EP3111146A4 - Advanced cavity receivers for parabolic solar troughs - Google Patents

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EP3111146A4
EP3111146A4 EP14870350.7A EP14870350A EP3111146A4 EP 3111146 A4 EP3111146 A4 EP 3111146A4 EP 14870350 A EP14870350 A EP 14870350A EP 3111146 A4 EP3111146 A4 EP 3111146A4
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parabolic solar
solar troughs
advanced cavity
cavity receivers
receivers
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French (fr)
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Oliver J. Brambles
Emil CASHIN
Troy O. Mcbride
Joel STETTENHEIM
Scott Aaron SNYDER
Albert K. KIM
Paul H. HOGAN
Ellen C. MEYER
Ariana M. SOPHER
Samuel F. BAUER
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Norwich Technologies Inc
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    • 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
    • F24S23/70Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors
    • F24S23/74Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors with trough-shaped or cylindro-parabolic reflective surfaces
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S25/00Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S40/00Safety or protection arrangements of solar heat collectors; Preventing malfunction of solar heat collectors
    • F24S40/80Accommodating differential expansion of solar collector elements
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S80/00Details, accessories or component parts of solar heat collectors not provided for in groups F24S10/00-F24S70/00
    • F24S80/40Casings
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S80/00Details, accessories or component parts of solar heat collectors not provided for in groups F24S10/00-F24S70/00
    • F24S80/60Thermal insulation
    • 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
EP14870350.7A 2013-12-11 2014-12-11 Advanced cavity receivers for parabolic solar troughs Withdrawn EP3111146A4 (en)

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US201361914795P 2013-12-11 2013-12-11
US201361914646P 2013-12-11 2013-12-11
US201361914726P 2013-12-11 2013-12-11
US201462078742P 2014-11-12 2014-11-12
PCT/US2014/069719 WO2015089273A1 (en) 2013-12-11 2014-12-11 Advanced cavity receivers for parabolic solar troughs

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EP3111146A1 EP3111146A1 (en) 2017-01-04
EP3111146A4 true EP3111146A4 (en) 2017-11-15

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US20110168161A1 (en) * 2008-09-23 2011-07-14 Rahmi Oguz Capan Solar Trough Field System
US20110214668A1 (en) * 2010-03-06 2011-09-08 King Saud University Glass solar receiver with bifurcated annulus responsive to thermal dimensional changes
WO2011121574A2 (en) * 2010-04-02 2011-10-06 Ronda High Tech Srl Solar receiver, particularly of the type for parabolic linear solar concentrators and the like
US20130220307A1 (en) * 2012-01-05 2013-08-29 Norwich Technologies, Inc. Cavity Receivers for Parabolic Solar Troughs

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US3869199A (en) * 1973-12-13 1975-03-04 Itek Corp Solar energy absorber
US4333447A (en) * 1980-06-04 1982-06-08 Corning Glass Works Solar receiver tube support
GB2282442A (en) * 1993-10-04 1995-04-05 Dyck Frans Seraphina Joseph Va Solar water heater
US20060207590A1 (en) * 2005-03-17 2006-09-21 Alexander Levin Solar radiation modular collector
US20110168161A1 (en) * 2008-09-23 2011-07-14 Rahmi Oguz Capan Solar Trough Field System
US20110067692A1 (en) * 2009-08-11 2011-03-24 Sopogy, Inc. Solid core structure parabolic trough solar energy collection system
US20110214668A1 (en) * 2010-03-06 2011-09-08 King Saud University Glass solar receiver with bifurcated annulus responsive to thermal dimensional changes
WO2011121574A2 (en) * 2010-04-02 2011-10-06 Ronda High Tech Srl Solar receiver, particularly of the type for parabolic linear solar concentrators and the like
US20130220307A1 (en) * 2012-01-05 2013-08-29 Norwich Technologies, Inc. Cavity Receivers for Parabolic Solar Troughs

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