141 results about "Solar air collector" patented technology

A solar energy collection system can include support devices configured to accommodate misalignment of components during assembly. For example, the system can include piles fixed to the earth and an adjustable bearing assembly at the upper end of the pile. The adjustable bearing assembly can include at least one of a vertical adjustment device, a lateral adjustment device and an angular adjustment device. The solar energy collection system can also include a plurality of solar energy collection device pre-wired together and mounted to a support member so as to form modular units. The system can also include enhanced supports for wire trays extending between rows of solar energy collection devices.

A trough reflector for solar energy collection is constructed from transverse ribs which support a reflective surface. Side edge support rails mounted on ends of the ribs support linear edges of the reflective surface. The edge support rails have a channel-like construction with an inner flange member which is in contact with a top of the reflective surface, and a lip member extending from an outer flange member. The edge region of the reflective surface rests on the lip member with the edge of the reflective surface in contact with the outer flange member. A turning moment is applied to the edge regions of the reflective surface to ensure that the entire reflective surface is parabolic. An arcuate profile of ribs of the trough reflector is converted into a parabolic profile by the application of a force to the ends of the ribs.

A system and method for cleaning a collector surface of a solar collector. The system includes a first liquid-dispensing unit configured to deliver a first spray of liquid to the collector surface. The system also includes a brush element having a longitudinal side oriented along a first direction and disposed adjacent to the first liquid-dispensing unit. A first squeegee element is oriented along the first direction and adjacent to the brush element. The first squeegee element, the brush element, and the first liquid-dispensing unit define a first cleaning area. A second squeegee element is oriented along the first direction and separated from the first squeegee element by a gap to define a second cleaning area. The system also includes a second liquid-dispensing unit configured to deliver a second spray of liquid to the second cleaning area located between the first and second squeegees.

An inflatable solar energy collector. The device uses two elongated and pressure-stabilized air chambers with a trough-shaped reflecting surface in between. The curvature of the reflecting surface is adjusted by adjusting the differential pressure between the two air chambers. The device can be configured to provide a focal point outside the air chambers or inside the air chambers. For the version using the external focal point an external energy receiver is appropriately positioned. For the version using the internal focal point, the receiver is mounted inside one of the air chambers.

The invention relates to a spray evaporating air-moistening de-humidity type solar sea water desalinating device, which belongs to the technical field of solar sea water desalination. The device comprises a solar air collector, a solar vapor collector, a spray evaporator, an air filter, a condensing regenerator and a condensing heat exchanger, wherein the output end of the solar air collector and a sea water input source are respectively connected with a nozzle of the spray evaporator; the solar vapor collector is connected with a radiating pipe of the spray evaporator; the output end of the spray evaporator is connected with the air filter, the condensing regenerator and the condensing heat exchanger in series in sequence; the air output end of the condensing regenerator is connected with the solar air collector; and the output end of the condensing heat exchanger outputs fresh water. The device adopts the processes of air moisture absorption and de-humidity for desalinating sea water, and can be in well operation at a normal pressure, and a vacuum pump is omitted. In addition, the sea water is atomized and heated by an air-sea water mixed spray technique, and the evaporation efficiency is enhanced.

In one embodiment, a concentrating solar energy collector, which tracks movements of the sun along one axis has a reflective trough, at least one solar receiver mounted above the reflective trough and configured so that incident sunlight striking the reflective trough is directed toward the at least one solar receiver, and a reflector extender coupled to a first end of the reflective trough and configured to capture and direct incident sunlight towards the at least one solar receiver. In another embodiment, one or more extended end reflectors is attached with a reflective trough of a solar energy collector.

The invention relates to a solar active-passive heat storage 'triple' structure wall building system of a solar greenhouse and belongs to the field of garden facilities. The 'triple' structure wall building system mainly comprises a phase-change heat storage wall panel, a solar air collector, a plurality of wall air channels, autoclaved lime-sand bricks and a heat preservation material plate. The phase-change heat storage wall panel is directly adhered to the inner surface of the back wall of the solar greenhouse, the middle tier of the back wall is constituted by the autoclaved lime-sand bricks, and the heat preservation material plate is adhered to the outer side of the back wall. The middle tier, constituted by the autoclaved lime-sand bricks, of the back wall is provided with the wall air channels, and the phase-change heat storage wall panel, directly adhered to the inner surface of the back wall of the solar greenhouse, and a wall body form a passive solar phase-change heat storage wall. The solar air collector is communicated with the wall air channels through a ventilator, an air return valve and an air supply valve to form an active solar hot air wall heat display and heat storage system. Therefore, heat collecting, preserving and insulating capacities of the solar greenhouse wall can be remarkably improved.

