Collector for using earth's temperature for heating/cooling, has collector line at level of lower third of foil trough/channel, filler consisting of material forming bearing layer

• Main Author: SIEGERT, PETER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; German
• Published: 30.09.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GEOTHERMAL COLLECTORS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; RANGES; REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGYGENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION; REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

The device has a water-tight foil trough/channel (5) in the ground and a collector line (9) connected via feed and return lines (4) to a heating system heat pump (2) or an industrial system heat exchanger. The trough/channel is filled with water and filler (10) and covered by a water-conducting resi...