Building structure and integral solar energy collecting apparatus

Patent · Tue May 26 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6325363

Mcarthur, W H

A solar energy collecting apparatus is disclosed which is integrally incorporated into a conventional building structure so that it does not protrude from the normal contour of the building, and which utilizes components of the building structure as a part of the collecting apparatus to thereby minimize the cost thereof. The collecting apparatus includes solar energy absorptive panels which are adapted to be mounted between the conventional support members in the wall or roof of a building, and wherein the absorptive panels and support members define in part an air passageway, whereby air may be passed along the absorptive panel to absorb heat therefrom. The inlet of the passageway has provision for admitting predetermined relative quantities of outside and inside air, and the outlet of the passageway communicates with a plenum chamber inside the building so that the heated air from several such passageways may be efficiently collected and utilized.

• Assignee: IFI; EDB-81-109819
• Patent Number(s): US 4269171
• OSTI ID: 6325363
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
141000 -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
AIR FLOW
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
DESIGN
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
HEATING SYSTEMS
MATERIALS
OPACITY
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SOLAR ABSORBERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
WALLS