SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTOR, AND THERMAL STORAGE DEVICE

• Main Authors: COLSON WENDELL B, FOGARTY DANIEL M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 01.09.2016
• Subjects: BLASTING; BUILDING; CEILINGS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FLOORS; GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; HEATING; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; RANGES; ROOFS; VENTILATING; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; WEAPONS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solar energy collector and thermal storage device for placement in a building's exterior architectural opening, having an insulating cavity.SOLUTION: A solar energy collector and thermal storage device for placement in a building's exterior architectural opening is provided, having an insulating cavity including a first lite on the device exterior side and a second lite spaced inwardly therefrom, defining a depth of insulating cavities 48 and 50, and being substantially filled with an insulating gas. A provided thermal storage cavity includes the second lite and a third lite spaced inwardly therefrom, defining a depth of the thermal storage cavity which is at least the same size as the insulating cavity depth, and is substantially filled with a thermal storage medium, which is a hydrogel 52 adhering to the second lite and the third lite and having cohesion characteristics such that it is self supporting and maintains its shape within the thermal storage cavity. A low-emissivity coating disposed on the insulating cavity side of the second lite inhibits exterior thermal radiation transfer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】断熱空洞を有する、建物の外部建築用開口部に配置するための太陽エネルギー収集器（collector）及び蓄熱装置を提供する。【解決手段】装置外部側の第１のライト、及び内部へ離間した第２のライトを含み、断熱空洞４８、５０の奥行きを画定し、断熱ガスで実質的に充填されている断熱空洞を有している、建物の外部建築用開口部に配置するための太陽エネルギー収集器及び蓄熱装置が提供される。提供された蓄熱空洞は、第２のライト、及び内部へ離間した第３のライトを含み、断熱空洞の奥行きと少なくとも同じサイズである蓄熱空洞の奥行きを画定し、第２のライト及び第３のライトに粘着するとともに、自立的であり、かつ、蓄熱空洞内で形状を維持するような凝集特性を有するハイドロゲル５２である蓄熱媒体で実質的に充填される。第２のライトの断熱空洞側に配置された低放射コーティングは、外部熱放射伝達を防ぐ。【選択図】図３