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Vacuum-pipe collectors are the top choice sun collectors in the latest solar installations. The sun systems with vacuum-pipe technology allow for year-round exploitation and have excellent thermal insulation properties. The vacuum-pipe sun collectors using a "heat pipe" absorb maximum solar energy, reduce heat loss, and maintain their performance even during deteriorated weather conditions (mist, rain). The heat-pipe technology represents the latest development in solar systems. The vacuum-tube collectors have solid advantages over the flat-panel sun collectors.

Advantages of Vacuum-Tube Sun Collectors
  • higher efficiency quotient – 2 to 5 times better performance of vacuum-pipe collectors in summer and winter months
  • high-quality borosilicate glass tubing surface resistant to very low temperatures
  • enhanced wind-resistance due to the tubular construction of the vacuum-pipe collectors
  • greater thermal insulation of tubular collectors over flat-panel ones
  • higher transmittance from the collector surface to the ambience
  • higher maximum attainable temperature of vacuum-pipe collectors
  • easy mounting and maintenance
  • high effectiveness in overcast weather (150-200 W)
  • anti-freeze, antistatic, water-resistant capabilities
  • rustproof
  • hail-resistant surface
  • minimize heat loss
Effectiveness advantages of Vacuum-Pipe Collectors over Flat-Panel Collectors.

MonthVacuum-Pipe MJ/m2 Flat- panel MJ/m2Comparison Coefficient - VP/FP
January53134,08
February123542,28
March2231161,92
April3101801,72
May3872321,67
June393 2431,62
July4372671,64
August357223 1,60
September2401431,68
October 163841,94
November67232,91
December47104,71

The chart exemplifies the greater effectiveness of vacuum-pipe collectors over flat-panel collectors in converted solar energy per square meter (MJ/m2) per month.

The comparison coefficient (VP/FP) reveals the efficiency advantages of the vacuum-pipe collectors by showing their relative performance times that of the flat-panel collectors.

For example, the table shows that vacuum-pipe collectors are more than 4 times more effective than flat-panel collectors in the coldest winter months (December and January - for the Northern Hemisphere). For all months, vacuum-pipe collectors preserve a stable pattern of higher effectiveness than flat-panel solar collectors.

Heat Pipe Technology
  1. room thermostat
  2. pump
  3. pump
  4. output
  5. open expansion tank
  6. ventilation pipe
  7. check valve
  8. automatic control device
  9. hot water
  10. safety valve
  11. to the radiator
  12. pump
  13. recycled back from the radiator
  14. from the boiler
  15. to the boiler
  16. limiter
  17. expansion vessel
  18. pressure reducer
  19. city water
Plug-in system
  1. solar collector
  2. water heater
  3. cold water tank