Apparatus for Conditioning Space Under Solar Collectors and Arrays Thereof
OwnerKerry Gordon Dalyinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for conditioning a space under an array of solar collectors has a conditioner for conditioning the space under the array, a condensation surface for condensing water vapor in the space, a drip surface for collecting the condensed water vapor, a radiant barrier for insulating the space under the array from a heat radiating from above the radiant barrier, a wall member for enclosing the space under the array, and a cover member for covering a gap between adjacent solar collectors of the array. The apparatus can be adapted for use with a single solar collector or an array of solar collectors.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- an array of solar collectors;
- a conditioner for conditioning a space under the array;
- and
- a condensation surface positioned under the array, the conditioner for cooling the condensation surface, the conditioner for moving a water vapor in the space toward the condensation surface, the condensation surface for condensing the water vapor thereon when cooled by the conditioner.
An apparatus comprising:
- a solar collector;
- a conditioner positioned adjacent the solar collector for conditioning a space under the solar collector;
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- a condensation surface for condensing a water vapor in the space under the solar collector, the conditioner for cooling the condensation surface, the conditioner for moving the water vapor in the space toward the condensation surface.
An apparatus comprising:
- a solar collector;
- a conditioner positioned adjacent the solar collector;
- a condensation surface positioned under the solar collector;
- and
- a drip surface in fluid communication with the condensation surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.