Portable solar heater

A portable solar heating device comprising:

• a weather-proof, foldable mat shaped flexible main body having bounded edges, said main body including a front flexible layer formed of a material transparent to electromagnetic radiation, a back flexible heat insulating layer, and a flexible electromagnetic radiation absorbing layer located between said front flexible layer and said back flexible heat insulating layer, said flexible electromagnetic radiation absorbing layer including a plurality of integral laminar air flow promoting protrusions extending towards said front flexible layer;
• at least one fluid inlet located on said main body, said at least one fluid inlet allowing ambient fluids to enter into a fluid heating chamber located between said front flexible layer and said flexible electromagnetic radiation absorbing layer during which said ambient fluid is heated through convective heat transfer from said electromagnetic radiation absorbing layer;
• at least one fluid outlet located on said main body, said at least one fluid outlet connected to and allowing heated fluids to escape from said chamber;
• an electric fan attached to said at least one fluid outlet of said flexible main body to assist in moving said heated fluids out from said chamber;
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• at least one solar cell attached to said main body for powering said electric fan.