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8165435 |
Solar energy collector
A multiplicity of Fresnel lenses are attached to tubular branches of a tree-like support structure. Fiber optic bundles are connected to the Fresnel lenses and routed inside the tubular branches...
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8011361 |
Solar power system with tower type heat dissipating structure
A tower type heat dissipating structure is applied to dissipate the heat of a solar power system. The solar power system is provided with a reflector having a hemispheric surface for reflecting the...
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7950386 |
Carrier for a solar energy reflector element
A reflector element carrier structure is disclosed for use in a solar energy reflector system. The structure comprises a reflector element (11), a corrugated platform (12) which carries the...
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7887188 |
Spherical heliostat
A heliostat for the collection of solar energy while resting on a surface is disclosed, comprising a rigid disk having an exposed surface, a back surface, and a circular peripheral edge connecting...
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7688525 |
Hybrid primary optical component for optical concentrators
A hybrid optical component that collects and concentrates incident light. The hybrid component includes both refractive and reflective elements. In preferred embodiments, refractive and reflective...
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7550054 |
Method of manufacturing mirrors for a dish reflector
A method of manufacturing a mirror for a dish reflector of a system for generating electrical power from solar radiation is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) shaping a blank of a...
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6818818 |
Concentrating solar energy receiver
There is disclosed herein a concentrating solar energy receiver comprising a primary parabolic reflector having a center and a high reflectivity surface on a concave side of the reflector and...
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6698693 |
Solar propulsion assist
This invention relates generally to method and apparatus for solar-boost assist and solar-sail assist by a mini-optics light concentrator system utilizing a dynamic ensemble of mini-mirrors. In the...
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6227673 |
Adjustable reflector
The invention relates to an adjustable reflector having a first plate made of substantially transparent material, a second plate positioned substantially parallel to the first plate, and a...
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6225551 |
Multi-facet concentrator of solar setup for irradiating the objects placed in a target plane with solar light
According to the proposed invention, this technical result is achieved so that many-facet concentrator of a solar setup for exposure of objects, placed in a target plane, to the action of solar...
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4943325 |
Reflector assembly
A reflector assembly for a solar energy system including a circular dish-shaped concentrator which may be oriented towards the sun. The concentrator provides a conical flux concentration with a...
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4930493 |
Multi-lever rim-drive heliostat
Disclosed is a heliostat assembly having a circular, ring mounted reflector which is driven and supported by an arrangement of elongated levers. A pair of levers are spaced apart and pivotally...
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4893612 |
Radiant energy collector
This disclosure describes collectors of solar and other types of radiant energy that are inexpensive and of simple design yet capable of capturing radiation with high levels of efficiency as the...
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4590920 |
Focussing solar collector
A solar collector comprising a substantially hemispherical reflector a collecting arrangement supported above the reflector be pivotable about the center of curvature of the reflector, one end of...
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4522193 |
Solar collector device
A solar collector is provided in which a focussing element precisely focusses solar radiation upon a collecting region of a collecting element during all times of the day, without necessitating...
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4454371 |
Solar energy concentrator system
A solar energy concentrator system having a plurality of concentrator arrays with each of the arrays being made up of a plurality of adjacent longitudinally extending concentrator modules. Each of...
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4433672 |
Solar energy modulator
A solar energy module characterized by a receiver 14 having a solar energy acceptance opening 22 and supported by a mounting ring 18 along the optic axis A of a parabolic mirror 12 in coaxial...
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4422434 |
Solar energy collection apparatus
A solar energy collection apparatus comprising a hollow generally spherical means having an energy receiving means located substantially at the center of the spherical means. Circulation means...
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4402306 |
Thermal energy storage methods and processes
A thermal energy collecting and storing device including a thermally insulated storage vessel including a heat retaining material holding chamber, a solar portal in the top of the vessel, the solar...
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4385808 |
Point focus refracting radiation concentrator
A point focus radiation concentrator using two linear echelon surfaces crossed at approximately 90 degrees with the two linear echelon surfaces having a generally cylindrical shape with a radius of...
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4373515 |
Solar collector
A hollow cylindrical energy accumulator having a helically encircling fluid circulating conduit is exposed to direct solar radiation and to radiation redirected by an arcuate reflector.
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RE30960 |
Central receiver solar collector using mechanically linked mirrors
A solar collector having a central radiation receiver and a field of mirrors which are mechanically linked to track the sun and reflect solar radiation onto the radiation receiver. A rigid...
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4327969 |
Radiation concentrator and distributor
An ideal or near ideal radiation concentrator for a distant source of radiation or a radiation distributor in which a non concave linear radiation absorber or source is arranged between facing...
