Abrégé

A method for installing a geothermal system, comprising boring at least one hole in an earth mass to accept a geothermal column; inserting a geothermal column into each of said at least one hole; excavating trench lines to accommodate connections between said geothermal column in each of said at least one hole and a Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning (HVAC) system; filling said hollow tube with a non- antifreeze fluid; connecting said geothermal column to said HVAC system; and backfilling said at least one hole and said trench lines.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24J 3/08 - géothermique (dispositifs produisant une puissance mécanique à partir d'énergie géothermique F03G 4/00)
• F25B 30/06 - Pompes à chaleur caractérisées par la source de chaleur à faible potentiel
• F24D 15/04 - Autres systèmes de chauffage de locaux domestiques ou d'autres locaux utilisant des pompes à chaleur
• F24D 3/18 - Systèmes de chauffage central à eau chaude utilisant des pompes à chaleur

Abrégé

An improved heat transfer column for geothermal heating and cooling in which refrigerant lines are wound in a spiral fashion about a vertically oriented support. The spiral tubing is surrounded by a flexible, semi-flexible, or rigid liner which is filled with water, the liner being positioned within a cavity in an earth mass. During operation, water within the tube rises and/or by convection and transfers heat evenly to the water within the liner for subsequent transfer to the earth mass. This heat is subsequently extracted from or rejected into the earth mass during a heat transfer cycle, and means is provided for transfer of a portion of the heat in the water to the ambient atmosphere.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24J 3/08 - géothermique (dispositifs produisant une puissance mécanique à partir d'énergie géothermique F03G 4/00)
• F25B 30/06 - Pompes à chaleur caractérisées par la source de chaleur à faible potentiel

Abrégé

A geothermal system, comprising at least one geothermal column, comprising at least one spirally wound refrigeration coil configured to communicate with a heat pump compressor; a hollow tube having an outer wall of diameter substantially greater than that of said at least one spirally wound refrigeration coil and positioned so as to surround said at least one spirally wound refrigeration coil, said outer wall having a substantially rigid configuration such that said hollow tube maintains its shape; and a support member configured to retain a shape of said at least one spirally wound refrigeration coil and maintain a centrally located position of said at least one spirally wound refrigeration coil within said hollow tube; and a compressor section in communication with the at least one geothermal column and a climate system.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24J 3/08 - géothermique (dispositifs produisant une puissance mécanique à partir d'énergie géothermique F03G 4/00)
• F25B 30/06 - Pompes à chaleur caractérisées par la source de chaleur à faible potentiel