Device for a water tank with integrated solar collector
OwnerMeir Levyinventor
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Abstract
A tank for holding water and incorporated into the tank, in at least one wall of the tank, are a plurality of undulating ridges that act as a solar collector. The tank/collector combination is housed in an insulated container with a glass top double glazed for insulation to prevent heat loss from the tank/collector at night, while not interfering with the radiated solar energy reaching the solar collector of the tank/collector. The material of the tank/collector could be a metal, glass, a type of plastic, transparent material or a combination of more than one material. Option to have a plurality of semi-spherical transparent bodies instead of undulating ridges. Option to have more than one tank/collector connected by a metal pipe that is a good heat conductor.
Claims18
A water tank/solar collector comprising;
- a. an insulated container with an open upper face,
- b. a glass sheet covering said open upper face,
- c. a tank for holding water inside said container, with an upper face made of alternate ridges and indentations;
- d. a pipe connected to the lower portion of said tank for the intake of cool water,
- e. a pipe connected to the upper portion of said tank for the output of heated water,
- f. whereby water in said tank is heated by solar energy passing through said glass and resultant heat energy transferring to said water.
A water tank/solar collector comprising;
- a. an insulated container with an open upper face,
- b. a glass sheet covering said open upper face,
- c. a tank for holding water inside said container, with an upper face made of semi-spherical spheres,
- d. a pipe connected to the lower portion of said tank for the intake of cool water,
- e. a pipe connected to the upper portion of said tank for the output of heated water,
- f. whereby water in said tank is heated by solar energy passing through said glass and resultant heat energy transferring to said water.
A water tank/solar collector comprising;
- a. an insulated container with an open upper face,
- b. a glass sheet covering said open upper face,
- c. a plurality of tanks for holding water inside said container, with upper faces made of alternate ridges and indentations,
- d. a pipe connecting said tanks leading from top portion of lower tank to bottom portion of next tank higher,
- e. a pipe connected to the lowest said tank for the intake of cool water,
- f. a pipe connected to the upper-most tank for the output of heated water,
- g. whereby water in said tanks is heated by solar energy passing through said glass and resultant heat energy transferring to said water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.