Geothermy for Cooling Purposes: a patent prospect

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v18i1.60399

Keywords:

Thermal comfort, Patents, Underground tubes.

Abstract

This article deals with a patent prospecting on the subject of geothermal energy, which proposes to use the soil as a way of exchanging heat with the air. As a result of its high thermal capacity, the soil can act as a thermal reservoir, heating or cooling the air inside buildings, depending on the climate conditions. Thus, the objective is to map technologies related to geothermal energy applied to cooling. A patent review was used, through the Questel Orbit® platform, and 226 patents were identified. The results show that among the largest assignees is Tokai Kogyo, a Japanese factory based in Õnu, which stands out from the other assignees, having fifteen families of patents; the technologies are related to machines and equipment in the air conditioning sector. The research recognizes the economic and environmental benefits of geothermal energy compared to traditional solutions, although only a single study was located for tropical climates.

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Author Biographies

Antonio Cardoso Ferreira, Federal University of Mato Grosso

Master's student in Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer for Innovation at the Federal University of Mato Grosso.

Luciane Cleonice Durante, Federal University of Mato Grosso

She has a degree in Civil Engineering (1993), a specialization in Occupational Safety Engineering (1994), a master's degree in Education and the Environment (2000) and a doctorate in Environmental Comfort (2012), both from the Federal University of Mato Grosso. He is currently Associate Professor IV at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Faculty of Architecture, Engineering and Technology/UFMT, professor and coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer for Innovation (PROFNIT), Coordinator of the Technology and Conforto Ambiental (LATECA), Deputy Coordinator of the Research Group on Environmental Technology and Architecture (GPTAA) and member of the Research Group on Environmental Dynamics and Technology (GPDAT). She coordinates the Network of External Partners of the Built Environment Innovation and Sustainability Park (PISAC), at the University of Brasília and is part of the Sustenta Network as a representative of UFMT. She worked as a CNPq fellow, in the EXP modality (extension in the country), in the Local Innovation Agents Program (ALI) of SEBRAE-MT, from 2012 to 2014. She is currently a Monitor in the Export Qualification Program PEIEX- MATO GROSSO 2021- 2022. She is interested in the area of innovation, sustainability and resilience of the built environment.

Ivan Julio Apolonio Callejas, Federal University of Mato Grosso

Graduated from the Federal University of Mato Grosso (1995). Master's degree from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, area of concentration Structures, State University of Campinas (1998). PhD from the postgraduate program in Environmental Physics in the area of environmental comfort (2012). Post-doctoral internship at the Technological University of Paraná/Brazil (UFTPR) (2023). He is currently Associate Professor III at the Federal University of Mato Grosso, working in the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, having worked as a teacher on the Postgraduate Course in Building and Environmental Engineering (PPGEEA). As a collaborator, he is part of the Professional Master's course in Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer for Innovation (PROFNIT). He is leader of the Environmental Dynamics and Technology Research Group (GPDAT). He worked as a CNPq scholarship holder, in the EXP modality (extension in the country), in the SEBRAE-MT Local Agents of Innovation Program (ALI), from 2014 to 2016. He has experience in the area of Architecture/Civil Engineering and an interest in the area of technology. built environment, with a focus on sustainability, focused on the thermoenergetic performance of buildings and the development of innovative materials, products and construction processes. He also works in the area of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer management aiming at technological innovation.

Lucas Ferrari Vera, Federal University of Mato Grosso

Graduating in Architecture and Urbanism from the Federal University of Mato Grosso.

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2025-01-01

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Ferreira, A. C., Durante, L. C. ., Callejas, I. J. A. ., & Vera, L. F. (2025). Geothermy for Cooling Purposes: a patent prospect. Cadernos De Prospecção, 18(1), 263–275. https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v18i1.60399

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