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7207327 Feedback control method for a heliostat  
An instrument for a solar energy system including a receiver and a heliostat to reflect solar energy on to the receiver. The instrument includes a first element adapted to form an image of the sun,...
6827445 Sun-tracking daylighting apparatus  
A solar lighting apparatus of the sun tracking type for guiding sunlight into a building by using light reflecting means ( 30 ), the apparatus comprising the light reflecting means ( 30 ) for...
6465725 Tracking type photovoltaic power generator and error correction method of its built-in clock  
A tracking type photovoltaic power generator includes a clock for clocking a time and a sun direction sensor for outputting a signal indicative of a sun direction, a controller which calculates a...
6442937 Solar receiver adaptive tracking control  
A solar power system having a solar concentrator for concentrating solar energy, a receiver for converting the solar energy into another form of energy, and a control system for controlling the...
6018122 Tracking solar module  
To provide a tracking-type solar module capable of high-performance sunlight-tracking with a simple configuration while simultaneously performing highly effective cooling of a solar cell, a solar...
5977475 Converging solar module  
There is provided a converging solar module of a simple structure which can accurately track the sun and efficiently generate electricity. A converging solar module comprises an electricity...
5347986 Solar powered high pressure steam generator  
A point focus distributed receiver system for generating high-pressure steam by means of solar energy collection is disclosed. The cradle within which a gimbal mounted concentrator dish rotates is...
4942292 Apparatus for following sun light  
In apparatus for following sun light, at least two pairs of diametrically facing light-receiving elements (30a, 30c and 30b, 30d) are provided along the periphery of a circular end plane of...
4821705 Solar tracking system  
A solar energy conversion apparatus which includes a reflective parabolic trough which tracks the sun the control means therefor being such that the trough rotates about a north-south axis...
4794245 Position sensor  
A radiant energy angle sensor is provided wherein the sensitive portion thereof comprises a pair of linear array detectors with each detector mounted normal to the other to provide X and Y channels...
4769531 Direction finder system with inclined detectors  
A direction finding system for infrared radiation includes a set of four detectors uniformly positioned about the Z axis of a cartesian coordinate system with individual ones of the detectors...
4658805 Thermo-hydraulic power supply  
A radiant energy utilization device including an aiming detector sensing the relative angle of radiation received and outputting signals in accordance therewith to control aiming of the device or...
4601282 Automatic solar collector system  
An automatic solar collector system useful for heating and storing a heating fluid such as, for example, water. The automatic solar collector system of this invention is characterized by its...
4483324 Heat collecting and heat loss preventing apparatus  
Solar heating apparatus comprises: (a) a generally horizontally elongated tank to contain liquid, the tank being solar radiation absorbing, and low intensity infra-red emitting, (b) a...
4452232 Solar heat boiler  
A boiler receiving solar heat from an array of reflectors arranged to concentrate the heat radiated from the sun on a small surface inside said boiler. The heated surface of the boiler being...
4440150 Heliostat control  
An improvement in a system and method of controlling heliostat in which the heliostat is operable in azimuth and elevation by respective stepper motors and including the respective steps or means...
4380995 Solar energy converters and absorbers therefor  
Solar energy converters convert solar radiation into usable heat energy by means of a reflector which collects and focuses the solar radiation onto an absorber provided with an internal chamber...
4371135 Solar array spacecraft reflector  
A solar energy reflector useful in space-oriented apparatus for reflecting the rays of the sun to a panel carrying solar cells. The solar cells generate direct current power for conversion into...
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...
4345582 System for the utilization of solar energy  
A dynamic system for the utilization of solar energy which is most of the time in the ideal position in relation to the sun. Said device comprises at least one unit consisting of a solar collector...
4334521 Solar energy system  
Solar energy system incorporating a dirigible motor-driven collector and an electronic sensor for turning the collector to follow the sun. The collector is turned progressively during the day to...
4333446 Solar concentrator  
A solar concentrator having an open framework formed as a geodesic dome. A rotatable support axle extends substantially diametrically across the dome and has the opposite ends thereof supported on...
4320288 Solar tracking system  
A dual mode solar tracking method and system in which a sensor of radiation from the sun normally tracks the sun at a rate determined by a priori information, departure from normal tracking and...
4314545 Solar hot water generator  
A solar hot water generating system is disclosed which comprises a vertically pivotable heat exchanger automatically pivotable by means of a timer-actuated electric motor. The heat exchanger is...
4300533 Design of hydraulic circuits for the automatic operation of heliostats  
The present invention relates to automatic thermal/hydraulic logic system for continuously positioning a heliostat in alignment with the sun in both the horizontal and vertical planes. Solar...
4290411 Solar energy collector sun-tracking apparatus and method  
A solar energy collector is mounted for adjustable azimuth rotation about a vertical axis and adjustable elevation tilting about a horizontal axis for pointing toward the sun. The collector is...
4282858 Solar energy system and method  
A solar energy fluid heating system and method wherein sunlight is focused on the one end of a number of light pipes and directed by the other ends of the light pipes onto a heat conductive surface...
4226502 Self-contained solar tracking device  
A trough type solar collector or other body is mounted to rotate about a generally north-south pivotal axis. A balance weight is supported on an elongated heat sensitive beam anchored at its ends...
4220135 Periodic solar collector  
The present invention relates to a solar energy collector which includes a housing which has two solar absorption panels on the exterior surface thereof and an energy collection chamber therein. A...
4220137 Solar energy collecting system  
The solar energy collecting system of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes two sets of louvers, adapted for being mounted in a window opening. A first set of louvers is...
4202322 Solar energy collector and heat exchanger  
A solar energy collection system including a number of parabolic section reflectors mounted for rotation about their lines of focii. A drive system continuously rotates the reflectors at a one...
4187834 Solar heating system  
A solar heating system for heating a fluid with the infrared rays of the sun to provide a thermal supply to a building usable for heating the building and the domestic hot water supply thereto may...
4147154 Solar heat tracking and collecting apparatus  
Solar heat tracking and collecting apparatus including a frame, means for rotating the frame in altitude and azimuth, a solar heat concentrator mounted on the frame and a solar energy sensing means...
4090498 Solar heater  
A solar heater is disclosed herein for increasing the temperature of water which provides a conical array of a tubular coil carried on a circular frame. Drive mechanism is operably coupled to the...
4086485 Solar-radiation collection apparatus with tracking circuitry  
The invention contemplates improved apparatus for collecting solar radiation and directionally concentrating the same upon utilization means such as a photovoltaic cell system. In the form...
4004574 Solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement with sun-follower and solar energy sensing power control and method  
A solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement and method in which a semi-cylindrical oblong concave reflector/concentrator forms the roof of a house, school or other building,...
3986021 Passive solar tracking system for steerable Fresnel elements  
An angular tracking servo system for passive tracking of the sun which utzes solar radiation to control the attitude of a mirror element in an array of Fresnel reflectors. The array collects and...
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