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7380549 Solar energy concentrator for power plants  
A solar concentrator includes a mirror 24 having a frame 27 connected with a lever 55 , a train 36 supporting the frame 27 and the lever 55 , a first control cable 28 connected with the...
7252083 Structure for supporting energy conversion modules and solar energy collection system  
A structure ( 26 ) for supporting an array ( 22 ) of solar panels ( 24 ) in a solar energy collection system ( 20 ) includes a support assembly ( 42 ) formed from a rigid subassembly ( 44 ). The...
7240674 Solar tracking apparatus  
A solar tracking apparatus which is movable from a morning position to an evening position, the apparatus comprising a support means to which a solar device can be supported, a cylinder, the...
7227077 Light element with a translucent surface  
A light element with a translucent surface includes an energy converter, wherein the translucent surface is so formed as to direct only that portion of the radiation onto the energy converter that...
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,...
7055519 Solar collector and method  
An apparatus and method for collecting solar energy are provided. The apparatus is a trough-type solar collector having one or more mirrors and lenses for directing solar radiation toward a...
7040773 Self contained and powered traffic signal using natural and artificial light  
An traffic light capable of utilizing both natural sunlight and artificial light for illuminating selective traffic signals. Natural light is directed to a natural light router or switch and to a...
6960717 Adjustable solar panel  
A nonrotating adjustable solar panel for optimizing cell charging of a portable message sign, comprising a movable frame, a message sign, a solar panel, a support post attached to the underside of...
6957650 Electromagnetic radiation collector and transport system  
The present invention includes a radiation collector configured to collect incident radiation. The radiation collector includes a radiation directing component configured to redirect the incident...
6953038 Concentrating solar energy system  
A concentrating solar energy system with a reflector having a specularly reflecting inner side and realized as a parabolic mirror with two axis steering which is carried by a base frame arranged in...
6923174 Device which follows the position of the sun  
A solar installation is described. It has a solar element and a diffractively and/or refractively operating optical apparatus by way of which the incident sunlight is passed directedly...
6857426 Absorber element for solar high-temperature heat generation, and a method for its production  
The present disclosure relates to an absorber element for solar high-temperature heat generation. The absorber element includes a light focusing unit, an outer tube composed of a translucent...
6848442 Solar panel tilt mechanism  
A tilt mechanism associated with a solar panel assembly whereby effort required to tilt panel assemblies comprising the solar panel assembly is reduced or minimized by appropriate placement of...
6722357 Fixed angle solar collector arrangement  
A solar collector array is formed of multiple parallel rows of solar panels, each said row being made of one or more building blocks with an east-west oriented torsion tube defining an east-west...
6696637 Conversion of solar energy  
An array of elongated concave parabolic trough-shaped reflectors is disclosed. The orientation of the array is biaxially kept essentially perpendicular to rays of the sun by an optical control such...
6691701 Modular solar radiation collection and distribution system  
A solar radiation collection and distribution system includes a solar collection system which includes a primary reflector, a secondary reflector and a planar reflector. The focal points of the...
6688303 Method and system for controlling operation of an energy conversion device  
A method and system is described for controlling a solar collector. A microprocessor receives inputs from one or more sensors in the system and determines the level of operation of an energy...
6663750 Multi-unit, distributive, regenerable, in situ desalination system, apparatus and method  
Cultivated field water is desalinated by a series of independent units that float on the water surface, taking up the saline water with a wick, evaporating the water from the wick in desalinating...
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...
6656326 Apparatus and method for water purification using solar energy  
An apparatus for the desalination or purification of water includes a non-solid vessel ( 3 ) having a bottom defining an opening, the vessel ( 3 ) capable of being partially submerged below the...
6563040 Structure for supporting a photovoltaic module in a solar energy collection system  
A tilted single-axis tracking system ( 20 ) for collecting solar energy includes a structure ( 22 ) for supporting an array ( 26 ) of photovoltaic (PV) modules ( 24 ) above a surface ( 28 ). The...
6552257 Nonrotating pivotable solar panel  
An apparatus for enabling a solar panel to track a solar or other energy source, comprising a panel; a mast; a first collar slidingly receiving the mast; a sleeve slidingly receiving the mast and...
6498290 Conversion of solar energy  
An array of elongated concave parabolic trough-shaped reflectors is disclosed. The orientation of the array is biaxially kept essentially perpendicular to rays of the sun by an optical control such...
6459033 Removably mountable blind-type curtain  
A removably mountable blind-type curtain is provided which includes a plurality of blinds removably securable to a curtain support. One or more of the blinds have a solar module secured thereto for...
6349718 Device for heating with solar energy  
Device for heating with solar energy, which device contains at least one mirror construction ( 1 ) which is mounted on a frame ( 3 ) in a movable manner and which be directed towards the sun, and...
