US20160109158A1 - Solar thermal collector - Google Patents

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US20160109158A1
US20160109158A1 US14/884,012 US201514884012A US2016109158A1 US 20160109158 A1 US20160109158 A1 US 20160109158A1 US 201514884012 A US201514884012 A US 201514884012A US 2016109158 A1 US2016109158 A1 US 2016109158A1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S40/00Safety or protection arrangements of solar heat collectors; Preventing malfunction of solar heat collectors
    • F24S40/80Accommodating differential expansion of solar collector elements
    • F24J2/05
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S10/00Solar heat collectors using working fluids
    • F24S10/40Solar heat collectors using working fluids in absorbing elements surrounded by transparent enclosures, e.g. evacuated solar collectors
    • F24J2/523
    • F24J2/5262
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S25/00Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/10Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules extending in directions away from a supporting surface
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S25/00Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/60Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/67Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules for coupling adjacent modules or their peripheral frames
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S80/00Details, accessories or component parts of solar heat collectors not provided for in groups F24S10/00-F24S70/00
    • F24S80/30Arrangements for connecting the fluid circuits of solar collectors with each other or with other components, e.g. pipe connections; Fluid distributing means, e.g. headers
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S25/00Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/60Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/44Heat exchange systems
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/47Mountings or tracking

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  • the application relates generally to a solar thermal collector.
  • Each self-supported collector is typically installed by means of two installation supports and each support comprises a vertical support pile and an inclined support pile. Lower ends of the vertical and inclined piles are attached to a concrete base or rammed into a ground, and the upper ends are attached to each other so that the base and piles form a triangle.
  • the vertical pile raises an upper edge of a collector and the inclined pile supports a back side of the collector, when the back side leans on it, and provides a desired inclination for the collector.
  • a collector is lifted directly in its position on the supports, which are arranged on the ground so that the inclined piles locate usually approx. 1 ⁇ 4 from each collector side, and attached to the piles.
  • the supports are installed at high pace so that it is difficult for a vehicle with a crane to move between the supports and it needs an extra caution and work to position collectors on the supports.
  • the adjacent and positioned collectors are connected to each other by corner-to-corner connections, which are provided by 180 degrees bended external flexible metal hoses, whereupon a minimum space between collectors can be approx. 150-200 mm because of the characteristic of the hoses and collector alignment tolerances.
  • the hoses provides external compensation for thermal expansion, but those need a dedicated external hose insulation and protection material.
  • One object of the invention is to withdraw the above-mentioned drawbacks and provide a solar thermal collector.
  • One object of the invention is fulfilled by providing a solar thermal collector of claim 1 and a method of claim 8 .
  • One embodiment of the invention is a solar thermal collector comprising an absorber for absorbing solar radiation, the absorber comprising a heat transport channel for a heat transport fluid, a collector frame for covering the absorber, the frame comprising an access hole and an exit hole, and hydraulic connection tubes for connecting the heat transport channel and other heat transport channels through the access and exit holes.
  • the tubes are installed at least partly inside the collector and at least one of the tubes comprises a flexible part inside the collector.
  • hydraulic connection tube(s) refers to hydraulic connection means, which can be e.g. a tube, hose, or any other hollow, elongated element (body) that can be used for conveying heat transport fluids used in solar thermal collectors.
  • the means are made of e.g. at least one of the following materials: metal, plastic, and rubber.
  • One embodiment of the invention is a method for connecting a solar thermal collector, which comprising an absorber for absorbing solar radiation, the absorber comprising a heat transport channel for a heat transport fluid, and a collector frame for covering the absorber, the frame comprising an access hole and an exit hole.
  • the method comprising connecting, by means of hydraulic connection tubes, the heat transport channel and other heat transport channels through the access and exit holes, when the tubes are installed at least partly inside the collector and at least one of the tubes comprises a flexible part inside the collector.
  • FIGS. 1 a -1 e illustrates a T-shaped mounting support and a sliding of a solar thermal collector along the support during a mounting
  • FIGS. 2 a -2 c illustrates a flexible hydraulic connection tubes.
  • FIG. 1 a illustrates two adjacent large area solar thermal collectors 110 a, 110 b on a ground or elsewhere mounted by means of lower (first) and upper (second) T-shaped mounting supports 100 , which provides an improved mechanical support for the collectors 110 a, 110 b.
