| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 126646000 | Pump | 18 |
| 20090107488 | Apparatus and Method for Solar Thermal Energy Collection - An apparatus for collecting solar energy includes a receptacle adapted for receiving solar thermal energy, an insert adapted for counter-flow located within the receptacle, and an absorption device positioned proximate to and substantially conforming to at least a portion of an internal surface of the receptacle and thermally coupled to the insert. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090107489 | SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY COLLECTOR - A solar thermal energy collector includes a receptacle and a tube. The tube is adapted to fit within the receptacle and defines a first region within the tube and a second region between the tube and an internal surface of the receptacle. A fluid is circulated between the first region and the second region for transferring of the solar thermal energy. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100059046 | Man Made Island With Solar Energy Collection Facilities - A man-made island adaptable for land-based operation holds solar energy collection facilities and is rotatable to optimize the angular orientation thereof relative to the position of the sun. A platform includes a large outer ring that floats on a fluid and a flexible cover is attached to the ring to define an airtight volume below the cover. A plurality of rows of solar radiation collector modules are located above the cover and carry steam generating heat pipes. The rows of modules are supported laterally above the cover by an upper support structure, either a space frame, a plurality of cables, or a honeycomb. A compressor creates an over-pressure within the enclosed volume to vertically support the cover and the other components mounted thereabove. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100132695 | Man Made Island With Solar Energy Collection Facilities - A man-made island [ | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110048408 | Pressurized Solar Power System - Systems and methods for generating electrical power using a solar power system comprising pressurized pipes for transporting liquid water. The pressurized pipes flow through solar collectors which concentrate sunlight on the water flowing through the pipes. The pressurization in the pipes allows for the water flowing therethrough to absorb large quantities of energy. The pressurized and heated water is then pumped to a heat exchanger where the thermal energy is released to produce steam for powering a steam turbine electrical generator. Thereafter, the water is returned to the solar collectors in a closed loop to repeat the process. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20120111319 | THERMAL SOLAR PANEL WITH INTEGRATED CHEMICAL HEAT PUMP - A solar panel comprises a conduit which in the usual way is designed to comprise a heat carrying medium for heat transfer between the solar panel and the surrounding environment. The conduit is placed so that it can be heated by the rays from the sun. The solar panel comprises a chemical heat pump of the type hermetically sealed unity tube with a reactor part, an evaporator/condenser part and a passage there between. The part of the unity tube comprising the reactor part of the chemical heat pump is positioned in heat conducting contact with the first conduit and thereby the part of the unity tube with the reactor part will be heated. The unity tube may be surrounded by a heat insulating part of vacuum jug type comprising an evacuated space between an outer wall and an inner wall. The inner wall may at its outwards facing surface comprise a radiation receiving part adapted to transform solar radiation to heat and which is in heat conducting contact with the first area and the first conduit. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120180782 | SOLAR APPARATUS WITH AT LEAST TWO SOLAR COLLECTORS WITH DIFFERENT EXPOSURE - A solar heating system and a method for controlling the system, the system including at least two solar collectors with different exposure, a load, a main supply line which branches into individual supply lines to the solar collectors, and a main return line into which lead individual return lines from the solar collectors, a distribution valve which is arranged at the branch-off of the main supply line to the individual supply lines or at the branch-off of the main return line to the individual return lines, and a pump for conveying a heat transfer medium. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130074828 | SOLAR POWER TOWER SYSTEM - A solar power tower system includes a solar tower receiver, a cold storage tank and a hot storage tank at the bottom of the tower receiver with a heat transfer fluid down pipe from the receiver and a working fluid up pipe into the receiver. A potential energy recovery system is located at the bottom of the tower configured such that it recovers part of the mechanical energy of the heat transfer fluid and uses it in the pumping of the working fluid to the receiver and providing power to other equipment in the solar power tower system in any kind of energy. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130074829 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION AND CONVERSION - The present invention relates to a solar energy collector ( | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130199517 | MOLTEN SALT SOLAR RECEIVER AND PROCEDURE TO REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT IN SAID RECEIVER - Molten salt solar receiver and procedure to reduce the temperature gradient in said receiver. The receiver consists of at least one panel of semi cylindrical geometry, formed by a combination of vertical pipes. The receiver ( | 08-08-2013 |
