Vacuum solar collector
US4881521A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/44
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a vacuum solar collector comprising a seamless deep-drawn trough (1) which contains an absorber (9) and conduits (12, 13) for a heat transport medium and comprises an edge (4) on which a radiation-permeable pane (7) rests which covers the trough and which is supported over its area by spaced support elements (17) bearing in turn on the trough bottom (3), it is provided that the trough bottom (3) is made corrugated.
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