CA1113812A - Solar energy conversion system - Google Patents

Solar energy conversion system

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Publication number
CA1113812A
CA1113812A CA289,140A CA289140A CA1113812A CA 1113812 A CA1113812 A CA 1113812A CA 289140 A CA289140 A CA 289140A CA 1113812 A CA1113812 A CA 1113812A
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Prior art keywords
cavity
solar energy
energy
mirror
working medium
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CA289,140A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
John H. Atkinson, Jr.
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Advanced Solar Power Co
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Advanced Solar Power Co
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/30Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with lenses
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S20/00Solar heat collectors specially adapted for particular uses or environments
    • F24S20/20Solar heat collectors for receiving concentrated solar energy, e.g. receivers for solar power plants
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/12Light guides
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/70Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors
    • F24S23/79Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors with spaced and opposed interacting reflective surfaces
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S30/00Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules
    • F24S30/40Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement
    • F24S30/45Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement with two rotation axes
    • F24S30/458Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement with two rotation axes with inclined primary axis
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S50/00Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors
    • F24S50/20Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors for tracking
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S30/00Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules
    • F24S2030/10Special components
    • F24S2030/13Transmissions
    • F24S2030/133Transmissions in the form of flexible elements, e.g. belts, chains, ropes
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S30/00Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules
    • F24S2030/10Special components
    • F24S2030/15Bearings
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/44Heat exchange systems
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/47Mountings or tracking

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
CA289,140A 1976-03-10 1977-10-20 Solar energy conversion system Expired CA1113812A (en)

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US66536976A 1976-03-10 1976-03-10

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EP (1) EP0016175A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BE (1) BE869754A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1113812A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2749286A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2407439A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1590091A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NL (1) NL7807477A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
WO (1) WO1980000489A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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FR2458768A1 (fr) * 1979-06-13 1981-01-02 Champeau Andre Module de conversion de l'energie solaire, et centrale solaire utilisant de tels modules
JPS5737321A (en) * 1980-08-18 1982-03-01 Takashi Mori Solar light collector
MX156519A (es) * 1981-04-14 1988-09-06 Juha Ven Mejoras en aparato para enfocar los rayos del sol por ejemplo en el cultivo de las piantas
FR2518718A1 (fr) * 1981-12-23 1983-06-24 Djelalian Madeleine Procede pour capter et exploiter au maximum le rayonnement solaire global, dispositifs pour la mise en oeuvre de ce procede et capteurs solaires en resultant
FR2532727B1 (fr) * 1982-09-02 1985-01-18 Gallois Montbrun Roger Capteur solaire a panneau orientable
GB2155615B (en) * 1984-03-01 1987-09-16 Peter Gerald Barrington Solar collector and heating system
DE4423527A1 (de) * 1994-07-07 1996-01-18 Schultze Hans Georg Parabolsolarkraftwerk mit Langzeitspeicher und Signalempfangsanlage
KR970022052A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1995-10-02 1997-05-28
ITRM20010131A1 (it) * 2001-03-14 2002-09-16 Libero Borra Impianto termico ad acqua surriscaldata alimentato ad energia solare e relativo metodo di produzione di energia elettrica.
CN1996738A (zh) * 2006-01-06 2007-07-11 夏秋 一种高性能太阳能装置
EP2249100A1 (en) * 2009-05-08 2010-11-10 Rioglass Solar, S.A. Device and method for protecting solar reflectors
US9194246B2 (en) 2011-09-23 2015-11-24 General Electric Company Steam turbine LP casing cylindrical struts between stages
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US1700675A (en) * 1927-05-27 1929-01-29 Robert H Goddard Vaporizer for use with solar energy
US1969839A (en) * 1930-10-30 1934-08-14 Robert H Goddard Apparatus for absorbing solar energy
US2259902A (en) * 1938-10-17 1941-10-21 Mccain John David Solar heater
US3171403A (en) * 1962-05-17 1965-03-02 John C Drescher Solar heating systems
US3203167A (en) * 1962-07-06 1965-08-31 Jr Leon Green Means and method of utilizing solar energy
US3234931A (en) * 1963-02-20 1966-02-15 Gen Motors Corp Solar energy absorber
US4033118A (en) * 1974-08-19 1977-07-05 Powell William R Mass flow solar energy receiver
US4010614A (en) * 1974-11-13 1977-03-08 Arthur David M Solar radiation collector and system for converting and storing collected solar energy

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EP0016175A1 (en) 1980-10-01
FR2407439B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1983-11-10
FR2407439A1 (fr) 1979-05-25
BE869754A (fr) 1978-12-18
WO1980000489A1 (en) 1980-03-20
DE2749286A1 (de) 1979-05-10
GB1590091A (en) 1981-05-28
NL7807477A (nl) 1980-01-15

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