat accumulated during the day into the building.
    [0014]
    [0015] In Waqas A., " Thermal management of conventional PV panel using PCM with movable shutters. A numerical study ', Solar Energy, vol. 158, Dec 2017, Pgs 797-807 describes a photovoltaic panel that includes tilting slats containing PCM During the day, said tilting blades rotate in a suitable position to absorb thermal energy During the night, said tilting blades rotate in another position such that the thermal energy that has been absorbed by the PCM during daylight hours, which was in the liquid state, it is released, so that the PCM solidifies and is charged for the next day.
    [0016]
    [0017] The American patent application US2013228308 describes a wall that includes a PCM module, and gates to regulate the air flow around the wall and inside the building, for example, in a room. During the day, the gates are closed allowing solar radiation to heat the air between the window and the module, and at night, these gates open to allow the circulation of ambient air and the release of stored solar energy to heat the room. The PCM module includes wheels arranged on a lower part thereof. These wheels are intended to allow the user to change the position of the PCM module at night to vary the thermal mass. In another example described in said patent, the PCM module is configured as a rotating wheel that is mounted on the ceiling, so that a part of it, such as half, is on the outside of the building, and the other part the same, that is, the other half, remains inside the building. The wheel can be turned, for example 180 °, so that part of it goes from the inside to the outside of the building so that, at night, the heat that has accumulated during the day is released to the outside.
    [0018]
    [0019] Patent document ES2558902 describes an invertible precast wall for passive air conditioning whose configuration can be varied by means of a mechanical system. This mechanical system is made up of vertical elements that can rotate in order to present one or the other face thereof towards the exterior of the building. In this way, you can go from a heating configuration to a cooling configuration, and vice versa. The vertical elements have containers destined to receive a PCM to store thermal energy. In the heating configuration, the vertical elements are arranged facing outwards for the capture of solar radiation, which is stored by the PCM. In the cooling configuration, the position of the vertical elements is inverted by means of said mechanical system, so that the PCM is protected from the outside by an insulating plate that reflects the solar radiation.
    [0020]
    [0021] How PCM is applied to building structures is described, for example, in Memon, Shazim, Phase change materials integrated in building walls: a state of the art review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 31 (2014) 870-906.
    [0022] 10.1016 / j.rser.2013.12.042. Various PCM application techniques are proposed in this document, such as direct incorporation, immersion, vacuum impregnation, encapsulation, shape stabilization, and in compounds in a stable way.
    [0023]
    [0024] In Izquierdo-Barrientos MA, Belmonte JF, Rodríguez-Sánchez D, Molina AE, Almendros-Ibáñez JA A numerical study of external Building wall containing phase change material ( PCM). Applied thermal engineering 47 (2012) 73-85, and in Fateh A, Klinker F, Brütting M, Weinlader H, Devia F. Numerical and experimental investigation of an insulation layer with PCMs. Energy and Buildings 153 (2017) 231-240 numerical models are proposed to analyze the impact on the interior temperature of the building by the application of PCM on a wall, showing that this material reduces the cost of heating.
    [0025]
    [0026] A drawback suffered by state-of-the-art structures using PCM is that, during winter, the fact that the PCM material is located inside the building limits its application exclusively to interior areas where the sun directly radiates. As a consequence, there are practically no commercial applications beyond development prototypes. On the other hand, during the summer, the fact that the PCM material is located on the inside, limits its possibilities of solidifying during the night, due to the fact that an insulation layer is typically provided that protects it from the night temperature. low or moderate. This insulation is necessary from an energy point of view and, in addition, it is normally required by legislation in most technical building codes. Furthermore, since much of the heat that PCM has accumulated during the day is eventually released into the interior, many days the PCM material does not solidify overnight and is therefore not useful for the next day. which is a drawback.
    [0027] Therefore, there is a need for a thermal structure for buildings with which it is possible to improve the thermal performance inside a building, optimizing the consumption of cooling and heating.
    [0028]
    [0029] DESCRIPTION
    [0030]
    [0031] A technology for thermal structures for buildings is proposed, based on the dynamic use of a suitable material to absorb and / or release heat depending on the temperature of the environment where said material is exposed. A non-limiting example of such a material is a phase change material (PCM).
