AU614308B2 - Solar water heater - Google Patents
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- AU614308B2 AU614308B2 AU24995/88A AU2499588A AU614308B2 AU 614308 B2 AU614308 B2 AU 614308B2 AU 24995/88 A AU24995/88 A AU 24995/88A AU 2499588 A AU2499588 A AU 2499588A AU 614308 B2 AU614308 B2 AU 614308B2
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- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims description 79
- 230000009182 swimming Effects 0.000 claims description 6
- 230000005855 radiation Effects 0.000 claims 2
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000011152 fibreglass Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000008236 heating water Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000004033 plastic Substances 0.000 description 1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
- F24S25/00—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
- F24S25/60—Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules
- F24S25/61—Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules for fixing to the ground or to building structures
- F24S25/617—Elements driven into the ground, e.g. anchor-piles; Foundations for supporting elements; Connectors for connecting supporting structures to the ground or to flat horizontal surfaces
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
- F24S10/00—Solar heat collectors using working fluids
- F24S10/70—Solar heat collectors using working fluids the working fluids being conveyed through tubular absorbing conduits
- F24S10/72—Solar heat collectors using working fluids the working fluids being conveyed through tubular absorbing conduits the tubular conduits being integrated in a block; the tubular conduits touching each other
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
- F24S20/00—Solar heat collectors specially adapted for particular uses or environments
- F24S20/02—Solar heat collectors specially adapted for particular uses or environments for swimming pools
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
- F24S20/00—Solar heat collectors specially adapted for particular uses or environments
- F24S20/60—Solar heat collectors integrated in fixed constructions, e.g. in buildings
- F24S20/67—Solar heat collectors integrated in fixed constructions, e.g. in buildings in the form of roof constructions
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
- F24S25/00—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
- F24S25/10—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules extending in directions away from a supporting surface
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B10/00—Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
- Y02B10/20—Solar thermal
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
- Y02E10/44—Heat exchange systems
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
- Y02E10/47—Mountings or tracking
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Description
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61 FRef: 77712 FORM COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA PATENTS ACT 1952 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
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FOR OFFICE USE: Class Int Class Complete Specification Lodged: Accepted: Published: Priority: Related Art: 4 44 40 4 044 4 440', 4 0~ uQ 0 uo 4 D, 0 0 0 0t 4 0 0 00 0 0 00O 0 "t0 0 00 i 4 40P 0 04C 4 00r Name and Address of Applicant: Address for Service: Jacobus Nicolaas Pieter Coetzee Plot 2, Pretoria Road Falrleads Benoni REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Spruson Ferguson, Patent Attorneys Level 33 St Martins Tower, 31 Market Street Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia 000r 004 040~ 4 Complete Specification for the Invention entitled: Solar Water Heater The following statement is a full description of this Invention, Including the best method of performing it known to me/us 5845/3 I This invention relates to a solar water heater. In particular, but not exclusively, it relates to a heater for heating water in a swimming pool.
According to the invention there is provided a solar water heater comprising a sun shelter having a roof which has a flow path for water integral therewith and a water inlet to introduce water into the flow path and a water outlet to discharge water from the flow path.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a sun shelter having a roof which has a flow path for 0 0 water integral therewith and a water inlet to introduce water into the flow path and a water outlet to discharge water from S the flow path.
o o The roof of the sun shelter may be formed by a tube whi';h is A s15 rolled into a spiral.
s at A tt Two or more water inlets and two or more water outlets may be provided which are spaced along the length of the tube.
The water inlets and water outlets may be provided in pairs and the arrangement is preferably such t ,t each water inlet and water outlet pair is connected by a length of the spiralled tube which is separate from the length(s) of the spiralled tube which connects the other or each of the other water inlet and water outlet pairs.
-1- 14-- ~uauaa The sun shelter may include a framework which comprises an upper part supporting the spiralled tube and a lower part which is adapted to be implanted in the ground.
The tube may be of a flexible synthetic plastics material.
The material is preferably black.
The water inlets may all be connected to a central water inlet pipe and the water outlets may all be connected to a central outlet pipe.
1 *88o c88 8t 8 8 The invention will now be described, by way of examples, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:- Figure 1 is a plan View of a water heater according to one embodiment of the invention; Figure 2 is a fractional plan view Figure 1, showing the water inlets of the water heater of and water outlets thereof; lb Figure 3 is a fractional side view of the heater of Figure 1; Figure 4 is a fractinal plan view of a water heater according to another embodiment of the invention; and Figure 5 is a side view of the heater of Figure 4.
With reference to Figures 1 to 3 reference numeral 10 generally indicates a swimming pool heater which is in the form of a
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sun shelter 12 comprising a metal framework 14 and a tube 16 wound in the form of a spiral to form a roof of the sun shelter 12.
The framework 14 has an upper part on which the spiralled tube 16 is mounted to form the roof of the sun shelter 12.
The framework 14 further has a lower part which comprises two poles or pipes 18 which can be planted in the ground to maintain the shelter 12 in an upright position. A table, chair or other useful item (not shown) may be provided between the poles 18.
The tube 16 is rolled into an oval-shaped spiral to form the roof of the shelter 12. A series of water inlets 20.1, 20.2, 20.3 and 20.4 and a series of water outlets 22.1, 22.2, S 22.3 and 22.4 is provided along the length of the tube 16, The inlets 20 and the outlets 22 are connected together in pairs by means of sections of the spiralled tube 16, i.e.
the inlet 20.1 is connected to the outlet 22.1 through a number of turns of the tube 16. Likewise the inlet 20.2 is connected by means of a number of turns of the tube 16, to the outlet 22.2, etc. In the present example, there are four sections of the tube 16 connecting four inlet and outlet pairs together, The sections are separate from one another and each forms a separate circulation path for water to be heated.
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The water inlets 20 are all connected to a central inlet pipe 24 and the water outlets are all connected to a central outlet pipe 26. The inlet pipe 24 and the outlet pipe 26 run along the inside of one of the poles 18 to ground level where the pipes 24 and 26 are connected to the water circulation system of the swimming pool, so that water can be circulated through the heater 10 by means of the swimming pool water pump.
With reference to Figures 4 and 5 reference numeral generally indicates a swimming pool water heater according to another embodiment of the invention. The heater 30 is 0 in principle similar to the heater 10 except that the roof of the shelter 12 is circular instead of oval-shaped and that only one pole 18 is provided. A fibreglass table 32 1. is provided around the pole 18. The pole 18 is anchored 0 in a vertical position in the ground by means of concrete 34.
The tube 16 has, for reasons of simplicity, been omitted from Figures 1, 2 and 4 and is only shown in cross-section in Figures 3 and 5. The water inlets 20 and water outlets 22 are also not shown in Figures 4 and -4-
Claims (8)
1. A solar water heater comprising a sun shelter including a roof having a flow path for water integral therewith, a water inlet to introduce water into the flow path and a water outlet to discharge water from the flow path, the sun shelter being adapted to absorb heat from solar radiation, the flow path comprising a plurality of tubes each of which is rolled into a spiral, each tube being provided with a water inlet and a water outlet spaced along the length of the flow path.
2. A solar water heater as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water inlets are all connected to a central water inlet pipe connectable to the inlet of the flow path and the water outlets are all connected to a central water outlet pipe connectable to the outlet of the flow path.
3. A sun shelter comprising a roof having a flow path for water, the flow path being provided with a water inlet to introduce water into the flow path and a water outlet to discharge water therefrom, the roof being adapted to absorb heat from solar radiation, the flow path comprising a plurality of tubes each of which is rolled into a. spiral, each tube being provided with a water Inlet and water outlet, the water inlets and water outlets being spaced along the length of the flow path.
4. A sun shelter as claimed in claim 3, wherein the water Inlets are all connected to a central water inlet pipe connectable to the flow S path and the water outlets are all connected to a central water outlet pipe connectable to the outlet of the flow path.
A solar water heater as claimed in claim l or laim 2, comprising a hollow column suitable for supporting the roof, the water inlet and the water outlet of the flow path being in the form of pipes extending through the hollow column and interconnecting the flow path with the water circulation system of a swimmlng pool.
6. A solar water heater as claimed In claim 1 or claim 2, comprising an oval shaped roof and two hollow columns, one hollow column being adapted to contain a pipe connectable to the water inlet of the flow path and the other hollow column being adapted to contain a pipe connectable to the outlet of the water flow path,
7, A sun shelter as claimed in claim 3 or claim 4, comprlsing a hollow column suitable for supporting the roof, the water Inlet and the water outlet of the flow path being in the form of pipes extending S STA/1586w r2r 4~ i~ 7) through the hollow column and interconnecting the flow path with the water circulation system of a swimming pool.
8. A sun shelter as claimed in claim 3 or claim 4, comprising an oval shaped roof and two hollow columns, one hollow column being adapted to contain a pipe connectable to the water inlet of the flow path and the other hollow column being adapted to contain a pipe connectable to the outlet of the water flow path. DATED this FOURTEENTH day of JUNE 1991 Jacobus Nicolaas Pieter Coetzee Patent Attorneys for the Applicant SPRUSON FERGUSON 90 0 s 0 0 4000 1 $09 6 FI m a ~rsir STA/1586W L 04
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| AU24995/88A AU614308B2 (en) | 1988-11-10 | 1988-11-10 | Solar water heater |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| AU24995/88A AU614308B2 (en) | 1988-11-10 | 1988-11-10 | Solar water heater |
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| AU2499588A AU2499588A (en) | 1990-07-19 |
| AU614308B2 true AU614308B2 (en) | 1991-08-29 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| AU24995/88A Ceased AU614308B2 (en) | 1988-11-10 | 1988-11-10 | Solar water heater |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITAN20080033A1 (en) * | 2008-07-11 | 2010-01-12 | B & F S R L | CYCLOPE PENSILINA-PHOTOVOLTAIC GAZEBO |
Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU6600674A (en) * | 1974-02-25 | 1975-08-28 | Kearton M C | Solar heating systems |
| AU502000B2 (en) * | 1976-03-25 | 1979-07-12 | International Standard Electric Corporation | Solar radiation absorption panelling |
| AU1151883A (en) * | 1982-01-27 | 1983-08-12 | Villamosszigetelo-Es Muanyaggyar | Method/apparatus for utilization of solar energy, using a double-conical heat accumulator |
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Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU6600674A (en) * | 1974-02-25 | 1975-08-28 | Kearton M C | Solar heating systems |
| AU502000B2 (en) * | 1976-03-25 | 1979-07-12 | International Standard Electric Corporation | Solar radiation absorption panelling |
| AU1151883A (en) * | 1982-01-27 | 1983-08-12 | Villamosszigetelo-Es Muanyaggyar | Method/apparatus for utilization of solar energy, using a double-conical heat accumulator |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITAN20080033A1 (en) * | 2008-07-11 | 2010-01-12 | B & F S R L | CYCLOPE PENSILINA-PHOTOVOLTAIC GAZEBO |
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| AU2499588A (en) | 1990-07-19 |
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