The invention relates to a novel black substance application. The novel black substance application is characterized in that black substances are directly used as solar heat collection layers by the aid of excellent photo-thermal conversion characteristics of the black substances, and the black substances include vanadium extraction tailings, industrial black waste residues, natural black minerals, black compounds and black chemical products. A novel application method is characterized in that the black substances are directly used as the solar heat collection layers to construct a building-integrated solar air collector and a building-integrated solar water heater. Compared with the prior art, the novel black substance application and the novel application method have the advantages that construction cost is lowered greatly, service lives of the solar air collector and the solar water heater are prolonged greatly and can be as long as that of a building, the solar air collector and the solar water heater are high in heat collection efficiency, better in heat collection effect, less prone to attenuation after long-time use and quite simple to mount and maintain and can be integrated with the building, various potential safety hazards are eliminated, utilization rate of the solar water heater is increased, and the novel black substance application and the novel application method can be widely applied to the field of solar water heaters.

A solar air heating module provides heated air to a ventilation system. The solar air heating module includes a collector for heating and drawing in outside air and a housing. The collector includes an absorber plate for absorbing incident sunlight and includes a plurality of perforations therethrough. The perforations are distributed across the absorber plate for allowing passage of air into the collector. The collector also includes a collector tray mounted behind the absorber plate. The collector tray includes an output for allowing the passage of air out of the collector. The collector tray is spaced from the absorber plate to define a cavity therebetween in which air can to flow towards the output. The housing is mounted to the collector tray and forms a plenum therewith for receiving air from the output. The plenum is at a lower pressure than that of the outside air. The plenum is connected to the ventilation system. A plurality of modules may be combined to form a system.

A solar energy collection system can include support devices configured to accommodate misalignment of components during assembly. For example, the system can include piles fixed to the earth and an adjustable bearing assembly at the upper end of the pile. The adjustable bearing assembly can include at least one of a vertical adjustment device, a lateral adjustment device and an angular adjustment device. The solar energy collection system can also include a plurality of solar energy collection device pre-wired together and mounted to a support member so as to form modular units. The system can also include enhanced supports for wire trays extending between rows of solar energy collection devices.

The invention discloses a solar energy integration buildinghouse. A cobble thermal storage layer is arranged under the indoor floor; a gate hole plate is arranged under the cobble thermal storage layer; a cobble layer air flue is laid between the gate hole plate and ground; one side of the cobble layer air flue is communicated with an air inlet on at the root of buildinghouse wall, and the other side of the cobble layer air flue is communicated with the air outlet of the other wall root; the air inlet is provided with a shutter capable of closing, and the air outlet is provided with an exhaust fan; the air gate of a solar air collector is communicated with the cobble layer air flue via a blast pipe; the air intakeinlet of the solar air collector is communicated with an air outlet pipe; the upper end of the blast pipe and the upper end of the air outlet pipe project out of the roof; and the lower end of the air outlet pipe extends into the buildinghouse room. The buildinghouse builds initiates a design thought thatcombining buildingbuilding functional layout is combined with temperature provincepartitions; and combining solar energy technologyies is combined with the functions of buildingbuilding construction members. The buildinghouse of the invention is an environmentally-friendly, energy-saving and comfortable building one and applies various solar energy technologies for indoor heating and natural ventilation without adopting mains commercial supply.

The invention relates to an adaptive wind-air-light-heat energy optimization system and control method, and belongs to the field of building energy supply. The invention mainly aims at solving problems that the conventional energy-saving technology is not ideal and is not good in adaptability. The system comprises a wind power generator set, a photovoltaic power generator set, an electric heating water storage and energy storage device, a solar energy collector, an air source heat pump set, a control system, an energy acceptor system, and a building power supply system. The control method carries out the adjustment of indoor temperature, power generation and heat storage. The adjustment of indoor temperature is carried out through collecting the indoor and outdoor temperatures and judging the starting of a heat supply system or a cooling system; The adjustment of a power generation system is carried out through the following steps: collecting the weather condition of a geographic position where a building is located, judging the user type of the building, judging whether time is a peak moment or not, and carrying out power storage or power supply. The adjustment of a heat storage system is carried out through the following steps: collecting the pressure value and temperature value of the heat storage system, comparing the pressure value and the temperature value with set values, and controlling the starting of the heat storage system, the air source heat pump set, or the hot water system according to a comparison result.