  • the lower supports 100 are configured to support lower parts 116 a, 116 b of the collectors 110 a, 110 b and the upper supports 100 , for one, are configured to support upper parts 118 a, 118 b.
  • each support 100 reduces a number of required supports by repositioning them to a far side of each collector 110 a, 110 b and, hereby enabling that each support 100 can be shared by two adjacent collectors 110 a, 110 b.
  • FIG. 1 b illustrates details of the mounting support 100 , which can be made of metal parts 120 , 130 , 140 , e.g. stainless or galvanized steel parts.
  • the support 100 comprises a C-shaped, I-shaped or other type of vertical support part 120 that has a bottom end 122 and a top end 124 .
  • the bottom end 122 is configured to be mounted into the ground or a mounting base e.g. a concrete or metal base.
  • the support 100 further comprises an inclination part 130 , which is attached to the top end 124 . It comprises an inclined surface 132 to which a C-shaped, I-shaped of other type of horizontal support part 140 is attached in order to form the T-shaped support 100 . It is possible to use more than one parts 120 to support the part 140 .
  • FIG. 1 c illustrates one collector 110 b that is mounted on the support 100 .
  • the support 100 can be e.g. a shared support, which can support e.g. two collectors 110 , 110 b.
  • the part 140 is configured to support the collector(s) 110 a, 110 b and enables to slide one supported collector 110 a— after it has been lifted on the supports 100 as FIG. 1 d illustrates—along the part 140 in a horizontal direction e.g. towards the supported collector 110 b in order to mount the collector(s) 110 a, 110 b according to FIG. 1 e.
  • the mounted collector(s) 110 a, 110 b is inclined according to the inclined surface 132 .
  • the supported and positioned collectors 110 a, 110 b are connected to each other by means of a hydraulic connection illustrated in FIGS. 2 a - 2 c.
  • the supported collector(s) 110 a, 110 b is attached to the part 140 , which comprises at least one mounting hole 142 , e.g. at least one elongated hole, by means of attaching means 150 , which comprise e.g. an attaching support (attaching bracket) 150 , e.g. an L-shaped steel plate (bracket), and a screw-nut combination for each support 150 .
  • attaching means 150 comprise e.g. an attaching support (attaching bracket) 150 , e.g. an L-shaped steel plate (bracket), and a screw-nut combination for each support 150 .
  • the support(s) 150 is installed on a back side 112 a, 112 b of the supported collector(s) 110 a, 110 b, e.g. on side frames (side walls) of a collector frame 111 , and attached by the screw-nut combination(s) through the hole 142 .
  • the elongated hole(s) 142 and the screw-nut attachment(s) allow to slide the supported collector(s) 110 a, 110 b even after some tensioning of the screw-nut combination(s) e.g. to allow for some expansion of the collector(s) 110 a, 110 b.
  • the support(s) 150 prevents a movement of the supported collector 110 a, 110 b in an inclination direction.
  • the T-shaped supports 100 ensure good alignment between the adjacent collectors 110 a, 110 b in a row since there is no need for e.g highly adjustable brackets.
  • the supports 100 provides nice visual appearance when the collector row can easily be made to smoothly follow the height profile of the ground.
  • collector row with multiple collectors 110 a, 110 b will in practice appear like one long collector surface, which facilitates a collector glass cleaning, especially if the cleaning is automated.
  • FIG. 2 a illustrates a back side 202 of a large area solar thermal collector 200 , which can be used e.g in district heating systems.
  • the collector 200 comprises an absorber 210 for absorbing solar radiation.
  • the absorber 210 comprises a heat transport channel for a heat transport fluid and it—as well as some other parts of the collector 200 —is covered by a collector frame 220 .
  • the heat transport channel comprises an internal access (an internal inlet) and an internal exit (an internal outlet) inside the collector 200 .
  • the frame 220 comprises an access hole (an inlet hole) and an exit hole (an outlet hole), which enable the hydraulic connection 230 , 232 between the heat transport channel and other heat transport channels.
  • the access and exit holes in the frame 220 can be either aligned or offset from the internal access and exit on the absorber 210 .
  • the access and exit holes can be located e.g. in a middle of side frames (side walls) 222 a, 222 b of the frame 220 and the internal access and exit can be located e.g. in corners of the frame 220 as FIGS. 2 a -2 c illustrate.
