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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7412976 | Solar collectors with evacuated receiver and nonimaging external reflectors A solar collector with external reflector. A solar collector includes a glass housing having a heat pipe disposed within the housing and a light reflector disposed external to the housing. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7240675 | Parabolic trough collector The parabolic trough collector has a receiver formed by several single absorber tubes (13). The single absorber tubes (13) are supported by absorber tube supports (14) and surrounded by a glass tube (15). Because of different expansion be... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 component is inserted. The interior component can be designed as thi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 tubular jacket (3). A connector (... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7013887 | Absorber pipe for solar heating applications The absorber pipe (1), especially for a parabolic collector for a solar heat collecting apparatus, is described. The absorber pipe (1) includes central metal pipe (3), a glass sleeve tube (2) surrounding the nine so that an annular space ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6955168 | Solar heat collecting apparatus A solar heat collecting apparatus comprises a casing body, a lid for the casing body, a plurality of pillars, and a shield member. The lid for the casing body allows sunlight to pass through the lid and forms a vacuum space in collaboration with the casing body. A p... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6857426 | Absorber element for solar high-temperature heat generation, and a method for its production The present disclosure relates to an absorber element for solar high-temperature heat generation. The absorber element includes a light focusing unit, an outer tube composed of a translucent material and an absorber which is arranged in the absorber element. The abs... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6832608 | Getter support assembly for a solar energy collector system A getter support assembly for supporting getters in a focusing collector type solar collector system comprising a tube radiation absorber (TRA) and a glass enclosure tube, defining therebetween an annular space, and a solar radiation focusing reflector. The getter s... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6705311 | Radiation heat-shield for solar system A solar system comprising a reflector and a heat collecting element (HCE) received at the focus of the reflector. The HCE comprises a coated tube received within a coaxial evacuated enveloping glass tube. The enveloping glass tube is secured at respective ends there... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6663750 | Multi-unit, distributive, regenerable, in situ desalination system, apparatus and method Cultivated field water is desalinated by a series of independent units that float on the water surface, taking up the saline water with a wick, evaporating the water from the wick in desalinating relation by concentrating incident solar radiation with a c... | 12/16/2003 |
| 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 of energy transmitted to the internal fluid and the peak t... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6155250 | Heat gathering device having a reflection plate assembly A heat gathering device 1 is provided with a reflection plate assembly 2 and a heat gathering tube 3 with a glass tube 4 surrounding the reflection plate assembly 2 and the heat gathering tube 3. The reflection plate assembly 2 is designed to provide a st... | 12/05/2000 |
| 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 side walls has two engaging members so as to conveniently ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 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 solar cell array 1511 capable of absorbing power from the... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6044840 | Nonimaging solar collector A nonimaging solar collector. A method and article of manufacture of a solar collector includes an outer housing transparent to light, a reflector element positioned asymmetrically within the outer housing, an absorber disposed within the outer housing, a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6014968 | Tubular heating-pipe solar water-heating-system with integral tank A collector core (104) for a solar water-heating-system (100) includes a plurality of heat-absorbing pipes (108) each of which surrounds a cooler-water return-pipe (116). The heating-pipes (108) may connect directly to an insulated hot-water storage-tank ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5981865 | Apparatus for utilizing solar energy An apparatus (10) for utilizing solar energy includes an outer shell body (11), an inner body (40) inside it, and a hollow body (30) provided in between which are formed in a shape of a uniform polyhedron, in particular a dodecahedron. The shell body (11)... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5967140 | Nonimaging solar collector A nonimaging solar collector. A method and article of manufacture of a solar collector includes an outer housing transparent to light, a reflector element position asymmetrically within the outer housing, an absorber disposed within the outer housing, and... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5927271 | Nonimaging solar collector A nonimaging solar collector. A method and article of manufacture of a solar collector includes an outer housing transparent to light, a reflector element positioned asymmetrically within the outer housing, an absorber disposed within the outer housing, a... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5860415 | Portable golf ball warming device A portable, solar powered golf ball warming device includes a hollow black tube as a warming chamber for golf balls. The black tube has separate elastomer loading and dispensing apertures disposed at opposite ends thereof. The black tube is disposed withi... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860414 | Trough-shaped collector In order to provide a trough-shaped collector for radiation, in particular for solar radiation, comprising a trough-shaped mirror extending in longitudinal direction and reflecting the radiation into a focus region, and an absorber line extending in longi... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5727585 | Device for obtaining energy from sunlight with at least one solar collector The present invention relates to a device for obtaining heat and/or electrical energy from sunlight with at least one solar collector (2) having an absorber (4) and an energy concentrator (6) surrounding the absorber over its length and at least regions o... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5676128 | Solar device for cooking or sterilizing and method or use thereof A solar energy collector for cooking food or sterilizing liquids or articles is described, which may be fixed in place or portable. The device includes a heating (cooking or sterilization) chamber with a double-walled solar radiation concentrator with an ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5555878 | Solar energy collector An improved solar energy collector comprising a heat absorber to take in radiant energy and transfer the radiant energy to a heat transfer fluid carried thereby. A transparent jacket is to receive the heat absorber therein. The jacket will allow the radia... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5537991 | Nonimaging solar collector A nonimaging solar collector. A method and article of manufacture of a solar collector includes an outer housing transparent to light, a reflector element positioned within the outer housing, an absorber concentrically disposed relative to the outer housi... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5437265 | Gas heating apparatus A radiant gas heating apparatus of the present invention includes a cylindrical member of a porous ceramic material adapted to be heated by radiation, and a flow passageway which directs gas radially through the pores of the ceramic material from one cyli... | 08/01/1995 |
| 4615329 | Solar heat collector arrangement A solar heat collector arrangement including at least one straight-tubing type solar heat collector and first and second frame members for supporting the straight-tubing type solar heat collector. A reflector mirror is provided for directing sunrays into ... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4586489 | Semi-concentrating solar energy collector A solar collector of the non-tracking fluid circulating type which is formed of light weight materials and comprises a frame supporting fluid circulating tubes having a light absorber disposed axially therein and lined with retroreflective cube-corners. T... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4535754 | Manufactured fuel assisted solar heat exchanger A heat exchange system operates on solar energy, supplemented by nonsolar manufactured fuels such as electricity, natural gas, propane and the like. The system includes a solar heat collector and a heat exchanger for delivering the collected solar heat to... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4419984 | Radiant energy collector A cylindrical radiant energy collector is provided which includes a reflector spaced apart from an energy absorber. The reflector is of a particular shape which ideally eliminates gap losses. The reflector includes a plurality of adjacent facets of V shap... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4333447 | Solar receiver tube support The invention relates to a support for a solar receiver element which is adapted to carry the element and accommodate cyclical thermal expansion and contraction by use of roller bearings.... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4311132 | Solar heat collector A solar heat collector provided with an elongate circumferential wall of generally semi-circular shape in cross section, which wall at the concave side comprises a reflective surface of, likewise in cross section, at least substantially semi-circular shap... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4303059 | Apparatus for solar energy collection The disclosure is directed to an apparatus for collecting solar energy. A housing is provided with an open top, and a solar radiation-transmissive cover is removably mounted on the top of the housing. A plurality of elongated open-ended troughs are mounte... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4290418 | Solar collectors The disclosure illustrates a solar collector of the focusing type comprising a trough like element with an interior reflective surface that faces a main reflector of the collector. A tubular receiver providing a passage for heat transfer fluid is position... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4286580 | Solar collector A solar collector comprises an elongate, central conduit for fluid and a laterally concave reflective surface facing the central conduit. The central conduit extends centrally along the laterally concave surface. The surface has a shape to reflect solar r... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4285330 | Concentrating solar collector In a concentrating solar collector, a plurality of pivotally-mounted, elongated, side-adjacent parabolic reflectors are inclined toward the sun by a tracking device to focus incident sunlight on a plurality of parallel, spaced-apart, blackened stripes on ... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4284068 | Solar heat collector for gasses A solar heat collector has a plurality of collector elements mounted in a fixed plane, parallel and adjacent to each other. Each of the collector elements has an outer casing of transparent material with one side facing the source of solar energy, and an ... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4246891 | Low reflection loss cusp like reflector for solar energy collector There is disclosed the manner in which a reflector for a solar energy collector is designed. The absorber is a right circular cylinder and is contained in an evacuated glass shroud. The glass shroud prevents the use of the reflector design technique of th... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4236506 | Solar energy collector A collector assembly is provided in a semicylindrical configuration with a window exposed to solar radiation and a semicylindrical collector panel inside the housing with the convex face directly exposed to solar radiation and the concave face exposed to ... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4230095 | Ideal light concentrators with reflector gaps A cylindrical or trough-like radiant energy concentration and collection device is provided. The device includes an energy absorber, a glazing enveloping the absorber and a reflective wall. The ideal contour of the reflective wall is determined with refer... | 10/28/1980 |
