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US 10,473,362 B2Granted
Liquid-air transpired solar collectors
AssigneeKhalifa University of Science and Technology
InventorsPeter Ross Armstrong, Abdul Qadir, Matteo Chiesa
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Abstract
The invention, in some embodiments, relates to solar energy collectors, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to liquid-air transpired solar energy collectors, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to thermal energy transfer systems that comprise solar energy collectors, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments of the invention, methods of constructing solar energy collectors are provided.
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A solar energy collector comprising:
- a housing forming a cavity for containing a first fluid, the cavity having at least one outlet configured and arranged for allowing the first fluid to exit from the cavity, wherein said first fluid comprises ambient air;
- a solar absorber comprising a plate having a plurality of openings, the solar absorber being configured and arranged for directly absorbing incident solar radiation, thereby acquiring thermal energy, and for allowing passage of the first fluid through each of the plurality of openings into the cavity such that thermal energy is transferred to the first fluid;
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- at least one conduit attached to an interior surface of the solar absorber such that at least a portion of the at least one conduit is exposed to the cavity, the at least one conduit configured and arranged for allowing passage of a second fluid through the cavity such that the second fluid is fluidically isolated from the first fluid and such that thermal energy is transferred from said solar absorber to the second fluid.
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A solar energy collector comprising:
- a housing forming an enclosed cavity;
- a solar absorber defining a surface of the enclosed cavity and comprising a plate having a plurality of openings configured to permit passage of a first fluid into the enclosed cavity, wherein the solar absorber is arranged for directly absorbing incident solar radiation to acquire thermal energy and for transferring the thermal energy to the first fluid as it passes through the plurality of openings into the enclosed cavity, wherein said first fluid comprises ambient air;
- at least one outlet in the enclosed cavity to allow the first fluid to exit from the cavity;
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- a plurality of conduits attached to an interior surface of the solar absorber such that at least a portion of the at least one conduit is exposed to the cavity, the plurality of conduits arranged for allowing passage of a second fluid through the cavity such that thermal energy is transferred from the solar absorber to the second fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.