EP3230657A4 - Air curtain control system and method - Google Patents

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EP3230657A4
EP3230657A4 EP15867874.8A EP15867874A EP3230657A4 EP 3230657 A4 EP3230657 A4 EP 3230657A4 EP 15867874 A EP15867874 A EP 15867874A EP 3230657 A4 EP3230657 A4 EP 3230657A4
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control system
air curtain
curtain control
air
curtain
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French (fr)
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EP3230657A1 (en
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Graham Owen HUGHES
John Downing Pye
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Australian National University
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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
    • F24S20/20—Solar heat collectors for receiving concentrated solar energy, e.g. receivers for solar power plants
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S40/00—Safety or protection arrangements of solar heat collectors; Preventing malfunction of solar heat collectors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S50/00—Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S80/00—Details, accessories or component parts of solar heat collectors not provided for in groups F24S10/00-F24S70/00
    • F24S80/60—Thermal insulation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S21/00—Solar heat collectors not provided for in groups F24S10/00-F24S20/00
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y02E10/46—Conversion of thermal power into mechanical power, e.g. Rankine, Stirling or solar thermal engines
EP15867874.8A 2014-12-09 2015-12-09 Air curtain control system and method Withdrawn EP3230657A4 (en)

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AU2014904974A AU2014904974A0 (en) 2014-12-09 Air curtain control system and method
PCT/AU2015/000742 WO2016090410A1 (en) 2014-12-09 2015-12-09 Air curtain control system and method

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EP3230657A1 EP3230657A1 (en) 2017-10-18
EP3230657A4 true EP3230657A4 (en) 2018-07-25

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CN (1) CN107208931B (en)
AU (1) AU2015362065A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2016090410A1 (en)

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US4312324A (en) * 1978-08-09 1982-01-26 Sanders Associates, Inc. Wind loss prevention for open cavity solar receivers
US4913129A (en) * 1989-05-22 1990-04-03 Bechtel Group, Inc. Solar receiver having wind loss protection
JP3527360B2 (en) * 1996-06-12 2004-05-17 高砂熱学工業株式会社 Air conditioning method for perimeter zone and air conditioner for perimeter zone
US20100154782A1 (en) * 2008-12-23 2010-06-24 Wai Man Hon Solar furnace
US20140342649A1 (en) * 2011-12-06 2014-11-20 A.R.I.A. Engineering S.R.L. Method and an apparatus for creating an outdoor still-air environment, or an environment with controlled wind
WO2013142911A1 (en) * 2012-03-29 2013-10-03 Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd A hybrid receiver-combustor

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EP3230657A1 (en) 2017-10-18
WO2016090410A1 (en) 2016-06-16

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