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A high efficiency solar heating system comprising a plurality of hollow modular units each for receiving a thermal storage mass, the units being arranged in stacked relation in the exterior frame of a building, each of the units including a port for filling the unit with the mass, a collector region

A high efficiency solar heating system comprising a plurality of hollow modular units each for receiving a thermal storage mass, the units being arranged in stacked relation in the exterior frame of a building, each of the units including a port for filling the unit with the mass, a collector region and a storage region, each region having inner and outer walls, the outer wall of the collector region being oriented for exposure to sunlight for heating the thermal storage mass; the storage region having an opening therein and the collector region having a corresponding opening, the openings being joined for communicating the thermal storage mass between the storage and collector regions by thermosiphoning; the collector region being disposed substantially below and in parallel relation to the storage region in the modular unit; and the inner wall of the collector region of each successive modular unit in the stacked relation extending over the outer wall of the storage region of the next lower modular unit in the stacked relation for reducing heat loss from the system. Various modifications and alternatives are disclosed for both heating and cooling applications.

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A high efficiency solar heating system comprising: a plurality of hollow modular units each for receiving a liquid thermal storage mass, said units being arranged in stacked relation in an exterior frame of a building, each of said units including port means for filling said unit with said mass, a c

A high efficiency solar heating system comprising: a plurality of hollow modular units each for receiving a liquid thermal storage mass, said units being arranged in stacked relation in an exterior frame of a building, each of said units including port means for filling said unit with said mass, a collector region and a storage region, each said region having inner and outer walls, the outer wall of said collector region being oriented for exposure to sunlight for heating said thermal storage mass; means for establishing a bi-laminar flow pattern of said liquid thermal storage mass between said storage and collector regions by thermosiphoning for simultaneous liquid flow of said thermal storage mass between said collector and storage regions; said collector region being disposed substantially below and in parallel relation to said storage region in said modular unit; the inner wall of the collector region of each successive modular unit in said stacked relation extending over the outer wall of the storage region of the next lower modular unit in said stacked relation for reducing heat loss from said system.