Flat Plate Solar Thermal Panels

A sheet of glass covers this panel acting both as protection and insulation.

Flat plate solar thermal panels. For smaller systems or 2 3 person families usually a set of 4 x 8 flat plates will be used. The flat plates come in a variety of sizes and there are a few options to choose from. Solar thermal collectors heating water. The flat plate solar collector is a type of solar thermal panel whose objective is to transform solar radiation into thermal energy this type of solar collector has a good cost effectiveness ratio in moderate climates and adapts correctly to a large number of applications of solar thermal energy heating of sanitary water heating of swimming pools support for heating preheating industrial.

The solar flat plate collector is the primary component in your solar water heating package. Laser welding of the absorber tubes ensures a very high mechanical bond to withstand the high temperature gradients and thermal expansion. These solar thermal flat plates can be mounted in or on the roof making them the perfect solar panels for social housing. Flat plate panels look similar to solar pv panels.

The two most common collectors for domestic use are flat plate panels and evacuated tube collectors. With an aluminium absorber our solar plates deliver significant results heating up to 60 of the home s annual domestic hot water even on cloudy days that the uk climate often brings. Flat plate and evacuated tube solar collectors are mainly used to collect heat for space heating domestic hot water or cooling with an absorption chiller in contrast to solar hot water panels they use a circulating fluid to displace heat to a separated reservoir.