F24S SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
Introduced: January 2018
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- Subclass:
- SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
Description
F24S covers solar thermal collectors and complete solar heating systems designed to capture and utilize solar energy for heating applications. This includes flat-plate collectors, evacuated tube collectors, concentrating solar systems, and integrated solar heating installations for residential, commercial, or industrial use. The classification encompasses both the collector components themselves and system-level technologies such as heat storage, circulation systems, and thermal control mechanisms. Adjacent photovoltaic technologies (F24J) and other renewable heating methods are classified separately.
Additional Content
Glossary
solar heat collector modules solar heat collector module whole solar heat collectors; part of solar heat collectors, e.g. reflectors, lens or heat storages. absorbing elements absorbing element elements for absorbing solar-ray and converting it into heat solar heat systems solar heat system systems having solar heat collectors as their components and using the collected heat
Limiting references
Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy
Application references
Distillation or evaporation of water using solar energy Drying solid materials or objects by radiation, e.g. from the sun Thermophotovoltaic systems Photovoltaic [PV] modules including means associated with the PV module to utilise heat energy Photovoltaic [PV] cells including means directly associated with the PV cell to utilise heat energy
Related Keywords
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F24S 10/00 Solar heat collectors using working fluids
- F24S 20/00 Solar heat collectors specially adapted for particular uses or environments
- F24S 21/00 Solar heat collectors not provided for in groups
- F24S 23/00 Arrangements for concentrating solar rays for solar heat collectors
- F24S 25/00 Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
- F24S 30/00 Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules
- F24S 40/00 Safety or protection arrangements of solar heat collectors; Preventing malfunction of solar heat collectors
- F24S 50/00 Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors
- F24S 60/00 Arrangements for storing heat collected by solar heat collectors
- F24S 70/00 Details of absorbing elements
- F24S 80/00 Details, accessories or component parts of solar heat collectors not provided for in groups
- F24S 90/00 Solar heat systems not otherwise provided for
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F24, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- MIDEA 21,834
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 21,535
- GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT COMPANY 20,870
- QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER COMPANY 15,443
- HAIER SMART HOME 15,442
- QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER ELECTRIC COMPANY 10,008
- AUX AIR CONDITIONING COMPANY 7,723
- NINGBO AUX ELECTRIC COMPANY 7,499
- NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 6,712
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 6,441