Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
126621000 | Solar collector forms part of building roof | 30 |
20080283044 | Solar Collector Devices - A solar collector device for mounting on the outside of a support structure and including a fluid circuit for receiving a fluid for heating by solar radiation, the device further comprising a length of connection piping connected to the fluid circuit and moveable relative to the fluid circuit while thus connected thereto from a protected position to an installation position where the distal end thereof extends to the inside of said support structure. | 11-20-2008 |
20090044797 | RADIANT BAFFLE/COLLECTOR FOR ROOF CONSTRUCTION AND RETROFIT - A baffle system that can be used to provide ventilation to attics and roofs at the time of new roof construction or retrofit and further provides for solar thermal energy control and harvesting systems in conjunction or combination with the baffle systems. According to one embodiment, the baffle vents are made from a resilient material and are designed and configured to be flexed into a deformed shape, positioned between adjacent roof rafters and released whereupon the baffle vents become wedged between adjacent roof rafters. According to another embodiment the baffle vents have side edge portions that are configured to extend over the upper portions of roof rafters and thereby support the baffle vents between adjacent roof rafters. The baffle vents can function as radiant barriers by providing the baffle vents with a reflecting coating(s) or reflective surface(s). The baffle vents can function as radiant collectors by positioning solar thermal collectors in the air flow channels defined by the baffle vents and darkening the lower surface of the roof sheeting plane. Stock baffle vents are configured to provide for insulation dams that can be cut from the ends of the baffle vents. | 02-19-2009 |
20100006089 | FILM ELEMENT - A façade or roof structure in light weight construction having at least one film element made of at least one film or fabric layer which forms the outer walls of a weather-proof cavity which can be filled with a gas, at least one material layer for reducing the transmission of energy by radiation and/or for noise insulation being disposed on at least one side of the film or fabric layer. The material layer is almost totally enclosed by the film or fabric layer in order to protect against climatic conditions. | 01-14-2010 |
20100065041 | SUNROOF - A sunroof, which is adapted to provide either home passive heating by solar accumulation or passive refrigeration due to its particular structure that additionally provides insulation conditions from the external environment. The sunroof allows incorporating heating and refrigeration during construction of homes for users looking for biosustainable solutions in the long term at present reasonable prices and included in moderately innovative products. The sunroof is comprised by structural sheets (preferable metallic) over which substantially parallel first and second transparent laminar elements are positioned, defining between such sheets and the first laminar elements a first chamber, and forming between first and second laminar elements a second watertight chamber; the first chamber is capable of being filled with water as the external and upper surface of the second transparent laminar element, which is filled with water or opaque and/or reflective liquids. Preferably, a stationary reflective cover is positioned over the laminar elements. | 03-18-2010 |
20100147288 | ENERGY TRANSMITTING PANEL, FOR INVISIBLE INCORPORATION INTO A BUILDING AND A CASSETTE COMPRISING SUCH PANEL - An energy transmitting solar panel ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100236541 | SOLAR ROOFING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for connecting solar panels to a roof system surface. The solar panels can be formed flexible or non-flexible solar panels that are at least partially attached to a roofing surface by use of a fastener. | 09-23-2010 |
20100236542 | SOLAR ROOFING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for connecting solar panels to a roof system surface. The solar panels can be formed flexible or non-flexible solar panels that are at least partially attached to a roofing surface by use of a fastener. | 09-23-2010 |
20100275905 | Power Capacitor Storage - In one aspect of the present invention, a building has a laminated energy storage device incorporated into the building. A source of electrical power may be in communication with the laminated energy storage device and the laminated energy storage device may be in electrical communication with a power consuming electrical circuit of the building. The laminated energy storage device comprises an area of at least ten square feet. | 11-04-2010 |
20100307480 | NON-TRACKING SOLAR COLLECTORS - The invention concerns a non-tracking solar collector which includes laterally spaced, radiation-transmitting prisms ( | 12-09-2010 |
20110056485 | Subterranean solar panel system - A subterranean solar panel system | 03-10-2011 |
