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

Patent · Wed Jun 25 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6601205

Andrews, J W

A water heater or system is described 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.

• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): None
• OSTI ID: 6601205
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
AIR CONDITIONERS
APPLIANCES
BAFFLES
COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONTAINERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
ELECTRIC HEATING
ENERGY
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
HEAT
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT PUMPS
HEATERS
HEATING
MONTHLY VARIATIONS
RESISTANCE HEATING
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
STRATIFICATION
TABLES
TANKS
VARIATIONS
WASTE HEAT
WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTES
WATER HEATERS