The invention relates to a heat-pipe type panel solar air collector and a heating method thereof. The collector comprises a solar panel heat collection and heat transmission section and an air ventilation heat exchange section. The solar panel heat collection and heat transmission section comprises tempered glass, an efficient heat absorption coating, a heat insulation air layer and a panel heat pipe evaporation section. The back of the efficient heat absorption coating and the obverse side of the panel heat pipe evaporation section are combined organically. The tempered glass covers the outer surface of the panel heat pipe evaporation section organically combined with the efficient heat absorption coating. The heat insulation air layer is arranged between the efficient heat absorption coating and the tempered glass, and the distance from the front of the efficient heat absorption coating to the inner surface of the tempered glass ranges from 20 mm to 50 mm. The air ventilation heat exchange section comprises an air duct, a fan and a panel heat pipe condensation section. The panel heat pipe condensation section is arranged in the air duct, and the fan is arranged on one side of the air duct. The collector has the advantages of being high in heat exchange efficiency, high in reliability, simple in structure, convenient to mount, free of maintenance and long in service life.

The invention relates to a greenhouse-heat collector-type solar sludge drying system and method. The system comprises a feed bin (11), a solar greenhouse (2), a solar air collector (1), a duct fan (3), ventilation equipment and a three-way pipe, wherein a first end of the three-way pipe is communicated with outside atmospheric air through a first valve (14), a second end of the three-way pipe is communicated with the solar greenhouse (2) through a second valve (15), and a third end of the three-way pipe is communicated with the hot air inlet of the solar air collector (1); the hot air outlet of the solar air collector (1) is communicated with the hot air inlet of the solar greenhouse through the duct fan (3); a heat storage layer is laid on the bottom surface of the solar greenhouse; and a spreader and sludge turning equipment are also arranged in the solar greenhouse. The greenhouse-heat collector-type solar sludge drying system has the advantages of low operating cost, zero discharge, good technical effect and capability of industrial automated operation, thus playing a positive role in supporting reduction and resource utilization of sludge.

The invention discloses an idle-sunning resistant flat-plate solar collector. The idle-sunning resistant flat-plate solar collector comprises an automatic light shading and heat insulating transparent cover plate, a solar absorber plate core, a heat-insulating back panel and a component frame, wherein a layer of temperature-sensitive phase-change dimming material or liquid crystal dimming film is compounded on the surface of the automatic light shading and heat insulating transparent cover plate. The invention has the following technical effects: when the interior of the flat-plate collector reaches a certain temperature due to idle sunning, the temperature-sensitive phase-change dimming material on the surface of the glass is subject to phase change, the transmission of the cover plate of the collector is changed, and the transparent state is switched to a light-tight sate, so that an automatic light shading function is performed, the solar absorber plate core is prevented from continuous heat absorption which results in temperature rise, accordingly, idle sunning is avoided, and the service life of the product is prolonged; and when the collector decreases to a certain temperature, the solar radiation transmission of the cover plate of the collector is changed, the light-tight state is switched to the transparent state, and the normal working state recovers.

A solar powered lighting system provides a lighting element assembly having a lighting element and a diffuser that secures near the upper end of a support. A collector unit contains a solar cell and a coupler such as a clip-on clamp which allows the collector unit to be selectively attached to a desired support. The lighting system includes a battery electrically coupled to the solar cell of the collector unit and to the lighting element assembly using a wire such that the portion of the wire that extends from the collector unit to the lighting element assembly is of sufficient length to allow the collector unit to be selectively positioned on or remotely from the support.

The invention relates to the technical field of drying sludge, and particularly relates to an integrated solar sludge drying system functioning by combining a solar thermal collector with a solar house. The drying system comprises a multifunctional solar house, a heat-conducting oil tank, a solar thermal collector, a fan, a solar air collector, a sludge feeder, a shaftless spiral dryer and a sludge storage pool. The floor area of the integrated solar sludge drying system is further reduced compared with a solar sludge drying device with the same sludge treatment capacity, and the sludge drying time of the integrated solar sludge drying system is also shortened compared with the traditional sludge drying by utilizing only the solar house; the system is capable of realizing short-period low-power consumption production of sludge drying, and is easy to implement; and the system has obvious social benefit and circulating economic benefit, thus being capable of being widely applied to the sludge drying treatment of sewage treatment plants.

