| CPC F24F 11/47 (2018.01) [F24F 11/35 (2018.01); F24F 11/46 (2018.01); F24F 11/49 (2018.01); F24F 11/74 (2018.01); F24F 2120/10 (2018.01); F24F 2130/10 (2018.01)] | 23 Claims |
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1. A method comprising:
adjusting a roller shade over an inside surface of a window to optimize solar heat gain between the inside surface of the window and the roller shade;
receiving the solar heat gain through the window and into a window pocket between the inside surface of the window and the roller shade;
receiving the solar heat gain into trapped air in the window pocket between the inside surface of the window and the roller shade;
determining, by a processor, that the solar heat gain exists in the trapped air in the window pocket between the inside surface of the window and the roller shade,
wherein the roller shade at least partially covers the inside surface of the window, and
wherein the roller shade is mounted in at least one of a pocket or a cassette over a room; and
opening, by the processor, a controllable damper located within a first duct that leads from the window pocket to a fresh air duct, based on at least one of historical data, artificial intelligence or occupant feedback,
wherein the opening the controllable damper exhausts air with the solar heat gain from the trapped air from the first duct and into a second duct with fresh air emanating from a heat, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, and
wherein a mixture of the air with the solar heat gain and the fresh air directly enters a room.
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