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US 4,299,202 AGranted
Integrated solar roof system and method of producing same
AssigneePure Power! Incorporated
InventorsAlfred M. Mayo, Charles C. Convers
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AssigneePure Power! Incorporated
InventorsAlfred M. Mayo, Charles C. Convers
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An integrated solar roof system, consisting of insulated roofing panels and collector panels, and method of producing same wherein the base assembly of the collector panel may be used with either an air or liquid absorber and is both an insulator and radiation shield as well as an integral structural part of the roof of the building on which it is mounted. The construction of the panels lends itself to mass production techniques and the efficient use of materials making the panels cost effective. The collector panels are also suitable for use as independently mounted units, functioning only as collectors and not as roofing members. Collector panels and insulated roofing panels, being identical in size and installation method, and said installation method being simple and quick, a suitable combination of panels may become a complete roof with minimal installation labor.
A solar collector panel including a base assembly, an absorber assembly mounted within the base assembly, and a light transmitting cover above the absorber assembly, the base assembly further comprising inner and outer reflective surfaces, an insulating layer between said surfaces, a peripheral frame structure having portions embedded in the insulating layer, and supports having portions also embedded in the insulating layer and cooperating with the frame to provide mounting supports for mounting the panel on the structure with which it is to be used.
A solar collector panel having a base assembly, an absorber assembly mounted within the base assembly and having an upper light-absorptive surface, and a light transmitting cover secured in sealing engagement with the base assembly to define an enclosure, the base assembly further comprising an inner pan of reflective material having bottom and side walls, an outer pan of reflective material having a bottom and side walls, the inner and outer pans being in spaced apart relation, a peripheral frame having a web cooperating with the upper edges of the inner and outer reflective pans to completely enclose the space between the pans, a foam layer completely filling the space defined between the pans and by the first web of the frame, the foam being bonded to substantially the entire inner surfaces of the inner and outer pans and the web of the frame and the frame having portions extending into the foam and embedded therein to become integral therewith, mounting sleeves spaced about the periphery of the base assembly, the upper ends of the sleeves being attached to the frame with the sleeves extending downwardly therefrom within the side walls of the foam layer, the lower portions of the sleeves extending through the foam being embedded therein to become integral therewith, and roving extending around the sleeves and peripherally within the base assembly, the roving being embedded in the foam to become integral therewith.
A solar liquid collector panel comprising a base assembly having a bottom and side walls, a light transmitting cover attached at its periphery near the top of the side walls of the base assembly in spaced relation to the bottom of the base, the cover and base assembly defining the outer enclosure of the panel, an absorber assembly mounted within the enclosure and located between the bottom of the base and the cover, the absorber assembly having top and bottom sheets, at least one of said sheets having alternately staggered buttons on a surface thereof and the other of said sheets being joined to said buttons to define circuitous channels therebetween through which the liquid flows from one side of the absorber to the other, the top sheet defining the upper boundary of said channels and having an upper light-adsorptive surface facing the light transmitting cover.
A liquid absorber assembly for use in a solar liquid collector panel, said absorber assembly comprising:
A solar liquid collector panel comprising a base assembly having a bottom and side walls, a light transmitting cover attached at its periphery near the top of the side walls of the base assembly in spaced relation to the bottom of the base, the cover and base assembly defining the outer enclosure of the panel, an absorber assembly mounted within the enclosure and located between the bottom of the base and the cover, the absorber assembly further comprising a top sheet, and a bottom sheet with staggered buttons on the upper surface thereof, the top and bottom sheet being joined at the tops of the buttons to define circuitous channels through which liquid flows from one side of the absorber to the other, the top sheet of the absorber assembly being metallic and having a coating on the lower surface to prevent contact of the metal by the liquid flowing through the absorber assembly, the main portion of the bottom sheet including the buttons being nonmetallic, and inlet and outlet manifolds at opposite sides of the absorber assembly each having openings to distribute liquid to and receive liquid from the channels.
A solar liquid collector panel comprising a base assembly with bottom and side walls, the base assembly having inner and outer reflective surfaces extending over substantially the entire base assembly with an insulating layer therebetween, a peripheral frame structure extending around the top of the walls of the base assembly and having portions embedded in the insulating layer of the base assembly to become integral therewith, and supports having portions embedded in the insulating layer and cooperating with the frame to provide mounting supports for mounting the panel to the structure with which it is to be used, a light transmitting cover attached at its periphery in sealing engagement with the frame structure in spaced relation to the bottom of the base, the cover and base assembly defining the outer enclosure of the panel, an absorber assembly mounted within the enclosure and located between the bottom of the base and the cover, the absorber assembly having channels for the flow of liquid therethrough, the channels being defined between staggered buttons defining circuitous channels through which the liquid flows from one side of the absorber to the other, the absorber assembly further having an upper light absorptive surface facing the light transmitting cover.
A liquid absorber assembly for use in a solar liquid collector panel, said absorber assembly comprising:
A liquid absorber assembly for use in a solar liquid collector panel, said absorber assembly comprising:
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