    [0032]
    [0033] For simplicity and understanding purposes in the present description, "PCM" will be referred to hereinafter as the used material. However, this is not a limited use of such material and any other appropriate material having the ability to absorb and release thermal energy upon change of state Thus, any reference made here to PCM should be understood as extended to any material capable of absorbing and releasing thermal energy when it changes state, not limited solely to PCM.
    [0034]
    [0035] In particular, the described thermal structure is suitable for application to walls or walls made, for example, of ceramic material (bricks, etc.), and / or to roofs of buildings, with which the problems described above are solved, and with which other additional advantages are obtained, as will be seen hereinafter. However, many other different applications for the proposed technology are not ruled out.
    [0036]
    [0037] The present thermal structure comprises at least a first layer, a second layer, a third layer and, optionally, at least a fourth layer. Such layers are described in detail below.
    [0038]
    [0039] The first layer of the thermal structure can be arranged facing the interior or exterior of the building. The second layer of the thermal structure is arranged adjacent to the first layer. It may be preferable, in some cases, that the second layer is made of a thermal insulating material. The third layer of the thermal structure, which can have a laminar configuration, is arranged surrounding the second cap. In a particular example, the third layer can be, for example, a dense sheet, which can be made of a fire resistant material, or a material that provides acoustic insulation to offer protection against external noise, to limit the noise of elements mechanical, etc., as required, or in another type of material.
    [0040]
    [0041] This third layer of the thermal structure has a first extension and a second extension. As used herein, the terms "first spread" and "second spread" refer to a portion of the surface of the third layer. The first extension and the second extension of said third layer may correspond, for example, to respective faces or parts of the surface of the third layer on one side and the other of the second layer, one of them partially or totally oriented towards the inside of the building, and the other one partially or totally oriented towards the interior of the building. In one example, the first extension can occupy 50% of the length of the third layer, and the second extension can occupy the other 50% of the length of the third layer.
    [0042]
    [0043] At least one of the extensions of the third layer includes a material suitable for absorbing and / or releasing heat depending on the temperature of the environment where said material is exposed, such as, for example, PCM. However, other equivalent materials are not ruled out, as indicated above. More specifically, the first extension or the second extension, or both the first extension and the second extension of the third layer are totally or partially made of said material. However, examples are not discarded where there is PCM both in the first extension and in the second extension of the third layer, but with different thermal characteristics, in terms, for example, of melting temperature. The possibility is also contemplated that the third layer is made of a base material, such as a dense polymeric sheet, to which said PCM material or the like is subsequently applied. Thus, the third layer can be made of an encapsulated material and / or microparticles and / or a material applied by direct inclusion, and / or by immersion, and / or by impregnation in at least one of the first or second extension. of the third layer. The application of encapsulated PCM avoids the loss of PCM mass due to leakage while it is molten or in the phase of fusion.
    [0044]
    [0045] In accordance with an important characteristic of the present thermal structure, the third layer is mobile, that is, it can modify its position in relation to the second layer. In particular, the third layer is mounted on the structure surrounding the second layer, such as indicated above, between it and the first layer. The third layer can thus be moved around the second layer. The movement of the third layer allows the first extension or the second extension of the same to be oriented towards the interior or exterior of the building, depending on the thermal needs. Thus, the third layer can be actuated to provide an extension thereof, for example incorporating PCM, exposed to the exterior of the building to absorb energy from the sun during the day, and the other extension, for example, an extension that does not incorporate PCM , or that incorporates PCM with different thermal characteristics (for example, PCM that melts at a different temperature than the PCM of the other extension) exposed to the interior of the building to release energy.
    [0046]
    [0047] The dynamic nature of the present thermal structure in which it is possible to modify the position of the third layer at will and in a controlled manner with respect to the second layer (thermal insulating layer, for example) significantly facilitates the solidification of the PCM. Advantageously, this makes it possible to use PCM with a lower melting temperature, for example of the order of 22 ° C, compared to the melting temperature of PCM in static systems, of the order of 24 ° C. As a result, the present thermal structure is more efficient at low temperatures at night. In this way, the potential of the present thermal structure in which the PCM solidifies at lower temperatures allows the present technology to be used advantageously not only as a thermal barrier but also as a cooling system in summer. Likewise, the dynamic nature of the third layer of the present thermal structure allows, during the hours of winter sun, to place it so that the PCM is properly oriented towards the outside of the building, that is, adjacent to the outside of the second layer, to store solar energy by melting the PCM; and, during hours of heating demand, so that the PCM is properly oriented towards the interior of the building, that is, adjacent to the interior of the second layer, so that it releases accumulated solar energy by solidifying the PCM.
    [0048]
    [0049] As indicated above, the present thermal structure may also optionally incorporate at least a fourth layer. Thus, the present thermal structure can include more than four layers, thus being able to include, for example, plasterboard covering the bricks, or other construction systems. If said at least a fourth layer is arranged, in addition to the first, the second layer, and the third layer of the thermal structure described above, the first layer can be oriented towards the interior of the building and this fourth layer can be oriented towards the exterior of the building, or vice versa.
    [0050] Between the first and fourth layers the second layer and the third layer are arranged, with the third layer surrounding the second layer, so that it can be moved around it, as indicated above. The movement of the third makes it possible to arrange its first extension or its second extension totally or partially oriented towards the first layer or towards the fourth, that is, with the first extension or the second extension totally or partially adjacent to the inner or outer face of the second layer to be oriented totally or partially towards the interior or towards the exterior of the building, as required. In this way, it is possible to appropriately vary the thermal behavior of the thermal structure to accumulate / release heat as desired or required, without altering the order of the layers that compose it.
    [0051]
    [0052] The possibility of incorporating drive means to move the third layer with the objective indicated above, that is to say, to modify its position and arrange it with its first extension or its second extension facing the inside or outside the building, depending on thermal needs. By way of example, the driving means of the third layer may include opposite rotating rollers suitably positioned so that the third layer runs between them. Other mechanical mechanisms can be used to drive the third layer, such as rotating bars, slats, moving panels, etc. Such rotating rollers, rotating bars, slats, moving panels, etc. they can be driven, for example, through one or more electric servo motors. However, the possibility of operating them manually, or even in both ways, that is, both manually and motorized, is not ruled out. The driving means of the third layer are not limited only to mechanical type means, and could be hydraulic means, for example. In such a case, the drive means could comprise, for example, an air injection mechanism suitably configured to cause the movement of the PCM particles to run between the first layer and the second layer, and between the fourth layer and the second layer. layer in order to vary the thermal behavior of the structure depending on the needs.
    [0053]
    [0054] The present thermal structure for buildings may also incorporate means for controlling said driving means. These control means can be configured to establish an automatic cyclical movement of the third layer with respect to the other layers (the first layer, the second layer and, the fourth layer is arranged) in order to position the first or second extension. third layer extension facing the interior or exterior of the building according to thermal needs, i.e. in a position adjacent to an interior face or in a position adjacent to an exterior face of the second layer, as required, as described above.
    [0055]
    [0056] The automatic cyclic movement of the third layer can be suitably controlled by said control means so that it has a certain frequency, that is, to impart to the third layer a movement repeated in time. For example, the control means may be suitably configured to impart a daily automatic cyclic motion to the third layer and dispose the PCM inward or outward of the building over a period of time. The use of predictive software associated with the control means is not ruled out, properly programmed to activate the actuation means according to statistical parameters stored in a database with historical data on the climate of a particular area where the present one is installed. thermal structure.
    [0057]
    [0058] Many advantages derived from thermal structure have been found with a dynamic use of phase change materials in building envelopes such as walls, vertical walls, ceilings, etc.
    [0059]
    [0060] The ability of the described thermal structure to modify in a controlled way the position of the PCM layer with respect to the thermal insulation layer allows the solidification of lower melting temperature PCMs compared to conventional static systems. This allows the present thermal structure to be used not only as a thermal barrier but as a cooling system, as indicated above, which considerably increases the thermal advantages and the potential of using PCM in building envelopes. Furthermore, the use of PCM in a dynamic layer is advantageous since it has been found that the ability of PCM to store and release thermal energy cyclically is maintained for a long time without loss of efficiency.
    [0061]
    [0062] The described thermal structure combines beneficial aspects of conventional static or passive systems with the present dynamic or active technology that has been described, with which an thermal structure adaptable to different thermal conditions is advantageously obtained. This ability to combine an active dynamic character with a passive static character, depending on the needs, offers considerable energy savings, especially in sunny winter times, and reduces the thermal demand for both heating as well as cooling, while providing control over the time that accumulated heat or cold is released.