  • the collector 200 does not have significant external connections, whereupon there is no shadow effect on a next collector row behind from the hydraulic connections 230 , 232 , which improves a field efficiency/production.
  • top frame top wall 224 , which eases an integration with the landscape and promotes an approval of new solar fields.
  • the offsets removes a need for having the hydraulic connection 230 , 232 (access and exit holes) near collector corners, which reduces mechanical weakening of the corners, when the internal access and exit in upper corners of the absorber 210 are maintained. This provides no issues with captured air during filling of the absorber 210 .
  • the height of the hydraulic connection 230 , 232 is reduced to approx. 1.5 m over the ground from approx. 2 m, which provides easy reach for a normal person and improves work ergonomics during the mounting of the hydraulic connections 230 , 232 .
  • the access and exit holes locate in e.g. the top frame 224 or anywhere else of the collector 200 .
  • the hydraulic connection 230 , 232 is provided by means of integrated hydraulic connection tubes 230 , 232 that connect the heat transport channel and the other heat transport channels, e.g. a heat transport channel of another collector 200 , through the access and exit holes.
  • the tubes 230 , 232 are installed at least partly inside the collector 200 and at least one of the tubes 230 , 232 comprises a flexible part (is flexible) inside the collector 200 , whereupon it can be bended inside the collector 200 .
  • One of the tubes 230 , 232 can be an inflexible tube, whereupon other one of the tubes 230 , 232 comprises at least one flexible part, which is at least partly inside the collector 200 , or it is completely flexible.
  • each tube 230 , 232 in the collector can be partly flexible—so that at least a part of a flexible part is inside the collector 200 —or completely flexible.
  • the integration of the tubes 230 , 232 provides an improved insulation by use of existing collector insulation (increased thermal resistance), whereupon power loss is reduced.
  • tubes 230 , 232 reduces a need for tube bending, which significantly reduces a collector row pressure drop, increases maximum possible length of collector rows, which for one reduces a field installation cost, eases requirements on pressure rating of a field pump, and reduces electrical energy consumption by the field pump.
  • At least one of the tubes 230 , 232 can be flexible outside the frame 220 and the collector 200 , whereupon it is possible to bend the tube(s) 230 , 232 during the connection to the other heat transport channels. So, the tube(s) 230 , 232 can be a flexible metal and/or plastic tube (hose) 230 , 232 at least partly.
  • the integrated tube(s) 230 , 232 reduces tube bending, whereupon a flexible tube installation is now with reduced mechanical loading of the tubes (hoses) 230 , 232 .
  • the tube 230 comprises an inlet connection adapter 234 and the tube 232 comprises an outlet connection adapter 236 for connecting the tubes 230 , 232 , or vice versa, so that the adapter 236 of one collector 200 is connected to its counterpart, i.e. the adapter 234 of the another collector 200 (heat transport channel), and so on.
  • the tubes 230 , 232 provides only one connection point per the collector 200 instead f two, whereupon it reduces significantly an installation time when the interconnection between the collectors 200 is simple: the collector mounting and hydraulic connection is now a single step operation. It is also possible to realize solutions, which comprises two connections of similar types, e.g. two of the tube 230 or the tube 232 .
  • tubes 230 , 232 between the side frames 222 a, 222 b provides an easier handling of thermal expansion when a full worst case absorber expansion can be handled largely without mechanical loading of the absorber 210 .
  • the collector 200 enables in-production tube test, when only one field-tested adapter connection per the collector 200 .
  • fewer in-field connections are required and, so, the risk of in-field introduced connection leaks is reduced.
  • the adapter(s) 234 , 236 comprises a transport position for protecting the adapter(s) 234 , 236 during transportation.
  • the adapter(s) 234 , 236 is pulled out from the transport position for the hydraulic connection 230 , 232 and pushed back fully or partly into the collector 200 during its connection.
  • the integrated tubes 230 , 232 enables together with the T-shaped supports 100 an ultra-short distance, approx. 20-40 mm, between the adjacent collector 200 by the increased mechanical flexibility of the hydraulic connection 230 , 232 .
  • tubes 230 , 232 provides an increased collector field power density.
  • tubes 230 , 232 provides an improved and uniform overall visual appearance by absence of visual external hydraulic connection above the collectors 200 .
  • the visual appearance is now similar to that of widely used large scale photovoltaic (PV) installations, whereupon a seamless visual integration with PV installations is possible.
  • PV photovoltaic

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