DIY solar thermal collectors

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Solar thermal collectors^W are apparatus designed to collect the thermal energy of the sun.

Constructed[edit | edit source]

Galleries of various uses of constructed solar thermal collectors.

Earthen Solar CookersA low cost and low environmental impact design envisioned by Bart Orlando.
Catch and CookA solar oven capable of reaching 160°F in 20 minutes
Solar Bowling OvenSolar oven kids can build and use on their own
The Solar SwingSolar oven for a school reaching 200°F in 30 minutes
Aleiha's parabolic solar cookerParabolic Solar Cooker
Papasan Chair Solar CookerA solar cooker and chair when not in use
Parabolic basket and tin can solar cookerSolar cooker out of local invasive species and waste materials
SunbrellaAn umbrella in the rain, a solar cooker in the Sun
Umbrella solar cookerA multi-use solar cooker

Window Shopper and Back Me UpFlock House solar dehydrator and backpack solar dehydrator
Tear the Roof offDry sliced apples in 18 hours of sunlight with this legless solar dehydrator
Sodhoppers' Solar DehydratorDurable food dehydrator for a school from a waste kitchen cabinet
Chris's ENGR305 Solar Food DehydratorA hybrid, solar food dehydrator

Thermosyphon Solar Shower SystemAn outdoor shower that utilizes solar energy to heat the water
HBCSL solar showerA solar shower for the Humboldt Bay Center for Sustainable Living

The solar thermal collector T1 draft drawing
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The solar thermal collector T1 draft drawing: an idea for a special mount for the batch heater for using it in temperate climates
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Solar thermal collector T1: draft of solar orientation platform
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The solar thermal collector T2: first draft of evacuated tube collector
The finished 3D model of the T1 and T2 solar thermal collector

Authors	KVDP
Status	Deployed
Completed	2013
Made	Yes
Replicated	No
OKH Manifest Open Know-How Manifest	Download

Type	Project
Keywords	solar thermal collector, sunlight, solar cookers, solar cooking, solar thermal dehydrator, solar dehydrator, solar thermal hot water heater, solar hot water heating, water heating, food cooker, thermal energy, sun, food dehydrator, passive solar
SDG Sustainable Development Goal	SDG07 Affordable and clean energy, SDG09 Industry innovation and infrastructure
Authors	Lonny Grafman, Megan Moore
License	CC-BY-SA-3.0
Language	English (en)
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Created	January 2, 2013 by KVDP
Modified	July 26, 2022 by Felipe Schenone
Cite as	Lonny Grafman, Megan Moore (2013–2022). "DIY solar thermal collectors". Appropedia. Retrieved April 1, 2023.