Complete system for providing and reusing heat, water, waste and electricity for a building
PT 20210536 (346483)
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Complete system for providing and reusing heat, water, waste and electricity for a building
Application number
20210536
Case type
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05.09.2022 Patent meddelt (B1)
Filed
30.04.2021
Effective date
30.04.2021
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05.09.2022
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30.04.2027
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NORWEGIAN ECO SOLUTIONS PLUS AS (NO)
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NORWEGIAN ECO SOLUTIONS PLUS AS (NO)
Inventor
Diego Botero Cabal (NO)
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05.09.2022
Patent number
346483
Expiry date
30.04.2041
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The invention relates to a system for providing and reusing heat, water, waste and electricity for a building, the system comprising a water circuit comprising a grey water loop and a black water loop. Furthermore, the system comprises and an energy circuit comprising a heating loop and an electricity loop. In addition, the system further comprises waste loop to provide biogas and electricity.
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Field of the invention[0001] The invention relates to a system for providing and reusing heat, water, waste and electricity for a building, and more specifically the invention relates complete energy recovery system for off-grid housing and shelters. Background of the invention[0002] As harsher climate and political unrest puts strain on the delicate infrastructures that provides power and water to housing, as well as the demand for further reduction of the emissions of greenhouse gasses increases, there has been a severe increase in the demand for housing with independent energy systems. These solutions are unaffected by fluctuations and fallouts of the state and national wide grids. Furthermore, independent energy solutions allow for a greater variation of location than traditionally grid connected housing. To be further completely independent more and more homes and houses can install systems for utilization of renewable energy. These solutions have expanded from simple wind or solar energy generators to more sophisticated water management systems. To be completely off-grid i.e. not being dependent on or connected to grid supplied water or energy one also needs to be have a waste management solution that does not rely on any infrastructure.[0003] There exist off-grid solutions for parts of the water, energy and waste systems for buildings, but they are designed for temporary use buildings such as cabins, motorhomes or cruise ships and the like. There is no complete integrated off-grid systems that include water, energy and waste management together in a integrated solution where all the systems are connected and where the systems increases the efficiency of one another.[0004] The existing avant-garde off-grid technologies for buildings today operate independently on the principle of separate silos and systems. No integrated systems exist, and the partially integrated ones that exist involve only one area of off-grid form, water or energy or waste, but not the entire system. These facts cause some problems: builders need several independent contractors with different technologies and plug-in systems that make assembly a complicated and expensive process; it is not a centralized monitoring, control and operation of the system; and with separate solutions, costs and risks are higher and efficiency lower. Furthermore, when installing several independent systems into one, they are not optimized to complete each other.[0005] Document US2005/138867 A1 discloses a combined green building which is constituted with plant, biologic ecosystem, physical
environment ecosystem, habitation environment and the combination thereof. Said combined green-building may comprises green villages, green areas and green scientific town, such as tridimensional wall, tridimensional river and tridimensional bridge etc., and they can be divided into variety of green buildings. The document does not, however, mention a complete energy recovering solution, and the potential energy from sewerage, green water, black water, rainwater, air and other waste is not being handled at all.[0006] Document US2013/325190 A1 discloses a solution for energy management system and method for managing at least one network device at a site includes providing a web-based control selector to manage a detection module to control the at least one network device at the site.[0007] Document CN108592454 A discloses an energy system for a building. It claims to reusing 100% of energy from sewage from urban manure. However, CN108592454 A does not disclose any details or teach how this might be achieved. Therefore, any actual teaching of the documents is limited. The teachings do not mention what type of energy is recovered form manure, nor that by-product from the energy recovery process can in turn be utilize for beneficiary purposes such as producing bigas or humus/compost for planting and fertilization.[0008] Furthered known solutions are disclosed in the documents CN 102704716 A, CN109914712 A¸ US2016/003506 A1, CN 105032906 B, US2017/025988 A1, CN 203797763 U and GB 757550 A.[0009] From the mentioned documents we have several teachings of different system that solves different problems on their own, but none of the teachings would facilitate the possibility of a complete solution as the claimed invention.[0010] It is thus an aim of the present invention to provide an intelligent system that is a ready-to-install comprised of several ecological solutions for water, wastewater, energy and waste; and an automated integrated smart system comprising logic to control and optimism the recovered and reuse. The automated components are to control, monitors and alert the operation of the off-grid system. The claims invention connects the isolated technologies together to make them harmonize together more efficiently and reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to other known solutions. It is further an aim of the present invention to provide a complete solution that is cheaper and more efficient than installing several different systems.
