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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 sections wherein the sections are in fluid communication with each other ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7318432 | Solar collector plate method for safeguarding the operation of a solar collector and method for manufacturing a solar collector plate A solar collector plate (2) has a solar radiation receiving front absorber plane (3) that is wiped at its rear side by a cooling liquid (4) flowing in channels (5). Cavities (7), preferably behind the channels (5) and integr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7227077 | Light element with a translucent surface A light element with a translucent surface includes an energy converter, wherein the translucent surface is so formed as to direct only that portion of the radiation onto the energy converter that impinges on the translucent surface. The energy converter may be a so... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7157678 | Optical radiation intensity sensor A radiation intensity directional sensor includes a housing having an opening covered by a transparent or translucent lens element, an array of sensor elements sensitive to radiation, preferably to electromagnetic radiation in the visible and/or infrared range, and ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6978578 | Panel unit of controllable light transmissivity The invention provides a panel unit of controllable radiation transmissivity, including a housing constituted by a front, radiation-receiving panel and a rear panel, the panels being spaced apart and connected to one another by connecting means; a plurality of rotat... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978577 | Heated roof gutter assembly A gutter assembly for use on a roof includes a gutter, a cover over the gutter, and a heater plate disposed under the cover. The cover includes a bottom surface which is at least partially covered with a heat absorbing material. The heater plate carries at least one... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6911110 | Thermally controlled solar reflector facet with heat recovery A high concentration central receiver system and method provides improved reflectors and a unique heat removal system. The central receiver has a plurality of interconnected reflectors coupled to a tower structure at a predetermined height above ground for reflectin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6244264 | Non-imaging optical illumination system A passive solar collector has a reflector or a plurality of reflectors in a tube that is in a partial vacuum and is entirely or partly transparent. An absorber collects light reflected by the reflector or plurality of reflectors and delivers energy from t... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6220339 | Energy system for buildings An energy system for buildings uses solar absorbers, heat exchangers and heat accumulators, and has the following features to improve the thermal balance of the building: the solar absorber has tubes or pipes laid to form meanders between the roofing and ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5944010 | Shutter means for regulating the fluid flow in an absorber pipe of a solarthermal power plant A shutter (1; 10) for regulating the fluid flow in an absorber pipe (D) of a solar-thermal power plant comprises a shutter body (2) with a central shutter opening (3) for the fluid (F) and a movable throttle element (4; 12) at least partly closing the shu... | 08/31/1999 |
| 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 collector. A CPU is connected to the pump and the temperature sen... | 02/11/1997 |
| 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 located within the enclosure, and a plurality of interconn... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5195575 | Passive three-phase heat tube for the protection of apparatus from exceeding maximum or minimum safe working temperatures Safety equipment is disclosed comprising a three-phase heat pipe for the protection of apparatus from exceeding maximum or minimum safe working temperatures. The heat pipe has a working fluid selected so that it will not function below the desired tempera... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5103803 | Heating and air conditioning solar heat accumulator The invention relates to a solar accumulator, which is used to collect the sun rays to heat a heat conductive fluid medium contained within a piping system and an arrangement of plates--file bricks of high heat capacity. The heat produced is subsequently ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4949902 | Building heating system A building heating system includes a plurality of intake ducts located at various spaced apart locations in an attic as well as temperature sensors and a control circuit. The system has the intake duct located closest to the highest temperature air in the... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4911228 | Apparatus for heating and cooling liquids A heat transfer system for liquids comprising a liquid container internally divided by an impervious flexible membrane into first and second liquid compartments, the first compartment including first liquid inlet port adapted for connection to a supply of... | 03/27/1990 |
| 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 generates a plurality of time dependent signals wherefrom per... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4790477 | Solar heating The invention relates to a space heating system comprising an air cooled solar collector, a heat store, air ducting, a forced draught mechanism valves, auxiliary heating means and a control system. According to the invention the auxiliary heating means in... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4781173 | Evaporating device and electric supply station provided with such an evaporating device An evaporating device comprises sets of solar heating units of a type having an insulated oblong room provided at the top with a slit, a mirror structure mounted on said room and a pipe extending through said room. Pipes from the units of a set form toget... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4777935 | Receiver for solar energy The receiver has fibrous material in the form of hanging wires or knitted metal mats in the entry of the duct to absorb radiant energy. A cooling medium, such as air, is passed over the fibrous material to cool the material and convey heat into the duct f... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4691692 | Solar energy system with delayed drain-back A solar energy system in which a heat transferring liquid captures heat in solar collectors and stores it in a storage tank is disclosed. A pump moves heat transferring liquid from the storage tank to the collectors and into a drain-back module only when ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4686960 | Apparatus for heating water by solar energy The invention relates to an apparatus for heating water by solar energy, including a container made from a plastic film or sheeting for the water to be supplied to consumers, having a cold water inlet opening preceded by an inlet valve and having a withdr... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4674476 | Solar heating and cooling apparatus Solar heating and cooling system comprising an insulated fluid containing tank positioned with a portion thereof disposed above and below ground level. The system includes apparatus for transferring heat between the tank and the atmosphere, and to or from... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4601282 | Automatic solar collector system An automatic solar collector system useful for heating and storing a heating fluid such as, for example, water. The automatic solar collector system of this invention is characterized by its construction including a photo cell-actuated hydraulic cylinder ... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4569331 | Solar heat powered plant In a solar heat powered plant according to the present invention, hot water is normally circulated through a hot-water tank, a low-temperature-side heat load unit, a return tank, a low-temperature-side heat exchanger, and again through the hot-water tank,... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4555764 | Net energy transfer measurement methods, apparatus and systems with solar energy and control applications Heat flux sensors respectively painted black and white and mounted to a passive solar energy window intercept solar radiation and change the temperature of part of the window. The sensors, and differentially connected thermocouples attached to them, coupl... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4553530 | Device for collecting solar heat This disclosure relates to a device for collecting solar heat by use of a vacuum tube type heat collector having a heat collecting plate and a heat medium tube disposed in a vacuum glass tube. The device is of the structure in which a temperature sensor i... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4543944 | Further-improved control system for solar heating systems A control circuit for controlling the fan or circulating pump in a solar-thermal heating system to prevent unnecessary pump or fan switching when short-term interruptions occur in the insolation of the solar panels includes a temperature-sensitive time-de... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4541413 | Pump and control unit for a solar heating installation for a water tank, and particularly for a swimming pool The invention relates to a pump and control unit for a solar heating installation system for a water tank, particularly for a swimming pool. The system contains a solar collector, a hydraulic circuit which includes an outward-flow pipe, a return-flow pipe... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4531510 | Bidirectional thermal syphon valve, installation for the production and storage of heat or cold comprising such a thermal syphon valve, and various uses The invention relates to a bidirectional thermal siphon-valve operating by natural convection. It further relates to an installation for the production and storage of heat or cold comprising such a thermal siphon-valve, preferably with a continuously oper... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4522254 | Heat storage trough A heat transfer fluid storage device is provided, including a tank and one or more vertical chambers open at top and bottom and spaced from the top and bottom of the tank to define upper and lower liquid storage areas. Means are provided to extract liquid... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4519379 | Control system for solar heaters A solar-heating system incorporating a photosensitive sensor locatable remotely from the collector panels but similarly oriented with respect to the solar-energy source, such photosensitive sensor being biased by one or more biasing resistors of predeterm... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4516565 | Sun sensing control device The sun sensing control device includes an upright hollow elongated housing having a sealed compartment therein containing fluid. An electrical transducer is mounted at least partially within the compartment. The transducer responds to changes in the char... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4508102 | Heat collection, dissipation and storage Heat collection and dissipation are provided utilizing a roofing system having a support sheet with an upstanding edge around its periphery and a pair of water impermeable membranes disposed in the volume defined by the support sheet and upstanding edge. ... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4505256 | Solar collector and absorber A dual mode solar collector and absorber wherein a channel is afforded which may be variably connected to a high temperature reservoir and to a low temperature reservoir having the improvement of disposing the upper side of the channel to form a chamber w... | 03/19/1985 |
| 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 fourth legs of the bridge circuits are fixed resistors. An ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4478210 | Solar heating system A self-cooling solar forced air heating collector module, and method of constructing a plurality of the same in modularized array from standarized components, for a solar heating system. The collector has an inner heating compartment beneath an inner glaz... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4475536 | Solar collector-skylight assembly A solar collector-skylight assembly having movable parabolic concentrators wherein, in one position the parabolic concentrators direct solar energy to a collector to heat fluid circulating therethrough to thereby provide a solar heater; and when the conce... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4473063 | Solar heater Solar heater having a collector wherein heat transfer fluid is heated by solar radiation and a heat-dissipating conduit operatively connected to the collector so that fluid from a return line normally flows through the collector and the heat-dissipating c... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4467958 | Solar-heating system A solar heating system including a chemical heat pump for storing thermal energy by converting same into energy in the form of a difference in the concentration of an aqueous multiple-component chemical solution which actuates the chemical heat pump, and ... | 08/28/1984 |
