Patent ID: 8371287

Claim:
A solar collector reflector system, comprising: at least one modular, enclosed solar panel, the solar panel having a selectively operable solar collector-reflector assembly and a transparent cover, the solar panel including means for permitting media to flow over the solar collector-reflector assembly, the solar collector-reflector assembly having distinct surfaces for collecting or reflecting solar energy to transfer heat to media, the solar collecting surface including protrusions throughout the collecting surface to increase the solar energy collection surface area and induce turbulence in media flow; a driver assembly to drive the solar collector-reflector assembly, wherein the driver assembly includes a drive roller, an idler roller, and an endless belt rotatable about the drive roller and the idler roller, the endless belt having said protrusions, said protrusions being a plurality of black hemispherical balls disposed on about one-half the length of the belt for maximal surface area exposure to the sun, the remaining half of the belt having a solar reflection surface; and a controller selectively actuating the driver assembly, the controller having means for sensing differential temperatures.