Building Systems

• US 20140041321A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 02/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KBFX, LLC
• Original Assignee: KBFX, LLC
• Inventors: Poivet, Alain
• Application Number:
  US13/831,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20140041321A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/173.3
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/00 Programme-controlled manipulators
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 20/66 in the form of facade constructions, e.g. wall constructions in the form of shingles or tiles F24S20/69
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 20/67 in the form of roof constructions in the form of shingles or tiles F24S20/69
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 20/69 in the form of shingles or tiles
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2025/013 Stackable support elements
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2025/021 Sealing means between support elements and mounting surface
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2025/801 having hollow parts with closed cross-section
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2025/804 U-, C- or O-shaped; Hat profiles
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2025/807 having undercut grooves
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/12 using posts in combination with upper profiles
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/13 Profile arrangements, e.g. trusses F24S25/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/35 by means of profiles with a cross-section defining separate supporting portions for adjacent modules
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/61 for fixing to the ground or to building structures
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/636 clamping by screw-threaded elements
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 40/20 Cleaning; Removing snow
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 40/44 Draining rainwater or condensation
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 31/0521 using a gaseous or a liquid coolant, e.g. air flow ventilation, water circulation
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/22 specially adapted for buildings
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/23 specially adapted for roof structures
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/26 Building materials integrated with PV modules, e.g. façade elements H02S20/25 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/10 : Photovoltaic [PV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/20 : Solar thermal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/44 : Heat exchange systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/47 : Mountings or tracking
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 : Photovoltaic [PV] energy

Abstract

A new system of building construction, technology and methods for making the skin complex of a building as elements on a roof or façade of which solar panels/systems are a part are disclosed.

Claims

1. A building system for a building comprising:

an outer skin complex comprising;

solar panels; and

a plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal supporting components to support the solar panels wherein the plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal supporting components are spaced apart to accommodate the dimension of the solar panels;

a supporting beam to support the plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal supporting components; and

a ventilation duct complex.

2. The building system of claim 1, further comprising one or more of the following:

an impervious layer in the ventilation duct complex to provide water proofing, and a thermal insulation layer in the ventilation duct complex.

3. The building system of claim 1, wherein the ventilation duct complex has one or more of the following characteristics:

closed on all sides, open on at least one side, natural ventilation, forced ventilation, connected to external ventilation systems, connected to a heat exchanger system, connected to liquid or air circulation systems.

4. The building system of claim 1, wherein the ventilation duct complex includes as least part of the space formed between adjacent parallel longitudinal supporting components and the solar panels.

5. The building system of claim 1, further including one or more robots to perform one or more of the following:

inspection of the outer skin complex, cleaning one or more components of the outer skin complex, repairing one or more components of the outer skin complex, or mounting one or more components of the outer skin complex.

6. The building system of claim 1, the ventilation duct complex is designed to allow a robot for performing one or more of the following:

inspection of the ventilation duct complex, cleaning one or more components of the ventilation duct complex, repairing one or more components of the outer skin complex, or mounting one or more components of the ventilation duct complex.

7. The building system of claim 5, wherein the one or more robots has one or more of the following characteristics:

autonomous, remotely controlled, or semi-autonomous, programmed to perform expert functions.

8. The building system of claim 5, wherein the one or more robots is equipped with one or more of the following tools:

robotic arms, cameras, thermal sensors, humidity sensors, electrical sensors, contact sensors, weather sensors, wind sensors, motion or presence sensors, GPS systems, alarm systems, light transmitters, radar equipment, ultrasonic equipment, infrared lighting, and radiation equipment, construction tools, watering system, spraying system, lighting system, cleaning systems, testing equipment, systems for holding and setting panels.

9. The building system of claim 1, wherein the ventilation duct complex is cleaned by one or more of the following:

local vacuuming system, centralized vacuum system, robotic vacuums, water sprays, chemical sprays, air blowers, mechanical scrapers, cleaning tools, mechanized brushes.

10. The building system of claim 1, wherein the outer skin complex is cleaned by one or more of the following:

local vacuuming system, centralized vacuum system, robotic vacuums, water sprays, chemical sprays, air blowers, mechanical scrapers, cleaning tools, and mechanized brushes.

11. The building system of claim 5, wherein the one or more robots has one or more of the following characteristics:

ability to hold panels, ability to plug panels, ability to lift panels, ability to set panels, ability to screw or unscrew, ability to clean the ventilation duct complex, ability to clean the solar panels, ability to make repairs to the ventilation duct complex, ability to make repairs to the outer skin complex, ability to transmit information to a remote location, ability to test electrical systems, ability to test waterproofing systems, ability to test insulation systems, ability to perform construction functions, ability to test structural systems.

12. The building system of claim 1, wherein the supporting beam is any one of the following:

a transversal frame girder of a roof, transversal frame girder of a faç

ade, a joist, a frame, a grid, a lattice, a shell, a cable, a membrane, a wall or a faç

ade, a wall plate, a wooden deck, a metal deck, a diaphragm, a covering, a slab, a post, or existing components of the building or of the supporting structure.

13. The building system of claim 1, wherein the ventilation duct complex is used for one or more of the following:

to ventilate the outer skin complex, to ventilate the solar panels, to extract energy from the outer skin complex, to extract energy from the solar panels, to improve efficiency of the outer skin complex, to improve the efficiency of the solar panels, to improve the efficiency of the building, and to convert the extracted energy for re-use.