The invention provides a prefabricated wall, a building and a construction component management system thereof. The prefabricated wall includes a transparent board, a preheating tube, a heat insulating layer, an outer bearing wall, an thermal insulation layer, an inner bearing wall, and a ventilation component; the transparent board, the preheating tube and the heat insulating layer are arranged on the outer surface of the outer bearing wall, the transparent board is arranged on the outside of the preheating pipe, the heat insulating layer is arranged on the inner side of the preheating pipe,and the thermal insulation layer is installed between the outer bearing wall and the inner bearing wall; the ventilation component is arranged on the inner surface of the inner bearing wall; the upperentrance of the ventilation component is connected to a solar collector; the preheating tube enters the wall from the upper part of the wall; the lower part of the wall is a closed structure; the preheating tube is provided with branches, and the branch entrance extends into the room inside the wall; and the lower entrance is provided with a fan. The invention provides a new solar air-conditioning building wall located at the bottom of the building, which achieves the air conditioning effect and improves the utilization degree and utilization efficiency of solar energy.

The invention, in some embodiments, relates to solar energy collectors, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to liquid-air transpired solar energy collectors, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to thermal energy transfer systems that comprise solar energy collectors, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments of the invention, methods of constructing solar energy collectors are provided.

A solar collector system is provided including a bearing assembly comprising a plurality of wheels or rollers for rollingly engaging a large-diameter support element. Rotation of the large-diameter support element supports tracking of the position of the sun relative to the solar collector system. The bearing assembly may be pre-assembled to the large-diameter support element before the solar collector system leaves the factory, thereby facilitating assembly of the solar collector system in the field, even under adverse conditions.

The invention discloses a charging-accumulating solar hot air heater comprising a heat insulated box, a first fan, a second fan, a phase change heat accumulator, a mixed air box and a tuyere shell; the heat insulated box is internally provided with a cavity, and one end of the cavity is provided with a first air intake duct; the other end of the cavity is provided with a hot air duct; the first fan is installed at the inlet end of the first air intake duct; the hot air duct communicates with the mixed air box; the bottom of the mixed air box communicates with a second air intake duct, and theinlet position of the second air intake duct is provided with the second fan; the upper end of the mixed air box is connected with the tuyere shell; the phase change heat accumulator is arranged in the cavity of the heat insulated box, and one side of the heat insulated box is provided with a heat-accumulating air inlet; the other side of the heat insulated box is provided with a heat-accumulatingair outlet; and the heat-accumulating air inlet and the heat-accumulating air outlet communicate with a charging-accumulating air outlet and a charging-accumulating air inlet of a solar air collector. According to the charging-accumulating solar hot air heater, double air ducts are used for heat supply; cold air and hot air flowing out from the double air ducts are mixed in the mixed air box during heating separately; and the hot air stabilization of the air outlets is achieved.

A solar heat collector includes a housing defining an insulated chamber extending from a focusing lens at a solar receiving end to a target glass at a target end forming a boundary wall between the insulated chamber and a target chamber receiving a heat transfer fluid therein. A target object is supported in the target chamber at the focal point of the focusing lens so as to be surrounded by the heat transfer fluid. In a preferred embodiment a heat engine is supported on the target end of the housing such that the target object and heat transfer fluid are the heat source of the heat engine.

The proposed invention is an in-situ system for aerobic heat treatment of biodegradable organic waste, comprising a bioreactor made up of a dish-shaped decomposition chamber, said decomposition chamber being closed and having: a lid at the top, via which an air extraction device is connected, said device enabling fresh air to enter the decomposition chamber, and a preparation for a device for supplying the biodegradable organic waste; said decomposition chamber is also connected to a system of pipes which convey a hot fluid from the supply tank into a plurality of minitubes located longitudinally on the inner perimeter of the decomposition chamber, and into a shaft that forms part of the mixing mechanism; and, by means of a centrifugal pump, they convey the same fluid, but “cold”, from inside the minitubes and shaft to a solar collector, to heat it, before delivering it to a storage tank for subsequent recirculation.

