JPS5915764A - Light energy collecting apparatus having film structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable to conserve energy for a long period, by causing a reaction of optical isomerization for converting to a light energy storing compound by the light energy transmitted through a film member. CONSTITUTION:Norbornadiene (referred hereinafter as substance N) is used as a light energy storing compound passed through the inside of a compound passage 26. The substance N is converted into a highly strained compound of quadricyclene (referred hereinafter as substance Q) by the reaction of optical isomerization when short wave rays in the range of ultraviolet rays are radiated. Solar rays radiated to a light energy collecting apparatus are radiated to the substance N in the compound passage 26 through a film member 10 and converts the substance N to the substance Q by causing the reaction of optical isomerization. Since the substance Q in a substance Q storing tank 36 is not converted again to the substance N by itself, it is enabled to accumulate energy over a long period.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a membrane structure light energy assembly that stores light energy in a light energy storage compound that passes between a pair of membrane bodies.

A device has been proposed that uses light energy such as sunlight as a device that introduces air between opposing membrane bodies and uses this air as a heat medium to accumulate solar heat. This device uses air as a heat medium. Therefore, it has the advantage of being lightweight and easy to handle, but it has the disadvantage that the heat capacity of air is small, so the efficiency of solar energy is low, and it is impossible to store it for a long time.

Another possibility is a device that circulates water between a pair of membrane bodies and heats it with sunlight to form a fruit, but like air, it is impossible to store energy for a long time.

In consideration of the above facts, the present invention aims to provide a membrane-structured optical energy assembly that is capable of large-scale solar thermal assembly and that can store energy for a long period of time.

The membrane structure optical energy device according to the present invention attaches both ends of a pair of membrane bodies disposed opposite to an inlet header and an outlet header, respectively, and supplies a light energy storage compound from the inlet header between the two membrane bodies, The light energy storage compound is changed from a highly strainable compound to a high strain compound by light energy such as sunlight transmitted through the transparent membrane, and this high strain compound is taken out from the exit header.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the energy collection device according to this embodiment includes a pair of transparent film bodies 10 disposed opposite to each other.
The optical energy storage compound is configured to flow between the opaque film body 12 and the opaque film body 12.

Both ends of the transparent film body 10 and the opaque film body 12 in the longitudinal direction (left and right direction in FIG. 1) are connected to an entrance header 14 and an exit ladder 16. As shown in FIG. 4, this connection structure connects the transparent membrane 10 and the opaque membrane 12 to paired flanges 18.20 projecting from the headers 14 and 16.
The ends of both membranes 10.1 are fixed by adhesive or other means.
2 are arranged in parallel.

As shown in detail in FIG. 3, a rib 22 serving as a separator is provided between the pair of spars 14 and 16 of the multi-sided fence. This rib 22 has a width dimension of the membrane body 1
It is a thin plate material with a dimension of between 0.12 and 10.12 mm, and its widthwise end is glued to the membrane body 10.12, and its longitudinal direction is the header 14.12.
The header 14 is arranged at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the header 16.
, 16. Therefore, this rib 22
The area is divided into several long and narrow chambers.

In particular, in this embodiment, several chambers are alternately designated as compound flow channels 26 and air-filled chambers 28.

Although the air filled into the air filling chamber 28 does not contribute to the collection of light energy, the pressure of the filled air stretches the membrane body 10.12 to form the roof of the space 30.

The header 14.16 facing the compound flow path 26 is provided with a plurality of nozzles 32, as shown in FIG. After collecting the light, exit header 16
It is designed to be collected from Compound flow path 2 with
The direction of movement of the compound within 6 is shown in the direction of arrow A in Figure 2.3.

In this embodiment, norbornagene (shown in FIG.
(hereinafter referred to as N-body) is used. This N-isomer is a highly stable compound that has fluidity at room temperature, and when irradiated with short wavelength light in the ultraviolet region, it changes into a highly strained compound quadricyclene (hereinafter referred to as Q-isomer) through a photoisomerization reaction. When these 9 forms are passed through a catalyst (cobalt tetraphenyl porphyrin complex or cobalt phthalocyanine complex), they undergo a catalytic thermal reaction and return to the N form. At this time 22kcat/Mot=24
Accompanied by heat generation of about 0 cal/V.

Therefore, it is possible to mainly accumulate short wavelength light of sunlight and release it as thermal energy as necessary.

As shown in FIG. 1, the outlet header 16 is connected to a nine-body reservoir 36 by piping 34. This 9 body storage tank 3
6 is connected to a heating coil 44 of a hot water storage tank 42 through a pipe 38 and a pump 40, and this heating coil 44 has a 9
A catalyst 46 is provided facing the body passageway to return the body to the N body through a catalytic thermal reaction.

A pipe 48 is connected to the outlet of the heating coil 44.
This pipe 48 is connected to an 8-body storage tank 50 so that the N-bodies produced by the catalytic thermal reaction are accumulated in the 8-body storage tank 50. The eight-body storage tank 50 is also connected to the inlet header 14 by piping 52 and a pump 54 to circulate the N-bodies to the inlet header 14 when necessary.

The hot water storage tank 42 is provided with a heat exchanger coil 56,
It is connected to an air conditioner 64 by pipes 58, 60 and a pump 62. This air conditioner 64 transfers heat from the hot water tank 42 to the space 3.
0 for heating, -! The heat from the octopus can be used to cool the space 30 using, for example, an absorption refrigerator. Also, the heated hot water in the hot water storage tank 42 can be led to the hot water supply section and consumed as needed.

An emergency storage tank 68 is connected to the inlet ladder 14 via a pipe 66. A valve 70 is located in the middle of this pipe 66.
is interposed, and the light energy storage compound can be stored in the emergency storage tank 68 by opening the valve 70, and the Nt etc. The pressure of the inert gas cylinder 76 allows the inlet header 14 to be refilled with optical energy storage compound.

The opaque film body 12 of this embodiment is preferably made of glass cloth coated with tetrafluoroethylene resin.
Delicious. In addition, the pressure resistance of the air filling chamber 28 is 25 to 2/ct.
I. The material and dimensions of the membrane body 10.12 were set so that the load capacity was 5 kg/I.

In the optical energy collection device W of this embodiment configured in this way, first the inert gas in the inert gas cylinder 76 is guided to the emergency storage tank 68, thereby depleting the N bodies in the emergency storage tank 68. The active gas is fed under pressure to the inlet into the ladder 14 and filled between the membrane bodies 10 and 1.2.

The sunlight irradiated to the light energy collection device passes through the membrane 10 and irradiates the N-form in the compound flow path 26, and is converted into the Q-form, which is a highly strained compound, by a photoisomerization reaction.

While proceeding between the membrane bodies 1.0 and 12 in this manner, the N bodies gradually change into Q bodies, which pass from the outlet header 16 through the pipe 34 and are accumulated in the nine body storage tank 36.

Since the Q body in the 9 body storage tank 36 does not return to the N body by itself, energy can be stored over a long period of time.

If necessary, the Q body in the 9 body storage tank 36 is guided to the heating coil 44 by the pump 40 to cause a thermal reaction with the catalyst 46.
return to the body. This catalytic thermal reaction heats the hot water in the hot water storage tank 42, which can be used for heating, cooling, or hot water supply.

The returned N bodies pass through the pipe 48 and are accumulated in the eight body storage tank 5°, and are sent to the ladder 14 through the pipe 52 to the inlet under the pressure of the pump 54.

In addition, if there is a danger such as a lightning strike, the valve 70 can be opened to evacuate the N bodies from the rudder 14 to the inlet into the emergency storage tank 68, making it possible to use flammable light energy storage compounds. .

The above thermal energy is used not only for air conditioning and hot water supply, but also for heat generation, snow melting,
The range of applications is extremely wide as it can be widely applied to hot water pools, agriculture, etc. Since the membrane structure can be stretched over a wide area, it can completely surround roads, shopping arcades, parks, etc., and when used as a roofing material, it can be used as both an energy collection device and a roofing material. This can contribute to cost reduction and further reduce heat loss from the roof. Note that if a translucent material is used in place of the opaque film body I2 of the above embodiment, light can be brought in from the ceiling.

If solar energy is collected by circulating water, which is a heat absorbing and dissipating material, into the air-filled chamber 28 of the above embodiment, the water can collect mainly long-wavelength light from the sunlight. Together with this, solar energy in the entire wavelength range can be collected. Although norbornadiene was used as the light energy storage compound in the above example, the present invention can be applied to any fluid light energy storage compound that can repeatedly absorb light energy and release thermal energy through a reversible photoisomerization reaction. Yes, other compounds such as azepines can also be used. When this azepine receives short-wavelength light, it changes to dichlorobutenodihydrobyrol, a highly strained compound, and in the presence of a catalyst, it reverts back to azepine, a highly strainable compound, and is accompanied by heat generation. .

As explained above, the film-structured light energy collecting device according to the present invention has a structure in which a light energy storage compound is supplied between a pair of film bodies, so that large-scale solar heat collection is possible with a simple structure.9. It also has the excellent effect of preserving solar heat for a long period of time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing an embodiment of the film structure optical energy collecting device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the energy collecting device, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing the attachment portion between the header and the film body, and FIG. 5 is a chemical reaction formula showing the optical energy storage compound used in this example. 10... Transparent film body, 12... Opaque film body, 14
...Inlet header, 16...Outlet header, 26.
... Compound flow path, 32... Nozzle. Agent Patent Attorney Atsushi Nakajima Figure 3 Figure 4 z Figure 5 (λi 1ζ

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Both ends of a pair of membrane bodies disposed opposite to each other are attached to an inlet header and an outlet header, and a light energy storage compound is supplied from the inlet header between the two membrane bodies, and the light energy transmitted through the membrane bodies is 1. A membrane-structured light energy assembly, characterized in that a photoisomerization reaction occurs in a light energy storage compound at a temperature of 100.degree. C., and the light energy storage compound is extracted from an exit header.