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7604003 Solar panel  
A solar panel ( 10 ) has tubing ( 12 ) through which water from a swimming pool is recirculated. The tubing ( 12 ) is adapted to be exposed to the sun for heating the water to a temperature whereby...
7434577 Solar air heater  
This invention provides novel devices and methods for the heating of air with solar radiant energy. The devices of the present invention feature a housing partitioned into essentially isolated...
7137413 Arrangement to increase the thermal fatigue resistance of glass tubes flowed through by fluid and pressure-loaded  
An arrangement to increase the thermal fatigue resistance of glass tubes having fluid flowing therethrough and being pressure-loaded. This arrangement comprises a glass tube, into which an interior...
7107984 Collector module  
A collector module ( 1 ) is described with a collector manifold ( 20 ) having two chambers. This collector module ( 1 ) has at least one collector tube ( 2 ), which has an absorber tube ( 4 ) and a...
7024857 Solar receiver with a plurality of working fluid inlets  
A solar receiver ( 2 ) comprises a housing ( 4 ) defining a receiver chamber ( 12 ) and an aperture ( 14 ); a window ( 16 ) mounted in the aperture ( 14 ); at least two inlet means ( 17 ) axially...
6722358 Integral collector storage system with heat exchange apparatus  
The present invention relates to an integral solar energy collector storage systems. Generally, an integral collector storage system includes a tank system, a plurality of heat exchange tubes with...
6630622 Combined solar electric power and liquid heat transfer collector panel  
An apparatus for converting solar energy to thermal and electrical energy including a photovoltaic grid for converting the concentrated solar energy into electrical energy mounted on a copper plate...
6604521 Solar collector pipe  
An improved solar collector pipe that directly conveys fluid to be heated and collects and transfers solar energy efficiently and directly to the internal fluid, thereby maximizing both the amount...
6526965 Solar energy collection panel for heating pools of water  
A radiant energy collection unit that can be used in a solar panel heating system is described. The energy collection unit comprises an absorbing panel secured to a base panel and forming a channel...
6372978 Wind/sun solar collection system (HS2)  
The present invention is a self-contained, solar powered heating and cooling system for a building. The collector has an insulated heating chamber, and a light transmissive cover and a...
6354289 Ambient heat collection panels  
A building ( 1 ) has a roof structure ( 2 ) clad with a plurality of ambient heat collection tiles in the form of panels ( 3 ), mounted on parallel battens ( 4 ) carried by roof rafters ( 10 ), and...
6105570 Solar power heating system  
A solar power heating system includes a plurality of concentrating solar collectors each comprising a frame having two side walls and a reflecting layer attached to the inside thereof. Each of the...
6080927 Solar concentrator for heat and electricity  
A solar concentrator for producing usable power as heat and/or electricity uses a self-steering heliostat 1502 to concentrate solar radiation 1509 onto an absorbing surface such as, or including, a...
5862800 Molten nitrate salt solar central receiver of low cycle fatigue 625 alloy  
This invention provides a molten salt, solar central smooth tube receiver that is able to effectively absorb a peak solar flux of 1.42 MW/M 2 by constructing the receiver from low cycle fatigue...
5531215 Device for absorbing radiant heat energy  
A device for absorbing heat energy, in particular a solar panel, includes a housing in the form of a frame-shaped rack. The housing has a cover which allows the radiant energy to enter. Several...
5460164 Solar heat collector roofs  
A solar heat collector roof comprises an absorber plate (1) for incident radiation energy and a heat exchange plate (2) placed directly thereunder. The heat exchange plate is corrugated in such a...
5415155 Modular element with multiple conduits  
This modular element has several conduits disposed side by side, each pair of adjacent conduits being interconnected to form a rigid or flexible unit, each conduit has a male end and an opposite...
5413091 Solar collector with freeze damage protection  
A flat plate solar collector (10) of the header/riser type housed in a glazed collector enclosure (14) and having liquid conduits comprising risers (24) intercommunicating with headers (22, 26) at...
5373838 Solar heater assembly  
A solar heater includes one or more conduits coupled between a pair of pipes, one or more extensions are formed on each of the pipes, each of the conduits has two ends rotatably engaged in the...
5191875 High efficiency solar boiler  
A solar boiler of improved energy efficiency that includes a solar panel for receiving solar energy and converting a liquid to steam and a highly accurate tracking system to maintain the panel...
5167218 Solar collector having absorber plate formed by spraying molten metal  
A solar energy collector whereby an absorber plate thereof is formed by providing a thin metallic foil for supporting sprayed molten metal, arranging fluid carrying tubes on the foil, and spraying...
5151520 Cationic dye-triarylmonoalkylorate anion complexes  
A cationic dye-borate anion compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## where D+ is a cationic dye moiety selected from the group consisting of cationic cyanine, carbocyanine, hemicyanine,...
4955435 Heat exchanger fabricated from polymer compositions  
A panel heat exchanger is disclosed. The heat exchanger comprises a generally planar panel having a pair of relatively thin unitary outer walls formed from a composition of a thermoplastic polymer,...
