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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299633 | Solar dish concentrator with a molten salt receiver incorporating thermal energy storage A solar power system capable of storing heat energy and converting sun light to electrical power. The solar power system includes a solar collection system which gathers and transmits concentrated solar energy to an absorber/cavity. The thermal energy is extracted f... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7191566 | Eaves beam with internal drainage An internal drainage system for a conservatory roof which allows a conservatory to be used as dry living space. Condensation is channeled internally through the eaves beam and the supporting posts or mullions to an outlet outside of the conservatory. The condensed w... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7063131 | Perforated fin heat exchangers and catalytic support Perforated fins are provided to improve the capabilities of fin and tube type heat exchangers, and to adapt them for flow outside of the tube that is essentially parallel to the axis of the tube. The fins are made of a thermally conductive material, such as metal, w... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051529 | Solar dish concentrator with a molten salt receiver incorporating thermal energy storage A solar power system capable of storing heat energy and converting sun light to electrical power. The solar power system includes a solar collection system which gathers and transmits concentrated solar energy to an absorber/cavity. The thermal energy is extracted f... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6996988 | AutoSolar Thermal Electric Conversion (ASTEC) solar power system A thermal collection system has a first tank for storing relatively hot working fluid and a second tank for storing relatively cold working fluid. A heat exchanger is connected for receiving the relatively hot working fluid from the first tank for providing heat to ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6931851 | Solar central receiver with inboard headers A solar power plant having a plurality of receiver panels mounted in a circular fashion about a solar receiver. Each receiver panel includes a plurality of tubes that terminate at each end at a header. To eliminate the presence of gaps between the tubes of adjacent ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 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 liquid. The interior of the building envelope (10) is maintaine... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6536677 | Automation and control of solar air conditioning systems A solar powered air conditioning system includes an absorption machine coupled to three primary loops. A heat loop provides energy to the absorption machine. A cooling tower loop exhausts heat from the absorption machine. A chilled water loop is used to d... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6047696 | Modulating solar-power regulator The invention concerns a method of controlling a heat accumulator. According to the method the heat carrier, in contrast to conventional methods, is not controlled on the basis of differences in temperatures between the energy collector and heat accumulat... | 04/11/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 circuit, each collector element including a collector cha... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5206819 | Control system for solar heater Disclosed is a solar heating system including solar collectors through which a heat transfer medium is circulated by a pump between the solar collectors and a reservoir. Temperature sensors monitor the temperature of the heat transfer medium and the tempe... | 04/27/1993 |
| 4603685 | Solar heating system The present invention relates to a solar water heating system operating in a closed circuit and making use of a change of phase in a working fluid as a heat transfer medium, comprising: at least one collector to be exposed to sunlight for transmitting rad... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4462390 | Modular solar greenhouse with elevated overhead heat storage material and movable insulation barriers and method and system for solar heating of attached living space using thermostat-controlled air circulation for harvesting heat A modular solar greenhouse incorporates rigid curving frames overhead with screw and nut tracks for ease of assembly and east side and west side end modules and advantageously employs a thermally broken glazing system; that is, the exterior and interior p... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4452232 | Solar heat boiler A boiler receiving solar heat from an array of reflectors arranged to concentrate the heat radiated from the sun on a small surface inside said boiler. The heated surface of the boiler being constructed to transfer the radiation heat to a cooling fluid as... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4404957 | Equipment and process for heating water by solar energy The efficiency of equipment for heating process water and containing a solar collector can be substantially improved by connecting a solar collector of low volume but large surface with a reservoir of variable volume in such a manner that fresh water can ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4401105 | Solar heating system, and improved heat collecting and radiating components, for livestock-confining buildings A system for heating a building adapted to confine animals includes a solar collector, means for storing the heat absorbed by the collector and heat radiating floor mats which use such heat. The collector includes panels each having lightweight, clear, pa... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4344418 | Solar collector A solar collector includes two concentric spheres or hemispheres, the outer sphere or hemisphere being translucent or transparent and the inner sphere or hemisphere being absorbent of the solar radiation. Fluid to be heated is conveyed by an inlet duct in... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4304219 | Solar energy control system A solar energy control system for a hot air type solar energy heating system wherein thermocouples are arranged to sense the temperature of a solar collector, a space to be heated, and a top and bottom of a heat storage unit. Pertinent thermocouples are d... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4289114 | 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 independently controlled to a common set point by a combinati... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4284062 | Solar collector system A solar collector system wherein water is continuously circulated between collector units and a reservoir and the conduits between the reservoir and the collector units are free of valves and like restrictions for enabling full drainage of the system when... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4280481 | Forced-air heat exchange system The present forced-air heat exchange system has a solar collector through which air is circulated by a blower to the air inlet of a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger has an air outlet connected to a recirculation duct leading to the air inlet of the blow... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4267822 | Integrated solar energy system An integrated system and the process of its manufacture for the absorption of solar energy and for the release of that energy for utilization as required using modular elements that are pre-cast out of low-cost building materials and which can be designed... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4257397 | Solar water heater An apparatus for heating water with solar radiation incorporates an auxiliary heating unit, external to the hot water reservoir and bypassing the solar heating element, for providing auxiliary water heating whenever the temperature in a selected portion o... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4257395 | Fluid flow controller A controller for a system of the type including a variable temperature heat source arranged in heat exchange relation with a fluid circulating circuit, and a variable speed pump disposed in said circuit for varying the flow rate of fluid therethrough in r... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4235223 | Solar-liquid heat system A liquid medium solar heating system especially suitable to effectively capture intermittent and/or low intensity solar radiation as in cooler and/or cloudier climates. The system employs a quick response liquid storage having a capacity equal to only a s... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4215673 | Solar energy collector and method of solar energy collection A solar energy collector has a liquid coolant path communicating with a liquid storage tank in a closed liquid loop and an air coolant path communicating with the enclosed space of a structure to be heated. A method of collecting and utilizing solar energ... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4211209 | Method and apparatus for collecting and domestic use of solar heat A solar heating system utilizing planar solar collector panels having a low specific heat fluid passing therethrough transfers the heat from the low specific heat fluid to water in a thermal storage unit using a finned heat exchanger embedded in a layer o... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211207 | Heating and cooling systems A combined heating and cooling system includes a solar collector and evaporator for absorbing heat from solar radiation and/or the ambient air and for using the absorbed heat to evaporate a binary-phase, liquid-vapor working fluid. In the heating mode, wh... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4210125 | Water flow controller device An apparatus for directing and controlling the flow of water between the supply and return of a solar collecting device, the cold water inlet and hot water outlet of a water heater and the cold water source and hot water feed of conventional household plu... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4195621 | Solid state differential temperature regulator for a solar heating system A solid state temperature regulator is provided for a solar heating system for use in conjunction with a swimming pool, or the like. The solar swimming pool heating system includes the usual components, namely, a pump, a filter, and a collector, and in wh... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4191172 | Thermostatic mixer valve In a solar energized hot water heating system, valve means responsive to the heated output from the solar heater for directing heated water alternately between a pair of storage tanks. The valve means includes a thermostatic element responsive to water te... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4167936 | Static solar tracker and energy converter A fluid-containing tube is supported by a radially-disposed, heat absorbing fin so as to be coaxial with the reflective inner surface of a hemi-cylindrical reflector. Such a combination, if positioned with the reflector aperture substantially horizontal a... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4130110 | Solar heating system component and control therefor The solar heating system component combines a surge tank for a closed solar heat collecting system along with heat exchange means for transferring heat from the primary fluid in the solar heat collecting system to secondary fluid flowing in a secondary ci... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4125107 | Universal differential thermostat for solar heating system A thermostat or controller for controlling water circulation in a solar heating system is disclosed as including a resistant bridge circuit with a solar panel temperature responsive resistance and a storage tank temperature responsive resistance in opposi... | 11/14/1978 |
| 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 flat or formed inner sheet is provided which is closely sp... | 08/15/1978 |
| 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 the transfer of heat either to or from a liquid medium ther... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4062349 | Method for the controlled heating of a liquid reservoir, and reservoir system for carrying out the method Method for the controlled heating of a liquid reservoir by a heat source of varying temperature wherein the heat from the heat source is fed through a heat carrier circuit to the reservoir into a region of a heating zone thereof which extends over part of... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4060195 | Solar heating control system A control circuit for a solar heating system having a solar collector, a heating load and a heat transfer control unit, including a collector valve or damper for controlling the flow of heating fluid to and from the solar collector; a load valve or damper... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4044948 | Solar heating system component The solar heating system component combines a surge tank for a closed solar heat collecting system along with heat exchange means for transferring heat from the primary fluid in the solar heat collecting system to secondary fluid flowing in a secondary ci... | 08/30/1977 |
