The invention can make up the entire roof of a building or vehicle, or be integrated into a portion of said roofs. This invention utilizes and reduces the amount of solar radiation that enters a building or vehicle via the roof. This system can include a water holding tank or a plurality of tanks, heat exchangers, fire sprinkler heads and various glazing options. Said heat exchangers are contained between the rafters or trusses, and takes advantage of thermal syphoning to store energy in said tank or said plurality of tanks. Additionally, this roof system can function as a fire suppression apparatus and a skylight apparatus that allows natural light into the structure, and may be integrated with LED lighting to illuminate the skylight glazing and interior space. The exterior upper covering may consist of a glazing material like tempered glass coupled with additional roofing elements or standard upper covering assemblies.
Advance hybrid roof, advanced cool roof, advanced solar roof, ready roof
2020-10-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F24D DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS , Haus- oder Raumheizungssysteme, z.B. Zentralheizungssysteme / B61D Einzelheiten oder Arten des Wagenaufbaus von Eisenbahnfahrzeugen , BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES / E04B Allgemeine Baukonstruktionen , GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS / E04D ROOF COVERINGS , Dacheindeckungen / F24S Sonnenkollektoren , SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS |
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