Solar collector

Abstract

A solar collector for converting solar energy into heat, comprised of a multiplicity of collector elements which can be mounted on the outside of a building, which can be coupled to each other, and which can be connected to a heat transfer fluid system, each of said elements comprising a heat absorber with a channel in which a heat-carrying fluid circulates and a transparent cover which comprises two inclined surfaces at approximately a right angle to each other, with each of the two surfaces forming an acute angle with the base; characterized in that one of the two surfaces forms a steep angle with the base, on the order of about 60.degree., and the other of the two surfaces forms a shallow angle on the order of about 30.degree., with the base; and in that each of the two inclined surfaces is provided with its respective heat absorber having an identical inclination, and is provided with a channel; and further in that the channels of the two heat absorbers have mutually independent inlet and outlet tubes which are connectable to the heat transfer fluid system in a fashion depending on the given local installation of the collector.

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