CA2855946A1 - Freeze protection system for solar receiver - Google Patents
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- CA2855946A1 CA2855946A1 CA2855946A CA2855946A CA2855946A1 CA 2855946 A1 CA2855946 A1 CA 2855946A1 CA 2855946 A CA2855946 A CA 2855946A CA 2855946 A CA2855946 A CA 2855946A CA 2855946 A1 CA2855946 A1 CA 2855946A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
- F24S40/00—Safety or protection arrangements of solar heat collectors; Preventing malfunction of solar heat collectors
- F24S40/70—Preventing freezing
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F22—STEAM GENERATION
- F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
- F22B1/00—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method
- F22B1/006—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method using solar heat
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F22—STEAM GENERATION
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- F22B21/00—Water-tube boilers of vertical or steeply-inclined type, i.e. the water-tube sets being arranged vertically or substantially vertically
- F22B21/02—Water-tube boilers of vertical or steeply-inclined type, i.e. the water-tube sets being arranged vertically or substantially vertically built-up from substantially-straight water tubes
- F22B21/04—Water-tube boilers of vertical or steeply-inclined type, i.e. the water-tube sets being arranged vertically or substantially vertically built-up from substantially-straight water tubes involving a single upper drum and a single lower drum, e.g. the drums being arranged transversely
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
- F24S10/00—Solar heat collectors using working fluids
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
- F24S20/00—Solar heat collectors specially adapted for particular uses or environments
- F24S20/20—Solar heat collectors for receiving concentrated solar energy, e.g. receivers for solar power plants
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- 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
- F24S50/40—Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors responsive to temperature
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- 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
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- 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
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Applications Claiming Priority (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US201161560538P | 2011-11-16 | 2011-11-16 | |
| US61/560,538 | 2011-11-16 | ||
| US13/677,499 US9273884B2 (en) | 2011-11-16 | 2012-11-15 | Freeze protection system for solar receiver |
| US13/677,499 | 2012-11-15 | ||
| PCT/US2012/065246 WO2013074767A1 (en) | 2011-11-16 | 2012-11-15 | Freeze protection system for solar receiver |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2855946A1 true CA2855946A1 (en) | 2013-05-23 |
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| CA2855946A Abandoned CA2855946A1 (en) | 2011-11-16 | 2012-11-15 | Freeze protection system for solar receiver |
Country Status (12)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US9273884B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP2780645A4 (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN103946644A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU2012340415A1 (enExample) |
| BR (1) | BR112014011808A2 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2855946A1 (enExample) |
| IL (1) | IL232166A0 (enExample) |
| IN (1) | IN2014CN04214A (enExample) |
| MA (1) | MA35649B1 (enExample) |
| MX (1) | MX337766B (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2013074767A1 (enExample) |
| ZA (1) | ZA201403076B (enExample) |
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| US20120199117A1 (en) * | 2011-02-09 | 2012-08-09 | Babcock Power Services, Inc. | Systems and methods for solar boiler construction |
| US8851024B2 (en) * | 2011-12-07 | 2014-10-07 | Alstom Technology Ltd | Water reservoir for a steam generation system and method of use thereof |
| US20140041359A1 (en) * | 2012-08-13 | 2014-02-13 | Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. | Rapid startup heat recovery steam generator |
| DE102013003386B4 (de) * | 2013-03-01 | 2020-08-13 | Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd. | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Betreiben eines Dampferzeugers in einer Verbrennungsanlage |
| US9605879B2 (en) * | 2013-11-08 | 2017-03-28 | Alstom Technology Ltd. | System and method for controlling molten salt temperature |
| JP6275464B2 (ja) * | 2013-12-05 | 2018-02-07 | 三菱日立パワーシステムズ株式会社 | ボイラ |
| US9945585B2 (en) | 2014-05-15 | 2018-04-17 | Alliance For Sustainable Energy, Llc | Systems and methods for direct thermal receivers using near blackbody configurations |
| US20160123645A1 (en) * | 2014-10-29 | 2016-05-05 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Air conditioner and method of controlling the same |
| CN104482528B (zh) * | 2014-12-19 | 2016-07-06 | 中国科学院电工研究所 | 带过热器启动保护的太阳能热发电自然循环吸热器 |
| CN107709880B (zh) * | 2015-04-02 | 2019-10-25 | 艾默生伏尔甘控股有限公司 | 减温器系统 |
| ES2730020T3 (es) * | 2015-10-29 | 2019-11-07 | Toshiba Kk | Sistema colector térmico solar, y aparato y método para controlar el mismo |
| US10422552B2 (en) | 2015-12-24 | 2019-09-24 | Alliance For Sustainable Energy, Llc | Receivers for concentrating solar power generation |
| CN112444340B (zh) * | 2019-09-03 | 2023-02-10 | 中国石油天然气股份有限公司 | 一种压力检测用拷克装置 |
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| CN115654753B (zh) * | 2022-11-21 | 2023-05-05 | 兰州大成科技股份有限公司 | 一种线聚焦集热系统低热损运行方法及其线聚焦集热系统 |
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- 2012-11-15 WO PCT/US2012/065246 patent/WO2013074767A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2012-11-15 BR BR112014011808A patent/BR112014011808A2/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2012-11-15 MX MX2014005755A patent/MX337766B/es active IP Right Grant
- 2012-11-15 CN CN201280056253.XA patent/CN103946644A/zh active Pending
- 2012-11-15 US US13/677,499 patent/US9273884B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2012-11-15 EP EP12850411.5A patent/EP2780645A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2012-11-15 CA CA2855946A patent/CA2855946A1/en not_active Abandoned
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| US20130118477A1 (en) | 2013-05-16 |
| WO2013074767A1 (en) | 2013-05-23 |
| MX337766B (es) | 2016-03-17 |
| IL232166A0 (en) | 2014-06-30 |
| EP2780645A4 (en) | 2015-07-01 |
| EP2780645A1 (en) | 2014-09-24 |
| CN103946644A (zh) | 2014-07-23 |
| IN2014CN04214A (enExample) | 2015-07-17 |
| MA35649B1 (fr) | 2014-11-01 |
| US9273884B2 (en) | 2016-03-01 |
| NZ624445A (en) | 2016-05-27 |
| AU2012340415A1 (en) | 2014-05-15 |
| MX2014005755A (es) | 2014-06-05 |
| BR112014011808A2 (pt) | 2017-05-16 |
| ZA201403076B (en) | 2015-03-25 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |
Effective date: 20171115 |