A multiplicity of Fresnel lenses are attached to tubular branches of a tree-like support structure. Fiber optic bundles are connected to the Fresnel lenses and routed inside the tubular branches and collected as a larger fiber optic bundle inside a main trunk structure to which each of the branches is connected. The larger fiber optic bundle may be connected to a remotely located power generating plant or other processing facility via a fiber optic transmission network. A domed solar energy collector includes an outer dome and one or more inner domes concentrically nested therewith, one or more Fresnel lenses being positioned on the hemispherical surface of each of the outer and inner domes. Each of the inner domes is sized and positioned such that its hemispherical surface lies on the focal point of the next larger dome to thereby multiply the solar energy focused through each of the domes to a collection area within the innermost dome. Solar energy is collected by either a fiber optic network or a photovoltaic panel positioned in the collection area.

A solar concentrator calibration tool that compensates for inconsistencies in the fabrication, assembly and installation of a solar collector system, permitting the solar collector to perform optimally. The calibration tool provides feedback information to a supervisory control processor, allowing the processor to compare the expected position of the sun to the “actual” position found by the calibration tool. The processor then generates a calibration signal, thereafter used by the collector's movement control mechanism, to compensate the tracking of the solar collector to accurately follow the movement of the sun, unconstrained by the effects of the construction inconsistencies.

The invention discloses a solar energy electric heating complementary air conditioner heat pump unit and a control method. The unit comprises a host circulation system and a solar energy auxiliary circulation system. According to the host circulation system, an auxiliary heat exchanger (5) is further arranged between a first throttle valve (3) and an outdoor heat exchanger (4). The solar energy auxiliary circulation system is constituted by a circulation pump (6), a solar energy collector (7), a three-way valve (8), an ejector (9), an intermediate heat exchanger (10), a second throttle valve (11), a first solenoid valve (12) and a second solenoid valve (13). An outlet of the solar energy collector (7) communicates with a first valve port of the three-way valve (8); a second valve port of the three-way valve (8) communicates with an inlet of the ejector (9); and an outlet of the ejector (9) communicates with an inlet of the intermediate heat exchanger (10). The key of the method is that when an outdoor environment temperature is larger than a critical value, a fan of the outdoor heat exchanger (4) operates in a low wind gear. The unit and the method can reduce energy consumption of refrigeration and heating.

The invention provides application of a solar-energy-phase-change heat storage technology and a waste heat recovery technology to a prefabricated concrete member maintenance process and belongs to the field of application of renewable energy sources. A device comprises solar air collectors, a heating chamber, a constant-temperature chamber and a cooling chamber. Each solar air collector is provided with a supply air duct, a return air duct and a first fan. A first supply air opening and a first return air opening are formed in the constant-temperature chamber. A second supply air opening and a second return air opening are formed in the heating chamber. A return air opening, below prefabricated concrete members, in the heating chamber, a first return air duct, a second fan, a first supply air duct and a supply air opening, below the prefabricated concrete members, in the cooling chamber are sequentially connected. A suction hood, above the prefabricated concrete members, in the cooling chamber, a second return air duct in a waste heat recovery system, a third fan, a second supply air duct in the waste heat recovery system and a rotational flow air supply opening are sequentially connected, and the rotational flow air supply opening communicates with the heating chamber. By the adoption of the application of the solar-energy-phase-change heat storage technology and the waste heat recovery technology to the prefabricated concrete member maintenance process, the energy consumption of the prefabricated concrete member maintenance process is lowered, and carbon emission is reduced.

The invention relates to a drying device for wet materials. It includes a dryer and a heat pump. The dryer is equipped with a multi-layer belt conveying device, an air duct and an air inlet and outlet duct connected to the heat pump. The inlet of the dryer is equipped with a wet material feeding device, and the outlet outputs the dry material. , it is equipped with a solar air collector, with an auxiliary air inlet on the heat pump; a fan is installed on the solar air collector, and its air outlet passes through a pipeline with a valve and the auxiliary air inlet of the heat pump, dryer It is connected with the air inlet channel between the heat pump, and its air inlet is respectively connected with the air outlet channel between the dryer and the heat pump and the outside world through a pipeline provided with a valve. The invention greatly saves energy consumption, and the dried sludge realizes stabilization, reduction, harmlessness, and resource utilization. The invention has high degree of automation, less energy consumption, and good treatment effect.