Hot water tank
AssigneeWise Earth Pty Ltd
InventorsGarry Frederick BAVERSTOCK, Sam Peter PAOLINO, Steven Frederick LUCKS
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Abstract
A hot water tank including: a shell enclosing a chamber containing a heat exchange liquid, the shell including a base, side wall and lid; a cold water inlet connected to a first end of a heat exchanger, and a hot water outlet connected to a second end of the heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger is located in an upper portion of the chamber; a primary heating element connected to a power source for heating the heat exchange liquid, the primary heating element being located in a lower portion of the chamber.
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A hot water tank including:
- a shell enclosing a chamber containing a heat exchange liquid, said shell including a base, side wall and lid;
- a cold water inlet connected to a first end of a heat exchanger, and a hot water outlet connected to a second end of said heat exchanger, wherein said heat exchanger is located above a midline of said chamber, wherein said midline is located substantially half way between said lid and said base;
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- a primary heating element connected to a power source for heating said heat exchange liquid, said primary heating element being located in a lower portion of said chamber.
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A solar hot water tank including:
- a cylindrical shell enclosing a chamber containing a heat exchange liquid, said shell including a base, side wall and lid;
- a cold water inlet connected through said lid to a first splitter of a first end of a heat exchanger immersed in said heat exchange liquid, and a hot water outlet connected through said lid to a second splitter of a second end of said heat exchanger, wherein said heat exchanger is located above a midline of said chamber, wherein said midline is located substantially half way between said lid and said base, and includes a parallel set of coils liquidly connecting said first and second splitters;
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- an element housing passing though said lid and towards said base, said element housing adapted to locate a DC heating element nearby said base for heating said heat exchange liquid, said DC heating element being connected to a photovoltaic array.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.