Compound solar collector building construction

摘要

A compound convective construction matrix having an anterior half-matrix disposed to form the first radiation receiving surfaces of the compound matrix and a posterior half-matrix disposed to form the last radiation receiving surfaces of the compound matrix, each of the said half-matrices consisting of two identical frame members arranged in a stacked relation and each frame member having inclined frame elements disposed in intersecting relation to form a grid having grid intersections forming a plurality of compartments, each compartment housing a transparent component cushioned securely therein. The two identical half-matrices are arranged in paired and opposed mirror-image relation and having opposed half-compartments cooperate to form a plurality of internal hollow chambers. The two opposed half-matrices are joined by compressive devices at grid intersections. Thermal non-conductive spacers located at each grid intersection at the neutral axis spaces the opposed matrices apart forming a series of continuous passages extending the full length and breadth of the matrix and intersecting in each chamber. The joined half-matrices form a single structural member having two distinct thermal gradients, an external gradient in the anterior half-matrix and an interior gradient in the posterior half-matrix.