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6575234 Dynamic heating and cooling of a building using liquid foam  
A heating and cooling system and a method for controlling and regulating the temperature within a building envelope ( 10 ) having roof and wall cavities ( 14 ) adapted to receive replaceable foam...
5522944 Multi-purpose solar energy conversion system  
Apparatus for converting solar energy to thermal and electrical energy including a substantially unsealed enclosure, an array of photovoltaic cells for converting solar energy to electrical energy...
5195503 Solar collector  
A solar collector for use in association with a building, the system having a concave mirror located on the exterior of the building and defining a focal point, a moveable mounting for moving the...
5191876 Rotatable solar collection system  
Applicant's invention is a lightweight solar collection system, supported overhead, having a parabolic reflecting trough which continuously rotates about a fluid-filled collection conduit located...
5186160 Solar radon reduction  
A supplementary heat and air supply system for a building includes a solar panel mounted to the exterior of the building, and a solar panel duct extending between the solar panel and the return air...
5001846 Solar electric drying apparatus  
A solar electric drying apparatus for drying and dehydration of articles positioned therein and collecting of clean distillate produced during the drying operation which includes a housing with...
4964395 Apparatus and method for a solar radiation water heater  
A solar water heater has a plurality of generally triangularly shaped panels, the panels being assembled in a pyramidal or prism shaped structure on top of a base structure. Each panel includes a...
4898152 Dual sequence solar water heater  
The invention represents part of well known solar drain-back systems which store and transfer the collected solar heat to a conventional home hot water system. Heat transfer occurs only while hot...
4893611 Solar energy collection and storage apparatus  
In an apparatus for collecting and storing solar energy, in order to improve the efficiency while maintaining a simple structure, a storage container is divided horizontally into a smaller upper...
4794909 Solar tracking control system  
A solar tracking control system for generally controlling the position of a pivotable solar panel connected to a motor by selectively energizing and de-energizing the motor. A signal programmer...
4718403 Control for water heater system  
A control arrangement for a water heater system that includes a water heater having a heating element, an alternate heat source which is preferably a solar collector panel, and a heat exchange and...
RE32523 Solar heating  
A solar heater has an outlet conduit above an inlet conduit intercoupling a solar heating chamber with the inside of a building through a window opening. In one form the solar collecting chamber is...
4624242 Solar heat transfer and storage system  
A heat transfer and storage system including a storage chamber containing a phase change material, a water heater having a first conduit in which the potable water is conveyed, and a solar...
4523576 Solar heating apparatus with solar heat receiving means and heat storage and distribution means  
A solar heating apparatus including a solar collector for the heating of air passing therethrough, a heat storage and distribution device, in communication with air from the solar collector, for...
4519380 Intermittent through-flow collector  
A solar collector system having an absorber element including fluid flow channels therein and a cold water inlet and hot water outlet. A temperature sensor is included in the hot water outlet and...
4505259 Heat regulation system and method for building structure  
A building having window structures in exterior walls of the building. Each window structure has an exterior and an interior panel spaced from one another to define a plenum therebetween, with...
4502467 Compact attic mounted solar heating pack assembly  
A compact attic mounted solar heating pack assembly includes an enclosed sheet metal plenum fixedly hung by straps from the attic rafters at the apex of north and south facing roofing sections. An...
4492219 Valve and system incorporating same  
A temperature responsive valve having a primary inlet, secondary inlet and an outlet, in which the two inlets communicate with one another through a chamber within the valve body and communicate...
4485802 Solar heater for swimming pools  
A solar heater for swimming pools is provided having one or more heating panels installable on a roof or the like and arranged to discharge into a pool equipped with an apron without need for...
4412527 Greenhouse of an underground heat accumulation system  
A greenhouse of an underground heat accumulation system wherein the radiant energy of the sun or wasted thermal energy is accumulated in the soil below the floor of the greenhouse over a prolonged...
4393859 Solar collector roof  
A solar roof for providing air heated by solar energy to the interior of a prefabricated building of the type having a relatively low pitched roof structure formed by a plurality of interlocking...
4392480 Heat storage and delivery apparatus  
A heat storage and delivery apparatus includes a cabinet containing a plurality of heat storage rods which absorbs and stores heat when heated air is directed over the surfaces thereof. A delivery...
4382437 Self-contained passive solar heating system  
A self-contained passive solar heating system includes first and second heat pipes, each having a refrigerant medium therein, a condenser portion and an evaporator portion, with the condenser...
4350144 Hot water heating system  
A system for heating domestic hot water includes solar collectors for raising the temperature of the water in the usual hot water storage tank. When a tap is opened, the water is drawn out of the...
4349012 Solar heating control  
A solar heating control is adapted to be interconnected to a pre-existing auxiliary heating system connected to operate in response to a command signal issued by a pre-existing thermostat. The...
4341201 Solar energy collecting and utilization system  
A solar energy collecting and utilization system is provided which comprises a lens matrix formed by a plurality of lens units disposed in a generally planar array. Each unit comprises a plurality...
