CN101910749A - Solar thermal energy collector - Google Patents
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Abstract
A solar thermal energy collector includes a receptacle and a tube positioned within the receptacle and having a closed end. The tube includes a divider cross-sectionally bifurcating the tube. The divider is spaced apart from the closed end of the tube to allow fluid communication between two bifurcated portions of the tube. A fluid is circulated through the two bifurcated portions of the tube for transferring of the solar thermal energy.
Description
Background technology
Present invention relates in general to the solar thermal energy field.Particularly, the present invention relates to solar thermal collector.
Solar thermal collector used more than 20 years.Design is divided into flat, box, air type, integral type, no glass type, is more generally as parabola groove, dish formula and comprehensive pyramid of energy (full power towers).Although they are being sold on the market more than 20 years, the design of up-to-date vacuum tube becomes more efficient and cheap, makes them can commercialization and family expenses, and uses widely.Some devices comprise the heat radiation insert that is placed on pipe inside, the manifold that its energy that is used for collecting passes to heat-transfer fluid and heat transferred is positioned at tube end and links to each other with insert.
Conventional design is restricted aspect gatherer transmission heat ability at it.People wish to improve heat transfer efficiency.
Summary of the invention
In one aspect, the present invention includes solar thermal collector, it comprises container and the pipe that is positioned at described container and has blind end.Described pipe comprises the separator that makes described pipe be divided into two branches along cross section.Separator separates with fluid between two components that allow described pipe with the blind end of described pipe and is communicated with.Fluid circulates with the transmission solar thermal energy by two components of described pipe.
In one embodiment, the fluid that is used to transmit solar thermal energy is a mineral oil.In another embodiment, the fluid that is used to transmit solar thermal energy is an anti-icing fluid.
In one embodiment, described pipe is attached to manifold, and described manifold is attached to the pump that makes fluid pass through described manifold and two component circulations.Manifold could be attached to tube-carrier.
In one embodiment, described separator is to make described pipe be divided into the plate of two components along cross section.Described pipe can have circular cross section, and described separator can form two components with semi-circular cross-section.
In one embodiment, described pipe is the global facility of manifold.
In one embodiment, described container is Dewar bottle (dewar), and described Dewar bottle has outer wall and inwall, and described Dewar bottle vacuumizes between described outer wall and inwall, and wherein, described Dewar bottle is all-glass.Zone between the outer surface of described pipe and the inwall of described Dewar bottle can be filled with second fluid to promote heat transmission.Second fluid can be a mineral oil.In one embodiment, Dewar bottle has the heat absorbing coating that is positioned on the inboard wall outer surface.Coating can be the metal aluminum nitride pottery.
In one embodiment, do not need the solar tracking parts and with external reflection parts combinations, described fluid has the temperature that is higher than 280 degrees Fahrenheits when its flow container.
In one embodiment, gatherer also comprises and is used for sunshine is reflexed to external reflector on the described container.External reflector can be compound parabolic concentrator (CPC).
In another aspect of this invention, a kind of method that is used to collect solar thermal energy comprises: make one or more reflectors be positioned at one or more containers outside, described reflector is suitable for solar thermal energy is directed on described one or more container; Make manifold be positioned to be suitable for being assemblied in described one or more container with one or more pipes, each pipe has blind end and has makes described pipe be divided into the separator of two branches along cross section, and described separator separates with fluid between two components that allow described pipe with the blind end of described pipe and is communicated with; Circulate to carry out the solar thermal energy transmission with two components that make fluid by described pipe.
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Fig. 1 has shown the solar thermal collector according to the embodiment of the invention; With
Fig. 2 A and 2B have shown according to the solar thermal collector of the embodiment of the invention cutaway view along the intercepting of the straight line II-II among Fig. 1.
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Embodiments of the invention provide device, the method and system that are used to collect and/or transmit solar thermal energy.Thus, embodiments of the invention can be provided for cheap, the effective means that solar thermal energy is collected.
With reference to figure 1,2A and 2B, shown solar thermal collector according to the embodiment of the invention.In the embodiment shown, gatherer 100 comprises the one or more containers 120 that are attached to manifold 110.Manifold 110 comprises inlet tube 112 and the outlet 114 that is used for making by manifold 110 and gatherer 100 the fluid circulation.Provide pump 116 so that fluid 110 circulations.Can select the size of inlet tube 112, outlet 114 and pump 116 according to the requirement of the application-specific of gatherer 100.
