SOLAR WALL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A solar wall system comprising, an exteriorly exposed transparent member, a collector plate, adapted to be exposed to solar energy, interiorly disposed with respect to, and spaced apart from, said transparent member to define a first void space between said transparent member and said collector plate, said collector plate having a plurality of openings and having a mass equal to solid plate of like material, wherein said openings increase the total surface area of said collector plate as compared to a solid plate of like material, a second void space behind said collector plate for collection and movement of warm air, and a most interiorly disposed wall structure element, said second void space being defined by said collector plate and said wall structure element.
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Abstract
A solar wall system wherein the wall has a collector plate for gathering solar energy and converting it into heat energy. The collector plate is an apertured collector plate having substantially no materials loss when compared to a solid plate of like material, weight and dimensions, but has increased surface area. One embodiment of the invention relates to a transparent solar wall system capable of transmitting light to the internal parts of a building structure. The transparent wall system utilizes the louvered collector plate. Another embodiment of the invention relates to a very efficient opaque solar wall system which employs gang-nail collector plates.
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16 Claims
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1. A solar wall system comprising, an exteriorly exposed transparent member, a collector plate, adapted to be exposed to solar energy, interiorly disposed with respect to, and spaced apart from, said transparent member to define a first void space between said transparent member and said collector plate, said collector plate having a plurality of openings and having a mass equal to solid plate of like material, wherein said openings increase the total surface area of said collector plate as compared to a solid plate of like material, a second void space behind said collector plate for collection and movement of warm air, and a most interiorly disposed wall structure element, said second void space being defined by said collector plate and said wall structure element.
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2. The wall system of claim 1 wherein said collector plate is a gang-nail plate.
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3. The wall system of claim 1 wherein said collector plate is a louvered plate.
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4. The wall system of claim 1 where said plate is comprised of a material of high solar absorbtivity selected from the group consisting of copper, aluminum, steel and galvanized iron.
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5. The wall system of claim 4 wherein the collector plate is black.
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6. The wall system of claim 1 wherein said wall system is comprised of a plurality of modular units.
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7. A solar wall system for buildings and the like, comprising, in general laminar construction within a frame means, an exteriorly exposed first transparent member, a second transparent member spaced apart from said first member and interiorly disposed therefrom, a first aperturEd collector plate spaced apart from and behind said second transparent member, said apertured collector plate having substantially no material loss when compared to a solid plate of like material, weight and dimension, but having increased surface area, and an insulation layer spaced with respect to said collector plate to form a chamber for warm air circulation therebetween.
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8. The wall system of claim 7 wherein said first collector plate is a louvered collector plate.
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9. The wall system of claim 8 wherein behind said first collector plate and in front of said insulation layer is last transparent member.
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10. The wall system of claim 9 wherein said insulation layer is movable from a first position adjacent the last transparent member to a position removed therefrom whereby the wall system is capable of transmitting light into the interior of said structure.
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11. The wall system of claim 7 wherein behind said first collector plate and in front of said insulation layer is a second collector plate.
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12. The wall system of claim 7 wherein said wall system is comprised of exterior modular units and interior modular units, said exterior units comprising the exposed, exteriorly disposed transparent member, at least one interiorly disposed transparent member and the first collector plate, and said interior modular unit comprising the insulation layer.
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13. The wall system of claim 12 wherein exterior modular units are rectangular and have two adjacent sides with open frame members of U-shaped cross section and the other two sides defining closed frame members, and means on said closed frame members to matingly receive said open frame members.
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14. The wall system of claim 13 wherein said closed frame members define a cavity therewithin, said cavity being insulation filled.
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15. The wall system of claim 12 wherein said interior modular unit comprises a second collector plate and said insulation layer.
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16. A solar wall system comprising, a wall structure element, a gang nail collector plate in said wall structure element, adapted to be exposed to solar energy, said collector plate having a plurality of openings and having a mass equal to a solid plate of like material, wherein said openings increase the total surface area of said collector plate as compared to a solid plate of like material.
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