HELIOMODULE Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: solar power engineering. SUBSTANCE: heliomodule has heat-absorbing surface 1 oriented to Sun, rear surface 2, bottom surface 3, two side surfaces 4. Channels 5 are made in rear, bottom and side surfaces, channels 6 are made in heat-absorbing surface 1. Channels 6 are provided with inlet opening 7 and outlet openings 8. Heliomodule is provided with heated water inlet opening 9 and heated water discharge opening 10. Heat losses from rear, bottom and side surfaces are decreased by presence of low heat- conductive media (for instance, air) in channels 5. Channels 6 are filled with media with higher heat-conductivity (for instance , water) through opening 7 to provide efficient supply of solar energy to volume to be heated through surface 1. In case solar radiation is not available, (in night time, cloudiness) channels 7 are discharged through opening 8. EFFECT: increased efficiency through reduced heat losses. 1 dwg