Summary of the invention[0011] The invention is set forth and characterized in the main claims, while the dependent claims describe other characteristics of the invention.[0012] It is thus provided a system A system for providing and reusing heat, water, waste and electricity for a building, the system comprising a water circuit comprising water harvesting loop comprising water harvesting means , comprising means for collecting rainwater, and a water storage tank , and a purification filer and an insulated storage tank with heating means to provide heated water, and dispensing means for dispensing water, wherein the filter is in fluid communication with at least one off the water storage tank and/or the dispensing means , and a connection system that fluidly connects the water harvesting means , storage tank , insulated storage tank , purification filer and dispensing means. The water circuit further comprises a grey water loop comprising grey water collection means for collecting water from the dispensing means, and a grey water storage tank for storing water dispensed from the grey water collection means, and the grey water storage tank comprising at least a cleaning filter, and dispensing enabling means to provide cleaned grey water to a selected dispensing means. wherein the water circuit further comprises a black water loop comprising black water collection means to collect black water; a passive black water separator to separate solid waste from liquid waste received from the black water collection means, and black water compost tank to receive solid waste from the separator, and black water cleaning means , and a fluid connection means to fluidly connect the black water cleaning means to the grey water storage tank , and transportation and connection means connection the separator to the black water compost tank. Wherein the system further comprises an energy circuit comprising a heating loop comprising a thermosolar panel, and a heat generating device comprising a combustion chamber, and a heat exchange device, and at least a heating element to provide heat to a surrounding area, preferably a floor heating element and/or other heating elements, an electricity loop comprising: electricity storage means, and a first renewable energy generator, the electric generator comprising: a wind turbine at least connected to an exhaust outlet from the heat generating device to generate energy at least partly from the exhaust, and the wind turbine being further connected to an outlet of a house appliance ventilator, preferably a kitchen extractor fan and/or a ventilation system, a second renewable energy generator , second renewable energy generator comprising at least a solar panel an electricity controlling means comprising a switch box, and electricity connection means , connecting the electricity storage means , first renewable energy generator , second renewable energy generator and electricity controlling means. The system further comprises a waste loop to provide biogas and electricity, the waste loop comprises at least a first waste collection means , the first waste collection means comprising at least means to collect human waste, the first waste collection means is connected to a waste separator, and a black water compost tank , wherein the black water compost tank is adapted to receive via
tubing solid waste from the separator and is adapted to produce, by composting, biogas, preferably methane gas, and finished compost, and at least a second waste collection means , the second waste collection means comprising at least: means to collect degradable organic waste, preferably from food leftovers and/or organic material a waste compost device to receive and store biodegradable waste from the second waste collection means via tubing , and to produce, by composting, biogas, preferably methane gas, and finished compost, from waste in the waste compost storage, a gas storage to store gas received from waste compost device and the black water compost tank and the black water compost tank , wherein the gas storage is connected, by gas transportation means , to a gas stove, the gas stove being a house hold kitchen stove and/or a heating stove, wherein the hot air from the heating stove drives a power generator to produce electricity, thereby connecting the waste circuit to the electricity circuit, a compost storage to store finished compost or humus received from the waste compost device and the black water compost tank the waste loops further comprises at least transport means, preferably a tube, to transport solid waste and gas.Brief description of the figures[0023] These and other characteristics of the invention will become clear from the following description of a preferential form of embodiment, given as non-restrictive examples, with reference to the attached schematic drawings. Figure 1 illustrates the water harvesting loop of the water circuitFigure 2 illustrates the grey water loop of the water circuitFigure 3 illustrates the black water loop of the water circuitFigure 4 illustrates the water circuit comprising the water harvesting loop, grey water loop and black water loopFigure 5 illustrates the heating loop of the energy circuitFigure 6 illustrates electricity loop of the energy circuitFigure 7 illustrates the heating loop and electricity loopFigure 8 illustrates the wind energy component of the electricity circuit connected to the waste loopFigure 9 illustrates the waste loopFigure 10 illustrates an axonometric illustration of the waste circuitFigure 11 illustrates an axonometric illustration of the whole off-grid system Figure 12 illustrates a diagram of the systemFigure 13 illustrates a front view of a see-through house comprising the systemFigure 14 illustrates a left-side view of a see-through house comprising the systemFigure 15 illustrates a back view of a see-through house comprising the system
Figure 16 illustrates a right-side view of a see-through house comprising the systemFigure 17 illustrates the placement of the sensorsDetailed description of the invention[0024] The following description will use terms such as “horizontal”, “vertical”, “lateral”, “back and forth”, “up and down”, ”upper”, “lower”, “inner”, “outer”, “forward”, “rear”, etc. These terms generally refer to the views and orientations as shown in the drawings and that are associated with a normal use of the invention. The terms are used for the reader’s convenience only and shall not be limiting. Like numerals on different drawings describe the same feature. Numerals with apostrophe represents an additional feature represented by the same numeral, for instance the number 11 will represent one or the first of multiple or all of the multiples, and the numeral 11’ represents an additional or a further of the same feature, like a second or multiple of the same feature. The herein disclosed system may be used for any type of housing or building. Used herein are terms such as grey water and black water. It should be understood that it is not the color of the water, but represents a state of use, wherein grey water refers to wastewater generated in, households or office buildings from streams without fecal contamination, i.e., all streams except for the wastewater from toilets. Thus, grey water is typically water from drains in the sinks and shower while black water refers to wastewater that may contain fecal contamination and is typically water and waste from a toilet. In the figures the illustrated box that surrounds the systems is a simplified illustration of a house or building. It should be understood that the system may be used in different buildings with several different lay outs and single or multiple floors and rooms.