AIR COOLING SYSTEM FOR A BUILDING STRUCTURE

摘要

An energy efficient and quiet air cooling system for a building structure is provided. The air cooling system includes an evaporator system mounted in the wall of the building, a remotely mounted fan, an air intake, and a sound and heat insulating duct. The fan is mounted in the attic and configured to draw air from the living area of the building through the sound insulating duct with sufficient power to create a negative static pressure in the living area. The negative static pressure in turn causes outside air to flow through the evaporator system which removes heat from the outside air. The cooled air is in turn drawn into the building and pulled into the attic through the duct and expelled through the attic. The fan expels warm air into the attic, creating a positive pressure environment which causes the warm air to be expelled from the attic through natural vents.

主权项

1. An air cooling system for cooling a building structure with a living area and an attic area, comprising:
a fan assembly, said fan assembly comprising an air intake, a motorized fan, and an acoustical and thermal insulating duct, said insulating duct interconnecting the motorized fan and the air intake, wherein the insulating duct is at least 4 feet long, wherein the motorized fan is adapted to be mounted in the attic area of the building structure on an intermediate structure that prevents the motorized fan from being in direct contact with any portion of the building structure and the air intake is positioned in an opening formed in a horizontal wall separating the attic area and the living area; wherein the fan assembly is adapted to create a negative static pressure in the living area; and wherein the fan assembly is adapted to draw the air in the living area up through the air intake and the duct, and to expel said air into the attic area to create a positive static pressure sufficient to cause air in the attic area to be pushed out through vents in the attic area and to substantially inhibit outside air to be drawn into the attic area through the vents.