    [0063]
    [0064] The present thermal structure also offers the advantage that it can be applied in whole or in part to a wide variety of building elements, such as walls, walls, ceilings, and structures in general, vertical, horizontal, and inclined, whether traditional or modern. , with various finishes and materials, opaque, transparent, semi-transparent, interior and / or exterior, etc. If transparent materials are used, the movement of the third layer, for example the PCM sheet or its encapsulations, could be seen from the outside. Furthermore, the dynamic nature of the third layer advantageously allows its aesthetic appearance to be varied during the day or at night, both indoors and outdoors, if desired, depending on the ornamentation applied to the third layer of the structure. In this way, it is possible to obtain multiple changing aesthetic effects in interior and / or exterior areas of facades and ceilings and, therefore, an interesting additional artistic and architectural impact is achieved on the building.
    [0065]
    [0066] The present thermal structure also offers the advantage that, in addition to being very efficient, it takes up little space as it is a laminar or similar structure, and allows it to integrate architecturally well into any building. Another interesting advantage of the present thermal structure is that it has a cost that can be easily amortized given the high thermal efficiency it provides.
    [0067]
    [0068] Other advantages and characteristics of the present thermal structure will become apparent to the person skilled in the art from the following description, or can be derived by practicing it.
    [0069]
    [0070] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
    [0071]
    [0072] Next, a particular non-limiting example of the present thermal structure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
    [0073]
    [0074] Figures 1a and 1b are general schematic views illustrating a possible example of the present thermal structure, Figure 1a illustrating the third layer of the thermal structure with its first extension, which presents PCM, oriented towards the interior of the building and with its second extension, not presents PCM, oriented towards the exterior of the building; and FIG. 1b illustrating the third layer of the thermal structure with said first extension facing outwards of the building and with said second extension facing inwards of the building; Y
    [0075]
    [0076] Figures 2 and 3 are graphs that show the daily thermal load per unit area (Wh / m2 day) as a function of the percentage of PCM in the third layer and the type of thermal structure, in cooling mode and in heating mode, respectively.
    [0077]
    [0078] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF AN EXAMPLE
    [0079]
    [0080] A non-limiting example of a thermal structure for buildings is described below, which has been designated as a whole by 100 in the figures of the drawings. The thermal structure 100 described below by way of example is applied to a ceramic wall of a building. Other applications are possible.
    [0081]
    [0082] The present thermal structure 100, according to the schematic view of Figures 1a and 1b of the drawings, comprises a first layer 10, a second layer 30, a third layer 40, and a fourth layer 20. The first, second, and third layer 10, 30, 40 of the present thermal structure 100 are essential, while the fourth layer 20 is optional, and there may be more than a fourth layer 20. These layers 10, 20, 30 are described in detail below, 40.
    [0083]
    [0084] The first layer 10 of the thermal structure 100 of the illustrated non-limiting example is a layer of ceramic bricks that is oriented towards the exterior of the building. It is evident that said first layer 10 can be made of other different materials and that it can be arranged facing the interior of the building.
    [0085]
    [0086] The fourth layer 20 of the thermal structure 100 of said example is a layer of ceramic bricks that is oriented towards the interior of the building. It is also evident that said fourth layer 20 can be made of other different materials, that it can be arranged facing the outside of the building and that, as indicated above, there can be more than a fourth layer 20.
    [0087] The second layer 30 of the thermal structure 100 is arranged between the first layer 10 and the fourth layer 20. In the non-limiting example described, this second layer 30 is made of a suitable thermal insulating material.
    [0088]
    [0089] The third layer 40 of the thermal structure 100 is located between the first layer 10, which is oriented towards the exterior of the building, and the fourth layer 20, which is oriented towards the interior of the building, as indicated. Said third layer 40 is constituted by a dense polymeric sheet, for example, 7 mm thick, arranged surrounding the second layer 30.