4340033 Heat collecting, utilizing and storage apparatus and method  
An apparatus and method is described and illustrated for maximizing the efficiency of a solar collector and the like as well as that of a liquid storage tank by maintaining the temperature of the...
4328791 Gas supplemented solar collector storage means  
The gas supplemented solar collector storage means includes a water tank having supply and return connections for circulating water from the tank to a solar collector and back to the tank. A...
4290417 Solar heat system using gravitational circulation of heated transfer medium  
A solar heating system in which the heating transfer medium is circulated from the heat absorbing member through the heat exchange area by means of gravitational forces which are augmented by the...
4287879 Water heating system using solar energy  
A water heating system includes a solar collector panel, a hot water heater tank, a serpentine tube-in-sheet heat exchanger jacket built into the water tank assembly, pumping means, fluid transfer...
4285333 Solar energy collecting system  
In a solar energy collecting system which comprises a primary closed circuit including a solar energy collector, a heat exchanger, a carrier fluid receiver tank, and a circulating pump and a...
4281637 Concentrating vacuum isolated solar energy collection apparatus employing reflector  
A concentrating vacuum isolated solar energy collecting and converting apparatus employing transfer means for selectively moving the collected energy back through the vacuum preservation means for...
4263895 Solar energy receiver  
A highly efficient, open-ended solar energy receiver is disclosed having a porous element through which air passes and a conventional heat exchanger positioned above and immediately adjacent to the...
4261331 Temperature responsive optical switch  
An optical switching device for reflecting incident light at or above a predetermined temperature comprises a layer of a metal sulfate salt solution in thermal contact with a source of heat. The...
4240404 Heat pump having a timer activated furnace  
A heating system for a building having a conventional gas furnace which includes a combustion chamber for heating air passing from a cold-air return to a hot-air duct is disclosed. The gas furnace...
4231352 Interface circuit for adding solar heat to a building heating and cooling system  
An interface circuit for adding a solar heat system to a building having a building heating and cooling system and having a building thermostat system, the interface circuit being especially wired...
4192290 Combined solar collector and energy storage system  
A combined solar energy collector, fluid chiller and energy storage system. A movable interior insulated panel in a storage tank is positionable flush against the storage tank wall to insulate the...
4189791 Swimming pool heating and cooling system  
An apparatus is described for heating or cooling water in swimming pools. The apparatus takes ambient air and pumps it through a submerged, perforated manifold tube. Heat is exchanged between the...
4190199 Combination heating system including a conventional furnace, heat pump and solar energy subsystem  
A heating system incorporating a conventional furnace, heat pump and solar energy subsystem is disclosed herein. A control unit coordinates operation of the components. In a solar assist mode, heat...
4182489 Heat transfer system  
In a positive or negative heat transfer system with an intermittent source of positive or negative thermal energy, utilization means and a reservoir of heat transfer fluid flowing between the...
4167934 Method and apparatus for inhibiting absorption of solar energy  
In solar collecting apparatus including heat transfer conduits for circulating fluid, a regulating device is provided for controlling conduit temperature. The regulating device includes a barrier...
4155344 Air-heating solar collector  
An air-heating solar collector having a plurality of parallel, spaced-apart, substantially coextensive translucent sheets and a convoluted air passage passing in succession between successive pairs...
4153043 Apparatus for solar hot water system and method of making same  
Apparatus for heating and maintaining the temperature of water in a hot water tank of a solar hot water system and method of making same are provided wherein such apparatus comprises a thermally...
4147157 Self-supporting active solar energy system  
An active solar energy system comprising an array of solar collectors, a pumping device to circulate fluid therethrough and a storage tank to contain the heated fluid. The pump is driven by an...
4137900 Solar heating system  
A solar heating system including a specially designed tank divided into zones in which heat is stored in water, the hottest water in each zone rising to the top thereof by convection. A solar flow...
4126122 Solar hot water booster and exchanger for use therein  
A solar powered heater system which may be employed to preheat water in or prior to delivery to a conventional hot water heater. The solar powered heater system includes a heat exchanger which is...
4125222 Solar heat augmented heating system and temperature responsive gable vent  
A solar heat augmented heating system is disclosed in which a solar heat chamber located in an attic is employed selectively to supply heat to the heating system which heats the occupant space,...
4120289 Refrigerant charged solar water heating structure and system  
A refrigerant charged solar water heating structure and system is provided for use in heating water. The solar heating system comprises a solar collector structure operatively connected to a heat...
4108157 Solar energy collector  
A solar energy collector having a hollow, pyramidal-shaped body made of insulation material and a fluid conducting coil of heat conducting tubing extending around the inside of the body. The outer...
4061267 Solar heating system and operation thereof  
A solar heating system, using a pebble bed as a heat storage, includes an auxiliary heater, providing heat for the system and/or for the pebble bed during times of low solar heat accumulation and...
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