Room-to-Room Heat Pump

摘要

A system, method, and device for transferring thermal energy between areas of a structure so as to maintain occupant comfort while minimizing the difference between indoor and outdoor temperatures, thereby minimizing thermal losses from the structure. The device operates effectively in the heating season and cooling season, when outdoor temperatures are cold and hot, respectively.

主权项

1. An apparatus for moving heat from a first room of a building to a second room within said building for a first period of time and at a second period of time moving heat from said second room to said first room, said apparatus comprising:
A cooling air intake vent located inside of said first room, An evaporator fan for drawing cooling air from said cooling air intake vent across an evaporator and expelling said cooling air back into said first room, A compressor for circulating coolant through said evaporator to a condenser through coolant tubing, A condenser fan drawing warming air from the second room across the condenser and expelling said warming air back into the second room, wherein heat is transferred from said first room to said second room during the first period of time, and A value coupled to said coolant tubing that allows the coolant to reverse direction, thus transferring heat from said second room to said first room at the second period of time.