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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...
7231128 Hybrid solar lighting systems and components  
A hybrid solar lighting system and components having at least one hybrid solar concentrator, at least one fiber receiver, at least one hybrid luminaire, and a light distribution system operably...
6964488 Reflector dish  
Reflector dish having a reflective surface for reflecting incident radiation to a focal region and a receiver for receiving radiation reflected by the reflective surface. A reflective surface...
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...
6775999 Solar reflector for heat pump evaporator  
A solar reflector for an evaporator in a heat pump system. The evaporator has heat transfer plates and is located in an outdoor environment. The solar reflector has a curved surface configured to...
6769427 Solar water heater  
A solar water heater comprising a water tank, a solar heating compartment for heating water, and an air pump. The water tank and the solar heating compartment are both substantially cylindrical,...
6620995 Non-imaging system for radiant energy flux transformation  
A non-imaging energy flux transformation system including a concentrator incorporating a set of nested, ring-like, concave reflective elements, and a receiver. The system efficiently concentrates...
6603069 Adaptive, full-spectrum solar energy system  
An adaptive full spectrum solar energy system having at least one hybrid solar concentrator, at least one hybrid luminaire, at least one hybrid photobioreactor, and a light distribution system...
6541694 Nonimaging light concentrator with uniform irradiance  
A nonimaging light concentrator system including a primary collector of light, an optical mixer disposed near the focal zone for collecting light from the primary collector, the optical mixer...
6530369 Solar energy plant  
A solar radiation concentrating system ( 1 ) comprises at least two reflectors ( 12, 16 ) successively arranged along an optical path ( 4 ) of the system ( 1 ) so that a first ( 12 ) of the two...
6425391 Electromagnetic radiation collector system  
A collection device for capturing and transmitting electromagnetic radiation utilizing a reflector having a concave reflecting surface for concentrating electromagnetic radiation to a focal point....
6336452 Solar powered fluid heating system  
A solar powered fluid heating system for providing a user with a cost and energy saving advantage when heating fluids includes a solar dish which includes a mirrored concave surface. A power head...
6286504 Apparatus for capturing light energy  
An apparatus for capturing solar radiation of tracking type including a matrix array of a number of light receptors is disclosed. A first set of four shafts are disposed parallel to each other and...
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...
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...
5882434 Solar concentrator having an offset parabolic configuration  
The solar concentrator system includes a generally parabolic-shaped primary reflector having a flat region at the center thereof, so that the focus of the primary reflector is a ring about the...
5645693 Plant for sea water desalinizing using solar energy  
An apparatus for desalination of sea water by the utilization of solar energy, advantageously accompanied by electric power generation, containing a heat caption unit (1) serving as a heat source,...
5640950 Simplified cradle and dish for a solar powered high-pressure steam generator  
A cradle and concentrator dish for solar powered high pressure steam generation is described. The cradle permits the dish to rotate around the declination axis to follow the sun through its...
5437265 Gas heating apparatus  
A radiant gas heating apparatus of the present invention includes a cylindrical member of a porous ceramic material adapted to be heated by radiation, and a flow passageway which directs gas...
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...
5325844 Lightweight, distributed force, two-axis tracking, solar radiation collector structures  
A solar radiation collector system includes a curved rim, a collector assembly including a plurality of solar radiation transducer elements passing through the plane of and connected to the curved...
5309893 Solar energy collecting apparatus  
A radiant energy collecting apparatus including a fluid reservoir, a platform floating on said fluid reservoir, a drive structure for moving the platform on the reservoir, radiant energy collectors...
5214921 Multiple reflection solar energy absorber  
This invention the multiple reflection solar energy absorber makes possible the direct absorption of solar energy into a transparent working fluid, thereby heating the fluid and discharging it...
5191876 Rotatable solar collection system  
Applicant's invention is a lightweight solar collection system, supported overhead, having a parabolic reflecting trough which continuously rotates about a fluid-filled collection conduit located...
5154163 Radiation concentrator device  
A device for focusing parallel rays on a receiving element (20). The device is characterized in that it comprises at least one focusing element on either side of a principal plane, each said...
5090399 Solar cooker with a parabolic reflector  
Solar cooker with a fold-up parabolic reflector comprising two stacks of reflecting flexible strips (19, 20) unfoldable so as to form a reflector. Strips of each stack are connected to one another...
5054466 Offset truss hex solar concentrator  
A solar energy concentrator system comprises an offset reflector structure made up of a plurality of solar energy reflector panel sections interconnected with one another to form a piecewise...
4979494 Method and apparatus for generating thermal energy  
A solar cooking apparatus, and method for its use, wherein the apparatus comprises an offset focus reflecting parabolic dish and a food receptacle located at or outside of a cylinder defined by the...
4875467 Support and maneuvering apparatus for solar energy receivers  
A support and maneuvering apparatus is disclosed for a solar energy receiving device adpated for receiving and concentrating solar energy and having a central axis extending through the center...
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...
4788555 Combined solar and signal receptor device  
A parabolic reflector for combined use as a solar concentrator and communications antenna having both a shared and joint use mode. In both the joint and shared use mode, the dish concentrates the...
4785632 Solar energy concentrator  
Continuous concentration of solar heat on a fluid contained in a fixed, spherical boiler chamber, whereby the fluid is vaporized and thus drives a turbine, is effected by means of a paraboloidal...
4784700 Point focus solar concentrator using reflector strips of various geometries to form primary and secondary reflectors  
A point focus solar concentrator which uses various geometries of cylindrical reflector strips some of which are tilted to simulate a point focus by overlaying the line focii of each segment at a...
4756301 Linear collector for a parabolic reflector  
A parabolic reflector having support structure, mounted upon a rotatable track, for supporting a parabolic dish framework to which is mounted one or more support panels to which, in turn, are...
4706649 Selectively switched shading for daylighting and the like  
A unitary structure is provided comprises a frame, including perimeter portions, transparent panels, a pair of spaced rollers rotatable about parallel axes, and a sheet rolled up on the rollers....
4700690 Solar apparatus  
Solar apparatus includes a base portion, a supporting portion, a reflecting portion, a collecting portion and an actuating portion. The base portion includes a major surface disposed in a generally...
4696285 Solar cooker  
A solar cooker that includes an insulated oven, a main reflector joined to the oven which reflects solar radiation to a secondary reflector that in turn reflects the radiation into the oven; a...
4672948 Solar radiation collector  
A solar radiation collector comprises a receiver (2-5) through which passes a medium to be heated by solar radiation, and a concentrator (2-1, 2-4) for concentrating solar radiation onto the...
4656996 Solar collector  
A point focusing solar collector comprising at least one pair of segments bearing reflecting surfaces. The surfaces are mounted in such a manner that they form a paraboloidal surface. The segments...
4637376 High efficiency solar heater  
A heating chamber is defined by canted side walls in inverse pyramidal configuration, the base of the pyramid being open for admission of sunlight and the tip of the pyramid being truncated by a...
4590921 Parabolic reflector  
A parabolic reflector having support structure, mounted upon a rotatable track, for supporting a parabolic dish framework to which is mounted one or more support panels to which, in turn, are...
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...
4583520 Balanced solar concentrator system  
This solar concentrator system is configured such that the base pedestal attachment point is located on the beam connecting the curved solar reflector and the heat energy receiver power conversion...
4568156 Tracking apparatus for parabolic reflectors  
A parabolic reflector having support structure, mounted upon a rotatable track, for supporting a parabolic dish framework to which is mounted one or more support panels to which, in turn, are...
4543945 Structure and manufacture of radiation collectors  
A radiation collector having a flexible reflective wall which is deflected to a curved preferably paraboloidal configuration by application of differential pressures to opposites sides of the wall....
4510385 Solar tracking system employing inertial coasting  
A solar tracking system is disclosed which includes a solar powered motor coupled to a rotatable collector using a high reduction gear arrangement. The collector rotates about pivot bearings and is...
4496787 Method and device for collecting and exploiting solar radiation  
The method and apparatus of the invention are intended to collect, in the intermediary space comprised between the transparent cover and the absorbing receiver surfaces of a solar insolator, the...
4491125 Solar collector  
A solar collector comprising a hemisphere (111) having a reflector internal surface; a caustical concentrator (116) located at the focus of the hemisphere (111) and having a concentrated second...
4487196 Focusing solar collector and method for manufacturing same  
Disclosed is a solar collector comprising an annular-shaped frame and a composite membrane member for concentrating and focusing sun radiation. The composite membrane member is supported and...
4475538 Window for solar receiver for a solar-powered hot gas engine  
The solar receiver for use e.g. with a solar-powered Stirling-type hot gas engine includes an internally mounted fused silica window for sealing the receiver aperture against thermal energy...
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