Every building is a real-time solar collector, gathering light and heat. Its primary collecting surface is its roof. But unfortunately we don't put that hot rooftop energy to good use. Even in this time of increased awareness about greenhouse gases and energy conservation, most of that rooftop energy goes to waste rather than being harnessed to make hot water or electricity.
Futura Solar LLC offers an efficient low cost way to put that rooftop energy to work - via a patented application that combines existing technologies into a structurally integrated solar roofing system. The most cost effective way to gather this rooftop energy is to do it right the first time - when a building is built from the ground up. Yet many buildings are also undergoing modifications such as repair, retrofit or redesign.
This means there are perfect opportunities to bring efficient, cost-effective solutions to problems of expensive heating and cooling or electric energy by rethinking rooftop energy capture and utilization.
Futura Solar LLC offers an efficient low cost way to put that rooftop energy to work - via a patented application that combines existing technologies into a structurally integrated solar roofing system. The most cost effective way to gather this rooftop energy is to do it right the first time - when a building is built from the ground up. Yet many buildings are also undergoing modifications such as repair, retrofit or redesign.
This means there are perfect opportunities to bring efficient, cost-effective solutions to problems of expensive heating and cooling or electric energy by rethinking rooftop energy capture and utilization.
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This letter is a summary of the preliminary testing on convective air flow through the Panel embodiment prototype done jointly by Retronix Inc. and Future Corp.
The Panel was affixed to a testing shed.
The air flow was measured by a Davis Turbo Meter which was mounted at the outlet port of the Roof Air Duct.
The mounting necessitated having the meter cradled in a block of foam which had a cutout into which the meter fit snuggly.
The outside contour of the foam block was circular and dimensioned to be slightly larger than the outlet port diameter so that the block could be snugly pressed into the outlet port.
The Panel was affixed to a testing shed.
The air flow was measured by a Davis Turbo Meter which was mounted at the outlet port of the Roof Air Duct.
The mounting necessitated having the meter cradled in a block of foam which had a cutout into which the meter fit snuggly.
The outside contour of the foam block was circular and dimensioned to be slightly larger than the outlet port diameter so that the block could be snugly pressed into the outlet port.
Futura Solar, LLC (the Client) has developed two prototype solar energy systems.
Testing was performed by Bodycote Materials Testing Canada (BMTC) to evaluate the transient air temperature distribution within the system enclosures and to measure their overall energy performance.
The Sawtooth Roof collector base is horizontal (i.e., designed for installation on buildings with flat roofs), with three angled glazed sections with a black-painted wood/metal outlet header on top that collects heated air from each section.
Testing was performed by Bodycote Materials Testing Canada (BMTC) to evaluate the transient air temperature distribution within the system enclosures and to measure their overall energy performance.
The Sawtooth Roof collector base is horizontal (i.e., designed for installation on buildings with flat roofs), with three angled glazed sections with a black-painted wood/metal outlet header on top that collects heated air from each section.
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