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Laminar solar energy collecting unit having absorber plates consisting of hollow fibers

US4180056A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Jenaer Glaswerk, Schott & Gen. · DE

Inventors

Roland Schnabel · Hofheim, DE
Eckart Hussmann · Stadtilm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 31, 1977
Grant date	Dec 25, 1979
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 31, 1997

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/44
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A solar energy collecting unit is disclosed having an absorber for solar radiation comprising at least one hollow fiber having a heat-dissipating medium flowing therethrough. The hollow fibers used are preferably glass fibers, and preferably form the absorbing surface of the collecting unit.

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