Meeting building heating requirements with solar energy using smart booster fans**

供暖、通风和空调（HVAC）占加拿大建筑物能源消耗的50%左右，其中大部分能源用于空间供暖。该项目的目标是在建筑物中最大限度地利用太阳能，以最大限度地抵消其热负荷。如随后所述，这一目标将通过与Smart Booster Fans集成的Trombe-Michel墙来实现。* Trombe-Michel墙吸收太阳辐射并加热相邻通风通道中的空气。冷空气在通风通道的底部被吸入，并在通风通道的顶部被释放到建筑物的内部。此外，热能存储材料可以集成到Trombe-Michel壁中，以调节和延长Trombe-Michel壁可以向通风通道提供热量的时间量。* 在该项目中，Smart Booster Fans将集成到Trombe-Michel墙壁的通风通道中，以便在最需要时将热量输送到建筑物内部。智能增压风扇在低功耗下安静运行，配备温度传感器，并与家中的中央HVAC系统通信，以提供通风和加热或冷却。 * Trombe-Michel墙与Smart Booster Fans集成，可将太阳热能最佳地输送到建筑物内部，最终将为制造业和建筑业创造就业机会。此外，本文提出的产品将为加拿大提供环境效益，因为最大限度地利用建筑物中的太阳能将减少能源消耗和温室气体排放。 **

Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) accounts for ~ 50% of the energy consumed in buildings in Canada, and most of this energy is used for space heating. The objective of this project is to maximize solar energy utilization in buildings to offset their heating load to the greatest extent possible. As described subsequently, this objective will be achieved using Trombe-Michel walls integrated with Smart Booster Fans.****A Trombe-Michel wall absorbs solar irradiation and heats up air in an adjacent ventilation channel. Cold air is drawn in at the bottom of the ventilation channel and released to the interior of a building at the top of the ventilation channel. Furthermore, thermal energy storage materials can be integrated into a Trombe-Michel wall to regulate and prolong the amount of time that the Trombe-Michel wall can provide heat to the ventilation channel. ****In this project Smart Booster Fans will be integrated into the ventilation channel of Trombe-Michel walls in order to deliver heat to the interior of buildings when it is needed the most. Smart Booster Fans, which operate quietly on low power, are equipped with temperature sensors and communicate with the central HVAC system within a home to provide ventilation and heating or cooling. ****The development of the Trombe-Michel walls integrated with Smart Booster Fans that optimally deliver solar thermal energy to the interior of a building will ultimately create jobs in the manufacturing and construction industries. Furthermore, the product proposed herein will provide environmental benefits to Canada, as maximizing solar energy usage in buildings will reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. **