摘要 |
An energy collector device (1) comprises an enclosure (3) and tubing (7). The enclosure (3) incorporates a base (5) and cover (10), a thermal energy storage device(4)located between the cover (10) and the base (5), a circulatory fan(11) attached to the cover (10).The tubing (7) being at least partially located between the cover (10) and the energy storage device(4)for communicating a working fluid within the collector device (1), wherein the tubing (7) is configured into a layer, which in use, communicates the working fluid about an inner chamber of the device (1). The circulatory fan (11) circulates the air within the device (1) and facilitates the convection of thermal energy from the storage device (4) evenly across the layer of the tubing (7). |