Building material including temperature transducer
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- manufacturing fiberglass insulation configured to be installed in a building structure as at least one layer of the building structure, wherein the fiberglass insulation includes an insulation layer coupled to a paper backing;
embedding one or more temperature transducers in the fiberglass insulation during the manufacturing of the fiberglass insulation, wherein the one or more temperature transducers includes a string of wired sensors, and wherein the embedding includes taping the string of wired sensors to the paper backing; and
rolling the fiberglass insulation to form rolled fiberglass insulation such that the string of wired sensors are provided on an inside of the rolled fiberglass insulation,wherein the manufacturing and the embedding are performed prior to use of the building material in the building structure.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for measuring the supply of a consumable product/energy source, such as electrical power, to a facility over time and analyzing the measurements to determine the consumption or supply of the product by one or more loads and/or sources in the facility, and to determine induced and residual heat flow through the facility'"'"'s envelope. Various aspects compare the measured supply of the consumable product to a database of consumption signatures, which characterize access to the consumable product by particular users. Operating conditions and facility characteristics, such as temperatures, load factors, insulation factors, etc., may be further considered in determining a particular user'"'"'s access of the consumable product. To aid in the controlling of energy use, thermal resistance factors of the building are determined, which are based on the induced and residual heat flow through the facility.
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11 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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manufacturing fiberglass insulation configured to be installed in a building structure as at least one layer of the building structure, wherein the fiberglass insulation includes an insulation layer coupled to a paper backing; embedding one or more temperature transducers in the fiberglass insulation during the manufacturing of the fiberglass insulation, wherein the one or more temperature transducers includes a string of wired sensors, and wherein the embedding includes taping the string of wired sensors to the paper backing; and rolling the fiberglass insulation to form rolled fiberglass insulation such that the string of wired sensors are provided on an inside of the rolled fiberglass insulation, wherein the manufacturing and the embedding are performed prior to use of the building material in the building structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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fiberglass insulation configured for use in a building, wherein the fiberglass insulation includes an insulation layer coupled to a paper backing; and one or more temperature transducers disposed in the fiberglass insulation prior to use of the fiberglass insulation in the building, wherein the one or more temperature transducers includes a string of wired sensors taped to the paper backing, wherein the fiberglass insulation is rolled fiberglass insulation, and wherein the string of wired sensors are provided on an inside of the rolled fiberglass insulation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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