    [0090]
    [0091] By arranging the third layer 40 surrounding the second layer 30, as indicated above, said third layer 40 has a first extension 40a and a second extension 40b. In the particular non-limiting example shown schematically in Figures 1a and 1b of the drawings, the first extension 40a of the third layer 40 is made of a material suitable for absorbing and / or releasing heat depending on the temperature of the environment where it is exposed. said material. In the example being described, said material is a phase change material, or PCM, of polymeric matrix. The PCM can be applied to the first extension 40a of the third layer 40 as an encapsulated and / or microparticle material and / or by direct inclusion, and / or by immersion, and / or by impregnation. For its part, the second extension 40b of the third layer 40, in the particular non-limiting example illustrated in Figures 1a and 1b of the drawings, does not include PCM or the like. However, other cases are not ruled out, for example, in which both extensions 40a, 40b incorporate PCM that absorbs and / or releases heat at different temperatures between one and the other extension 40a, 40b of the third layer 40. Thus, an extension the third layer 40 could have a PCM melting at 25 ° C and the other extension of the third layer 40 could have a PCM melting at a temperature of 20 ° C, for example.
    [0092]
    [0093] In the particular example of the thermal structure 100 shown schematically in Figures 1a and 1b, the first extension 40a corresponds to one half of the third layer 40 and the second extension 40b corresponds to the other half of the third layer 40. One extension 40a of third layer 40 is defined here as the face of third layer 40 that is temporarily located adjacent to an outer side of second layer 30. The other extension 40b of third layer 40 is defined here as the opposite face. of said third layer 40 which is temporarily located adjacent to an inner side of second layer 30.
    [0094] Thus, in the specific position shown in Figure 1a, the third layer 40 is temporarily arranged with its first extension 40a, which has PCM, oriented towards the interior of the building; and with its second extension 40b, which does not present a PCM, oriented towards the exterior of the building. And, in the specific position shown in Figure 1b, the third layer 40 is temporarily disposed with its first extension 40a facing the outside of the building, and with its second extension 40b facing the interior of the building.
    [0095]
    [0096] The position of the third layer 40 with respect to the second layer 30, as indicated above and as illustrated in both Figures 1a, 1b, is temporary: the position of the third layer 40 can be altered due to its ability to moving, that is, can vary in position around the second layer 30, between the first layer 10 and the fourth layer 20, to stay in the specific position shown in Figure 1a or Figure 1b. In this way, the orientation of the extensions 40a, 40b of the third layer 40 can be advantageously modified towards the interior or the exterior of the building to modify the thermal behavior of the structure 100, accumulating or releasing heat according to the thermal needs, without altering the order of the rest of the layers that compose it.
    [0097]
    [0098] Although not shown in the figures, the third layer 40 is capable of incorporating various decorative elements on one or both of its extensions or faces 40a, 40b, or even being transparent, or semi-transparent. Also, the third layer 40 of the present thermal structure 100 can be made of an acoustic, and / or fire resistant, insulating material, as required.
    [0099]
    [0100] In the example schematically shown in Figures 1a and 1b of the drawings, actuation means 50 are provided to move the third layer 40 around the second layer 30, or insulating layer, with respect to the other layers of the thermal structure 100. In the non-limiting example illustrated in Figures 1a and 1b of the drawings, the drive means 50 comprise two opposite rotating rollers 50a, 50b around which the third layer 40 runs. The rotating rollers 50a, 50b are driven in rotation, either directly or through suitable transmission means, such as pulleys, by means of one or more electric servo motors (not shown).
    [0101]
    [0102] Rotation of the rollers 50a, 50b through the drive means 50 causes movement of the third layer 40 around the second layer 30 of the thermal structure 100, as indicated above, to be arranged with its first extension 40a or its second extension 40b facing inward or outward of the building, as appropriate, according to thermal needs. The amount of displacement caused by the rollers 50a, 50b to rotate to the third layer 40 and the moment in which the movement of the third layer 40 occurs is appropriately regulated by means of appropriate control means, not shown. Said control means are preferably configured to cause a daily automatic cyclical movement of the third layer 40 around the second layer 30, or insulating layer, to, as indicated, arrange one or another extension 40a, 40b of the third layer 40 suitably oriented towards the interior or exterior of the building, depending on thermal needs. Thus, starting from the position shown in figure 1a in which the third layer 40 is arranged with its first extension 40a, which has PCM, adjacent to the fourth layer 20, oriented towards the interior of the building; and with its second extension 40b, which does not present a PCM, adjacent to the first layer 10, oriented towards the exterior of the building, in order to release accumulated solar energy by solidifying the PCM during hours of heating demand, the control means they can then cause the rollers 50a, 50b to be actuated in rotation to reverse said position shown in figure 1a of the extensions 40a, 40b of the third layer 40 during daylight hours to arrange themselves in the position shown in figure 1b. In said position of figure 1b, the third layer 40 is arranged with its first extension 40a adjacent to the first layer 10, oriented towards the exterior of the building; and with its second extension 40b adjacent to the fourth layer 20, oriented towards the interior of the building, in order to store solar energy through the fusion of the PCM. The control means can again and cyclically drive the rollers 50a, 50b in rotation to vary the position of the extensions 40a, 40b of the third layer 40.
    [0103]
    [0104] Thus, and as described above, during the summer at night, the third layer 40 can be moved so that one face or extension 40a thereof is adjacent to the outside of the second insulating layer 30, i.e. oriented towards the exterior of the building, to facilitate the solidification of the PCM, taking advantage of low / moderate temperatures at night, and so that the opposite face or extension 40b thereof is adjacent to the internal part of the second layer or insulating layer 30 , oriented towards the interior of the building. From this described position, the third layer 40 can be moved, through said actuation means 50, to remain in a position inverting the orientations of extensions 40a, 40b of said third layer 40, as described above.
    [0105]
    [0106] The time during which the third layer 40 must remain with its first extension 40a and its second extension 40b oriented towards the exterior or interior of the building depends, among other factors, on the amount of PCM that is in the first extension 40a of the third layer 40, of the climatic conditions, or of the comfort requirements of the interior of the building.
    [0107]
    [0108] The applicants carried out a study of the thermal structure 100 which has been described using computer numerical simulations. A numerical model was used that describes the thermal behavior of walls and ceilings, and that allows calculating the amount of heat that enters an interior area of a building. For the numerical model, a finite volume methodology was used and the energy savings provided by the present thermal structure 100 were quantified both in winter and summer. The study was based on the thermal structure 100 that has been described, applied in a traditional construction system, which included the aforementioned first layer 10 arranged on the outside of the building and the said fourth layer 20 arranged on the inside of the building, both consisting of ceramic elements, as well as said second layer 30 of thermal insulating material between said first and fourth layers 10, 20 of thermal structure 100. The thermal structure 100 of the study also presented said third layer 40 containing PCM in an extension 40a of the same. The third layer 40 was arranged between the first and the fourth layer 10, 20, so that it could move, that is, vary its position, surrounding the second layer 30.
    [0109]
    [0110] The graphs in Figures 2 and 3 show the daily thermal load per unit area (Wh / m2dia) as a function of the percentage of PCM in the third layer and the type of thermal structure, in cooling mode and in heating mode, respectively . The daily thermal load represented in the graphs of Figures 2 and 3 is calculated for a building with a construction system based on two ceramic layers and 5 cm of insulation, operating with a set temperature of 24 ° C in summer and 20 ° C in winter under the climatic conditions of the Csa group according to Kottek M, Grieser J, Beck C, Rudolf B, Rubel F. “World map of the Kóppen-Geiger climate classification updated '. Meteorol. Zeitschrift 2006; 15: 259-63.
    [0111] In particular, the graphs of Figures 2 and 3 illustrate how the cooling and heating load of the structure is affected, respectively, by the amount of PCM present in the third layer 40, based on the study carried out on the thermal structure 100 described.
    [0112]
    [0113] More specifically, the graph in Figure 2 corresponds to the thermal structure in summer where a positive thermal load represents heat entering the building and a negative thermal load represents heat leaving the building. For a conventional static thermal structure, the thermal load is always positive while, for the dynamic thermal structure of the invention, the thermal load is positive and can become negative according to the percentage of PCM, allowing heat to escape from the building, which which is beneficial in summer. The graph in figure 3 corresponds to the thermal structure in winter where a positive thermal load represents heat leaving the building and a negative thermal load represents heat entering the building. Likewise, in this case, for a conventional static thermal structure, the thermal load is always positive while, for the dynamic thermal structure of the invention, the thermal load is positive and can become negative according to the percentage of PCM, allowing in In this case, the heat input to the building, which is beneficial in winter.
