MUMBAI, India, June 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641050486 A) filed by Hindustan College Of Engineering And Technology on April 21, 2026, for Performance Enhancement Of Solar Water Heater Using Packed Bed Absorber Plates.
Inventors include Dr. P. Jeyalakshmi; Dr. K. Siva; Akash. R; Arunkumar I; Daniel. R; and Harivarman. M.
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: This invention aims to enhance the performance of a solar water heater by incorporating a packed bed absorber plate within the solar collector. Conventional solar water heaters suffer from limited heat transfer efficiency and significant thermal losses, which reduce overall syst...