Solar heat collector and reflector

Patent · Tue Aug 13 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6355593

Rice, F H

Disclosed herein is a solar heat collector and reflector which is placed across an open window area for selectively heating and insulating the interior of a dwelling place or the like. The collector includes a plurality of hollow fins, transversely disposed across the window area. One end of the fin communicates with a warm air reservoir, the other end with a cool air inlet. Each hollow fin is provided with an energy absorbant side of the fins with respect to the sun's rays, the air within each fin is heated and directed to the warm air reservoir causing cold air to be drawn into the hollow fins through the cool air inlet. The heated air is dispersed into the interior of building by use of a solar powered fan. Reversal of the orientation of the fins causes incoming rays to be reflected. Thus insulating the interior of the building from a hostile outside environment.

• Assignee: EDB-86-008441
• Patent Number(s): US 4534335
• OSTI ID: 6355593
• 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
BUILDINGS
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
DESIGN
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
FINS
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
PARABOLIC COLLECTORS
PARABOLIC DISH COLLECTORS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR REFLECTORS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
THERMAL INSULATION