    [0114]
    [0115] In more detail, the study to which both graphs belong corresponds to a particular geographical area and for a period of ten days in July for figure 2 (cooling mode) for an interior temperature of the building of 24 ° C, and of ten days of November for figure 3 (heating mode), for a building interior temperature of 20 ° C. In this study, the average daily heat flux per surface was quantified for different proportions of PCM of the third layer polymeric sheet 40, whose PCM had a melting temperature of 22 ° C. The average daily heat flux per surface is defined by the amount of heat passing or entering the present thermal structure 100 per square meter per day (Wh / m2 per day) and has been plotted on the "y" axis of the graphs of said figures 2 and 3 of the drawings. The "x" axis of the graphs of said figures corresponds to the percentage of PCM present in the third layer 40 (dynamic PCM layer, orientable to the interior or exterior of the building) of the present thermal structure (values represented by the letter "D" followed by the value of the percentage of PCM present in the third layer 40) and the percentage of PCM present in a conventional structure (static PCM layer, inside the building) of the state of the technique (values represented by the letter "E" followed by the value of the percentage of PCM present). From the graphs in Figures 2 and 3, was able to compare the average daily heat flux for the present thermal structure 100 in which third layer 40 can be moved to orient the PCM in or out of the building, as appropriate, as explained, with the average daily flux heat from a prior art structure in which the PCM sheet does not move.
    [0116]
    [0117] In the static solutions of the prior art it is observed that, in winter, no benefit is obtained by using PCM in the building envelope because temperatures above the melting point of the PCM are not reached. In the dynamic solution of the present thermal structure 100, the ability to accumulate solar energy and transmit it to the interior of the building advantageously reduces the demand for heating per unit area, even in solutions where PCM is not applied, obtaining savings of close to 50% , due to the own energy density of the third layer 40 polymeric sheet. If the third layer 40 incorporates PCM in a proportion of 25%, the amount of heat lost to the outside per unit area is reduced by 89% , and is null if PCM is incorporated in a proportion of 50%.
    [0118]
    [0119] The proposed thermal structure 100 has been found to have high efficiency if the third layer 40 incorporates PCM in a ratio of between 75% and 100%, where the building wall incorporating the present thermal structure 100 not only acts as a thermal barrier It acts as a solar radiator, providing heat energy to the interior of the building on cold days. In the analyzed cases, the wall goes from losing almost 60 Wh / m2 per day to providing more than 8 Wh / m2 per day, respectively.
    [0120]
    [0121] In the conventional structure of the prior art, for the summer period, with a totally static PCM layer, a saving of 21.6% is obtained compared to the case where PCM is not used. On the other hand, in a building that incorporates the present thermal structure 100 using PCM in a dynamic arrangement, a saving is obtained, even without the use of PCM, of 29.3%. This energy impact increases with the amount of PCM, reaching savings of 88, 119, 131 and 136%, in cases with 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of PCM in the third layer polymeric sheet. 40, respectively. It should be noted that if the third layer 40 of the present thermal structure 100 incorporates 100% PCM, the wall or ceiling where the present thermal structure 100 is installed becomes an element through which a flow of heat passes into the interior , to be an element where the heat flow flows to the outside. The described thermal structure 100 avoids, of In this way, heat enters the building at the same time that it dissipates heat to the outside during its use in cooling mode.
    [0122]
    [0123] Thus, it has been seen that, with the present thermal structure 100 described, an efficient capture of energy from the solar exterior is obtained during cold periods and an effective release of said solar energy into the interior to air-condition or heat interior spaces in various construction systems, significantly reducing heating demand. The effectiveness of the present thermal structure 100 is superior to that of the conventional prior art structures employed hitherto, which use static layers of PCM, and even that of systems based on the controlled use of natural ventilation.
    [0124]
    [0125] The dynamic nature of the PCM of the present thermal structure 100 with respect to the insulating layer in the building, which allows the PCM layer to be positioned selectively on the outside of the second layer or insulating layer 30 during daylight hours to accumulate heat through from the PCM melting process, or on the inside of said insulating layer 30 when there is a heat demand inside the building, the drawbacks of the static structures of the prior art relative to a limited potential of solidification are effectively overcome of the PCM and discharge of the accumulated heat.
