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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946286 | Tracking fiber optic wafer concentrator A solar power system for supplying concentrated solar energy. The system includes a cylindrical absorber tube carrying the working fluid and a concentrator assembly, which includes an array of linear lenses such as Fresnel lenses. The concentrator assembly includes ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7063126 | Heat exchange assembly A roofing panel (13) incorporating a heat exchange assembly is described, the roofing panel including: an internal fluid passageway (51) formed between a pair of spaced substantially parallel internal sheets (16, 17) for the passage therethrough... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6696637 | Conversion of solar energy An array of elongated concave parabolic trough-shaped reflectors is disclosed. The orientation of the array is biaxially kept essentially perpendicular to rays of the sun by an optical control such that sunlight is reflected and concentrated along a focal... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6498290 | Conversion of solar energy An array of elongated concave parabolic trough-shaped reflectors is disclosed. The orientation of the array is biaxially kept essentially perpendicular to rays of the sun by an optical control such that sunlight is reflected and concentrated along a focal... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6407328 | Photovoltaic device A photovoltaic device for converting radiation energy into electric power, includes a front side exposed to radiation from a radiation source, a backside; and a cooling unit having a liquid medium, e.g. water, arranged between the front side and the radia... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6399367 | Apparatus and system for plant production A system and apparatus for growing plants is disclosed. The system includes a first thermal panel with multiple flow channels, the thermal panel being located between a growing space and a light source. A cooling fluid is circulated in a countercurrent fl... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6216688 | Method for transparent heat insulation in building The facade unit (1) has three plate sections (2, 3, 4). The intermediate space (5) facing the building interior is filled with gas, the exterior intermediate space (6) being filled with a circulating liquid (7) which is dyed or pigmented in such a way tha... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6018122 | Tracking solar module To provide a tracking-type solar module capable of high-performance sunlight-tracking with a simple configuration while simultaneously performing highly effective cooling of a solar cell, a solar cell is movably installed within a transparent cooling tube... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6014967 | Operating method for a solar collector plant, and control unit for a liquid pump in a solar collector plant A solar collector having a radiation absorber (1) has a number of channels for conducting heat receiving liquid, said channels accommodating particles for capillary effect to lift the liquid to effectively sweep the sun-facing surface layer of the absorbe... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6015950 | Refractive spectrum splitting photovoltaic concentrator system A solar energy conversion system, in which two separated arrays of refracting elements disperse incident sunlight and concentrate the sunlight onto solar energy converters, such that each converter receives a narrow portion of the broad solar spectrum and... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5947114 | Central solar receiver with a multi component working medium A central solar receiver comprising a tubular housing with a central axis, a radiation admitting aperture and an absorber chamber having an outer wall, two oppositely located ends, an inner-wall-forming substantially tubular transparent window co-axial wi... | 09/07/1999 |
| 4982723 | Accumulator arrangement for the sunlight energy A solar energy accumulator arrangement including a plurality of optical systems for focusing the sunlight and a fluid passage in a transparent body which is disposed such that it passes through, or in the vicinity of, the optical systems, the fluid passag... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4848087 | Solar augmented power system The present invention relates to an energy conversion system and more particularly to the related apparatus and process. The system includes a reactor chamber having an input for a reactive substance supplied from a supply vessel, and means for receiving ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4777934 | High temperature solar receiver A solar central receiver includes a radiation receiver comprising a housing having an open aperture in one wall. An atmospheric airstream having a preselected concentration of particles is directed through the receiver and heated by focused solar radiatio... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4744349 | Suppression of heat convection in aqueous insulation layer of solar pond A solar pond, including a heat absorbing fluid and an insulating layer disposed above and covering the heat absorbing fluid; wherein the insulating layer includes a body of water and fibers suspended in and dispersed throughout the body of water. The fibe... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4681089 | Convection powered solar heater for water tanks A solar heated convection column in the form of a long rectangular black box collector with its length disposed vertically is used to produce a draft of air entering at the bottom and exiting at the top and the low pressure draft at the bottom of the colu... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4636325 | Heat exchange fluid particularly for closed loop solar energy collecting systems A heat exchange liquid has a heat absorption rate between about 40,000 BTUs per pound--one million BTUs per pound, and is useful with any conventional solar energy collection equipment. The heat exchange liquid is passed in heat exchange relationship in a... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4622950 | Solamar II A shelter for the growth of plants and the like is provided which shelter is comprised of panels. The panels are formed of films which are adapted to control the transmission of energy into the shelter and further adapted to control the flow of fluids str... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4580571 | Semi-transparent solar energy thermal storage device A visually transmitting solar energy absorbing thermal storage module includes a thermal storage liquid containment chamber defined by an interior solar absorber panel, an exterior transparent panel having a heat mirror surface substantially covering the ... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4566433 | Solar collector A solar collector in which an elongated focusing means transmits the sun's rays to a dark, heat-absorbent fluid within a conduit surrounded by an evacuated chamber having a reflector.... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566435 | Solar heat collecting apparatus A solar-heat collecting apparatus of the direct conversion type wherein a black working fluid directly absorbs solar-heat. A plurality of solar-heat collecting tube units are arranged in parallel with each other within a box-like casing. Each tube unit co... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4543946 | Nontracking parabolic solar energy collector apparatus A mirror collector having a generally parabolic surface terminating near the vertex in a circular or cylindrical curve, an evacuated cylindrical heat entrapment tube composed of a clear glass for energy admission and an elongated, U-shaped heat collector ... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4523577 | Semi-transparent solar energy thermal storage device A visually transmitting solar energy absorbing thermal storage module includes a thermal storage liquid containment chamber defined by an interior solar absorber panel, an exterior transparent panel having a heat mirror surface substantially covering the ... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4519383 | Anti-reverse siphon solar heating system A solar heater which is adapted for liquid heating and space heating, or both, utilizes a passive anti-reverse siphon concept in which fresh air or water is required to traverse upwardly along a passageway and then descend along a descending passageway in... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4512335 | Solar energy collecting apparatus A solar energy collecting apparatus comprising a capsule being made of a transparent material, plurality of lenses capsulated in said transparent capsule and collect sunbeams, a sunbeam collecting means and heat collecting means deposited at the focal poi... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4484618 | Thermochemical energy transport using a hydrogen rich working fluid A thermochemical transport system for energy in which heat is transported from the point of receiving to the point of delivery by a working fluid which undergoes endothermic reaction by methane-steam reforming at the heat receiving end and exothermic meth... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4421663 | Asphalt-oil heat transfer composition A composition of matter particularly suitable for heat absorption and exchange comprising a mixture of soft commercial asphalt, oil, a finely ground heat-conductive material of high specific gravity in suspension and, in preferred embodiments, finely grou... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4403601 | Radiation receiver The apparatus for collecting radiant energy and converting same to alternate energy form includes a housing having an interior space and a radiation transparent window allowing, for example, solar radiation to be received in the interior space of the hous... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4325359 | Focusing solar heat collector A focusing solar heat collector comprises a light reflective corrugated base surface, a plurality of spaced apart, light-transmitting conduits positioned in the corrugations of the reflective surface so that light reflected by the reflective surface is fo... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4313425 | Spectral convertor A spectral converter which is to be used to produce chemical reactions. Full spectrum solar radiation is received, concentrated and directed into a blackbody collector. The collector converts the energy of solar radiation into heat. The collector then con... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4311603 | Solar collector with dark solution This invention relates to improvement of solar collectors of the type which gather thermal or sensible heat. Efficiency is increased through the present invention by selecting a fluid which (a) is optically dense (b) is water based (c) absorbs energy over a br... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4301789 | Energy conversion apparatus A modular solar collector comprises a plurality of detachably interconnected modules forming a closed structural surface. Each module comprises a solar collector unit with a cavity receiving a heat carrier fluid through an inlet and delivering the heated ... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4294230 | Solar energy collection panel and method A solar energy, concentrating and absorption panel is provided together with a method for converting solar energy to heat energy or electrical energy by the reflection and concentration of solar energy intersecting the panel. The panel is formed with a so... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4289118 | Solar energy system with pivoting lens and collector and conduit system therefor A system in which solar energy is concentrated by an elongated lens in an elongated focus and collected in an elongated collector is disclosed. The lens is supported above the collector for pivotal movement with respect to the conduit about a first axis t... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4287882 | Black liquid absorbing solar collector A solar energy collector wherein the absorber means comprises a black liquid absorber for converting solar energy to thermal energy and absorbing the thermal energy. The solar energy collector includes an upper cover having a plurality of raised chamber m... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4239035 | Solar heating method A liquid containing carbon particles in a predetermined concentration is circulated through a multiplicity of channels in a solar panel to heat the liquid which is then circulated through a heat exchanger. The solar panel is clear and uncolored, and the s... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4239638 | Use of synthetic hydrocarbon oils as heat transfer fluids Poly-alpha-olefin oils having high flash points useful as heat transfer fluids in solar and industrial applications.... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4237868 | Solar heating balloon A solar heat collector comprising primarily an inflatable envelope transparent to solar radiation filled with a gas, lighter than air, and tethered to the earth's surface by a pair of fluid conduits for conducting a working fluid to and from the envelope.... | 12/09/1980 |
