AU2009271018A8 - Tracking concentrator employing inverted off-axis optics and method - Google Patents

Tracking concentrator employing inverted off-axis optics and method

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AU2009271018A8
AU2009271018A8 AU2009271018A AU2009271018A AU2009271018A8 AU 2009271018 A8 AU2009271018 A8 AU 2009271018A8 AU 2009271018 A AU2009271018 A AU 2009271018A AU 2009271018 A AU2009271018 A AU 2009271018A AU 2009271018 A8 AU2009271018 A8 AU 2009271018A8
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axis optics
tracking concentrator
employing inverted
concentrator employing
inverted
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Robert O. Campbell
Michael G. Machado
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ZETTASUN Inc
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Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
    • H01L31/054—Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
    • H01L31/0543—Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means comprising light concentrating means of the refractive type, e.g. lenses
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/30—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with lenses
    • F24S23/31—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with lenses having discontinuous faces, e.g. Fresnel lenses
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S30/00—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules
    • F24S30/40—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement
    • F24S30/42—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement with only one rotation axis
    • F24S30/422—Vertical axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S50/00—Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors
    • F24S50/20—Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors for tracking
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/47—Mountings or tracking
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/52—PV systems with concentrators

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Mounting And Adjusting Of Optical Elements (AREA)
AU2009271018A 2008-07-14 2009-07-14 Tracking concentrator employing inverted off-axis optics and method Abandoned AU2009271018A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

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US8055408P 2008-07-14 2008-07-14
US61/080,554 2008-07-14
US12/502,085 2009-07-13
US12/502,085 US20100006088A1 (en) 2008-07-14 2009-07-13 Tracking Concentrator Employing Inverted Off-Axis Optics and Method
PCT/US2009/050576 WO2010009154A2 (en) 2008-07-14 2009-07-14 Tracking concentrator employing inverted off-axis optics and method

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AU2009271018A1 AU2009271018A1 (en) 2010-01-21
AU2009271018A8 true AU2009271018A8 (en) 2011-02-03

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EP (1) EP2324303A2 (en)
AU (1) AU2009271018A1 (en)
IL (1) IL210648A0 (en)
WO (1) WO2010009154A2 (en)

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WO2010009154A9 (en) 2011-09-29
WO2010009154A3 (en) 2010-04-22
EP2324303A2 (en) 2011-05-25
US20100006088A1 (en) 2010-01-14
IL210648A0 (en) 2011-03-31
AU2009271018A1 (en) 2010-01-21
WO2010009154A2 (en) 2010-01-21

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Free format text: IN VOL 25, NO 4, PAGE(S) 428 UNDER THE HEADING PCT APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE ENTERED THE NATIONAL PHASE - NAME INDEX UNDER THE NAME ZETTASUN, INC., APPLICATION NO. 2009271018, UNDER INID (71) CORRECT THE APPLICANT NAME TO ZETTASUN, INC.

MK1 Application lapsed section 142(2)(a) - no request for examination in relevant period