Heat exchange system
AssigneeHoole Enterprises Pty Ltd
InventorsThomas Hoole, Eric Hawkins
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Abstract
A heat exchange unit for a solar photovoltaic panel comprising backing plate comprising U-channeling depressed in an upper surface thereof flexible tubing positioned within the U-channeling configured to carry fluid; and rear panel, the rear panel being positioned behind the backing plate, the rear panel having a reflective surface to reflect heat from the backing plate; wherein the heat exchange unit is configured to be positioned in thermal contact with a solar panel, with the flexible tubing between the backing plate and solar photovoltaic panel to facilitate heat exchange between the flexible tubing and the solar panel.
Claims22
A heat exchanger for a solar photovoltaic panel comprising:
- a backing plate comprising U-channeling depressed in an upper surface thereof;
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- flexible tubing positioned within the U-channeling configured to carry fluid;
- wherein the heat exchanger is configured to be positioned in thermal contact with the solar photovoltaic panel, and, when the heat exchanger is positioned in thermal contact with the solar photovoltaic panel, the flexible tubing is retained between the U-channeling of the backing plate and the solar photovoltaic panel to facilitate heat exchange between the flexible tubing and the solar photovoltaic panel,
- wherein the U-channeling is configured to provide contact surface area between a surface of the U-channeling and a surface of the flexible tubing, the U-channeling having a rounded base and an opening having a width greater than a diameter of the flexible tubing;
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- the flexible tubing is configured to expand within the U-channeling when pressurized to increase the contact surface area between the U-channeling and the flexible tubing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.