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US 11,186,497 B2Granted
Method and device for water evaporation
AssigneeKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology
InventorsPeng Wang, Yifeng Shi
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Abstract
A solar-powered system includes a support portion; and an evaporation portion having a pumping layer and a photothermal layer. The support portion pumps a fluid to the evaporation portion, the pumping layer evaporates the fluid based on solar power; and the photothermal layer is insulated from the pumping layer.
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A solar-powered system comprising:
- a support structure;
- and
- an evaporation portion having a pumping layer and a photothermal layer,
- wherein the support structure is configured to support a weight of the evaporation portion and also to pump a fluid to the evaporation portion,
- wherein the pumping layer evaporates the fluid based on solar power;
- and
- wherein the photothermal layer is insulated from the pumping layer by being physically separated from the pumping layer.
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A solar-powered system comprising:
- a support structure;
- and
- an evaporation portion having a pumping layer and a transparent non-porous, layer covering a first face of the pumping layer,
- wherein the support structure is configured to support a weight of the evaporation portion and also to pump a fluid to the evaporation portion, and
- wherein the pumping layer evaporates the fluid at a second face, opposite the first face, based on solar power.
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A method for evaporating water from a source, the method comprising:
- placing a solar-powered system into a water source;
- and
- evaporating water from the water source with the solar-powered system,
- wherein the solar-powered system includes,
- a support structure, and
- an evaporation portion having a pumping layer and a photothermal layer,
- wherein the photothermal layer is insulated from the pumping layer, and
- wherein the support structure is configured to support a weight of the evaporation portion and also to pump a fluid to the evaporation portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.