GB2460011A - Solar generator comprising a lens - Google Patents

Solar generator comprising a lens Download PDF

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GB2460011A
GB2460011A GB0713910A GB0713910A GB2460011A GB 2460011 A GB2460011 A GB 2460011A GB 0713910 A GB0713910 A GB 0713910A GB 0713910 A GB0713910 A GB 0713910A GB 2460011 A GB2460011 A GB 2460011A
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Thomas Hugh Mckinstry Brown
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    • 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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G6/00—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy
    • F03G6/06—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy with solar energy concentrating means
    • F24J2/08—
    • 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
    • F24S30/45—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement with two rotation axes
    • F24S30/452—Vertical primary axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2220/00—Application
    • F05B2220/70—Application in combination with
    • F05B2220/702—Application in combination with the other apparatus being a steam turbine
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2220/00—Application
    • F05B2220/70—Application in combination with
    • F05B2220/706—Application in combination with an electrical generator
    • 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
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B10/00—Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
    • Y02B10/20—Solar thermal
    • 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
    • Y02E10/46—Conversion of thermal power into mechanical power, e.g. Rankine, Stirling or solar thermal engines
    • 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

Abstract

A solar generator comprises a lens, a boiler, a steam engine and a turbine/generator. The turbine/generator is driven by the steam engine, the boiler of which is heated by the rays of the sun passing through the lens. A smaller or larger lens can be used depending on the electrical power output required. Furthermore, multiple lenses can be positioned in banks depending on the electrical power output required. Preferably, the lens is mounted on a rotating gantry or platform and may also rotate on a spindle. If an excess of electrical power is generated, the surplus can be stored in batteries or sold to the mains grid. In use, the invention is designed to produce electrical power that is pollution and emission free.

Description

Solar' Generator Title Lenson' This invention relates to the production of Electricity in all its forms using the heat of the sun.
This invention do's not use'Solar' panels. It uses direct sunlight.
The advantage of this invention is that the fuel costs for this type of Electricity production is free once the initial set up costs have been met.
Fuel costs and the need to conserve our existing reliance. Upon oil and other carbon fuels will be realised by this invention.
An example of the invention will now be described by referring to the accompanying drawings: * Fig 1 shows an alternator. The output of which will be dermined apon its use for domestic or commercial genertaion, or turbine.
* Fig 2 shows a steam engine, again size and power to be sufficent to run a domestic or commercial alternator.
* Fig 3 shows a steam boiler with a heating surface panel of sufficient strength to absorb the suns heat, to create the volume of steam to power the engine which in turns drives the alternator.
* Fig4seepage2. Fig 4
Shows the power source that will provide heat to the boiler, in turn drive the steam engine that will in turn drive the alternator and produce Electricity.
The lense will be mounted on a rotating gantry as shown in fig 4. The lense will also rotate on a spindle.
To enable the suns rays pass through the lense onto the prepared surface of the boiler generating sufficient heat steam to drive the engine and on to drive the alternator or turbine whichever the case may be and of course during the hours of sunlight, The invention will have small (Households) and large, possibly enough heat to power the Draks' station. The lenses will range from small to very large installed singly or in banks of two, four, six and so on.
Fig. 5 shows a side view of the gantry, there will be sufficient movement via the rotating base and lense spindle to ensure maximum contact. IE sunrays and boiler surface whatever the sun shines. Claim
GB0713910A 2007-07-18 2007-07-18 Solar generator comprising a lens Withdrawn GB2460011A (en)

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MD20100079A2 (en) * 2010-06-30 2011-12-31 Штефан КОЧЕБАН Solar power plant

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US2920710A (en) * 1956-12-17 1960-01-12 George E Howard Vehicle having a solar steam generator
US3965683A (en) * 1974-05-09 1976-06-29 Sydney Dix Solar electrical generating system
US4047385A (en) * 1975-09-25 1977-09-13 Brinjevec Heinz J Solar to electrical energy converting system
US4213303A (en) * 1978-04-21 1980-07-22 Lane William E Sun tracking solar energy boiler
US4391100A (en) * 1979-08-27 1983-07-05 Smith Derrick A Closed loop hermetically sealed solar power generator
US6062029A (en) * 1998-05-14 2000-05-16 Doe; Charles S. Optical solar electric generator
US6128903A (en) * 1998-09-11 2000-10-10 Riege; Carl Ralph Solar portable steam engine
GB2362458A (en) * 2000-05-20 2001-11-21 Rosemary Jones Solar steam production with a lens and partially submerged conductor
US20060168960A1 (en) * 2005-02-03 2006-08-03 Wayne Krouse Machine and system for solar power generation
US7168252B1 (en) * 2005-12-19 2007-01-30 Price David E Solar heated generator

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2920710A (en) * 1956-12-17 1960-01-12 George E Howard Vehicle having a solar steam generator
US3965683A (en) * 1974-05-09 1976-06-29 Sydney Dix Solar electrical generating system
US4047385A (en) * 1975-09-25 1977-09-13 Brinjevec Heinz J Solar to electrical energy converting system
US4213303A (en) * 1978-04-21 1980-07-22 Lane William E Sun tracking solar energy boiler
US4391100A (en) * 1979-08-27 1983-07-05 Smith Derrick A Closed loop hermetically sealed solar power generator
US6062029A (en) * 1998-05-14 2000-05-16 Doe; Charles S. Optical solar electric generator
US6128903A (en) * 1998-09-11 2000-10-10 Riege; Carl Ralph Solar portable steam engine
GB2362458A (en) * 2000-05-20 2001-11-21 Rosemary Jones Solar steam production with a lens and partially submerged conductor
US20060168960A1 (en) * 2005-02-03 2006-08-03 Wayne Krouse Machine and system for solar power generation
US7168252B1 (en) * 2005-12-19 2007-01-30 Price David E Solar heated generator

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
MD20100079A2 (en) * 2010-06-30 2011-12-31 Штефан КОЧЕБАН Solar power plant

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