SOLARUS, THE FINEST SOLAR COLLECTORS IN THE WORLD
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Our goal is to save money and the environment. A great way to do this is to install a SolarUS solar thermal system in your home or business. The main component of the SolarUS system is our top of the line solar thermal collector which is five times more efficient than photovoltaic cells. The system uses state-of-the-art evacuated tubes that harness the insulating power of a vacuum to absorb and retain over 98% of the sun’s radiation that comes in contact with the collector.
SolarUS solar thermal systems are suitable for both
residential and commercial applications.
Did you know that the energy from just 20 days of sunshine is the equivalent to
all of the energy stored in Earth’s reserves of coal, oil and natural gas?
Panels work in different ways depending on what they are used for. if you have a solar water heating system, this usually contains a “collector” to absorb solar radiation and turn it into heat. Then, a heat conducting liquid carries the heat from the collector to the hot water tank.
An electricity producing system, a positively charged layer of silicon is placed against a negatively charged layer of silicon, forming a field for electrical charges to pass through. Sunlight creates the electric charge when it shines on the panel. Then a conductive metal concentrates the charge into an electric current which can power household appliances.
How do solar panels work?
How does our system work?
The sun shines on the collector which heats the water inside of the collector, the heated water is stored in a tank inside of your home, ready for use. SolarUS’s evacuated tube collector (available in black and silver) is typically mounted on the roof.
Two pipes, a flow and a return connect the collector to the pump station - which is also connected to the water tank. The station contains the pump, flow control, flow meter safety valve, air purge and the solar controller. The controller monitors the system and turns the pump on if the collector is hotter than the hot water tank, so that more heat is absorbed into the tank.
The SolarUS Difference:
Guaranteed for fifteen years (the longest warranty on the market) SolarUS tubes are made from high quality borosilicate glass and are fused together. This provides an all glass seal. Some manufacturers use a metal plug to provide the seal which can result in the decreased life of the tube, due to a difference in expansion and contraction rates. The SolarUS tube uses a unique three layer selective coating instead of the standard single al-n/al coating. It consists of an infrared emission layer, an absorption layer and an anti-reflective layer, giving a much improved performance.
Lastly, the silver end of the tube is a “getter” which acts as a sponge to suck up any gasses remaining after evacuation. Should the vacuum be lost, the silver will disperse along the tube “smoking up” the tube and alerting you to replace it.
An evacuated tube is two glass tubes, one within the other, joined at each end. The space between these tubes is evacuated so the space is under a vacuum seal. Vacuums are excellent insulators (think thermos.) The inner tube is “painted” with a selective coating that converts light into heat.
Evacuated Tube
