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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Gary R. Gustafson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventor:
Gary R. Gustafson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 16/00 (2006.01); B60L 8/00 (2006.01); F03G 6/00 (2006.01); F03G 7/00 (2006.01); F24J 2/04 (2006.01); F24J 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a solar panel that generates electricity and extracts heat. A set of such panels may be assembled into a blind. The blind may have a frame that can be retrofit on an existing window. Fluid in the panel is heated by incoming solar radiation, causing it to move, constrained by a one-way valve, in one direction. A Tesla Valve may be used as the one-way valve. The moving fluid may pass through a generator, generating electricity. Heat may be extracted from the fluid by a heat exchanger. The heat may be used to heat a building.