Patent ID: 8967136
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: F24S,F28D,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A system for collecting solar energy, the solar energy collecting system comprising: a manifold defining a closed fluid passage between a condensation point and a plurality of holes into a housing, the holes opening into the fluid passage, the manifold including a plurality of receptacles configured to be received in the holes in the housing such that the receptacles extend into the housing in heat exchange relationship with the fluid passage at heating points defined by an outside surface of the receptacles, and a heat sink at the condensation point; a fluid within the fluid passage; and a solar energy collecting device, including a plurality of solar energy collector members extending from and operably connected to the receptacles in the manifold, the plurality of solar energy collector members adapted to collect solar energy and transform said solar energy into heat energy, wherein the heat energy is transferred from the solar energy collector members to the receptacles and to the fluid in a liquid state in the manifold at the heating points so as to heat the fluid into a vapor state such that the fluid in the vapor state flows to the condensation point where heat energy is transferred to the heat sink so as to cool the fluid to the liquid state, and wherein the fluid repeatedly circulates in the fluid passage between a vapor state at the heating points and a liquid state at the condensation point of the fluid passage.