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US 6,673,213 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for the thermo-solar distillation and transportation of water from a water table
OwnerVictor Miguel Hernandez Burgosinventor
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Abstract
The invention refers to a simultaneous system for the distillation and elevation of water on top of the water table itself, which driven by thermo solar energy allows in an autonomous operation the generation of electrical power through transportation and free fall of water.
Claims4
A method of solar distillation comprises:
- providing a closed loop conduit which has a first portion which is in heat exchange relationship with a collector for harnessing solar energy and a second portion which is in heat exchange relationship with a naturally fed water source;
- pumping fluid through the conduit wherein the fluid is heated in the first portion of the conduit and cooled in the second portion of the conduit wherein water in the water source is vaporized by the heated fluid;
- positioning a tower over at least a portion of the water source for collecting the vapor;
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- condensing the vapor in the tower and feeding the condensed water from the tower along a downwardly inclined slopes.
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A solar distillation system comprising:
- a closed loop conduit having a first portion which passes through a collector for harnessing solar energy in heat exchange relationship therewith and a second portion which is submerged in a vat of water, said collector comprises solar parabolic channel energy collectors which concentrate the solar energy on a focal point;
- a pump associated with the conduit for pumping a fluid around the closed loop conduit, said pump being driven by a motor powered by photovoltaic cells;
- a tower positioned over the vat for collecting vapor rising from the vat, the tower including a sealing plate furnished with cooling fins for condensing the collected vapor, and
- a pipeline for transporting the condensed vapor along a descending slope.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.