Solar roofs

Patent · Tue Jul 28 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6132922

Mancosu, F

A solar roof for a building which is transparent to sunlight and protects the building from weather has a synthetic resinous thermal insulating pad disposed on a rigid substrate which closes the top of the building. Laterally spaced plate members are disposed on the pad. Each plate member has conduits therein for carrying a fluid to be heated by solar energy. Means are provided for circulating fluid through the conduits and to a vessel for storing the fluid after it is heated. A generally u-shaped support member having a closed bottom which rests on the pad is disposed in each space between the plate members. The two upstanding legs of the support member terminate in ends having longitudinally extending flanges. A sheet transparent to solar energy is disposed on the flanges and seals the spaces between adjacent u-shaped support members.

• Assignee: Industrie Pirelli Spa (Italy)
• Patent Number(s): US 4280484
• OSTI ID: 6132922
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
141000* -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
COLLOIDS
DESIGN
DISPERSIONS
EQUIPMENT
FLANGES
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
FLUID FLOW
FOAMS
HEATING
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
OPACITY
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLYMERS
RESINS
ROOFS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATING
SUBSTRATES
SUPPORTS
WATER HEATING