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7343913 |
Parabolic trough solar collector for fluid heating and photovoltaic cells
A solar concentrating collector includes corrugated board parabolic support segments with flexible strips and side tabs over the cut edge to support a laminate with reflective coated film. The...
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7213931 |
Method for reflecting radiation emanating from a source
A method for effecting solar radiation in space prior to the solar radiation reaching Earth. The method includes the steps of choosing a location between the Earth and the sun, focusing reflected...
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7156088 |
Solar collector mounting array
A solar collector structural support system that affixes to a mounting surface without penetrating the mounting surface is disclosed. The invention in the preferred embodiment includes a junction...
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6994082 |
Lightweight, low-cost solar energy collector
A lightweight solar concentrator of the reflecting parabolic or trough type is realized via a thin reflecting film, an inflatable structural housing and tensioned fibers. The reflector element...
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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...
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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...
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6911110 |
Thermally controlled solar reflector facet with heat recovery
A high concentration central receiver system and method provides improved reflectors and a unique heat removal system. The central receiver has a plurality of interconnected reflectors coupled to a...
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6892724 |
Solar energy collector for hot water
A solar energy concentrating collector having a frame with bottom, end and side panels of corrugated material adapted to include secondary side panels that are folded inward and have vertical slots...
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6877507 |
Mounting
Novel mounting devices for attachment to an apparatus, the apparatus configured to receive and/or transmit radiation flux (e.g. satellite dishes for communications or electromagnetic power...
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6863065 |
Portable concave reflector assembly
A portable concave reflector assembly having a hub member, a plurality of blade members radiating from the hub member, hub interlocking means for holding each of the blade members in selectively...
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6820611 |
Solar radiation concentrator and method of concentration solar radiation
A solar radiation concentrator rotated about a straight line vertical to the reflector arrangement surfaces so that the incident solar radiation can be led onto the reflector arrangement surface...
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6637428 |
Collapsible light concentration device
A collapsible light collection and/or transmission device having an axis of symmetry. The device includes opposing first and second body portions each having a curved inner reflective surface and...
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6606988 |
Solar oven having a multiple zone concentrator
A solar oven that includes a multiple zone concentrator and a diffuse focal zone is disclosed. The solar oven may include at least one element of symmetry. In such a case, the diffuse focal zone...
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6532953 |
Geometric dome stowable tower reflector
A geodome tower reflector for a beam down optics solar power system has three equidistantly spaced tower assemblies. A geodome reflector assembly is movably mounted to the plurality of tower...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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)...
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6155250 |
Heat gathering device having a reflection plate assembly
A heat gathering device 1 is provided with a reflection plate assembly 2 and a heat gathering tube 3 with a glass tube 4 surrounding the reflection plate assembly 2 and the heat gathering tube 3....
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6080927 |
Solar concentrator for heat and electricity
A solar concentrator for producing usable power as heat and/or electricity uses a self-steering heliostat 1502 to concentrate solar radiation 1509 onto an absorbing surface such as, or including, a...
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6067982 |
Collection of solar radiation and its conversion into electrical power
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6036323 |
Solar insolation concentrator, fabrication tool and fabrication process
A solar insolation concentrator fabricated from a rigid lightweight (slab-like substrate and a plurality of reflectors. Inclined surfaces are formed in the face surface of the substrate, such as by...
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6035850 |
Concentrator for focusing solar radiation
A concentrator for focusing solar radiation onto an elongate absorber, comprising a plurality of transverse supports arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction, stabilizing the...
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5964216 |
Trough-type parabolic concentrator
A trough-type parabolic concentrator (1) for a solar thermal power plant comprises a reflector plate (3) bent in trough shape and a support structure (4) for supporting the reflector plate (3) and...
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5865905 |
Rolled film solar concentrator
A concentrating solar array consisting of a roll of reflective film which is stretched between tension wires strung between a pair of wire stays. There is a roll of film and a take up roll such...
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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...