4905665 Device for converting solar energy into process heat  
A device for converting solar energy into process heat has a number of heat xchanging pipes traversing a heat exchanger chamber. A first partial stream of gas to be heated is delivered to inlets of...
4869234 Passive solar heater  
The disclosed passive solar heater system defines a three dimensional tube array for conveying liquid between an inlet and an outlet, including a serial flow path through a heating stage, and...
4867133 Solar collector method and apparatus  
A coupling arrangement between a manifold having nipples and a solar panel having nipple receiving orifices. Each nipple is formed with a plurality of primary circumferential projections adjacent...
4858594 Solar heating panel with curvilinear passageway  
A solar heating panel having a curvilinear flow passageway through which a fluid flows to be heated by solar energy, comprising a top sheet having a plurality of upwardly protruding convex...
4738247 Roof installations  
Roof installations consisting of an array of interfitting members e.g. tiles, strips (3), slats or the like which interfit to form a roof covering and a set of heat pipes (7) which run parallel to...
4712338 Solar-energy-collecting structural unit and solar roof  
A solar-energy-collector and solar roof. The collector comprises a panel of solar-energy-absorbing material adapted to lie flat on a roof or other supporting surface. The panel has on its...
4653470 Support structure for solar receiver panel tubes  
A support structure for multiple adjacent parallel vertical tubes of a solar flux receiver panel, so as to provide for universal independent thermal expansion and contraction of the tubes. Each...
4606327 Solar water heating apparatus  
A clip is provided with first and second members to engage with opposing ends of a tile. The members are connected so as to be able to move relatively toward and away from each other so that...
4602614 Hybrid solar/combustion powered receiver  
An improved hybrid solar/combustion powered receiver, for use e.g. with a hot gas engine, the receiver being of the type having a housing and an aperture for admitting solar radiation to the cavity...
4562884 Heat-exchanger arrangement  
An arrangement for exchanging heat between the environment and a heat-transfer fluid, especially a solar heat absorber, includes a plurality of heat exchange elements which are provided with...
4557253 Solar collector employing conventional siding, and air distribution system therefor  
An efficient solar collector that uses a collector panel formed of strips similar to conventional aluminum siding includes air distribution channels along opposite edges of the collector panel....
4534336 Solar collectors  
A solar collector adapted to heat a heat-carrying fluid is provided. The collector includes a heat absorbing wall formed by a plurality of panels which are integrally made of a conducting material....
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...
4512336 Panel of vapor generating and superheating tubes  
A tube panel having both vapor generating and superheating tubes. At least two parallel vapor generating tubes are spaced apart to provide a gap therebetween. A superheating tube is contiguous with...
4505261 Modular passive solar heating system  
A modular passive solar energy storage system comprises a plurality of heat tubes which are arranged to form a flat plate solar collector and are releasably connected to a water reservoir by, and...
4505257 Solar collector and arrangements thereof  
In an all liquid flat plate type solar collector having risers therein, the risers having inlet and outlet portions, the improvement comprises providing a single header for servicing the risers and...
4495939 Solar heat collector with joint structure  
A solar heat collector assembly includes a base carrying one or more heat collectors, a top cover of a "U" shaped configuration and a groove structure for joining the top cover to the base. The top...
4484566 Solar collector panel and heat storage system  
An air-based solar collector panel has a single glazing for a front wall. A first channel is defined by a sheet-like translucent member spaced apart rearwardly from the single glazing. A second...
4474173 Solar energy collector  
The specification discloses a solar energy collector having a manifold with a manifold supply tube and a manifold return tube disposed therein. Fluid is supplied to the apparatus through the...
4464871 Combined structural and solar panel  
An arrangement of combined structural and solar panels wherein each panel is formed of a parallelepiped body having a bore formed in each one of a pair of opposed side edges. The bore is provided...
4442827 Solar heat collector  
A compact, self-contained solar heat collector is disclosed which is particularly suited for addition to new or existing structures in the form of window shutters, exterior siding, awnings,...
4428362 Solar heating system  
A solar heating system is provided incorporating the flat plate collector and storage tanks substantially in the same unit and avoiding the usual reverse-siphon problems that are inherent in the...
4426999 Solar energy collector  
A high performance, lightweight solar collector is disclosed. The collector consists of an upper glazing, a central fluid panel and a lower layer of insulating material. A fluid manifold is joined...
4426998 Solar collector unit for roof or wall mounting  
A solar collector unit adapted to be installed between the studs or rafters of a building, the unit comprising one or more strips of thin metal welded to three parallel tubes, the intermediate tube...
4418746 Plate-type heat-exchanger and manifold assembly  
A heat exchanger has a heat-exchange plate having an edge and formed with a lurality of parallel spaced-apart longitudinal passages opening at the edge and with a plurality of transversely...
4416257 Solar energy collector  
A solar energy collector comprising a collector core located within a longitudinal parabolic reflector and formed of a series of spaced tubes exposed to the direct rays of the sun and to rays...
4416265 Solar collector  
A solar collector for integral attachment to framing members of a structure comprising a base panel attached to and extending between an adjacent pair of the framing members. The collector includes...
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