CPC Definition - Subclass F24S
This place does not cover:
Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy |
Examples of places where the subject matter of this place is covered when specially adapted, used for a particular purpose, or incorporated in a larger system:
Distillation or evaporation of water using solar energy | |
Drying solid materials or objects by radiation, e.g. from the sun | |
Photovoltaic [PV] cells including means directly associated with the PV cell to utilise heat energy | |
Thermophotovoltaic systems | |
Photovoltaic [PV] modules including means associated with the PV module to utilise heat energy |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Semiconductor devices specially adapted for converting solar energy into electrical energy |
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Solar heat collector modules | whole solar heat collectors; part of solar heat collectors, e.g. reflectors, lens or heat storages |
Absorbing elements | elements for absorbing solar-ray and converting it into heat |
Solar heat systems | systems having solar heat collectors as their components and using the collected heat |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Solar heat collectors having working fluid conveyed through collector, the working fluid being conveyed between plates | |
Solar heat collectors having working fluid conveyed through collector, the working fluid being conveyed through tubular heat absorbing conduits |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat-pipes |
This place does not cover:
Solar heat collectors integrated in fixed constructions in the form of shingles or tiles |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Supporting structures specially adapted for roof structures of buildings for directly fixing photovoltaic modules |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Optical elements or systems per se |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus not specific to apparatus provided for elsewhere | |
Supporting structures specially adapted for roof structures of buildings for directly fixing photovoltaic modules |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus not specific to apparatus provided for elsewhere | |
Supporting structures specially adapted for roof structures of buildings for directly fixing photovoltaic modules |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules | |
Supporting structures of photovoltaic modules for generation of electric power specially adapted for solar tracking systems |
This place does not cover:
Arrangements for storing heat collected by solar heat collectors in the working fluids forming pools or ponds |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Heat storage plants or apparatus in general |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Radiation-absorbing paints |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Materials for heat transfer |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Joints or fittings for pipes in general | |
Branch units for pipes in general |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Solar heat collectors having working fluid conveyed through collector surrounded by transparent enclosures, e.g. evacuated solar collectors |
Examples of places in relation to which this place is residual:
Distillation or evaporation of water using solar energy | |
Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy | |
Photovoltaic [PV] cells including means directly associated with the PV cell to utilise heat energy | |
Thermophotovoltaic systems | |
Photovoltaic [PV] modules including means associated with the PV module to utilise heat energy |
Examples of places in relation to which this place is residual:
Solar heat collectors using working fluids using internal thermosiphonic circulation |