Flexible solar power collector

Abstract

A flexible solar power collector includes a flexible transparent outer tube, a flexible black inner tube inserted through the flexible transparent outer tube for guiding water to a water heater, sealing devices that seal the two ends of the flexible transparent outer tube to define a greenhouse within the flexible transparent outer tube around the flexible black inner tube, a flexible photoelectric converter fastened to the bottom side of the flexible transparent outer tube to convert solar energy into electric energy, and a flexible electrothermal converter connected to the flexible photoelectric converter to transform electric energy into thermal energy.

1 . A flexible solar power collector comprising:
 a flexible transparent outer tube;   a flexible black inner tube inserted through said flexible transparent outer tube, said flexible black inner tube having a water inlet and a water outlet, and   sealing means secured to said flexible transparent outer tube around said flexible black inner tube to seal said flexible transparent outer tube and to define a greenhouse within said flexible transparent outer tube around said flexible black inner tube.   
     
     
         2 . The flexible solar power collector as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said sealing means is silicon rubber. 
     
     
         3 . The flexible solar power collector as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said sealing means is comprised of two gasket rings respectively fixed to the two distal ends of said flexible transparent outer tube around said flexible black inner tube. 
     
     
         4 . The flexible solar power collector as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said sealing means is comprised of a plurality of sealing devices secured to said flexible transparent outer tube around said flexible black inner tube and spaced from one another along the length of said flexible transparent outer tube to divide said greenhouse into multiple blocks. 
     
     
         5 . The flexible solar power collector as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said sealing means is formed of a thermoexpansion material. 
     
     
         6 . The flexible solar power collector as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said sealing means seals the two distal ends of said flexible transparent outer tube. 
     
     
         7 . The flexible solar power collector as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a flexible photoelectric converter adapted to convert solar energy into electric energy, and a flexible electrothermal converter electrically connected to said flexible photoelectric converter and adapted to convert electric energy into heat energy. 
     
     
         8 . The flexible solar power collector as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said flexible photoelectric converter is secured to a bottom side of said flexible transparent outer tube and extending in a horizontal direction. 
     
     
         9 . The flexible solar power collector as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said flexible electrothermal converter is spirally arranged around said flexible black inner tube an extending in a horizontal direction.