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US 12,442,563 B2Granted
Solar thermal collector
AssigneeHeriot-Watt University
InventorFaisal Ghani
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Abstract
A solar thermal collector adapted to be assembled from a flat pack configuration, comprising a conduit (6) configured to carry fluid and to absorb radiation, a base (1) above which the conduit (6) is mounted and a plurality of panels configured to interconnect with the base (1) to produce a housing (8) for the conduit (6).
Claims19
A solar thermal collector adapted to be assembled from a flat pack configuration, the solar thermal collector comprising:
- a conduit configured to carry fluid and to absorb radiation;
- a base above which the conduit is mounted, the base having a central portion and an outer perimeter;
- a plurality of panels configured to interconnect with the base to produce a housing for the conduit;
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- a column attached to the base, the column supporting the conduit and comprising a plurality of plates projecting upward from the base, the plates each extending along the base in a direction from the outer perimeter of the base toward the central portion of the base;
- wherein each of the plurality of plates of the column has a first edge and a second edge, the first and second edges extending upwardly from the base, the first edge of each plate being engaged with at least one of the other plates of the plurality of plates and the second edge being free of engagement with any of the other plates of the plurality of plates.
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A kit for constructing a solar thermal collector, the kit comprising:
- a conduit configured to carry fluid and to absorb radiation;
- a base above which the conduit is mounted;
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- a plurality of panels configured to interconnect with the base to produce a housing for the conduit;
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- a column configured to be attached to the base and to support the conduit, the column comprising a plurality of plates projecting upward from the base, each of the plurality of plates of the column has a first edge and a second edge, the first and second edges extending upwardly from the base, the first edge of each plate being engaged with at least one of the other plates of the plurality of plates and the second edge being free of engagement with any of the other plates of the plurality of plates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.