Apparatus for the utilization of solar energy
OwnerBuddy M. Beard, Joe M. Beardinventors
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Abstract
Apparatus for the utilization of radiated solar energy to heat the interior space of a building includes a solar energy collector in the form of a south-facing wall, energy storage elements in the form of remaining wall structures that, in combination with the collector wall, define the interior space, and a combination of conduit and air moving apparatus to circulate air warmed by the solar energy collector wall to the storage walls, where energy is stored, and returning the exhausted air to the collector wall.
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A system for heating an interior space of a building, the system comprising:
- collector wall structure formed from a concrete material and having a generally interior-facing surface, an opposed exterior surface, and a plurality of apertures communicating the interior-facing and exterior surfaces to one another;
- an exterior panel formed from a material transparent to solar energy, a first interior panel, and means for respectively mounting said exterior and first interior panels in spaced relation to the exterior and interior-facing surfaces of the collector wall structure to form first air passages comprising spacing between the exterior panel and the exterior surface, the first interior panel and the interior-facing surface and the plurality of apertures;
- storage wall structure formed from a concrete material and having a second interior-facing surface, a second interior panel, and means for mounting the second interior panel to the second interior-facing surface to form at least a second air passage therebetween;
- conduit means intercoupling the first and second air passages for communicating air from the first air passages to the second air passage;
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- air moving means operably coupled to the conduit means for moving air from the first air passages to the second passage and back again via the conduit means.
A system for heating an interior area of a building, comprising:
- a concrete collector wall having a generally southerly facing exterior surface, an interior surface, and a plurality of apertures therethrough communicating the exterior and interior surfaces to one another;
- an exterior panel formed from a material transparent to solar energy, mounted in adjacent, spaced relation to the exterior surface of the collector wall;
- a first interior panel mounted in adjacent spaced relation to the inner surface of the collector wall, the exterior and first interior panels forming a plurality of first air passages with the collector wall and the apertures formed therein;
- an enclosure formed from a material transparent to solar energy mounted to the collector wall and forming an area that encloses and contains the exterior surface of the collector wall and the exterior panel mounted thereto;
- concrete storage wall structure forming at least one wall of the interior area, the storage wall structure having an interior-facing surface;
- a second interior panel mounted in spaced relation to the interior-facing surface of the storage wall and forming an second air passage therewith;
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- air circulating means, including conduit means, intercoupling the first and second air passages for movement of air through the first air passages and to and through the second passage and back to the first air passages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.