Solar energy collector

Patent · Tue Jul 29 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6843579

Niedermeyer, W

Apparatus is described for collecting, concentrating and absorbing solar rays and transferring solar energy to a heat transfer fluid , including (A) an elongated parabolic reflector having a nadir and a focal plane, (B) the focal plane disposed above the nadir, (C) a focal area in the focal plane, (D) an absorbing means with planar sides disposed at least in part in the focal area above the nadir, (E) a tubular conveyor affixed to an edge of the absorber and disposed above the reflector, and (F) a pair of elongated fluid conducting manifolds each formed of mated upper and lower members said manifolds positioned at opposite ends of the reflector with the ends of said conveyor sealingly positioned and supported in mated recesses disposed along the length of said manifold members, wherein the fluid conducting manifolds support the tubular conveyor at each end of the reflector and conduit a heat transfer fluid to and way from the conveyors.

• Assignee: IFI; EDB-81-000899; ERA-06-003643
• Patent Number(s): US 4214573
• OSTI ID: 6843579
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
141000* -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
CONVEYORS
DESIGN
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
FOCUSING
HEAT TRANSFER
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
PARABOLIC COLLECTORS
PARABOLIC REFLECTORS
PIPES
SOLAR ABSORBERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR REFLECTORS
WORKING FLUIDS