Geothermal Heating and Cooling Ventilation System

Abstract

A system designed to introduce fresh air ventilation into the living space, eliminate contaminants, and add fresh air to augment a building's HVAC system. This is done in order to save energy, and the costs associated with heat loss in a building. The system employs the use of geothermal energy conferred to air via a cavity which is constructed in the basement, on the slab, in the crawl space and/or attic of a building. This cavity is created to circulate to absorb the geo and/or solar characteristics of a building, taking advantage of the consistent subterranean temperature of the earth and/or sun, in order to warm air from outside during the winter minimizing a heat sink, and cool air during the summer. One or more heat exchangers are used to transfer the energy from contaminated air in the cavity to clean air destined for the HVAC system.

1 ) A method for regulating the temperature of a building through geothermal energy conservation comprising:
 establishing a geothermal air cavity between a foam layer and the original concrete basement floor of a building;   establishing an extended geothermal air cavity between a second foam layer and the original concrete basement walls of the building;   pumping stale air returned from the rooms of the building into the geothermal air cavity and extended geothermal air cavity;   conveying the temperature from the stale air to fresh air via a first air-to-air heat exchanger;   transferring the fresh air to a dwelling heat exchanger;   transferring the fresh air to an air handler;   augmenting the fresh air with HVAC conditioned air;   supplying the fresh air to rooms of the building;   collecting stale air from the bathrooms and kitchen of the building;   pumping the stale air into the geothermal air cavity;   transferring the heat from the stale air to a second set of fresh air via the dwelling heat exchanger; and   routing the stale air out of the building.   
     
     
         2 ) The method of  claim 1 , wherein said establishing a geothermal air cavity between a foam layer and the original concrete basement floor of a building is created by a series of feet in communication with the underside of the foam layer. 
     
     
         3 ) The method of  claim 1 , wherein the geothermal air cavity and the extended geothermal air cavity are continuous. 
     
     
         4 ) The method of  claim 1 , wherein the geothermal air cavity is in communication with the extended geothermal air cavity via a series of pipes placed at the perimeter junction. 
     
     
         5 ) The system of  claim 2 , wherein the geothermal air cavity and the extended geothermal air cavity are continuous. 
     
     
         6 ) The system of  claim 2 , wherein the geothermal air cavity is in communication with the extended geothermal air cavity via a series of pipes placed at the perimeter junction. 
     
     
         7 ) A method for achieving a temperature within a building comprising:
 creating a cavity along the perimeter walls and floor of a concrete basement;   routing air through the cavity, bringing the air to the temperature of the concrete basement;   exchanging the heat of the air to fresh air from outdoors via a heat exchanger; and   routing the air to all rooms of the building via ducting.   
     
     
         8 ) The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 augmenting the fresh air with temperate air from a HVAC system, forming combined air;   routing the combined air through an air handler;   pumping the combined air into the rooms of the structure;   vacuuming the combined air from the bathrooms and kitchen of the structure;   pumping the combined air into a second air to air heat exchanger; and pumping the combined air outdoors.   
     
     
         9 ) A system for attaining an ideal temperature of air in a building having rooms comprising:
 a foam padding, said foam padding configured to line a subterranean foundation of a building, creating a cavity between the subterranean foundation and said foam padding;   a first air-to-air heat exchanger;   a second air-to-air heat exchanger;   an air controller;   a damper;   a series of ducting; and   wherein said series of ducting is in communication with said first air-to-air heat exchanger, said second air-to-air heat exchanger, said air controller, and said damper.   
     
     
         10 ) The system of  claim 9 , wherein said series of ducting is configured to carry air to said cavity and from said cavity to the rooms of the structure in an evenly distributed fashion. 
     
     
         11 ) The system of  claim 9 , wherein said damper controls the exchange of air between a HVAC unit and the second air-to-air heat exchanger. 
     
     
         12 ) The system of  claim 9 , wherein fresh air from outside is routed into said cavity via the first air-to-air heat exchanger prior to being routed to the second air-to-air heat exchanger.