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Structural solar collector

Kersavage, J.A.

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Structural solar collector
Author: Kersavage, J.A.
Subjects: 141000 - Solar Collectors & Concentrators ; ARCHITECTURE ; COATINGS ; CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS ; DESIGN ; PARABOLIC COLLECTORS ; REFLECTIVE COATINGS ; ROOFS ; SOLAR ABSORBERS ; SOLAR ARCHITECTURE ; SOLAR COLLECTORS ; SOLAR ENERGY ; SOLAR EQUIPMENT
Description: The upper surface of the building, e.g., roof or portion of the roof, is constructed in the form of a hyperbolic paraboloid having a concave surface directed in a specified, for example, southerly, direction. This concave surface is covered with a reflective material such that solar radiation or the like is reflected to an arcuate focus. An absorber is disposed along the length of the focus for absorbing the reflected radiation. Means are provided for storing and using the absorbed radiation. Thus, a structural portion of a building performs as a concentrating solar collector for the building.
Publisher: United States
Creation Date: 1981
Language: English

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