Solar heat collector

Patent · Tue Nov 24 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5764954

Rice, F H

Disclosed herein is a solar heat collector which is placed across an open window area for selectively heating the interior of a dwelling place or the like. The collector includes a plurality of fins transversely disposed across the window area between two panes of translucent material which form an insulating chamber. One end of the chamber communicates with a warm air outlet, the other end with a cool air inlet and the innermost pane is coated with a highly reflective material. Each fin is provided with an energy absorbant coating on one side thereof and has a reflective coating surface on the other so that upon normally aligning the absorbant side of the fins with respect to the sun's rays, the air within the chamber is heated and directed to the warm air outlet causing cold air to be drawn into the chamber through the cool air inlet. Reversal of the orientation of the fins causes incoming rays to be reflected.

• Assignee: Fred Rice Productions Inc
• Patent Number(s): US 4301787
• OSTI ID: 5764954
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901 -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
141000* -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
AIR HEATERS
COATINGS
DESIGN
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FINS
HEATERS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
OPACITY
OPENINGS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
REFLECTIVE COATINGS
SOLAR ABSORBERS
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
WINDOWS