[0013] In figure 1 the water harvesting loop of the water circuit or parts thereof is illustrated, wherein rainwater is to be collected and treated in several cleaning phases to be introduced into the system, the rainwater harvesting means 1 is comprised of gutters or pipes on roof section of a building, however, other means such as funnel type device may also be utilized. The rainwater harvesting means 1 direct the rainwater when raining, from the roof to a water storage tank 2 adapted to store water. Before the water fills enters tank 1, it is pre-cleaned with a grid or mesh filter to sort out coarse waste, such as leaves or small branches. A further purification filter, such as a coal filter or UC filter may be fluidly connected to the water storage tank 2 to clean water to be transported to the house for use. A pump may be fluidly connected to the connected to the water storage tank 2 and filter to supply clean water to the systema and to provide pressurized water through the filer. Particles and sediment in the rainwater that is heavier than water will settle to the bottom of the water storage tank 2. Lighter particles remain on the surface of the water in
the tank 2 and is collected by a skimmer integrated in the tank 2. The water storage tank 2 is fluidly connected to an insulated storage tank 4 with heating means to provide heated water to the system and to store the heated water. Furthermore, the water in the tank 2 and the insulated storage tank 4 is fluidly connected to dispensing means 19 for dispensing clean water to be used in the system, such as to faucets, showers, water taps and the like. A connection system that fluidly connects the rainwater harvesting means 1, storage tank 2, insulated storage tank 4, purification filer 3 and dispensing means 19. The fluid connection system may preferably tubing and plumbing generally known in the art. In figure 1 a cold-water supply pipe connects the water storage tank 2 to the insulated storage tank 4 to supply water that is to be heated in the insulated storage tank 4. Furthermore, a cold-water supply pipe connects the water storage tank 2 and the filer 3 and the different dispensing means, such as a shower and a faucet. From the insulated storage tank 4 water supply pipes fluidly connects the insulated storage tank 4 the different dispensing means, such as a shower and a faucet.[0014] In figure 2 the grey water loop of the water circuit or parts thereof is illustrated, wherein the grey water loop comprises collection means, such as drains from the shower and the faucet, that collects water from the dispensing means 19, such as used water from showers, sinks and dishwasher / washing machine is collected and transported to a grey water storage tank 5 comprising at least a cleaning filter. In said tank 5, the grey water is treated by a filter and converted to clear water for household use. From the tank 5, a pipe distributes the outgoing water to a selected dispensing means not intended for human consumption, such as for use in toilets, gardening and for gardening, washing and cleaning of houses. In the figure water pipes connects the drains from the shower and the faucet and the grey water storage tank 5.Furthermore, a pipe fluidly connects the grey water storage tank 5 to the grey water dispensing means, such as a toilet and a wall mounted tap on the outside of the house to be used for gardening and the like. In the figures the storage tanks, such as the water storage tank 2, the graywater storage tank 5, the black water compost tank 6 is located on a lower level than the appliances that uses the water.[0015] In figure 3 the black water loop of the water circuit or parts thereof is illustrated, wherein the black water loop comprises collection means to collect black water from toilets and the like. Said means comprises tubing’s and plumbing’s fluidly connected to the outlet of one or more toilets.Furthermore, a passive black water separator 27 is in fluid connection to the black water collection means 21, such as a toilet or human waste station, to separate solid waste, such as paper and manure, from liquid waste. A black water compost tank 6 is connected to the passive separator to receive solid waste from said separator and black water cleaning means 20 is further connected to the separator 27. The passive separator may be a type of grease
trap comprising a tank having a downwardly shaped bottom and an upwardly shaped divider divides the tank into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. A hole near an upper part of the divider allows waste into the upper chamber. An inlet invert in the tank receives incoming wastewater, while an outlet invert removes water from the tank, or any other type of separator that may separate solid waste and grease from water and fluids. The black water cleaning means 20 comprises a phosphor trap and/or a UV filter to receive liquid waste from the separator and clean said liquid waste and a fluid connection means to fluidly connect the black water cleaning means 20 to the grey water storage tank 5. The cleaned black water is then allowed to be introduced into the grey water storage tank 5 to be reused. The black water loop further comprises transportation means such as tubing and plumbing connecting the separator to the black water compost tank 6. As black water is the water that originates at a human waste station, such as toilets, it contains feces, urine and toilet paper. Instead of being sent to a septic tank or sewer system, this water is sent to a composting tank 6 to be treated and converted to humus or composed. Any black water liquid that enters the black water compost tank 6 is separated on top of the composting tank 6, pumped to a UV treatment unit and then further transported, by pumping or gravity, to the grey water tank 5 where it is further cleaned. Stool and toilet paper go into the composting tank 6, where a fermentation process converts the use of worms into compost for use as fertilizer in gardening. A by-product of the fermentation is biogas or methane gas, said gas is captured and stored in a gas storage tank 16, which in tur is used for cooking and/or heating. As such, no part of the used water or waste is not being recycled. In figure 3 the water supply pipe connects the[0016] In figure 4 the water circuit comprising the water harvesting loop, grey water loop and black water loop is illustrated. The water circuited is thus a collection of the three water loops: rainwater, grey water and black water. The interconnection of the three loops starts from the incoming water from the rainwater, its cleaning and then distributed in the clean and potable water pipes, including hot water tank; then the connection of the used clean water to the grey water tank, its cleaning and recycling in the toilet and house cleaning and gardening. Finally, the connection of the used water from toilets to a composting tank, which separates the urine and water and sends it to the grey water for cleaning and reuse in household use, while fermenting feces to get fertilizer for gardening and biogas for cooking and/or heating.[0017] In figure 5 the heating loop of the energy circuit or parts thereof is illustrated. The heating loop is adapted to heat water to be used in throughout the system. The heating loop comprises multiple stages for heating water that is comprised of a thermo-solar panel 7, a heat generating device 8, a heat exchanger device 9 and at least a heating device 10 to provide heat inside the housing, in fluid connecting. The thermo-solar panel 7 heats water by absorbing heat from the sun, and the heat generating device 8 comprises a combustion chamber adapted for burning biofuel such as pellets or gas to heat
up water. Thus, the heat sources for this loop are thermo-solar and biomass. The thermo-solar energy is obtained through thermo-solar panel 7 preferably in aluminum, which comprises a liquid which transfers the solar heat that is captured, through a local circuit pipe system, to the heat exchanger 9 located in the insulated hot water tank 4. The heat exchanger 9 heats the water in the tank 4 used in sinks, showers, dishwashers and washing machines and the like, and maintains the temperature of a watertight circuit that heats the floors in the building though heating elements 10. The heating elements 10 may be tubed water based heating elements embedded in the floor. Other heating elements such as wall mounted heating may also be provided. The second heat source, the biomass heat generating device 8, is a backup to the thermosolar source, in case there is not enough solar radiation to maintain the temperature at a desired level. The biomass energy is obtained through the combustion of wood pellets or surplus biogas in a burner, which heats a liquid that carries and transfers the thermal energy to the heat exchanger device 9 by means of a close circuit similar to that in the thermo-solar process. The interconnection of the two local circuits ensures heating of the housing. The combustion of biomass further produces hot air, which is evacuated through a chimney, creating the Venturi effect, which increases the pressure in the air which generates a small turbulence at the point of contact with the outside air. This turbulence is used to move a first renewable energy generator 11 comprising a wind turbine that located on the outside on the roof or parts thereof.[0018] In figure 6 the electricity loop of the energy circuit or parts thereof is illustrated. The heating loop comprises electricity storage means 13, wherein the electricity storage means 13 comprising batteries, a first renewable energy generator 11, the electric generator comprising a wind turbine at least connected to an exhaust outlet from the heat generating device 8 to generate energy from the exhaust of a combustion device, and which may further be exposed to the outside to generate electricity from wind, the wind turbine 11 being further connected to an outlet of a house appliance ventilator preferably a kitchen extractor fan and/or a ventilation system. The first renewable energy generator 11 is preferably a wind generator, and even more preferably a low wind speed (LWS) system with turbine blades comprised of aluminum. The electricity loop further comprises a second renewable energy generator 12 comprising at least a least a solar panel. Electricity is thus produced using two renewable sources 11, 12: solar and wind. Solar energy is captured using CIGS solar panels 12 and then transferred to a storage battery 13 where it is stored. The same procedure is followed for the wind energy, which is produced through the wind turbines 11 driven by wind and hot air coming out of the chimney. The air from the chimney increases the speed and pressure due to the hot air that is released from the combustion of biomass and the ventilation hood in the kitchen. The electrical system is controlled by electricity controlling means 14 comprising a switch box and is connected via electricity connection means that connects the electricity storage means 13,
first renewable energy generator 11, second renewable energy generator 12 and electricity controlling means 14.[0019] In figure 7 the heating loop and electricity loop is illustrated as an interconnected circuit that is interconnected via the wind turbines 11 that driven at least partly by wind and hot air coming out of the chimney of the combustion chamber of the heat generating device 8.[0020] In figure 8 the wind energy component of the electricity circuit is partly connected to the waste loop through the hot air flow on the kitchen ventilation hood, produced by cooking activities using biogas.[0021] In figure 9 the waste loop or parts thereof is illustrated. The waste loop a waste loop to provide biogas and electricity, the waste loop comprises a first waste collection means 21 such as a toilet, a lavatory or parts thereof, a water closet, toilet bowl or parts thereof in connection with the separator. The waste loop further comprises a black water compost tank 6, wherein the black water compost tank 6 is adapted to receive solid waste from the separator and is adapted to produce, by composting, biogas, preferably methane gas, and finished compost such as humus and at least a second waste collection means 22 the second waste collection means 22 comprising at least means to collect degradable organic waste from food leftovers and the like. The second collection means 22 is preferably comprised of a waste basket in connection with a waste compost device 15 to receive and store biodegradable waste from the second waste collection means 22, and to produce, by composting, biogas, preferably methane gas, and finished compost (or humus), from waste in the waste compost storage 15. The waste loop further comprises a gas storage tank 16 to store the gas received from waste compost device 15 and the black water compost tank 6 and a compost storage 17 to store finished compost received from the waste compost device 15 and the black water compost tank 6. The waste loop further comprises transport means, preferably interconnected and liquid and gas tight tubing and plumbing, to transport solid waste and gas. The waste loop thus has two different sources of waste: one is the black water from the toilets fermented in a composting tank and produces humus for horticulture and biogas for cooking and/or heating, which is stored in a gas container. The other source is organic waste from the cooking activities for instance in the kitchen, which is fermented in a composting container that produces humus for gardening and biogas for cooking.[0022] Figure 10 illustrates the waste loop in connection parts of the electricity loop. The interconnection point for the said two loops is the gas storage tank 16 that stores methane derived from the composting processes and contributes to producing the hot air stream that activates the wind turbine 11 for the production of electricity.
