Hot water tank for use with a combination of solar energy and heat-pump desuperheating

Patent · Tue Jun 28 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5840051

Andrews, J W

A water heater or system which includes a hot water tank having disposed therein a movable baffle to function as a barrier between the incoming volume of cold water entering the tank and the volume of heated water entering the tank which is heated by the circulation of the cold water through a solar collector and/or a desuperheater of a heat pump so as to optimize the manner in which heat is imparted to the water in accordance to the demand on the water heater or system. A supplemental heater is also provided and it is connected so as to supplement the heating of the water in the event that the solar collector and/or desuperheater cannot impart all of the desired heat input into the water.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4390008
• OSTI ID: 5840051
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
APPLIANCES
AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
BAFFLES
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
HEAT PUMPS
HEATERS
HEATING
PUMPS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATING
SOLAR WATER PUMPS
SUPERHEATING
WATER HEATERS
WATER HEATING
WATER PUMPS