JPS588881B2 - 太陽熱利用の液体蒸留方法及び装置 - Google Patents
太陽熱利用の液体蒸留方法及び装置Info
- Publication number
- JPS588881B2 JPS588881B2 JP55045117A JP4511780A JPS588881B2 JP S588881 B2 JPS588881 B2 JP S588881B2 JP 55045117 A JP55045117 A JP 55045117A JP 4511780 A JP4511780 A JP 4511780A JP S588881 B2 JPS588881 B2 JP S588881B2
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- lens
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- liquid
- solar energy
- heat
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
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- F24S20/20—Solar heat collectors for receiving concentrated solar energy, e.g. receivers for solar power plants
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
- F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
- F24S23/30—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with lenses
- F24S23/31—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with lenses having discontinuous faces, e.g. Fresnel lenses
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
- F24S30/00—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules
- F24S30/40—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement
- F24S30/45—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement with two rotation axes
- F24S30/458—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement with two rotation axes with inclined primary axis
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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
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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
- Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
- Y02E10/52—PV systems with concentrators
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- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
- Heat Treatment Of Water, Waste Water Or Sewage (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR7620986A FR2357836A1 (fr) | 1976-07-09 | 1976-07-09 | Systeme de captation de l'energie solaire |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPS55147103A JPS55147103A (en) | 1980-11-15 |
| JPS588881B2 true JPS588881B2 (ja) | 1983-02-18 |
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Family Applications (2)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP55045117A Expired JPS588881B2 (ja) | 1976-07-09 | 1980-04-04 | 太陽熱利用の液体蒸留方法及び装置 |
| JP4511680A Granted JPS55146985A (en) | 1976-07-09 | 1980-04-04 | Slender light collector for converting solar energy into electric energy |
Family Applications After (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP4511680A Granted JPS55146985A (en) | 1976-07-09 | 1980-04-04 | Slender light collector for converting solar energy into electric energy |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
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| JP (2) | JPS588881B2 (enExample) |
| FR (1) | FR2357836A1 (enExample) |
Cited By (1)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP2022508810A (ja) * | 2018-10-17 | 2022-01-19 | マーナ,サティシュ | 淡水化システム |
Families Citing this family (10)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL57551A (en) * | 1978-06-13 | 1982-11-30 | Stark Virgil | Apparatus for solar distillation particularly of water |
| US4323052A (en) * | 1979-01-05 | 1982-04-06 | Virgil Stark | Solar energy system |
| US4345582A (en) * | 1979-11-19 | 1982-08-24 | Aharon Naaman B | System for the utilization of solar energy |
| FR2476281A1 (fr) * | 1980-01-18 | 1981-08-21 | Seyve Daniel | Capteur solaire a concentration |
| JPS57113460U (enExample) * | 1980-12-30 | 1982-07-13 | ||
| JPH0252917A (ja) * | 1988-08-18 | 1990-02-22 | Toto Ltd | 給湯器の排気装置 |
| NL1006657C2 (nl) * | 1997-07-24 | 1999-01-27 | Halmos Beheer En Exploitatie B | Inrichting voor het verwarmen met behulp van zonne-energie. |
| JP5164999B2 (ja) * | 2008-01-17 | 2013-03-21 | シャープ株式会社 | 集光型太陽光発電ユニットおよび集光型太陽光発電ユニット製造方法 |
| JP2013002298A (ja) * | 2011-06-13 | 2013-01-07 | Tokkyuhin:Kk | 大型レンズによる太陽光発電装置 |
| CN115650163B (zh) * | 2022-10-17 | 2024-06-25 | 佛山仙湖实验室 | 一种陶瓷储热的甲醇重整制氢系统及方法 |
Family Cites Families (6)
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| GB863636A (en) * | 1956-06-14 | 1961-03-22 | Megatron Ltd | Improvements in and relating to photo-sensitive devices |
| US3152442A (en) * | 1962-05-04 | 1964-10-13 | Richard J Rowekamp | System for converting solar energy into useful energy |
| GB1172829A (en) * | 1965-12-16 | 1969-12-03 | Patrick Henry James Southby | Improvements relating to Systems for Deriving Useful Energy from Solar Radiation. |
| JPS5136887A (enExample) * | 1974-09-24 | 1976-03-27 | Sony Corp | |
| AU8656875A (en) * | 1974-11-13 | 1977-05-19 | Northrup Inc | Solar energy collector |
| US3934573A (en) * | 1975-02-28 | 1976-01-27 | Dandini Alessandro O | Spherical system for the concentration and extraction of solar energy |
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1976
- 1976-07-09 FR FR7620986A patent/FR2357836A1/fr active Granted
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1980
- 1980-04-04 JP JP55045117A patent/JPS588881B2/ja not_active Expired
- 1980-04-04 JP JP4511680A patent/JPS55146985A/ja active Granted
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP2022508810A (ja) * | 2018-10-17 | 2022-01-19 | マーナ,サティシュ | 淡水化システム |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| JPS55146985A (en) | 1980-11-15 |
| JPS6118353B2 (enExample) | 1986-05-12 |
| FR2357836A1 (fr) | 1978-02-03 |
| JPS55147103A (en) | 1980-11-15 |
| FR2357836B1 (enExample) | 1982-12-03 |
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