    [0126]
    [0127] Despite the fact that a particular example of the present thermal structure has been described here, the person skilled in the art will understand that many other alternative configurations and / or uses thereof are possible, as well as obvious modifications and equivalent elements. Thus, the different layers of the present thermal structure can be made in a wide range of other materials and configurations. For the third layer of the present thermal structure, any material capable of absorbing and releasing large amounts of thermal energy when changing states can be used, apart from PCM. The present description therefore covers all possible combinations of the specific examples that have been described.
    [0128]
    [0129] The numerical signs relative to the drawings and placed in parentheses in a claim are only to attempt to increase the understanding of the claim, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the claim.
    [0130]
    [0131] The scope of the present description should not be limited to concrete examples, but should be determined only by an appropriate reading of the appended claims.
    权利要求:
    Claims (1)
    [0001]
    1- Thermal structure for buildings (100), the thermal structure (100) comprising at least a first layer (10) oriented towards the interior or exterior of the building, and a second layer (30) arranged adjacent to the first layer ( 10), characterized in that it further comprises a third layer (40) having a first extension (40a) and a second extension (40b), at least one of which extensions (40a, 40b) includes a material suitable for absorbing and / or releasing heat depending on the temperature of the environment where said material is exposed, said third layer (40) being mounted to be able to move around the second layer (30), to arrange the first extension (40a) or the second extension (40b) of the third layer (40) facing the interior or exterior of the building.
    2- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the second layer (30) is made of a thermal insulating material.
    3- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the third layer (40) has a laminar configuration.
    4- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it further comprises at least a fourth layer (20), the first layer (10) being oriented towards the exterior of the building, and the fourth layer (20) being oriented towards the interior of the building, the third layer (40) being arranged so that it can move around the second layer (30) between the first layer (10) and the fourth layer (20), to arrange the first extension (40a) or the second extension (40b) of the third layer (40) oriented towards the first layer (10) or towards the fourth layer (20).
    5- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to claim 4, characterized in that the third layer (40) has a configuration consisting of a plurality of particles of a material suitable for absorbing and / or releasing heat depending on of the temperature of the environment where said material is exposed, said particles being able to run between a first space, which defines the first extension (40a) of the third layer (40), between the first layer (10) and the second layer (30 ), and a second space defining the second extension (40b) of the third layer (40), between the fourth layer (20) and the second layer (30).
    6- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that at least one of the first or second extension (40a, 40b) of the third layer (40) is made of a material suitable for absorbing and / or releasing heat depending on the temperature of the environment where said material is exposed.
    7- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that at least one of the first or second extension (40a, 40b) of the third layer (40) is made of a phase change material (PCM).
    8- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that at least one of the first or second extension (40a, 40b) of the third layer (40) is made of encapsulated material and / or microparticles.
    9- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that at least one of the first or the second extension (40a, 40b) of the third layer (40) is made of a material applied by direct inclusion, and / or by immersion, and / or by impregnation.
    10- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that at least one of the first or second extension (40a, 40b) of the third layer (40) is made of polymeric material.
    11- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to any of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that it includes drive means (50) to arrange at least part of the first or second extension (40a, 40b ) of the third layer (40) facing the interior or exterior of the building.
    12- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to claim 11, characterized in that the driving means (50) comprise opposite rotating rollers around which the third layer (40) runs.
    13- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to claim 11, when it depends on any of claims 5 to 10, characterized in that the actuation means (50) comprise an air injection mechanism to cause the movement of the particles of said material to run between the first space formed between the first layer (10) and the second layer (30) and the second space formed between the fourth layer (20) and the second layer (30).
    14- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to any of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that the drive means (50) are of the manual or motorized type.
    15- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to any of claims 11 to 14, characterized in that it includes control means of the driving means (50) to cause automatic cyclical movement of the third layer (40 ) in order to arrange the first or second extension (40a, 40b) oriented towards the interior or exterior of the building.
    16- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to any of claims 4 to 15, characterized in that the third layer (40) covers at least partially the first layer (10) and / or the fourth layer ( twenty).
    17- Thermal structure for buildings (100) according to any of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the third layer (40) has decorative elements in at least one of the first or the second extension (40a, 40b).
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