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7607427 |
Solar tracking device with springs
A solar tracking device for overcoming the disadvantages of a conventional solar energy system utilizing motors and to lower electricity consumption and decrease cost is provided. The device...
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7357132 |
Positioning system and method of orienting an object using same
A system ( 22 ) for orienting an object ( 28 ) relative to a base ( 24 ) to which the object ( 28 ) is rotatably coupled includes a braking surface ( 46 ) in fixed relation with the base ( 24 ). A...
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7000608 |
Solar energy system
A solar plant with at least two solar units ( 10 xx) where each of the solar units ( 10 xx) comprises a securing device ( 12 ) and a swivel-located supporting structure ( 14 ) mounted on it, on...
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6662801 |
Celestial tracking apparatus and method of controlling wind stow therefor
A celestial tracking apparatus ( 20 ) has a support ( 26 ), a tracking assembly ( 28 ) coupled to the support ( 26 ) by an azimuth pivot ( 36 ), a collector assembly ( 30 ) coupled to the tracking...
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6292312 |
Athermalized mounts for lenses
Several embodiment of an athermalizing apparatus is described. In one embodiment, the athermalizing apparatus includes a lens element and a support member coupled to the lens element. The support...
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6231197 |
Heliostat for sunlight collecting system
An azimuth sensor unit 15 and an altitude sensor unit 16 have pairs of optical sensors 18 and 20, respectively, disposed along their respective directions, which pair of optical sensors are...
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6067982 |
Collection of solar radiation and its conversion into electrical power
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5531216 |
Solar energy concentrating system having an automatic safety means
The present invention relates to an improved moveable-collector, solar energy concentrating system incorporating an automatic safety means. In the present invention, if there is a failure in a...
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5024211 |
Heat exchange medium connector for movable solar heaters
To connect a heat exchange arrangement (2) which moves with a movable mirror (1) in a solar heating system, in which the mirror follows the movement of the sun relative to the earth during the day,...
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4887589 |
Solar energy tracking structure incorporating wind spoilers
A solar energy transfer spoiler assembly, comprises of a base for supporting the remaining elements of the assembly, an azimuth and elevation drive mechanism, a moving structure frame, a plurality...
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4870949 |
Wind resistant two axis tracker for energy or radiation concertrators
A wind resistant, two axis tracker is used to direct a solar reflector, heliostat, or dish antenna. An elevation drive ring is supported in a vertical orientation by dolly wheels rotatably attached...
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4717227 |
Solar ray collecting device including protective cover and filter
A solar ray collecting device for use in space includes a heat-conductive supporting base plate provided with a large number of adjacent hexagonal recess portions, a large number of optical systems...
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4586487 |
Protective telescoping shield for solar concentrator
Apparatus is described for use with a solar concentrator such as a parabolic dish (12, FIG. 2) which concentrates sunlight onto the small opening (18) of a solar receiver (16), for protecting the...
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4466423 |
Rim-drive cable-aligned heliostat collector system
Disclosed is a heliostat collector apparatus comprising at least one heliostat suspended from a plurality of longitudinally extending linkage means. An enclosure structure is disposed adjacent the...
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4449514 |
Solar concentrator protective system
A system is described for use with a solar concentrator such as a parabolic dish type that concentrates solar radiation onto a small opening (18) of a receiver, for protecting the receiver in...
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4354484 |
Solar collection system
A solar energy collection system for receiving and collecting a concentrated supply of available energy from the sun includes a reflector having an internal structural frame covered by a thin...
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4323052 |
Solar energy system
Disclosed are solar energy systems which provide for the distillation of liquids and/or the production of electricity using photovoltaic cells. Apparatus are disclosed which include an undulated...
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4317444 |
Solar heat utilization apparatus
A solar heat utilization apparatus adapted to focus received sunrays and utilize the focused sunrays as heat energy for heating and cooling purposes and comprising a sunray reflector having a...
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4315500 |
Collection of solar energy
Apparatus for collecting solar energy comprises one or more solar energy collectors attached to a frame which floats on a pool of water, and means for orienting the frame relative to the azimuthal...
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4284061 |
Apparatus for collecting solar energy
Apparatus for collecting solar energy comprises a collector having a solar-energy collector surface. The collector is mounted on a support and is pivotable between an exposed position in which the...
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4256088 |
Solar concentrator utilizing a point focusing solar concentrating panel assembly
A solar concentrator is disclosed herein and includes a modularized point focusing solar concentrating panel which is movably mounted to track the sun. This panel has an overall parabolic...
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4062351 |
Thermal panel for heating liquids
A solar generator panel in which a channel contains water, and has a cover which is transparent to solar radiation to allow solar radiation to pass into water in the channel whereby to absorb...
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4050777 |
Solar energy reflecting apparatus with yieldably biased reflectors
A plurality of mirrors carried upon a support is disposed to reflect and focus solar energy upon an absorber or into an enclosure. The mirrors are mounted upon the support to deflect under high...
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4026269 |
Solar heating systems
A solar heating system for converting the sun's rays into heat, comprising a level heat absorbtive element whose underside is adapted to absorb solar radiation and to convert it into heat, the...
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3884217 |
Method and apparatus for collecting solar energy
Solar rays strike a plurality of flat elongated reflector units. The bodies are arranged so that the beams of light reflected therefrom converge at an energy receiving means. The individual...
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