20110155121 | LAYERED CONSTRUCTION WITH TUBE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a device for collecting and utilizing energy generated by the sun, comprising a layered construction provided with a substrate layer and a cover layer comprising a curable mortar, wherein there is arranged on the substrate layer a tube system through which a fluid can be transported in order to regulate the temperature in the tube system, this tube system being at least partially embedded in the mortar, and wherein the mortar of the cover layer comprises insulating granules, cement, water and additives. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing a layered construction for a device for collecting and utilizing energy generated by the sun. | 06-30-2011 |
20110168165 | FREE-CONVECTION, PASSIVE, SOLAR-COLLECTION, CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A structure and method of solar energy collection use a building roof acting as a heat collector, conductor, and convector passing thermal energy to air in a volume below. The air may stratify according to temperature, with flow controls maximizing temperatures by operating dampers, valves, or both in the air and a liquid working fluid, respectively. A finned heat exchanger may be a hydronic baseboard-type heating unit operating to transfer heat in the opposite direction, into water inside the central pipe. A thermo-mechanical actuator, such as a wax motor may provide passive control, and heat may be collected in an open circuit of culinary water, a closed loop, or a double loop system. Ducting aids stratification, temperature maximization, and heat exchange to enforce pre-selected temperatures in the air and water working fluids. | 07-14-2011 |
20110232632 | ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM - An energy conversion device includes a roofing material having a covered channel through which fluid can flow, the channel configured such that a ratio of the cross sectional area of the channel to the length of a perimeter of the cross section of the channel is less than 8 mm. | 09-29-2011 |
20120067339 | Rotatable Panels on an Exterior of a Structure that Directs Solar Energy within the Structure - In one aspect of the present invention, a structure comprises a plurality of reflective panels secured to the structure. Each reflective panel has an axis of rotation. A processing element controls an orientation of each reflective panel about its axis of rotation to direct solar energy within the structure. | 03-22-2012 |
20130167833 | Roof Vent and Solar Water Heater - The field of invention relates generally to roof systems and particularly to sloped roofs, which can incorporate a ridge vent to exhaust hot attic gases. More particularly, the invention serves not only as an improved roof venting system but also acts as a solar water heater. The invention uses a novel method of utilizing hot escaping gasses from the attic space to heat water from below in its integrated solar collector as well as utilizing a system of baffles to exclude precipitation while also incorporating a clear panel to heat water from the sun's rays while venting hot gases from the attic space below. | 07-04-2013 |
20140096762 | SOLAR COLLECTOR, COLLECTOR ELEMENT, BUILDING ROOF, BUILDING, AND SOLAR ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM - The invention relates to a solar collector ( | 04-10-2014 |
20150107581 | Insulating Glass Style Solar Heat Collector and Building Using Solar Energy For Heating And Cooling - A building using solar energy for heating and cooling without any air conditioning equipment is disclosed. The building comprises a fluid channel arranged for a fluid to transfer absorbed solar heat, a solar heat storage bank to store and supply the solar heat, and a mechanism for directing and controlling the flow of the fluid throughout the building. A insulating glass style solar heat collector (IGSHC) and building element comprises a insulating glass or the like; a solar heat absorber is arranged in hollow space of the insulating glass, and separates the space into two subspaces; a fluid channel is connected to the solar heat absorber; the channel connected to a convergent tube; and an air inlet and an air outlet are provided for drawing heated air out from one of the divided subspaces, each of the air inlet and air outlet has a respective cover for closing or opening the air channel. | 04-23-2015 |
20220136737 | INSULATING ROOF WITH RADIANT HEATING AND COOLING - A roof or wall comprising an insulating selective surface ( | 05-05-2022 |
126622000 | Solar collector includes roof shingles or tiles | 12 |
20080308093 | Solar Energy Collection Device for Tiled Roofs, and a Method for Mounting the Same - The device part of the embodiment over the tiles ( | 12-18-2008 |
20090151713 | Thermal Heating System - The system contains a plurality of elongated conduit. A height dimension of the elongated conduit is substantially less than a width dimension of the elongated conduit. A plurality of connecting elements is connected between the elongated conduits establishing a fluid path through the elongated conduit. A fluid is captured within the elongated conduit. | 06-18-2009 |