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5769068 |
Apparatus for supporting a solar collector unit
An apparatus for supporting a solar collector unit comprises a pair of spaced carriers, and a support net for supporting a solar collector unit thereon. The support net includes a set of...
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5673684 |
Tracking solar energy concentrating system having a circular primary reflector and a tracking secondary compound parabolic reflector
The present invention relates to an improved solar energy concentrating system and to a preferred novel focal collection zone for such a system. In general, the system comprises a moveable solar...
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5564411 |
Roof module having an integral solar energy concentrator
The present invention relates to a roof module having an integral solar energy concentrator. The present modules can be combined to form a weathertight roof with an integral solar concentrator....
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5564410 |
Roof having an integral solar energy concentrating system
The present invention relates to a roof having an integral solar energy concentrating system. A combination of solar energy concentrating reflectors and reflected solar energy collectors is used,...
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5540217 |
Solar energy concentrating system having replaceable reflectors
The present invention relates to an improved solar energy concentrating system incorporating replaceable solar energy concentrating reflectors. Prior systems typically required a structurally...
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5505917 |
Solar heat exchanger and concentric feedback tube system for disinfecting water
A concentric receiver tube for passing water to be disinfected twice before the aperture path of a concentric solar reflector. The novel receiver tube uses the water that is heated by the reflector...
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5404868 |
Apparatus using a balloon supported reflective surface for reflecting light from the sun
The invention provides a family of apparatus using a balloon supported reflective surface for reflecting light from the Sun. A basic embodiment of such an apparatus is a light weight, low cost...
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5395070 |
Solar energy concentrator assembly and associated method
A solar energy concentrator assembly comprises flexible polymeric sheet which carries an integral optical element in the form of a Fresnel lens for concentrating a substantial amount of incoming...
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5365920 |
Solar concentrator system
The solar concentrator arrangement has a concentrating mirror (2) consisting of a metallised plastic shell to reflect parallel incident light. The concentrating mirror ( 2 ) forms part of a foil...
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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...
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5323271 |
Water- and air-cooled reflection mirror
The water- and air-cooled reflection mirror of this invention, which can be applied to light projector, sterilizing lamp and development device, cools with water and air the reflection mirror that...
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5322053 |
Solar cooking panel apparatus
A cooking panel member formed of a plurality of individual panel reflector plates includes first and second inner rows of individual panel plates hingedly mounted together, with first and second...
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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...
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5263468 |
Campfire heat intensifier
A heat intensifier for directing radiant heat from a campfire toward a camper situated on the ground adjacent the campfire to enhance the warmth provided by the campfire to the camper includes a...
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5253637 |
Hyperfocal tracking solar thermal collector
A solar thermal collector incorporates an extended reflector surface constructed to concentrate radiation from a radiation source along a focal line. The reflector surface is oriented in a...
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5203318 |
Sun tracking solar concentrator
The solar concentrator includes a carriage movable along an inclined, ground anchored ramp. A first weight at the end of a pulley carried first cable, biases the carriage upwardly of the ramp...
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5113845 |
Portable solar heating device and heating process utilizing solar energy
A concave parabolic reflector receiving solar rays directly and by reflection from an angularly adjustable auxiliary collecting plate and from a stationary side plate reflects such solar rays to a...
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5069540 |
Parabolic solar collector body and method
A solar collector structure and method of fabrication are disclosed, the solar collector being of the linear, parabolic reflector-type. The parabolic reflector body includes an elongated layered...
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5062899 |
Wide acceptance angle, high concentration ratio, optical collector
A cassegrain optical system provides improved collection of off-axis light yet is still characterized by a high concentration ratio. The optical system includes a primary mirror for collecting...
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5058565 |
Solar concentrator device and support structure therefor
A solar concentrator device is disclosed. The device includes a solar concentrating panel having a longitudinal axis and defining a parabolic surface having a focal line substantially parallel to...
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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...
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4999059 |
Universal solar concentrator panel
A solar concentrator device has a solar energy receiver and a solar energy reflector including a plurality of individual panels turnable about two mutually perpendicular axes so that the panels in...
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