CPC F24F 5/0092 (2013.01) [E04B 9/001 (2013.01); F24F 5/0021 (2013.01); F24F 2221/14 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A system for energy consumption savings and cost reduction in a structure comprising:
a structure comprising a product of manufacture comprising:
(a) a first Phase Change Material (PCM) containment structure comprising or having contained therein a plurality of PCM
wherein an outer face of the first PCM containment structure is substantially open and exposes substantially most of the plurality of PCM to surrounding air; and
(b) at least one additional PCM containment structure or structures comprising or having contained therein a plurality of PCM,
wherein the plurality of PCM of the at least one additional containment structure are substantially exposed to the surrounding air;
and the first PCM containment structure is configured or adapted to be positioned in an opening in the structure or between a plenum space and a room or a space in the structure, or
the first PCM containment structure is configured or adapted to be positioned to cover or approximate the shape of an opening or open contact between a plenum, a space in the structure, a room in the structure, or an additional building space, or
the first PCM containment structure is configured or adapted to be positioned in or adjacent to a plenum space, and the at least one additional PCM containment structure is configured to be positioned above, in front of or in back of the first PCM containment structure,
and there is a space between the at least one additional PCM containment structure and the first PCM containment structure.
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