.cls-1 { fill: #000; } Lupe Buildings Solutions Services Documentation StartSolutionsGeothermalActive Piles Solutions Invisible Air Conditioning Ecoflex Geothermal Horizontal collector Vertical collector Energy Basket Active Piles Geocooling Plumbing Large Modular Dimensions Radiator heating Plumbing system with fire protection features +34 902 100 240 Customer service Geothermal Solutions Download Center Geothermal Video Uponor Active Piles Solution for charge and energy transfer The energy piles or the thermo-active foundations in general must fulfill two functions: the structural function, transferring the mechanical loads of the structure to the ground; and the energy function, the use as a geothermal collector. The main advantage of this geothermal capture system is that the additional investment cost is very low, since the structural foundation work will also be carried out and to enable the energy use of the structure it is only necessary to add the geothermal collector. The energy supplied by a thermoactive foundation system such as piles or sheeting is used to cover the base demand for air conditioning of a building, and in some cases also peak demands. An energy pile system should be used as alternate storage, systematically changing the use of heating and cooling. Thus, an optimal specific extraction capacity is achieved for the generation of both heating and cooling. The temperature balance of a power pile system can be designed in a balanced way to remain stable over time. With a nearly constant thermal equilibrium over the years, mutual thermal interference from adjacent power piles is minimized. Based on experience with medium and large size power pile systems, the design and operation to cover the base load the most cost effective. For this, an optimal load-work relationship must be planned and established during sizing. The alternating operation in heating and cooling is what primarily determines the efficiency of the power pile system. The tubes that form the circuits of the geothermal collector integrated in the foundation must be resistant to grooves, notches and all kinds of mechanical loads that occur during the installation process and subsequent concreting of the installation. In addition, we have to consider that in these systems the pipe is fixed directly to the rebar with the constant presence of metal cutting edges. In this way, it is essential to have a plastic material with high mechanical resistance and at the same time that is resistant to the phenomena of fast and slow propagation of cracks. Regarding the construction technique of piles, there are basically two types: precast piles and in-situ piles. Regarding the execution of thermo-active piles and sheeting, they are works that require a precise design and exhaustive planning in order to avoid errors and not delay other works such as the concreting of the structures. Finally, it should be noted that geothermal collectors can be installed in various configurations: meanders, parallel loops, crossed loops or spirals. The most common pipe diameters in these geothermal collectors are usually 20 or 25 mm Uponor Active Piles at a glance Investment costs are low compared to piles already planned Can be used alongside building load piles Ideal solution for residential and non-residential applications Subscripción Newsletter Suscríbete a la newsletter de Uponor para estar informado de todas las novedades Enviar Información Legal Mapa web Imprint Política de cookies Uponor como proveedor Aviso legal Política de Privacidad Condiciones de venta Condiciones de compra Código de conducta Sobre nosotros Visión y estrategia Mapa web Carrera en Uponor Área inversores Compañía Uponor en el mundo Visión y estrategia Uponor como partner Sostenibilidad Código de conducta Historia Uponor en España Contacta con nosotros Uponor Hispania, S.A.U 902 100 240 atencion.cliente@uponor.com Antigua Carretera de Extremadura km. 20,700 Senda de la Chrivina, s/n 28935 Móstoles (Madrid) Spain Copyright 2017