Patent ID: 7886537

Claim:
A power generation system comprising: a turbine; and a fluid warming device in communication with said turbine for warming a fluid to predetermined temperature to be used to rotate said turbine, said fluid warming device comprising a housing including an inlet and an outlet formed through sidewalls thereof, an inlet pipe extending from the inlet substantially the length of said housing, an outlet pipe extending from the outlet substantially the length of said housing, a plurality of solar collection members carried by said housing between said inlet pipe and said outlet pipe, each of said plurality of solar collection members comprising a plurality of channels to receive the fluid, wherein each of the plurality of channels have a width greater than one micron, a cover positioned to overlie the plurality of solar collection members, at least one fastener connected to the sidewall of said housing for fastening said cover to said housing, and insulation between a top portion of said plurality of solar collection members and a bottom portion of said cover, and between a bottom portion of said plurality of solar collection members and said housing, said inlet pipe, plurality of solar collection members, and outlet pipe being in fluid communication with one another.