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    There are several types of solar collectors that can be used to harness solar energy including back-pass collectors, concentrating collectors, Trombe walls, batch collectors, and liquid collectors. Concentrating collectors use reflectors to focus sunlight onto an absorber to achieve higher temperatures. Trombe walls are thick, dark walls that absorb heat during the day and radiate it inside at night. The document also describes several solar collector manufacturers and their products, such as SES which designs large solar dish systems, and Solarco which produces 24-tube kits. Different reflecting surface options are discussed like coatings, membranes, tiles, and metal roofs that can increase solar reflectance and reduce heating costs. Areas for further exploration around solar collectors

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    There are several types of solar collectors that can be used to harness solar energy including back-pass collectors, concentrating collectors, Trombe walls, batch collectors, and liquid collectors. Concentrating collectors use reflectors to focus sunlight onto an absorber to achieve higher temperatures. Trombe walls are thick, dark walls that absorb heat during the day and radiate it inside at night. The document also describes several solar collector manufacturers and their products, such as SES which designs large solar dish systems, and Solarco which produces 24-tube kits. Different reflecting surface options are discussed like coatings, membranes, tiles, and metal roofs that can increase solar reflectance and reduce heating costs. Areas for further exploration around solar collectors

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    There are several types of solar collectors that can be used to harness solar energy including back-pass collectors, concentrating collectors, Trombe walls, batch collectors, and liquid collectors. Concentrating collectors use reflectors to focus sunlight onto an absorber to achieve higher temperatures. Trombe walls are thick, dark walls that absorb heat during the day and radiate it inside at night. The document also describes several solar collector manufacturers and their products, such as SES which designs large solar dish systems, and Solarco which produces 24-tube kits. Different reflecting surface options are discussed like coatings, membranes, tiles, and metal roofs that can increase solar reflectance and reduce heating costs. Areas for further exploration around solar collectors

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    Solar Collectors

    Types

    Back-pass solar collectors

    Concentrating solar collectors

    Thermal mass designed to radiate heat during the night


    Glass to allow sunlight through
    With added salt fillers stored energy changes from 200 cal/day to 80,000 cal/day

    Batch Solar Collectors

    Best suited for clear skies


    Steam production
    Concentrates light at absorber which can increase efficiency at high temperature
    Four forms: parabolic trough, parabolic dish, power tower, stationary solar collectors

    Trombe Wall

    Used to heat air


    Glazed surface
    May be integrated with thermal mass

    Water heating
    Glazed water collectors

    Solar cookers
    Liquid Solar Collectors

    Vacuum tubing

    Manufacturers and Products


    SES Dish Stirling System Technology
    Designers of large, industrial solar dish systems
    Product made of huge concentrator (dish reflectors) and power
    conversion unit (hydrogen heating that runs pistons)
    Industrial Solar Technology
    Roof mount parabolic troughs
    Specifications IST Roof Mounted Trough (RMT) System
    Reflective Module Size
    120.75 in. x 45.2 in. (3067 mm
    x 1148 mm)
    Gross Aperture Area
    37.9 ft2 (3.52 m2)
    Net Aperture Area
    35 ft2 (3.25 m2)
    Concentrator Weight
    55 lb (25 kg)
    Materials of Construction
    Aluminum
    Reflective Surface
    Coated polished aluminum
    With 1120 ft^2 area, produces 52 kWth

    Manufacturers and Products


    Solarco Manufacturing Ltd.
    24 Tube Kit
    $2,100
    Works down to -40 Celcius
    93% light allowed in
    3.6 ft x 4.9 ft

    Reflecting Surfaces
    Cool roofs
    White surfaces preferred
    Metal surfaces offer high albedos but low
    thermal emittance
    Reduce heating costs in hot environments

    Reflecting Options
    Coatings ($.75 $1.50 per square foot)
    Elastomeric
    Polyurethane
    Acrylic

    Single-ply Membranes ($1.50 $3.00)


    Semi-flexible
    EPDM, PVC, TPO

    Reflective tiles ($3.00)


    Pigments allow for 70% reflection of suns energy

    Metal roofs ($2.00 and up)


    With additional pigments will reflect infrared as well

    Areas of further exploration


    Alternating cool roof/warming roof
    material?
    Designing our own trough system for heat
    Pigments for roofing
    Integration of a trough system
    Current research into reflecting light
    (moisture barriers)

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