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Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2018
Applicant:

Clean Power Research, L.l.c., Napa, CA (US);

Inventor:

Thomas E. Hoff, Napa, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/18 (2006.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); G06F 111/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/004 (2013.01); G01N 33/0062 (2013.01); G01N 33/0075 (2013.01); G06F 17/18 (2013.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); G06F 2111/10 (2020.01);
Abstract

A building loses or gains heat through its envelope based on the differential between the indoor and outdoor temperatures. The losses or gains are due to conduction and infiltration. Conventionally, these effects are typically estimated by performing an on-site energy audit. However, total thermal conductivity, conduction, and infiltration can be determined empirically. The number of air changes per hour are empirically measured using a COconcentration monitoring device, which enables the infiltration component of total thermal conductivity to be measured directly. The conduction component of thermal conductivity can then be determined by subtracting the infiltration component from the building's total thermal conductivity.


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