Solar energy thermalization and storage device

Patent · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5819411

McClelland, J F

A passive solar thermalization and thermal energy storage assembly is disclosed which is visually transparent. The assembly consists of two substantial parallel, transparent wall members mounted in a rectangular support frame to form a liquid-tight chamber. A semitransparent thermalization plate is located in the chamber, substantially paralled to and about equidistant from the transparent wall members to thermalize solar radiation which is stored in a transparent thermal energy storage liquid which fills the chamber. A number of the devices, as modules, can be stacked together to construct a visually transparent, thermal storage wall for passive solar-heated buildings.

• Assignee: Department of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4286576
• OSTI ID: 5819411
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 26 Jul 1979; Other Information: PAT-APPL-061321
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
LATENT HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
WALLS
WATER
CONVERSION
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
STORAGE
142000* - Solar Energy- Heat Storage- (1980-)
140901 - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling