Evacuated envelope and solar energy receiver
AssigneeChamberlain Manufacturing Corporation
InventorWilliam H. Sims
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Abstract
A solar energy receiver comprising an evacuated glass envelope in which is mounted an extruded aluminum energy receiving member through which fluid conducting tubes are inserted and then expanded so as to create a mechanical bond between the tubing and the aluminum extrusion to provide for good heat conductivity and wherein headers are connected to the fluid carrying conduits to supply fluid to and from the tubes. In one embodiment, photovoltaic devices are mounted on the extrusion and electrical energy is removed therefrom and the receiver is placed in an energy concentrator so as to derive the maximum available energy.
Claims15
A solar energy collector comprising, an envelope transparent to solar radiation, a body member of high thermal conductivity mounted in said envelope and formed with a plurality of openings, a plurality of metal tubes extending through said plurality of openings in said body member and the outer walls of said tubes in tight physical contact with the walls within said openings of said body member, input and output conduits passing through said envelope and sealed thereto and connected to said tubes for supplying to and removing fluid from said collector, and other tubes interconnecting said plurality of tubes to form a fluid sealed path between said input and output conduits.
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