[0023] Figure 11 illustrates an axonometric illustration of the water circuit comprising the water harvesting loop, grey water loop and the black water loop, energy circuit comprising the heating loop and electricity loop, and the waste loop interconnected together in a house.[0024] Figure 12 illustrates a diagram of the water circuit comprising the water harvesting loop, grey water loop and the black water loop, energy circuit comprising the heating loop and electricity loop, and the waste loop interconnected together.[0025] Figure 13 illustrates a front view of a see through house of the water circuit comprising the water harvesting loop, grey water loop and the black water loop, energy circuit comprising the heating loop and electricity loop, and the waste loop interconnected together in a house.[0026] Figure 14 illustrates a left side view of a see through house of the water circuit comprising the water harvesting loop, grey water loop and the black water loop, energy circuit comprising the heating loop and electricity loop, and the waste loop interconnected together in a house.[0027] Figure 15 illustrates a back view of a see through house of the water circuit comprising the water harvesting loop, grey water loop and the black water loop, energy circuit comprising the heating loop and electricity loop, and the waste loop interconnected together in a house.[0028] Figure 16 illustrates a right side view of a see through house of the water circuit comprising the water harvesting loop, grey water loop and the black water loop, energy circuit comprising the heating loop and electricity loop, and the waste loop interconnected together in a house.[0029] Figure 17 illustrates the system as disclosed with the placement of a sensor system, wherein the sensor system. The sensors may be connected to the wireless communication hub 18 and to the pumps and electrical controlling means 14, either wirelessly via wireless communication means or wired. The wireless communication hub 18 connects and thus facilitates an interconnected system wherein the electrical controlling means 14 can control, monitor and/or operate the system based on the input from the sensors. The electricity controlling means 14 may comprise an interoperable infrastructure to be operable by a user and/or means to control the electrical circuit based on a set of inputs, wherein the inputs may be manual inputs or automatic inputs form the sensors. In this way a user can select a set of parameters, for instance temperature or cleanliness of the water, and if a sensor detects values below or above a threshold parameter, the electricity controlling means 14 may electronically instruct a pump to pump more or less water through a filter or to turn up or down the effect of a heating element. If an electronic appliance uses too much power, the electricity controlling means 14 may turn
down the effect. This system may react automatically based on the input from the sensors or it may be manually overridden by a user. Although no pump is illustrated in the figures, it should be known that a different pumps may be fitted to all pipes and tanks to pump water, waste and/or gas to and from different locations.[0030] The sensors system illustrated in figure 17 may comprise at least a water quality sensor at least positioned inside the water storage tank 2, the water purification filter 3 and/or the grey water tank 5 to measure the quality of the water in said means, and a water level sensor at least positioned in water storage tank 2, the water purification filter 3, the grey water tank 5, insulated water storage tank 4, waste compost device 15, composted storage 17 and/or the black water compost tank 6 to measure the water level in said storage means. To measure the temperature in different devices, areas or system the sensor system may comprise a temperature sensor positioned in at least the water purification filter 3, the grey water tank 5, insulated water storage tank 4, waste compost device 15, composted storage 17, the heat generating device 8, and/or the black water compost tank 6, any of the rooms in a building, the second renewable generator 12 and/or on the thermo-solar panel 7.Furthermore the sensor system may comprise a pressure sensor in connection with at least a pump in connection with the water storage tank 2 or in connection with the gas storage 17 to measure the pressure of the water in the fluid connection or in the gas storage means 17. The system may further comprise a velocity sensor to measure the rotational speed of the first renewable energy generator 11 and a voltmeter or multimeter to measure the power stored in the electricity storage means 13 and/or the power or electricity produced in the first and/or second renewable energy generator 11, 12.Furthermore, the system may further comprise an air quality sensor to measure at least one of the parameters: carbon dioxide (CO2), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and/or PM2.5 (atmospheric particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns). The water quality sensor should be able to measures at least one of: oxygen, pH, temperature, salinity, nitrogen, phosphorus, insecticides, herbicides, hydrocarbons and/or metals.[0031] Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated herein, it is recognized that modifications and variations may readily occur to those skilled in the art, and consequently, it is intended that the claims be interpreted to cover such modifications and equivalents.
Reference numerals1 water harvesting means, rain gutter2 water storage tank3 purification filter4 insulated water storage tank5 grey water storage tank6 black water compost tank7 thermal-solar panel,8 heat generating device9 heat exchange device10 heating element11 first renewable energy generator, wind turbine12 second renewable generator, solar panel13 electricity storage means14 electricity controlling means15 waste compost device16 gas storage17 compost storage18 wireless communication hub19 water dispensing means, faucet, water taps and showers 20 black water cleaning means21 first, second waste collection means22 water transportation pipe23 electrical wiring24 exhaust outlet25 gas pipe26 solid waste tubing27 separator28 water quality sensor29 water level sensor30 temperature sensor31 pressure sensor32 velocity sensor to measure33 electricity sensor/voltmeter or multimeter34 building/house
