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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.

Scope Notes

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

HEATING by solar heatutilising NATURALLY-OCCURRING heatRANGE(S) using solar heatSOLAR heat collectorsusing SOLAR heatSTOVES using solar heat

12 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F24S 21/00 Solar heat collectors not provided for in groups