AU3928599A - Thermohydraulic sun-tracking device - Google Patents

Thermohydraulic sun-tracking device

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AU3928599A
AU3928599A AU39285/99A AU3928599A AU3928599A AU 3928599 A AU3928599 A AU 3928599A AU 39285/99 A AU39285/99 A AU 39285/99A AU 3928599 A AU3928599 A AU 3928599A AU 3928599 A AU3928599 A AU 3928599A
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Prior art keywords
sun
reflector element
control unit
light control
tracking device
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AU39285/99A
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Fritz Harald Klotz
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Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie und Wasserstoff Forschung Baden Wuerttemberg
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ZENTRUM fur SONNENENERGIE und
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S3/00—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received
    • G01S3/78—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G01S3/782—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction
    • G01S3/785—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using adjustment of orientation of directivity characteristics of a detector or detector system to give a desired condition of signal derived from that detector or detector system
    • G01S3/786—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using adjustment of orientation of directivity characteristics of a detector or detector system to give a desired condition of signal derived from that detector or detector system the desired condition being maintained automatically
    • G01S3/7861—Solar tracking systems
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01L31/0547—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 reflecting type, e.g. parabolic mirrors, concentrators using total internal reflection
    • 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)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Details Of Aerials (AREA)
  • Charge And Discharge Circuits For Batteries Or The Like (AREA)
  • Looms (AREA)
  • Compression-Type Refrigeration Machines With Reversible Cycles (AREA)
  • Fluid-Pressure Circuits (AREA)
  • Control Of Position Or Direction (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to a thermohydraulic sun-tracking device for an element for capturing solar energy (1). Said element can pivot about at least one axis of rotation (5). The sun-tracking device has two absorber units (7a, 7b) which face each other in relation to the axis of rotation, which are fluidly connected to each other and which contain a common working fluid; and a light control unit which reflects and/or shuts out light. Said light control unit pivots with the element for capturing solar energy in order to produce a righting moment in the event of a positioning error by irradiating the absorber units asymmetrically. According to the invention, the light control unit has a precision adjustment reflector element (8a, 8b) and/or a return reflector element (10a, 10b) for at least one absorber unit (7a, 7b). These are arranged in such a way that a very high level of tracking accuracy can be obtained with the precision adjustment reflector element (8a, 8b) and the return reflector element (10a, 10b) enables a movement back eastwards or a movement westwards over angles of error of more than 90 DEG . The invention also relates to the use of this method e.g., for low maintenance solar collector tracking without using external energy or controls.
AU39285/99A 1998-04-30 1999-04-26 Thermohydraulic sun-tracking device Abandoned AU3928599A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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DE19819337A DE19819337A1 (en) 1998-04-30 1998-04-30 Thermohydraulic sun tracking device
DE19819337 1998-04-30
PCT/EP1999/002793 WO1999057493A1 (en) 1998-04-30 1999-04-26 Thermohydraulic sun-tracking device

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EP (1) EP1075629B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE211535T1 (en)
AU (1) AU3928599A (en)
DE (2) DE19819337A1 (en)
DK (1) DK1075629T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2171082T3 (en)
PT (1) PT1075629E (en)
WO (1) WO1999057493A1 (en)

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DK1075629T3 (en) 2002-04-22
EP1075629B1 (en) 2002-01-02
EP1075629A1 (en) 2001-02-14
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PT1075629E (en) 2002-06-28
DE59900724D1 (en) 2002-02-28

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