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The heat Exchange Chamber (THEC) is a geothermal system to replace current heating and cooling systems in houses; however, it is currently unable to provide sufficient heating in winter to heat homes to a comfortable range. The system also needs to be renewable, not contribute to the production of emissions, and low energy. Our design builds on the client’s patent with renewable solar energy to provide the electrical and thermal needs of our system. Our system captures thermal energy in water and stores it in a hot water tank we call the thermal battery. The thermal battery is to improve the reliability of our system in situations with a lack of sunlight, such as at night or on cloudy days. The water of our system is circulated by pumps running off solar panels. We also plan to implement thermoelectric plates to increase the efficiency of our system by converting lost thermal energy into electrical energy to power the pumps. These plates would be installed on the solar panels and thermal battery to capture lost or excess heat. Our addition supplies additional heating in winter to allow the system to heat to room temperature.

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