thermal collectors
1Thermal power station — Republika Power Plant, a thermal power station in Pernik, Bulgaria …
2Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece …
3Solar thermal collector — A solar thermal collector is a solar collector specifically intended to collect heat: that is, to absorb sunlight to provide heat. Although the term may be applied to simple solar hot water panels, it is usually used to denote more complex… …
4Seasonal thermal store — A seasonal thermal store (also known as a seasonal heat store or inter seasonal thermal store) is a store designed to retain heat deposited during the hot summer months for use during colder winter weather. The heat is typically captured using… …
5Photovoltaic thermal solar collector — A Photovoltaic thermal solar collector is a photovoltaics system that is also a solar thermal collector. PV/T collectors A number of PV/T collectors in different categories are commercially available. The collectors can be divided into the… …
6Solar thermal collector — A device designed to receive solar radiation and convert it to thermal energy. Normally, a solar thermal collector includes a frame, glazing, and an absorber, together with appropriate insulation. The heat collected by the solar collector may… …
7Photovoltaic and solar thermal energy — (as usedat electric utilities) Energy radiated by the sun as electromagnetic waves (electromagnetic radiation) that is converted at electric utilities into electricity by means of solar (photovoltaic) cells or concentrating (focusing)… …
8Solar thermal collector, special — An evacuated tube collector or a concentrating (focusing) collector. Special collectors operate in the temperature range from just above ambient temperature (low concentration for pool heating) to several hundred degrees Fahrenheit (high… …
9Flat-Plate Solar Thermal/Heating Collectors — Large, flat boxes with glass covers and dark colored metal plates inside that absorb and transfer solar energy to a heat transfer fluid …
10Solar hot water — is water heated by the use of solar energy. Solar heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors, a fluid system to move the heat from the collector to its point of usage. The system may use electricity for pumping the fluid,… …
