Solar thermal collectorsW are apparatus designed to collect the thermal energy of the sun.
Constructed[edit | edit source]
Galleries of various uses of constructed solar thermal collectors.
Cookers[edit | edit source]
Solar thermal collectors functioning as food cookers
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Earthen Solar Cookers A low cost and low environmental impact design envisioned by Bart Orlando. -
Catch and Cook A solar oven capable of reaching 160°F in 20 minutes -
Solar Bowling Oven Solar oven kids can build and use on their own -
The Solar Swing Solar oven for a school reaching 200°F in 30 minutes -
Aleiha's parabolic solar cooker Parabolic Solar Cooker -
Papasan Chair Solar Cooker A solar cooker and chair when not in use -
Parabolic basket and tin can solar cooker Solar cooker out of local invasive species and waste materials -
Sunbrella An umbrella in the rain, a solar cooker in the Sun -
Umbrella solar cooker A multi-use solar cooker
Dehydrators[edit | edit source]
Solar thermal collectors functioning as food dehydrators
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Window Shopper and Back Me Up Flock House solar dehydrator and backpack solar dehydrator -
Tear the Roof off Dry sliced apples in 18 hours of sunlight with this legless solar dehydrator -
Sodhoppers' Solar Dehydrator Durable food dehydrator for a school from a waste kitchen cabinet -
Chris's ENGR305 Solar Food Dehydrator A hybrid, solar food dehydrator
Hot Water[edit | edit source]
Solar thermal collectors functioning as hot water heaters
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Thermosyphon Solar Shower System An outdoor shower that utilizes solar energy to heat the water -
HBCSL solar shower A solar shower for the Humboldt Bay Center for Sustainable Living
Other[edit | edit source]
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Solar heating box A passive solar heating box
Ideas[edit | edit source]
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The solar thermal collector T1 draft drawing
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The solar thermal collector T1 draft drawing: an idea for a special mount for the batch heater for using it in temperate climates
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Solar thermal collector T1: draft of solar orientation platform
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The solar thermal collector T2: first draft of evacuated tube collector
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The finished 3D model of the T1 and T2 solar thermal collector