Manifold 110 is attached to one or more containers 120.Can from any practicable number, select the number of container 120 according to the size of required collector system.In addition, manifold can be connected on a plurality of containers according to series system, parallel way or its any combination.
Each container 120 is preferably the all-glass vacuum bottle with double-walled construction, shown in Fig. 2 A and 2B are clear.Undoubtedly, in other embodiments, can use the container of various other types.In one embodiment, container is the cylindrical shape Pyrex bottle with closed end, shown in Fig. 1 is exemplary.Each Dewar bottle 120 is provided with inwall 122 and outer wall 124.Zone between inwall 122 and the outer wall 124 vacuumizes.Vacuum area causes low hear rate.The level of vacuum that can change zone between inwall 122 and the outer wall 124 is to raise the efficiency (for example, reducing hear rate) or to reduce cost.The vacuum space can also comprise passive (passive) or initiatively (active) mechanism to forbid or to reduce the space osmosis of other gas of hydrogen for example or helium.
In one embodiment, the outer surface of inwall 122 (that is, facing the surface of vacuum area) is coated with heat absorbing coating 126, for example metal aluminum nitride pottery.In other embodiments, the coating that can use other to buy from market.Heat absorbing coating 126 helps container 120 to absorb solar thermal energy.
Each container 120 is provided with the pipe 130 that is suitable for being assemblied in the container 120.In one embodiment, an end of pipe 130 inserts in the container 120 and has blind end 139.Pipe 130 is provided with separator 134, and the cross section of its separating tube 130 or make its separated into two parts is shown in Fig. 2 A and 2B are clear.In the embodiment shown, pipe 130 has circular cross section, and separator 134 will be managed 130 separated into two parts, forms two components 136,138 that have semi-circular cross-section respectively.Undoubtedly, in other embodiments, the shape of cross section of pipe 130 or component can be different.In a preferred embodiment, the cross-sectional area of component 136,138 is similar each other substantially.As shown in Figure 1, the end of separator 134 separates with the blind end 139 of pipe 130.Amount of space between the blind end 139 of separator 134 and pipe is enough to allow fluid to center on separator 134 to flow freely.
The other end of pipe 130 is attached to manifold 110, and described manifold is attached to the corresponding pipe of each other container with gatherer 100.Pipe 130 can be attached to manifold 110 according to the variety of way that includes but not limited to weld.In one embodiment, the connection of manifold 110 and pipe 130 comprises uses the spiral type thread that is formed on manifold 110 and the pipe 130, with similar based on the situation of the traditional welding head that can use thread seal.In a specific embodiment, shown in Fig. 1,2A and 2B, pipe 130 forms one with manifold 110.Thus, pipe 130 can form a body component of manifold and not comprise any joint, connector or seal.Therefore, in case form, pipe 130 can easily not pulled down from manifold 110.The pipe 130 and the monolithic construction of manifold 110 have reduced the number of required parts, thereby have reduced on-the-spot installation and assembling gatherer 100 required time and manpower.Therefore, between erecting stage, 120 need of container are around pipe 130 location.The seal (not shown) can be set to be fixed on the container 120 will manage 130.In addition, monolithic construction has been eliminated the potential leakage point that makes fluid flow through container, and is as described below.
In order to promote to conduct heat to pipe 130 from container 120, container and the zone 132 of managing between 130 can be filled with heat-transfer fluid.In one embodiment, this heat-transfer fluid is a mineral oil.Use fluid and wherein compare and reduced hear rate for no object space (for example, air or vacuum).For the heat-transfer fluid in the reserve area 132, can container 120 and manage 130 or manifold 110 between the seal (not shown) is set.This seal or encapsulation scheme are well-known for a person skilled in the art.
According to embodiments of the invention, it is simple that the assembling of gatherer 100 and maintenance become.Because pipe 130 and manifold 110 are whole to be formed (or otherwise assembled in advance), only need to connect container 120.Therefore, for the maintenance purpose, can need not to change change under the situation of whole gatherer 100 may be impaired each container.In addition, between container 120 and manifold 110, use the suitable seal part can make the replacing of this class container become simply, save time and efficiently.Field worker can be finished this maintenance under the situation that does not expend plenty of time and manpower.
Fig. 2 A and 2B have shown two embodiment of the external reflector 140a, the 140b that use with the embodiment of the invention.At first with reference to figure 2A, external reflector 140a has the parabolic parts by two indents of the V-shape portion spare connection of central evagination.Each female feature forms half parabola substantially.
With reference now to Fig. 2 B,, external reflector 140b comprises the parabolic part of two indents together that are connected to each other.In the present embodiment, each female feature forms substantially a parabola mostly.Thus, two female parts connect to form " V " shape.
Therefore, the shape of reflector 140 make with predetermined incidence angle incide on the reflector 140 substantially all sunshines be directed on the container 120, more specifically, be directed on the heat absorbing coating 126 on the outer surface of the inwall 122 that is positioned at Dewar bottle 120.Thus, sunshine is effectively gathering on the container 120 under the situation of hear rate minimum.In addition, the vacuum double-walled construction of Dewar bottle 120 and use at Dewar bottle 120 and between managing 130 heat-transfer fluid to help to make hear rate to reach minimum in the zone 132.Therefore, under the situation that does not have the solar tracking parts, can obtain the enough efficient of gatherer 100, thereby significantly reduce cost.Reflector 140, container 120 and manage 130 combination and preferably be configured to have big acceptance angle.For example, in one embodiment, acceptance angle is for spending at least ± 35.Therefore, catch the sunshine at least 70 degree scopes, collect corresponding solar thermal energy.
In order to promote to collect solar thermal energy, reflector 140 can be configured to catch the energy in the solar spectrum particularly.Thus, reflector 140 can be made by the material that is suitable for most solar spectrum energy.In certain embodiments, reflector 140 can be coated with this optimal material.
In one embodiment, protective cover 150 is positioned at container 120 tops.Protective cover 150 is sized to cover a plurality of containers 120.Alternatively, single protective cover 150 can be positioned at each container 120 top.Container is preferably made by the clear glass of for example soda-lime glass, and it does not interfere the transmission of sunshine to reflector 140.
In order further to avoid this interference, protective cover 150 can be provided with anti-reflection coating.This anti-reflection coating guarantees that sunshine is transferred to reflector 140 in that sunshine is reflected under the situation away from gatherer 100 in a large number.Anti-reflection coating can impose on the inner surface (that is, facing the surface of reflector 140 and container 120) of protective cover 150 or the outer surface of protective cover 150.In one embodiment, similar anti-reflection coating can also impose on the surface of container 120.Anti-reflection coating can be made by any one material.In one embodiment, anti-reflection coating comprises the structure that multilayer, colloidal sol and gel state are changed mutually.Therefore, allow to collect solar thermal energy, prevent that simultaneously gatherer 100 is subjected to for example influence of rubble.
In operation, fluid circulates by manifold 110 via pump 116.Fluid flow by manifold 110 can be regulated for specified conditions and application-specific.Fluid is by in the pipe 130 in inlet tube 112 circulations and the inflow container 120.Form among the whole embodiment at pipe and manifold 110 (with inlet tube 112), do not have leakage problem.The location of pipe 130 in container 120 forms in the pipe 130 and the peripheral passage in the container 120.The peripheral passage comprises the component 136,138 of pipe 130.Therefore, in one embodiment, fluid at first passes through a component 136 from inlet tube 112, circulates by second component 138 subsequently.Thus, when fluid flowed, it occupied the whole volumes in the pipe 130 substantially, and wherein, a flow direction occupies a volume in the component, and opposite flow direction occupies another component.Fluid subsequently from manage 130 and container 120 flow out to outlet 114.The seal (not shown) can prevent that fluid from leaking when its flow container 120.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that peripheral passage (inlet tube-first area-second area-outlet) can be reverse in other embodiments, it falls within the scope of the invention equally.
Therefore, solar thermal energy is directed on the container 120 by external reflector 140.Solar thermal energy is by container 120, and more specifically, the absorber coatings 126 that is positioned on the outer surface of inwall 122 of container 120 absorbs.As mentioned above, the vacuum area between inwall 122 and the outer wall 124 helps to reduce hear rate, thereby improves the efficient of gatherer 100.When passing through two stub area 136,138 circulation times, fluid is heated, thereby helps to carry out the solar thermal energy transmission from gatherer 100.Fluid subsequently with heat energy with form of heat from manage 130 and container 120 take out of, be heated by heat energy in 130 o'clock thereby make fluid flow through pipe at it.Fluid by gatherer 100 circulations can be selected from various fluids.In one embodiment, fluid is a mineral oil.In another embodiment, fluid is an anti-icing fluid.
Embodiments of the invention can be in the temperature that under the situation of not using the solar tracking parts fluid is heated to more than 280 degrees Fahrenheits.Some embodiment can be when fluid flow container 120 be heated to fluid the temperature more than 300 degrees Fahrenheits.Therefore, embodiments of the invention can efficiently be collected solar thermal energy with the cost effective and efficient manner.
In one embodiment, select fluid to make the fluid boiling point be higher than the maximum temperature that fluid in the container 120 moment of fluid flow container 120 (typically) is reached.Thus, fluid circulation time in container 120 can not seethe with excitement, and therefore, applies extra pressure can for the wall portion of container 120.Therefore, container 120 can be made by various materials.In a particular embodiment, for fear of the extra pressure that acts in the wall portion, allow container 120 to make by glass.
In various embodiments, select fluid to make the fluid flash-point be higher than the maximum temperature that fluid reaches.Thus, under the fluid situation that (for example, from being arranged in the manifold of sealing area) leaks in system, fluid can not lighted, thereby does not have fire hazard.Therefore, system is manufactured into fire prevention itself.
Although disclose specific embodiment of the present invention, should be appreciated that various remodeling and combination are possible, and fall within the practicalness and scope of claims.Therefore, summary of the present invention and specification are not used in restriction the present invention.
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1. solar thermal collector comprises:
Container; With
Be positioned at described container and have the pipe of blind end, described pipe comprises makes this pipe be divided into the separator of two branches along cross section, and described separator separates with fluid between two components that allow described pipe with the blind end of described pipe and is communicated with,
Wherein, fluid circulates with the transmission solar thermal energy by two components of described pipe.
2. gatherer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the fluid that is used to transmit solar thermal energy is a mineral oil.
3. gatherer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the fluid that is used to transmit solar thermal energy is an anti-icing fluid.
4. gatherer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described pipe is attached to manifold, and described manifold is attached to the pump that makes fluid pass through described manifold and described two components circulation.
5. gatherer as claimed in claim 4, wherein, described manifold is attached to tube-carrier.
6. gatherer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described separator is to make described pipe be divided into the plate of two components along cross section.
7. gatherer as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described pipe has circular cross section, and described separator forms two components with semi-circular cross-section.
8. gatherer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described pipe is the global facility of manifold.
9. gatherer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described container is a Dewar bottle, and described Dewar bottle has outer wall and inwall, and described Dewar bottle vacuumizes between described outer wall and inwall, and wherein, described Dewar bottle is all-glass.
10. gatherer as claimed in claim 9, wherein, the zone between the outer surface of described pipe and the inwall of described Dewar bottle is filled with second fluid, to promote heat transmission.
11. gatherer as claimed in claim 9, wherein, described second fluid is a mineral oil.
12. gatherer as claimed in claim 9, wherein, described Dewar bottle has the heat absorbing coating on the outer surface that is positioned at described inwall.
13. gatherer as claimed in claim 12, wherein, described coating is the metal aluminum nitride pottery.
14. gatherer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, do not need the solar tracking parts and with external reflection parts combinations, described fluid has the temperature that is higher than 280 degrees Fahrenheits when this fluid flow container.
15. gatherer as claimed in claim 1 also comprises being used for sunshine is reflexed to external reflector on the described container.
16. gatherer as claimed in claim 15, wherein, described external reflector is compound parabolic concentrator (CPC).
17. a method that is used to collect solar thermal energy comprises:
Make one or more reflectors be positioned at one or more containers outside, described reflector is suitable for solar thermal energy is directed on described one or more container;
Make manifold be positioned to be suitable for being assemblied in described one or more container with one or more pipes, each pipe has blind end and has makes described pipe be divided into the separator of two branches along cross section, and described separator separates with fluid between two components that allow described pipe with the blind end of described pipe and is communicated with; With
Fluid is transmitted to carry out solar thermal energy by two component circulations of described pipe.
18. the method for collection solar thermal energy as claimed in claim 17, wherein, described fluid is a mineral oil.
19. the method for collection solar thermal energy as claimed in claim 17, wherein, described fluid is an anti-icing fluid.
20. the method for collection solar thermal energy as claimed in claim 17, wherein, described separator is to make described pipe be divided into the plate of two components along cross section.
21. the method for collection solar thermal energy as claimed in claim 17, wherein, described container is a Dewar bottle, and described Dewar bottle has outer wall and inwall, and described Dewar bottle vacuumizes between described outer wall and inwall, and described Dewar bottle is all-glass.
22. method as claimed in claim 21, wherein, the zone between the outer surface of described pipe and the inwall of described Dewar bottle is filled with second fluid, to promote heat transmission.
23. method as claimed in claim 21, wherein, described Dewar bottle has the heat absorbing coating on the outer surface that is positioned at described inwall.
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