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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2022
Applicant:
The University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Ajla Aksamija, Hadley, MA (US);
Zlatan Aksamija, Hadley, MA (US);
Assignee:
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 5/00 (2006.01); E04B 1/76 (2006.01); H02S 20/26 (2014.01); H10N 10/17 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 5/0042 (2013.01); E04B 1/762 (2013.01); E04B 1/7654 (2013.01); F24F 5/0089 (2013.01); H02S 20/26 (2014.12); H10N 10/17 (2023.02);
Abstract
An architectural structure having: a wall of a room of the architectural structure; and a panel integrated into the wall, wherein the panel includes thermoelectric components (TECs) arranged as a TEC grid, thereby defining a radiant panel, wherein: the TECs, of the TEC grid, are thermally coupled to a common heat sink formed in part by an exterior surface of the wall; and the wall defines a wall surface area, the panel defines a panel surface area, and the panel surface area is between 5% and 20% of the wall surface area.