6302099 Modular solar tracking frame  
The present invention offers a low cost, modular structure with a continuous, horizontal, rotatable spine supported on posts fixed to the ground, providing one axis of rotation for pointing solar...
6284968 Solar-tracking system  
A solar-tracking system that provides a polar rotation at a constant velocity of 366.25 revolutions clockwise per year, and orbital revolution that is one revolution per year in the...
6239353 Solar tracker  
A solar tracker operates on a single axis, but partially simulates a dual-axis tracker by adjusting tilt angle as the tracker rotates. The tracker is disclosed in particular embodiments which fit...
6220241 Buoyant platform for radiant energy collecting apparatus  
Radiant energy collecting apparatus (11) which includes a platform assembly (13) floating on a body of liquid, the top side of which supports reflectors (16) of a solar concentrator and the...
6201181 Portable solar module cart  
A portable solar module cart is provided which comprises a platform, a pair of wheels attached to opposite sides of the platform, a pair of support struts attached to opposite sides of the platform...
6191352 Device for projecting a defined light beam onto a photosensitive area  
A device for directing a defined light beam onto a photosensitive area, for testing the performance of a photovoltaic module including said photosensitive area, comprising a support structure (1)...
6123067 Solar collector tracking system  
A solar collector tracking system that has a solar collection device having multiple lens assemblies mounted on its front surface. An exoskeleton structure is secured to the rear surface of the...
6079408 Sun-ray tracking system  
A plurality of sun-ray collecting units connected to one another by parallel links and arranged in rows on first turning axes are supported on a pair of turning frames that can be turned about the...
6067982 Collection of solar radiation and its conversion into electrical power  
6058930 Solar collector and tracker arrangement  
A solar energy collector and tracker has at least one north-south oriented torsion tube supporting an array of flat rectangular solar panels. At least one pier, supported in the earth, has pivot...
6031177 Shadowing timer for a photovoltaic solar cell array and photovoltaic power source comprising same  
A photovoltaic power source includes a shadowing timer comprising at least one shadowing member (i.e. vane element) secured proximal to an array of photovoltaic solar cells electrically connected...
6020553 Photovoltaic cell system and an optical structure therefor  
High radiation concentration photovoltaic cell system including at least one optical structure in the form of a three-dimensional body having a first surface adapted to receive thereon photovoltaic...
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...
6005236 Automatic sun tracking apparatus  
A sun-following solar panel stand that includes a frame, a hollow box, rotating and pivoting apparatus, first, second, and third light apparatus, comparing apparatus, and combination determining...
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...
5961739 Hemispheric moving focus power plant apparatus and method  
A hemispheric moving focus power plant (10) has a hemispheric solar reflector (12) for reflecting solar energy. A receiver (14) for receiving reflected solar energy and producing power therefrom is...
5950618 Solar energy baking apparatus  
A solar energy baking apparatus comprises one or more baking containers for receiving material to be baked or dried; reflectors with respect to the baking containers for reflecting solar energy and...
5934271 Large aperture solar collectors with improved stability  
A solar collection antenna has a large aperture reflective dish which is mounted on a dish support fame. When the dish is pointed at the sun, it reflects received solar radiation into a zone of...
5862799 Control of a heliostat field in a solar energy plant  
Control of a heliostat field (1) in a solar energy plant is provided with a system (6) which controls the alignment of heliostat mirrors (2) in a controlled area of the heliostat field (1) with...
5851309 Directing and concentrating solar energy collectors  
A directing and concentrating solar energy collector with a concentrating reflector and one or more cooperating directing reflectors concentrates solar radiation to a substantially narrow and...
5829427 Orientable pyramid-shaped solar collector device  
Solar collector device constituted by a pyramid-shaped structure comprising three faces 1, 2, 3 or more and a base 4. The face 1, on which various solar energy collecting means are mounted, is the...
5787878 Solar concentrator  
A steam boiler (14) is situated on a tower (16) at the center of concentric tracks (17), (18), and (19). Poles (21) and (23) have wheels (25) running on the tracks. The poles are kept upright on...
5787877 Solar energy concentrating system having a novel focal collection zone  
The present invention relates to an improved solar energy concentrating system having a novel focal collection zone. In general, the system comprises a moveable solar energy collector supported...
5758938 Solar concentrator elevational drive mechanism  
A mechanism for elevationally driving a solar concentrator pivotally mounted on a pedestal between a zenith facing position, a horizon facing position, a downward facing position, and any...
5730117 Sun tracker  
Prior art sun-following devices exist which have an energy-storing counterweight. While this counterweight makes operation of the drive very economical, it is expensive to manufacture. The...
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