JP6854877B2 - 太陽追尾装置 - Google Patents
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- 一次光学センサ(30)と、
少なくとも2つの補助光学センサ(70;70a,70b)と、
ハウジング(12)であって、前記一次光学センサ(30)が下に配置される中央孔(100;62;82)を備えた上面(80)と、前記中央穴(100;62;82)のまわりで側方に配置された光井であって、前記それぞれの補助センサ(70)の各々が配置される光井と、を有するハウジング(12)と、
を含む太陽追尾装置であって、
各光井が、
前記関連する補助光学センサ(70;70a,70b)が上に配置される底面(15)と、
前記上面(80)における開口部(84)と、
前記上面(80)及び前記底面(15)を接続する側壁(22,24;25)と、
を含み、
前記側壁の1つが、前記底面(15)と垂直に配置された光反射面(25)であり、全ての他の側壁(22,24)が、光吸収性である太陽追尾装置。 - 各光反射面の(25)が、前記中央孔(100;62;82)の方に面して、外側の側壁(22)に置かれる、請求項1に記載の太陽追尾装置。
- 各光反射面の(25)が、前記中央孔(100;62;82)に背を向けて、内側の前記側壁(22)に置かれる、請求項1に記載の太陽追尾装置。
- 前記一次光学センサ(30)が、位置検出素子である、請求項1〜3のいずれか一項に記載の太陽追尾装置。
- 前記位置検出素子が等方性である、請求項4に記載の太陽追尾装置。
- 前記位置検出素子が、2D離散センサアレイを含む、請求項4に記載の太陽追尾装置。
- 前記中央孔を通過する入射太陽光を前記一次光学センサ(30)上に合焦するために、前記中央孔と前記一次光学センサ(30)との間に配置された光学部品を更に含む、請求項1〜6のいずれか一項に記載の太陽追尾装置。
- 前記光学部品と前記上面(80)の前記中央孔(100;62;82)との間で位置合わせされた開口部(62)を備えたマスク(60)を更に含む、請求項7に記載の太陽追尾装置。
- 前記中央孔(100;62;82)が、前記上面(80)の方へ広くなるように面取りされる、請求項1〜8のいずれか一項に記載の太陽追尾装置。
- 各補助光学センサが、フォトダイオードを含む、請求項1〜9のいずれか一項に記載の太陽追尾装置。
- 前記各光井の前記開口部(84)が矩形であり、
前記各光井は、前記上面(80)に垂直な内側の側壁及び外側の側壁を備え、
且つ前記底面(15)の方へ内側に傾斜する隣接する側壁を備えて、
略桶状の光井を形成する、請求項1〜10のいずれか一項に記載の太陽追尾装置。 - 前記一次光学センサ(30)と、前記少なくとも2つの補助光学センサ(70;70a,70b)と動作可能に接続されたプロセッサを更に含む、請求項1〜11のいずれか一項に記載の太陽追尾装置。
- 検出光に応じて前記装置を位置決めするように動作可能な少なくとも1つの駆動機構(400)を更に含む、請求項1〜12のいずれか一項に記載の太陽追尾装置。
- 太陽追尾装置を位置決めする方法であって、
請求項13に記載された太陽追尾装置を提供することと、
前記補助センサにおける光強度と、前記一次光学センサ(30)上の入射光の位置との少なくとも1つを検出することと、
前記補助光学センサ(70;70a,70b)における前記光強度の平衡を保ち、且つ前記一次光学センサ(30)に前記入射光を合焦する目的で、前記検出光に応じて前記少なくとも1つの駆動機構(400)を作動させることと
を含む方法。
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