A solar collector is a device designed to pick up the energy irradiated by the sun and to transform it into thermal
energy. In the development of applications that they operate with the help of solar energy, the ideal form of
obtaining more energy for unit of time is increasing the size of the receiver area and guiding it toward the sun. In
this investigation work it was designed and it evaluated a plane solar collector of copper pipes, under conditions
of inclination and address regarding the sun, for the point (19°45' N, 104°21' W) where Autlán is located of
Navarrese, Jalisco, Mexico. Covering in form matter the way to elevate their efficiency, using a floodgate valve
acted by an electronic cell of photocontrol to only allow flow of the water inside the collector during the presence
of solar light, limiting heat losses in the termotank at nights when being presented inverse flow inside the
collector, maintaining for more time the heat won by the water in the termotank during the night. To be able to
use it as solution to different problems or necessities that arise in the development of the region.
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