20100101561 | SOLAR PANELS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to various embodiments of the invention, systems and methods for attaching a solar panel to a roof are provided. A solar panel generally comprises a solar cell and a frame enclosing the solar cell. The frame may be configured to interface with a conventional roof shingle in an overlapping fashion. In some embodiments, the frame includes an integrated rain-rail configured to provide a conduit for rainwater and mate with a rain-rail on another solar panel providing a mechanical interconnection between the panels. The solar cell may also include a tack-down strip configured to connect the solar panel to a roof. This tack-down strip may be configured to overlap a shingle on a roof. | 04-29-2010 |
20100116264 | ROOF-COVERING ELEMENT - The present invention relates to A roof-covering element ( | 05-13-2010 |
20110048407 | Solar Collectors - A solar collector is constructed on a support structure (such as a roof ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110094501 | Solar pump systems and related methods - Various embodiments of a fluid displacement system are disclosed. The system may include a reservoir containing a fluid in a liquid state and a first chamber hydraulically connected to the reservoir to receive the fluid from the reservoir. The first chamber may be configured to receive solar energy and configured to convert the received solar energy to vaporize the fluid. The system may also include a second chamber hydraulically connected to the first chamber to receive the vaporized fluid from the first chamber. The second chamber may be configured to condense the vaporized fluid, causing depressurization in the second chamber. The system may also include a hydraulic connection between the second chamber and a source of fluid to be displaced. The system may be configured such that the depressurization of the second chamber may cause fluid in the source of fluid to be displaced through the hydraulic connection. | 04-28-2011 |
20110162638 | SOLAR PANEL ELEMENT - The purpose of this invention is to indicate a solar panel element, wherein the solar panel element may constitute an integrated and aesthetically attractive covering element for covering a building envelope, where the solar panel element can be mounted without changing possibly existing underlying structures and follow the architecture in the surrounding covering of the building. Moreover, it is aimed at mounting a solar panel element which is completely or partially produced under quality-assuring conditions. This purpose is achieved by a solar panel element consisting of a transmission plate, an absorber housing and an absorber member. | 07-07-2011 |
20110220093 | COVER PANEL FOR CAPTURING SOLAR ENERGY - Solar energy collector roofing panel, includes a metal sheet ( | 09-15-2011 |
20110253126 | Net Zero Energy Building System - Net zero energy building systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems include the following: roofing panels positioned on a roof of a building, the roofing panels being made of an array of horizontal elliptic glass vacuum tube solar collectors attached upon a reinforced light weight concrete panel; electricity generators; an insulated fluid storage tank; and a fluid circulation sub-system joined with the panels, generators, and tank. | 10-20-2011 |
20120125320 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEAT - A method and a related device for providing heat for heating buildings and optionally for heating tap water via a solar collector, in which the solar collector is filled and permeated with a thermal carrier medium in the event of incident solar radiation, in order to heat the thermal carrier medium, and in which the solar collector is otherwise emptied, the thermal carrier medium being collected in a storage reservoir. | 05-24-2012 |
20120291768 | SOLAR ENERGY-POWERED HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS - A solar energy-powered heating and cooling system for buildings, including solar energy tiles attached to a roof or an outside surface of walls of a building, an energy collector used to concentrate energy collected by the solar energy tiles, an energy converter activating solar energy into another form of energy, supply pipes hidden inside cavity floor and/or hollow walls and containing a flow medium, and an intelligent control unit. The solar energy collected by the solar energy tiles is brought to the energy collector and then converted via the energy converter. The energy is instilled into the flow medium that is subsequently transferred to the cavity floor and/or hollow walls via the supply pipes so as to either heat up or cool down the building. The process is controlled by the intelligent control unit. | 11-22-2012 |
20160003495 | LIGHT ABSORBING UNIT INTEGRATED IN A ROOF CONSTRUCTION - A light absorbing unit for heating at least one liquid medium by solar energy includes a transparent surface layer including a channel configuration inside of which liquid medium can be streamed for heating. A light absorbing device is configured to contain the channel configuration. The light absorbing unit is configured to constitute an integrated part in a roof construction. The transparent surface layer includes roofing tiles transparently arranged to be supported by means of a batten. The batten is arranged to constitute a part of the light absorbing unit in the roof construction. The batten is arranged to be applied in the roof construction with the light absorbing unit. The batten is arranged to be supported along a long side of the light absorbing unit extending substantially horizontally in the roof construction. | 01-07-2016 |