System and device for heating, cooling, ventilating and illuminating an interior space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional heating and air-conditioning systems face challenges in providing uniform heat distribution due to varying flow resistances, requiring complex calculations and planning to ensure sufficient heating to individual radiators, and are often inflexible for rearrangement or installation in existing buildings.
Innovation Solution
A modular system comprising standardized air-conditioning modules with a distribution module that provides a uniform fluid carrier medium and fresh air supply, allowing for flexible arrangement on walls, ceilings, or floors, with integrated hydraulic and ventilation infrastructure, and incorporating lighting for aesthetic and functional purposes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional heating systems are installed in walls with fixed infrastructure, then heat distribution is provided, but the system lacks flexibility for rearrangement and requires complex planning to ensure uniform heat distribution
Solution Approach 1:
The heating system is divided into multiple independent air-conditioning modules that can be individually arranged and positioned on walls, ceilings, or floors. Each module contains its own heating elements and can be independently controlled, eliminating the need for complex centralized planning while ensuring uniform heat distribution through modular placement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from fixed wall infrastructure to dynamically reconfigurable modular units that can be easily moved, added, or removed. This dynamic approach allows the heating system to adapt to changing spatial requirements without requiring complex reinstallation of fixed infrastructure.
2Ease of manufacture
If standardized modules are used for heating systems, then ease of installation and rearrangement is improved, but uniform heat distribution becomes challenging due to varying flow resistances
Solution Approach 1:
Each standardized module is designed with locally optimized heating elements and fluid distribution channels that ensure uniform heat distribution within the module itself. The local quality of each module compensates for variations in overall system configuration, maintaining consistent thermal performance across all standardized units regardless of their position in the installation.
3Ease of operation
If air-conditioning modules are installed in existing buildings without wall infrastructure, then installation effort is reduced, but integration with existing building structures becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The air-conditioning modules are designed as universal units that can be installed on walls, ceilings, or floors without requiring specific infrastructure. Each module is self-contained with integrated hydraulic connections and ventilation capabilities, allowing easy installation in existing buildings while adapting to various structural configurations through multiple mounting options.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system ensures efficient and uniform heat distribution without complex planning, allows for easy rearrangement or expansion, and provides independent climate zones and adjustable lighting, enhancing usability and aesthetics.
Implementation Method 1
heat is exchanged between the fluid flowing through the heat exchanger and the air flowing through the air distributor
Implementation Method 2
the surface of the air-conditioning module has a plurality of scattering centers for scattering light
Implementation Method 3
via which a heat transfer with the room air can take place
Implementation Method 4
The heat can also be transferred by means of radiation
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a system for heating and/or cooling and/or ventilating and/or illuminating a room, comprising a plurality of air-conditioning modules having a flat surface which faces the room and which is designed to dissipate heat and/or cold and/or fresh air to the room; at least one distribution module which is designed to provide the plurality of air-conditioning modules with a fluid carrier medium for heat and/or cold and/or fresh air; and a control device for controlling a quantity of heat and/or cold and/or fresh air; wherein the contours of the plurality of air-conditioning modules and the at least one distribution module are designed in such a way that the plurality of air-conditioning modules and the at least one distribution module form, by virtue of their assembly, a substantially flat and continuous surface.