Hot water heating system

Patent · Tue Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6282978

French, R F

A solar hot water heating system has a primary tank heated by solar energy utilizing a heat transfer medium circulated between a solar collector and a heat exchanger located in the primary tank. Usually a back-up tank is provided to supplement the solar system. The primary tank receives cold water from a pressurized source. Its hot water outlet is connected to a heating and storage back-up tank the outlet of which supplies hot water to a domestic water supply, or the like. A pressure-actuated valve responds to a condition of the medium. When a predetermined temperature is reached the valve opens to release water from the system thereby permitting surplus hot water from the primary tank to replace the released water and thus reduce backup energy requirement.

• Assignee: EDB-85-011724
• Patent Number(s): US 4465059
• OSTI ID: 6282978
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
APPLIANCES
CONTAINERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
DRAINAGE
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUIDS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
HEATERS
PRESSURIZING
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
TANKS
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
VALVES
WATER HEATERS