Patent ID: 7797950
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: F24F,F28D,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A thermal insulation system for residential and/or commercial buildings comprising: a packaged phase change material positioned within said residential and/or commercial buildings adjacent to a wall or ceiling such that a gap exists between the phase change material and wall or ceiling, said wall or ceiling subject to uncontrolled external atmospheric conditions, including solar-generated heat, said phase change material configured to store solar-generated heat entering said residential and/or commercial buildings prior to said solar-generating heat reaching an internal living or working space associated with residential and/or commercial buildings; an electromechanical air conditioning system to produce artificial air conditioned cooled air; and a controller configured to cause said cooled air generated by said electromechanical air conditioning system to enter the gap to selectively facilitate a phase change of the phase change material, said controller causing said cooled air generated by said electromechanical air conditioning system to enter the gap responsive to one or more of the following parameters related to the state of the phase change material: