Solar reflector and heat storage device

Patent · Tue Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6656880

Conger, S J

A passive solar system is disclosed having a plurality of heat storage trays mounted adjacent to a window and arranged to absorb relatively low angled radiation and to reject relatively high angled radiation while providing a substantially unobstructed view through the window. The trays have their reflective upper surfaces angled toward the window and their absorptive lower surfaces angled toward the room. A phase change heat storage material is disposed between the upper and lower surfaces. In one configuration the lower surface is corrugated having one set of generally absorptive surface faces facing the reflective upper surface of an adjacent tray and having another set of generally emissive surface faces facing the interior of the room.

• Assignee: EDB-83-015357
• Patent Number(s): US 4337754
• OSTI ID: 6656880
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 14 Apr 1980; Other Information: PAT-APPL-140503
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR ABSORBERS
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR REFLECTORS
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
EMISSIVITY
SUPPORTS
THERMAL INSULATION
WINDOWS
EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
OPENINGS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SURFACE PROPERTIES
141000* - Solar Collectors & Concentrators
142000 - Solar Energy- Heat Storage- (1980-)