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4311132 |
Solar heat collector
A solar heat collector provided with an elongate circumferential wall of generally semi-circular shape in cross section, which wall at the concave side comprises a reflective surface of, likewise...
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4295462 |
Energy concentrator system
A radiant energy concentrator system for maximizing the amount of radiation flux impinging and being absorbed in a particular area. The concentrator system includes a stationary spherical reflector...
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4285667 |
Receiver for solar power stations
A receiver for solar power stations comprises a plurality of parabolic mirs combined with spherical collectors located substantially in the focal point of each mirror. These spherical collectors...
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4280482 |
Method and apparatus for collecting, intensifying and storing solar energy
A method and apparatus for collecting, intensifying and storing solar energy which includes a hollow spherical vessel having a polished reflective interior surface. A window is provided in the wall...
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4266858 |
Solar concentrator of wide-angle capability
The invention is a solar-radiation concentrator of wide-angle capability which will receive solar radiation of existing intensity onto a reflecting surface and reflect it onto receiving-converting...
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4244374 |
Focussing solar collector
A focussing solar collector is described including a solar-radiation reflector and a solar-radiation absorber disposed to receive the solar-radiations directly and those reflected from the...
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4241726 |
Concave helix solar concentrator
A device is provided for efficiently collecting and concentrating the sun's radiant energy, which comprises a semi-tubular concave helix reflector with up to a 360 degree turn or turns in its...
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4206746 |
Spiral-passage heat exchanger
A spiral passage chemical converter-heat exchanger formed by a cross-sectally rectangular housing containing a pair of rows each containing a plurality of side-by-side passages. The rectangular...
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4173968 |
Receiver for solar energy
An articulated receiver particularly adapted to collect energy from a fixed, substantially spherical concave collector, the reciever being an elongated member having radiant energy absorbing means,...
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4170985 |
Solar energy collector
The invention relates to a solar energy collector or cell comprising a fixed spherical mirror placed on the ground by its convex face and a boiler in which circulates a heat-transfer fluid and...
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4162825 |
Method for adjusting the radius of curvature of a spherical mirror
A method and apparatus for controlling the astigmatic focusing of a spherical mirror by adjusting the radius of curvature configuration thereof. Adjustment is made by applying a couple to the outer...
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4150663 |
Solar energy collector and concentrator
An apparatus for concentrating solar energy upon the surface of a collector containing a circulating heat transfer medium, whereby the radiant energy may be absorbed and utilized. The apparatus...
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4148298 |
Hemispherical collector of direct dispersed and reflected waves
A collector of waves, such as of solar radiations entering from any direction, concentrates them upon a receiver that converts them to useful purposes. Moderate concentration factors are achieved...
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4148297 |
Collector of direct dispersed and reflected waves
A collector of waves, such as of solar radiations entering from any direction, concentrates them upon a receiver that converts them to useful purposes. Moderate concentration factors are achieved...
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4148299 |
Hemitoroidal collector of direct dispersed and reflected waves
A collector of waves, such as of solar radiations entering from any direction, concentrates them upon a receiver that converts them to useful purposes. Moderate concentration factors are achieved...
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4126123 |
Solar energy collector including a weightless balloon with sun tracking means
A solar energy collector having a weightless balloon, the balloon including a transparent polyvinylfluoride hemisphere reinforced with a mesh of ropes secured to its outside surface, and a...
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4089047 |
Trifocal mirror-reflector
A compound reflector having a cross section in the form of a trifocal reflector is disclosed. The cross section of the compound reflector comprises a first reflector section formed along an arc of...
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4046462 |
Three-dimensional tracking solar energy concentrator and method for making same
A tracking three-dimensional solar energy concentrator is provided by a stretched aluminized polymeric membrane supported by a hoop, the polymeric membrane being formed to a desired curvature by...
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3929122 |
Solar energy collector
The efficiency of a flat plate solar energy collector is enhanced by the addition of a series of spaced apart members arranged in a plane above the flat plate. Solar energy can pass downwardly...
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3899672 |
Solar energy collection
Disclosed are non-imaging systems and devices for collection and concentration of solar energy including one or more generally conical-shaped bodies having curving inner reflective walls for...
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3847136 |
SOLAR WATER-HEATING SYSTEMS
This invention deals with improvements in the fabrication and operation of a solar water-heating system utilizing semicylindrical reflecting surfaces. The semicylindrical reflecting surfaces are...
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3252456 |
Steam generator
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3174397 |
Deployment mechanism for satellite mirror structure
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3070643 |
Method and apparatus for generating electrical power from solar energy
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3049055 |
Multiple purpose solar reflector
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2976533 |
Radio astronomy antenna having spherical reflector formed integral with earth's surface
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