Claims
Claims1. A system for providing and reusing heat, water, waste and electricity for a building, the system comprising:a water circuit comprising:- water harvesting loop comprising:- water harvesting means (1), comprising means for collecting rainwater, and;- a water storage tank (2), and;- a purification filer (3), and;- an insulated storage tank (4) with heating means to provide heated water, and;- dispensing means (19) for dispensing water, wherein the filter (3) is in fluid communication with at least one off the water storage tank (2) and/or the dispensing means (19), and;- a connection system that fluidly connects the water harvesting means (1), storage tank (2), insulated storage tank (4), purification filer (3) and dispensing means (19),wherein the water circuit further comprises:- grey water loop comprising:- grey water collection means for collecting water from the dispensing means (19), and;- a grey water storage tank (5) for storing water dispensed from the grey water collection means, and;- the grey water storage tank (5) comprising at least a cleaning filter, and;- dispensing enabling means to provide cleaned grey water to a selected dispensing means, and;wherein the water circuit further comprises:- a black water loop comprising:- black water collection means (21) to collect black water;- a passive black water separator to separate solid waste from liquid waste received from the black water collection means (21), and;- black water compost tank (6) to receive solid waste from the separator (27), and;- black water cleaning means (20), and;- a fluid connection means to fluidly connect the black water cleaning means (20) to the grey water storage tank (5), and;- transportation and connection means connection the separator to the black water compost tank (6),wherein the system further comprises:an energy circuit comprising:- a heating loop comprising:- a thermo-solar panel (7), and;- a heat generating device (8) comprising a combustion chamber, and;- a heat exchange device (9), and;- at least a heating element (10) to provide heat to a surrounding area, preferably a floor heating element and/or other heating elements,- an electricity loop comprising:- electricity storage means (13), and;- a first renewable energy generator (11), the electric generator comprising:- a wind turbine at least connected to an exhaust outlet (24) from the heat generating device (8) to generate energy at least partly from the exhaust, and;- the wind turbine (11) being further connected to an outlet of a house appliance ventilator, preferably a kitchen extractor fan and/or a ventilation system,- a second renewable energy generator (12), second renewable energy generator (12) comprising:- at least a solar panel,- an electricity controlling means (14) comprising a switch box, and;- electricity connection means (23), connecting the electricity storage means (13), first renewable energy generator (11), second renewable energy generator (12) and electricity controlling means (14),wherein the system further comprises:a waste loop to provide biogas and electricity, the waste loop comprises:- at least a first waste collection means (21), the first waste collection means comprising at least means to collect human waste, the first waste collection means (21) is connected to a waste separator, and;- a black water compost tank (6), wherein the black water compost tank (6) is adapted to receive via tubing (26) solid waste from the separator and is adapted to produce, by composting, biogas, preferably methane gas, and finished compost, and;- at least a second waste collection means (22), the second waste collection means (22) comprising at least:- means to collect degradable organic waste, preferably from food leftovers and/or organic material, - a waste compost device (15) to receive and store biodegradable waste from the second waste collection means (22) via tubing (26), and to produce, by composting, biogas, preferably methane gas, and finished compost, from waste in the waste compost storage (15),- a gas storage (16) to store gas received from waste compost device (15) and the black water compost tank (6), wherein the gas
storage (16) is connected, by gas transportation means (25), to a gas stove, the gas stove being a house hold kitchen stove and/or a heating stove, wherein the hot air from the heating stove drives a power generator (11) to produce electricity, thereby connecting the waste circuit to the electricity circuit,- a compost storage (17) to store finished compost, or humus, received from the waste compost device (15) and the black water compost tank (6)the waste loops further comprises at least transport means, preferably a tube, to transport solid waste and gas.2. The system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the water storage tank (2) comprises a skimmer device to skim the surface of water in the tank and collect and remove floating particles from the water in the water storage tank (2).3. The system in accordance with any one of the previous claims, wherein the black water cleaning means (20) comprising a phosphor trap and/or a UV filter to receive and clean liquid waste from the separator.4. The system in accordance with any one of the previous claims, wherein the purification filer (3) is a coal filter.5. The system in accordance with any one of the previous claims, wherein the dispensing means for dispensing water is at least one of: a faucet, a shower head, a water tap.6. The system in accordance with any one of the previous claims, wherein the dispensing enabling means comprises at least a pump in fluid connection with the water storage tank (2) and tubing and/or plumbing to provide cleaned grey water to at least an dispensing means.7. The system in accordance with any one of the previous claims, wherein the water collection means comprises at least on of: drains, basin, rain gutter situation on a roof or parts thereof or water run offs.8. The system in accordance with any one of the previous claims, wherein the electricity storage means (13) comprising at least one battery.9. The system in accordance with any one of the previous claims, wherein the heat generating device (8) comprising a combustion chamber that is adapted for burning pellets, wooden pellets and/or gas.10. The system in accordance with any one of the previous claims wherein the grey water collection means comprises at least on of: a drain, a basin of a
