Solar heating system for greenhouses and the like
Patent
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OSTI ID:5248452
A solar heating collector is employed in the form of a plenum constituted of the greenhouse translucent roof and a roof floor of black plastic sheeting. Hot air from the plenum is distributed by air directing means to a heat storage chamber in a charge cycle or directly to the greenhouse in a direct heat cycle. In a discharge cycle air from the greenhouse is directed through the heat storage chamber to be heated and discharged into the greenhouse. Specially designed collapsible tubes are employed in the system for distribution of exhaust air and distribution of heated air from a manifold. The heat storage chamber employs cylindrical containers of a phase change material to store solar energy and serves to support the air directing means and the aforementioned collapsible tubes to provide a central unit for providing and monitoring solar heat distribution.
- Assignee:
- PSI Energy Systems, Inc.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4416260
- OSTI ID:
- 5248452
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
142000 -- Solar Energy-- Heat Storage-- (1980-)
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
BLACK COATINGS
BUILDINGS
COATINGS
DESIGN
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FLOORS
GREENHOUSES
HEATING SYSTEMS
MATERIALS
OPACITY
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
ROOFS
SHEETS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
142000 -- Solar Energy-- Heat Storage-- (1980-)
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
BLACK COATINGS
BUILDINGS
COATINGS
DESIGN
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FLOORS
GREENHOUSES
HEATING SYSTEMS
MATERIALS
OPACITY
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
ROOFS
SHEETS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT