Steven D Sanders

US Patent:

20080216823, Sep 11, 2008

Filed:

Feb 12, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/029968

Inventors:

Ronald Kmetovicz - Verdi NV, US
Steven Sanders - Huntsville UT, US

International Classification:

F24J 2/46
F24J 2/51

US Classification:

126704, 126709

Abstract:

Described herein are solar energy apparatus that overcome many of the disadvantages and shortcomings of conventional solar energy absorption structures. The solar energy apparatus may comprise inexpensive material and have smaller dimensions to reduce the overall cost of the apparatus. The apparatus may also have coatings which help to maximize the amount of solar energy absorbed and minimize the deterioration of the apparatus due to overheating. The apparatus may include a system for monitoring and controlling the temperature of the apparatus to prevent overheating.

US Patent:

20120175082, Jul 12, 2012

Filed:

Sep 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/496158

Inventors:

Ronald E. Kmetovicz - Reno NV, US
Steven N. Sanders - Eden UT, US

International Classification:

F28D 15/02

US Classification:

16510421

Abstract:

This invention relates to the process of collecting heat and removing heat from a heat pipe for solar energy applications. More specifically, this invention is a solar energy system that elegantly couples a heat pipe and a single header heat transfer assembly that has the capability of interchangeable operational designs using solar collector panel, solar vacuum tube, or integrated solar thermal and photovoltaic array configurations. The header assembly is structurally and thermally connected to the heat pipe by a heat pipe receiver which surrounds the condenser end of the heat pipe and plugs into the interior of the header assembly.