Passive solar heating apparatus
US5143051A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/44
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for heating of a body of water is floatingly received within the body of water. The collector includes a housing formed with an interior cavity containing aluminum oxide crystals in communication with collector tubes extending orthogonally downwardly relative to the housing also filled with the aluminum oxide crystals. A lens assembly plate is mounted above the cavity, with the lens assembly including a matrix of magnification lens members coextensively directed throughout the plate above the cavity. A modification of the invention includes a water storage tank for the storage and heating of water in association with a heating tank structure.
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