sink, a water run-off, a gully, a water outlet or a collection means in fluid connection with the water dispensing means.11. The system in accordance with any one of the previous claims, wherein the water storage thank (2) comprises sediment collection means and/or filter(s) and/or a floating filter comprised of a water surface skimmer, to collect and remove floating particles and debris from the surface of the stored water in the water storage tank (2).12. The system in accordance with any one of the previous claims, wherein the system further comprises a sensor system, wherein the sensor system comprises at least:- a water quality sensor at least positioned inside the water storage tank (2), the water purification filter (3) and/or the grey water tank (5) to measure the quality of the water in said means, and;- a water level sensor at least positioned in water storage tank (2), the water purification filter (3), the grey water tank (5), insulated water storage tank (4), waste compost device (15), composted storage (17) and/or the black water compost tank (6) to measure the water level in said storage means, and;- a temperature sensor positioned in at least the water purification filter (3), the grey water tank (5), insulated water storage tank (4), waste compost device(15), composted storage (17), the heat generating device (8), and/or the black water compost tank (6), any of the rooms in a building, the second renewable generator (12) and/or on the thermosolar panel (7), and;- a pressure sensor in connection with a pump in connection with the water storage tank (2) or in connection with the gas storage (17), to measure the pressure, and;- a velocity sensor to measure the rotational speed of the first renewable energy generator (11), and;- a voltmeter or multimeter to measure the power stored in the electricity storage means (13).13. The system in accordance with claim 12, wherein the system further comprises an air quality sensor to measure at least one of the parameters: carbon dioxide (CO2), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and/or PM2.5.14. The system in accordance with claim 12, wherein the water quality sensor measures at least one of: oxygen, pH, temperature, salinity, nitrogen, phosphorus, insecticides, herbicides, hydrocarbons and/or metals.15. The system in accordance to any one of the claims 14 - 16, wherein the electricity controlling means (14) further comprises an interoperable infrastructure to be operable by a user and/or means to control the electrical
circuit based on a set of inputs, wherein the inputs may be manual inputs or automatic inputs form the sensors.16. The system according to any one of the claims 14 to 17, wherein the sensors are connected to a wireless communication hub (18), and wherein the pumps and electrical controlling means (14) is further in communication, either wirelessly via wireless communication means or wired, with the wireless communication hub (18) to facilitate an interconnected system wherein the electrical controlling means (14) controls, monitor and/or operates the system based on the input from the sensors.Krav1. Et system for å tilveiebringe og gjenbruke varme, vann, avfall og elektrisitet for en bygning, systemet omfatter:en vannkrets som omfatter:- vanninnsamlingssløyfe som omfatter:- vanninnsamlingsmidler (1), omfattende midler for oppsamling av regnvann, og;- en vannlagringstank (2), og;- et rensefilter (3), og;- en isolert lagringstank (4) med varmeinnretning for å tilveiebringe oppvarmet vann, og;- dispenseringsmidler (19) for å dispensere vann, hvori filteret (3) er i fluidkommunikasjon med minst én av vannlagringstanken (2) og/eller dispenseringsmidlene (19), og;- et tilkoblingssystem som forbinder vanninnsamlingsanordningen (1), lagringstanken (2), den isolerte lagringstanken (4), rensefilteret (3) og dispenseringsanordningen (19) i fluidforbindelse,hvori vannkretsen videre omfatter:- gråvannsløkke som omfatter:- gårvanns-oppsamlingsanordninger for å samle vann fra dispenseringsmidlene (19), og;- en gråvanns-lagringstank (5) for lagring av vann dispensert fra gråvanns-oppsamlingsanordningene, og;- lagringstanken (5) for gråvann omfatter minst et rensefilter, og;- muliggjørende dispensermidler for å tilveiebringe renset gråvann til valgt dispenseringsmiddel, og;hvori vannkretsen videre omfatter:- en svartvannsløkke som omfatter:- svartvannsoppsamlingsmidler (21) for å samle svartvann;- en passiv svartvannseparator for å separere fast avfall fra flytende avfall mottatt fra svartvannsoppsamlingsmiddelet (21), og; - svartvannskomposttank (6) for å motta fast avfall fra separatoren (27), og;- svartvannsrenseanordningen (20), og;- en fluidforbindelsesanordning for å koble svartvannsrenseanordningen (20) til gråvannslagringstanken (5) i fluidforbindelse, og;- transport- og tilkoblingsmidler for å koble separatoren til svartvannskomposttanken (6),hvori systemet videre omfatter:en energikrets som omfatter:- en varmesløyfe som omfatter:- et termo-solcellepanel (7), og;- en varmegenererende anordning (8) omfattende et forbrenningskammer, og;- en varmeveksleranordning (9), og;- minst et varmeelement (10) for å tilveiebringe varme til et omkringliggende område, fortrinnsvis et gulvvarmeelement og/eller andre varmeelementer,- en strømsløyfe som omfatter:- lagringsmidler for elektrisitet (13), og;- en første fornybar energigenerator (11), den elektriske generatoren omfatter:- en vindturbin i det minste koblet til et eksosutløp (24) fra den varmegenererende innretningen (8) for å generere energi i det minste delvis fra eksosen, og;- vindturbinen (11) er videre koblet til et uttak fra en husholdningsventilator, fortrinnsvis en kjøkkenvifte og/eller et ventilasjonssystem,- en andre fornybar energigenerator (12), den andre fornybare energigenerator (12) omfatter:- minst et solcellepanel,- en elektrisitetskontrollanordning (14) omfattende en koblingsboks, og;- elektriske koblingsmidler (23), som kobler sammen lagringsmidler for elektrisitet (13), første fornybar energigenerator (11), andre fornybar energigenerator (12) og elektrisitetskontrollanordning (14),hvori systemet videre omfatter:en avfallssløyfe for å tilveiebringe biogass og elektrisitet, avfallssløyfen omfatter:- minst en første avfallsinnsamlingsanordning (21), den første avfallsinnsamlingsanordning omfatter minst en innsamlingsanordning for menneskelig avfall, den første avfallsinnsamlingsanordning (21) er koblet til en avfallseparator, og;- en svartvannskomposttank (6), hvori svartvannskomposttanken (6) er tilpasset til å motta fast avfall via rør (26) fra separatoren og er tilpasset til å produsere, ved kompostering, biogass, fortrinnsvis metangass, og ferdigstilt kompost, og;- minst en andre avfallsinnsamlingsanordning (22), den andre avfallsinnsamlingsanordningen (22) omfatter minst:- midler for å samle nedbrytbart organisk avfall, fortrinnsvis fra matrester og/eller organisk materiale,- en avfallskompostanordning (15) for å motta og lagre biologisk nedbrytbart avfall fra den andre avfallsinnsamlingsanordningen (22) via rør (26), og for å produsere, ved kompostering, biogass, fortrinnsvis metangass, og ferdig kompost, fra avfall i avfallskompostlagring (15),- et gasslager (16) for å lagre gass mottatt fra avfallskompostanordningen (15) og svartvannskomposttanken (6), hvori gasslageret (16) er forbundet, ved gasstransport midler (25), til en gassovnen, hvori gassovnen er en husholdningskomfyr og/eller en oppvarmingsovn, hvori den varme luften fra varmeovnen driver en kraftgenerator (11) for å produsere elektrisitet, og dermed kobler avfallskretsen til elektrisitetskretsen, - et kompostlager (17) for å lagre ferdig kompost, eller humus, mottatt fra avfallskompostanordningen (15) og svartvannskomposttanken (6)avfallssløyfen omfatter videre i det minste transportmidler, fortrinnsvis et rør, for å transportere fast avfall og gass.2. Systemet i henhold til krav 1, hvori vannlagringstanken (2) omfatter en skimmeranordning for å skimme overflaten av vann i tanken og samle og fjerne flytende partikler fra vannet i vanntanken (2).3. Systemet ifølge hvilket som helst av de foregående kravene, hvori svartvannsrenseanordningen (20) omfatter en fosforfelle og/eller et UV-filter for å motta og rense flytende avfall fra separatoren.4. Systemet ifølge et hvilket som helst av de foregående kravene, hvori rensefilteret (3) er et kullfilter.5. Systemet ifølge ett av de foregående kravene, hvori dispenseringsmidlet for å dispensere vann er minst én av: en kran, et dusjhode, en vannkran.6. Systemet ifølge ett av de foregående kravene, hvori dispenseringsmidlet omfatter minst en pumpe i fluidforbindelse med vannlagringstanken (2) og rør og/eller rørledninger for å tilveiebringe renset gråvann til minst et dispenseringsmiddel.7. Systemet i henhold til et av de foregående kravene, hvori vannoppsamlingsmidlene omfatter minst én av: avløp, kum, regnrennesituasjon på et tak eller deler derav eller vannavløp.8. Systemet ifølge ett av de foregående kravene, hvori lagringsmidler for elektrisitet (13) omfatter minst ett batteri.9. Systemet ifølge ett av de foregående kravene, hvori den varmegenererende innretningen (8) omfatter et forbrenningskammer som er tilpasset for brenning av pellets, trepellets og/eller gass.10. Systemet ifølge et hvilket som helst av de foregående kravene, hvori gråvannsoppsamlingsanordningen omfatter minst ett av: et avløp, et basseng i en vask, et vannavløp, en slukt, et vannutløp eller en oppsamlingsanordning i fluidforbindelse med vanndispenseringsanordningen.11. Systemet ifølge et hvilket som helst av de foregående kravene, hvori vannlagringstakk (2) omfatter sedimentoppsamlingsmidler og/eller filter(e) og/eller et flytende filter bestående av en vannoverflateskimmer, for å samle opp og fjerne flytende partikler og rusk fra overflaten av det lagrede vannet i vannlagringstanken (2).12. Systemet i henhold til hvilket som helst av de foregående kravene, hvori systemet videre omfatter et sensorsystem, hvori sensorsystemet omfatter minst:- en vannkvalitetssensor i det minste plassert inne i vannlagringstanken (2), rensefilter (3) og/eller gråvannstanken (5) for å måle kvaliteten på vannet i nevnte innretning, og;- en vannstandssensor i det minste plassert i vannlagringstanken (2), rensefilter (3), gråvannstanken (5), isolert vannlagringstank (4), avfallskompostanordning (15), kompostlager (17) og/eller svartvannskomposttanken (6) for å måle vannnivået i lagringsmidlene, og;- en temperatursensor plassert i minst vannrensefilteret (3), gråvannstanken (5), isolert vannlagringstank (4), avfallskompostanordning (15), kompostlager (17), den varmegenererende anordning (8), og/eller svartvannskomposttanken (6), hvilket som helst av rommene i en bygning, den andre fornybare generatoren (12) og/eller på termo-solpanelet (7), og;- en trykksensor i forbindelse med en pumpe i forbindelse med vannlagringstanken (2) eller i forbindelse med gasslageret (17), for å måle trykket, og;- en hastighetssensor for å måle rotasjonshastigheten til den første fornybare energigeneratoren (11), og;- et voltmeter eller multimeter for å måle kraft som er lagret i lagringsmidler for elektrisitet (13).13. Systemet ifølge krav 12, hvori systemet videre omfatter en luftkvalitetssensor for å måle minst én av parameterne: karbondioksid (CO2), flyktige organiske forbindelser (VOC) og/eller PM2.5.14. Systemet ifølge krav 12, hvori vannkvalitetssensoren måler minst ett av: oksygen, pH, temperatur, saltholdighet, nitrogen, fosfor, insekticider, herbicider, hydrokarboner og/eller metaller.15. Systemet ifølge hvilket som helst av kravene 14 - 16, hvori elektrisitetskontrollanordningen (14) videre omfatter en interoperabel infrastruktur for å kunne betjenes av en bruker og/eller midler for å kontrollere den elektriske kretsen basert på et sett av input, hvori inputene kan være manuelle input eller automatiske input fra sensorene.16. Systemet ifølge hvilket som helst av kravene 14 til 17, hvori sensorene er koblet til en trådløs kommunikasjonshub (18), og hvori pumpene og den elektrisitetskontrollanordning (14) videre er i kommunikasjon, enten trådløst via trådløs kommunikasjonsmidler, eller kablet, med den trådløse kommunikasjonshuben (18), for å fasiliteter et sammenkoblet system hvori den elektrisitetskontrollanordning (14) kontrollerer, overvåker og/eller driver systemet basert på input fra sensorene.