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FULL-ROOF SOLAR COLLECTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Solar Energy
DEF

A solar collector used as a roof in a building.

OBS

The idea behind is to use the whole roof to collect solar energy. Although, compared to high tech collectors the efficiency is low, the accumulated collected energy is still very good, because [of] the large area (the whole roof).

Key term(s)
  • whole-roof solar collector
  • whole-roof collector
  • full-roof solar collector
  • full-roof collector

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

[...] capteur solaire faisant office de toiture.

CONT

[Le] capteur solaire intégré [...] est un élément du «clos ou du couvert»; il entre dans la garantie décennale d'un bâtiment.

Spanish

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