Abstract: Heat transfer apparatus with a variable absorption surface The heat transfer apparatus comprises a variable absorption surface (20) interposed between a transparent wall (12) and an insulating module (14), said variable absorption surface (20) being exposed to solar radiation through the transparent wall (12) and having absorbent regions (20A) and reflective regions (20R), as well as movable shutters (22) arranged opposite the variable absorption surface (20) and each having an absorbent side (22A) and/or a reflective side (22R), these shutters being movable between at least one first position and a second position so as to vary the absorbent regions and/or the reflective regions as well as the absorbent sides and/or the reflective sides exposed to solar radiation. The invention applies to the construction sector.

Abstract: The invention concerns an independent heat exchange unit designed to be fixed inside a building comprising a box provided with walls defining two fluid passages with an undulating cross-section and means for circulating air capable of causing countercurrent circulation in the two fluid passages of a fresh air stream drawn from outside the building and a stale air stream drawn from inside the building. The walls defining the fluid passages comprise a flexible and thin foil forming undulations capable of being deformed depending on the respective pressure levels of the fresh air stream and the stale air stream. The invention is useful for ventilating and/or air-conditioning the inside of buildings.

Abstract: The invention concerns a heat transfer device comprising an insulating module (12) designed to be inserted between a first wall (14) and a second wall (16) to define a closed loop wherein flows a heating medium (FC) which comprises a first channel (28) extending substantially vertically along the first wall (14) and a second channel (30) extending substantially vertically along the second wall (16), the first channel and the second channel being mutually offset in the vertical direction to define a low channel and a high channel, as well as an upper channel (32) and a lower channel (34) linking the first channel and the second channel, such that heating medium (FC) flows freely or is blocked naturally in the loop when on the basis of the respective temperatures of the high channel and the low channel. The invention is particularly useful for heating or cooling buildings.

Abstract: A device for transferring heat between a panel heated by solar radiation and a wall surface, including an insulating plate mounted parallel between the panel and the wall surface, to define a closed external space between the panel and the insulating plate, and a closed internal space between the insulating plate and the wall. An air circulator is interposed between the external space and the internal space and can be put selectively in an open state allowing circulation of air between the external space and the internal space, and thus allowing thermal transfer between the panel and the wall, and a closed state preventing circulation of air between the external space and the internal space, and thus preventing thermal transfer between the panel and the wall.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for capturing solar energy and transferring it onto a receiving medium to be heated. The device comprises a multiplicity of blades (16), mutually spaced and tiered up to form a screen (10) with an external surface (18) for exposure to the sun radiation and an internal surface (20) for being arranged on the side of the receiving medium (12), the blades defining between them a multiplicity of air channels (22) extending from the external surface (18) to the internal surface (20), closing means being provided for immobilizing the air contained in the channels, the blades being transparent or translucent, with low capacity for absorbing the sun radiation and low thermal conductivity, being made from a lap of thin material, and having an outline with an end part bordering the internal surface of the screen.