| 20150136117 | SOLAR THERMAL PANEL ARRAY FIELD ARRANGEMENT AND RELATED VACUUM SOLAR THERMAL PANEL - The present application relates to a solar array field ( | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150377515 | ALL-POLYMER FLAT PLATE HEATING SOLAR PANEL WITH INTEGRATED CONTROLLER - A flat plate heating solar panel comprised of polymer materials that can withstand relatively high temperatures. The polymer materials utilized in the panel have similar thermal expansion characteristics so that different components can by connected to each other without excessive stresses and damage during temperature changes, and with major components capable of being fabricated by molding processes, including extrusion and injection molding. An expansion joint or slot is provided in the enclosure frame to allow relative movement between the header connector and the frame in order to minimize stresses when large temperature differences exist between the absorber/header and the frame, and the slot design also provides a vent to relieve excessive air pressures inside the panel at high temperatures. An electronic controller with wireless capability, powered by a small photovoltaic solar cell with energy storage by a supercapacitor or an ultracapacitor, is integrated with the panel to operate a pump to circulate a heat transfer fluid through the panel when heating capability exists and when heat is needed to increase the temperature of the substance to be heated by the panel. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160169239 | CIRCULATING PUMP UNIT AND SOLAR THERMAL PLANT | 06-16-2016 |
| 126647000 | Blower | 5 |
| 20090013991 | MODULAR SOLAR AIR CIRCULATING AND CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A modular solar air circulating and conditioning apparatus includes a box body, a heat absorbing unit and a transparent cover. The box body includes a surrounding wall and a bottom. The wall has a connecting portion and the bottom has a pipe portion interconnected with the containing space of the box body. The heat absorbing unit is a carrier coated with a layer of heat absorbing element. The transparent cover is installed to the surrounding wall, and a pipe portion is disposed on a surface of the transparent cover and interconnected with the containing space of the surrounding wall. In use, solar energy is absorbed by the heat absorbing unit, and then transmitted into a house through a conveying pipe connected to the pipe portion to warm the house. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100170501 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A THERMAL SOLAR SYSTEM USING A REVERSE MOTOR CONFIGURATION - A solar energy system. The system includes a thermal solar system comprising a plurality of thermal modules spatially configured as an N by M array. In a specific embodiment, the plurality of thermal modules are configured to form an aperture region and a backside region. The system has an air moving device comprising a drive device coupled to a blower device. In a specific embodiment, the drive device is spatially disposed within a fluid drive region. The system has a controller operably coupled to the air moving device. The controller is configured to operate the blower device in a first direction to cause fluid flow from at least the fluid flow intake region to the fluid flow exit region and to maintain a temperature of no greater than about 200 Degrees Fahrenheit within the fluid drive region by at least changing the first direction of operation of the blower device to a second direction to cause fluid from a third region to flow into the fluid drive region to initiate removal of thermal energy from the fluid drive region, which prevents the drive device from overheating. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20130255668 | Solar Collector, System, And Method Of Use - Provided is a light-weight, easy to install, use and remove solar collector that may be manufactured inexpensively from readily available common materials, and which may be installed, removed, moved, and reinstalled almost anywhere by almost anyone without special tools or skills. In one embodiment, the solar collector comprises one or more collection tubes formed from attaching clear or substantially translucent material, such as clear vinyl, along the edges and over the top of dark colored or otherwise solar-energy-absorbant material, such as black polyethylene plastic, black vinyl-coated polyester, or any other suitable material, which may be insulated by an insulative layer. A dark-colored or otherwise solar-energy-absorbant air-permeable layer may also be located in the collection tube to increase heating of the air flowing through the collection tube. In addition to the solar collector is a fan, which may take the form of a forced-air window unit with thermostatic controls. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20160069573 | TUBE TYPE SOLAR AIR HEATER - The present invention relates to a tubular solar air heater, and more particularly, to a tubular solar air heater having a black hot air tube of a predetermined section into which cold air can be introduced formed at an inside of a tube which is formed transparently or semi-transparently, and allowing the cold air to be heated by solar heat in the hot air tube and discharged to the outside, thereby enabling radiant heating. The present invention includes a tube main body formed of a transparent or semi-transparent material, and a hot air tube which is formed to be penetrated at an inner portion of the tube main body, has a black-colored surface or back surface, and allows the cold air to be introduced thereinto, heated by solar heat, and discharged to the outside. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20170234579 | A SOLAR COLLECTOR PANEL AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING A SOLAR COLLECTOR PANEL | 08-17-2017 |
