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7610910 Method and apparatus for controlling building component characteristics  
A building component system includes a building component that is controllable between a first state and a second state in response to a sensed condition. The system may include a sensor on a first...
6442937 Solar receiver adaptive tracking control  
A solar power system having a solar concentrator for concentrating solar energy, a receiver for converting the solar energy into another form of energy, and a control system for controlling the...
5601075 Solar energy collecting system  
A solar energy collecting system includes a water tank and a solar collector and a pump for pumping water from the water tank to the solar collector. A sensor is arranged close to the solar...
5224466 Process for converting solar energy into heat and device for implementing the process  
A process and apparatus for converting solar energy into heat wherein a solar collector includes a plurality of mutually-coupled solar energy collector elements (1) coupled to a heat transfer fluid...
4644935 Solar heater control  
A solar heater control system is disclosed for use with a water reservoir and a solar collector. Forced circulation of water in the solar heater system is provided by a pump, and valve means...
4621612 Solar pond and method of establishing the same  
A solar pond of large scale comprises an intake and a return outlet which are not fixedly disposed but are movable in the direction of water depth. The intake and the return outlet are connected...
4601281 Hot water supply system  
A system for supplying hot water into a dwelling or the like. The system includes a continuous circulating hydraulic loop for distribution to fixtures and heat exchange units. A storage circuit is...
4494526 Temperature sensing  
A temperature differential measuring circuit includes first and second temperature sensitive transducers disposed in corresponding first and second legs of a bridge circuit. Disposed in third and...
4422444 Solar energy control system and method  
An improved solar energy control system and method are disclosed that enables efficient utiliziation of heat produced from solar energy in heating air and/or water. The system and method sense the...
4401104 Thermal gain sensor  
The thermal gain sensor detects, by a simplified method, the direction of net energy flow through a fluid-separation barrier (window). In particular, the sensor determines a balance point above...
4397294 Solar water heating system  
A solar water heating system is provided which includes a domestic pressurized water tank with a non-pressurized solar water storage tank placed directly atop it. Because the solar loop is...
4397301 Method of controlling a solar system collector loop  
In a solar system collector loop, having a solar collector with an absorber plate, a heat storage unit and a pump for circulating a fluid between the collector and the storage unit, the stagnation...
4378784 Solar heating system  
A solar heating system for preheating water which may be used in conjunction with an existing hot water heater. The use of potable water as the heating fluid renders the use of a heat exchanger...
4369766 Solar heating and shading window having automatic temperature-responsive damper system  
Spaced exterior and interior windows define a solar plenum having communication with one isolated chamber of an adjacent dual chamber bay, the second chamber of which is in communication with the...
4318394 Solar energy concentrator  
A solar energy concentrator is provided which includes a flexible reflective surface to focus solar flux on absorber tubes. The surface is mounted above a plurality of partially evacuated chambers....
4296730 Control system for a solar steam generator  
A once-through solar steam generator assembly (16) is controlled by a control system wherein the outlet temperature of superheated steam from two independent boiler flow paths (1-12; 1'-12') is...
4284064 Solar heating system  
A solar heating system is described which includes solar heat collectors mounted on the roof or side of a building facing toward the sun with air in contact therewith for heating, which air is...
4275709 System of solar heating by means of fan radiators with fluid circuit and without storage  
A system of solar heating by means of fan radiators with a fluid circuit and without storage includes solar panels or collectors connected in series. The solar circuit feeds a heat exchanger, the...
4265219 Solar heating (cooling) system  
For solar heating (with cooperating cooling) both simplification and automatic control are needed. In the present invention solar heating and air conditioning apparatus is improved in various ways....
4244519 Solar heated and cooled building  
Solar heated or cooled building in which attic functions as solar energy collector, ducts are provided to convey air between attic and thermal storage chamber, two blowers, each preceded by a...
4231351 Method and apparatus for solar heating a building  
This invention relates to a building having a central unit defined and enclosed by a peripheral main section therearound. The central unit has a transparent roof to permit the passage of solar...
4196719 Heat storage means for solar heating system  
An improved pebble bed heat storage means is provided for a solar heating system using air as the heat transfer medium. The pebble bed is confined in a crib or bin contained in an outer housing....
4184635 Control units for heating systems  
A control unit has two inputs for connection to respective temperature sensors, and alternative primary and secondary outputs. It comprises a comparison circuit operative to sense the differential...
4182309 Control circuit for solar energy heating systems  
A control circuit for a solar energy heating system comprising a pair of thermistors connected in series across a source of electrical power and respectively disposed to be responsive to fluid...
4129118 Method and apparatus for providing differential temperature thermostat control for solar hot water systems  
Detecting the temperature of water moving from a solar collector to a hot water storage and detecting the temperature of the water in the hot water storage by thermistor devices, comparing the...
4116219 Differential thermostatic controller for solar heating system  
A controller for a solar heating system includes a differential thermostat which responds to a preselected temperature differential between fluid in a solar collector and in a storage tank to...
4106482 Autonomic solar panel  
An autonomic solar heat collecting system is provided. The heart of the system is a solar panel including a flat outer surface adapted to be exposed to the direction of the radiation of the sun. A...
4085731 Solar energy conversion system  
A solar energy conversion system that provides for complete utilization of the solar energy impinging on solar collectors by having cylindrical lens type collection panels. This system can be used...
4064867 Solar heat collector  
A solar heat collector having an enclosure, a first receptacle for a heated liquid medium, and a second receptacle for a cooled liquid medium. Heat transfer means within the enclosure provide for...
4029258 Solar energy collector  
A metal collector plate with black paint on its face is mounted in a heat insulated space with a dual pane transparent member transmitting solar rays to the face of the plate. The front face of the...
4015586 Solar water heater  
A closed water/glycol solar heating system for preheating a fluid so as to reduce energy requirements in bringing said fluid up to a desired temperature and holding same, said system including a...
3949732 Solar heated building  
A solar heated building of generally hemispherical shape which supports on its surface solar heat collectors. The solar heat collectors are in the shape of spherical sectors and cover an arcuate...
3847136 SOLAR WATER-HEATING SYSTEMS  
This invention deals with improvements in the fabrication and operation of a solar water-heating system utilizing semicylindrical reflecting surfaces. The semicylindrical reflecting surfaces are...
3598104 SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM FOR SWIMMING POOLS  
A solar heating system for swimming pools, particularly self-supporting above ground swimming pools, in which system a pool cover is used to absorb solar heat and conduct same to surface water in...
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