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Partially transparent sun collector having a sun protection function

US8607781B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

Michael Hermann · Tacherting, DE
Tilmann Kuhn · Hinterzarten, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 27, 2007
Grant date	Dec 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 17, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sun collector comprising a flat absorber body (1) on or in which one or more absorber channels (17) for the flow of a heat transfer medium are configured. In areas which are not occupied by the one or more absorber channels (17), the absorber body (1) of the present sun collector has penetrable openings (4, 10, 13) for sunlight to pass through. The sun collector therefore provides the double function of a sun collector with a partially transparent sun protection device.

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