Central solar water heater system (CSWHS) for a typical floor in multi-story building
OwnerMoshe Blumenfeldinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for solar fluid heating in a multi-story building. A system in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes solar collectors installed in solar-facing walls of the multi-story building, in which fluid receives thermal energy from the solar collectors. The system also includes fluid storage vessels. The system further includes a circulating pump coupled to the solar collectors to circulate the heated fluid between the solar collectors and the fluid storage vessels on a floor of the multi-story building.
Claims22
A system for heating a plurality of apartments in a multi-story building having at least one exterior solar-facing wall exposed to solar radiation, the system comprising:
- a solar collector disposed on the solar-facing wall and operable to transfer heat to a heating fluid in response to receiving solar radiation at the solar collector;
- a plurality of hot water vessels, each hot water vessel being operable to supply hot water to one apartment in the plurality of apartments, each hot water vessel having a respective heating coil for transferring heat to water within the vessel;
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- a fluid circulating system operable to circulate the heating fluid between the solar collector and the respective heating coils of each of the plurality of hot water vessels, the heating fluid being operable to heat water in each of the plurality of hot water vessels for suppling hot water to the associated one apartment.
A method for heating a plurality of apartments in a multi-story building having at least one exterior solar-facing wall exposed to solar radiation, the method comprising:
- receiving solar radiation at the solar collector disposed on the solar-facing wall, the solar collector being operable to transfer heat to a heating fluid;
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- circulating the heating fluid between the solar collector and respective heating coils of each of a plurality of hot water vessels, each hot water vessel being operable to transfer heat to water within the vessel to supply hot water to one apartment in the plurality of apartments.
A system for heating a plurality of apartments in a multi-story building having at least one exterior solar-facing wall exposed to solar radiation, the system comprising:
- means for collecting solar radiation disposed on the solar-facing wall, the means for collecting solar radiation including means for transferring heat to a heating fluid;
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- means for circulating the heating fluid between the means for collecting solar radiation and respective heating coils of each of a plurality of hot water vessels, each hot water vessel being operable to transfer heat to water within the vessel to supply hot water to one apartment in the plurality of apartments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.