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US 10,502,459 B1Granted
Magnetic field falling particle solar receiver systems and methods
AssigneesNational Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Malay Mazumder
InventorsKenneth M. Armijo, Ryan R. Anderson, Sean Michael Babiniec, Clifford K. Ho, Malay Mazumder
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Abstract
Systems and methods that increase the residence time of particles falling through a solar receiver using an induced magnetic field to suspend or slow down and/or alter the flight path of the particles falling through the concentrated beam of sunlight are disclosed.
Claims13
A falling particle solar receiver, comprising:
- a receiver body comprising one or more walls defining an interior space;
- a window in the receiver body for allowing concentrated solar energy to enter the interior space;
- an inlet for allowing particles to enter and fall through the interior space;
- and
- a magnetic field generating component configured to induce a magnetic field upon the particles falling through the interior space.
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A falling particle solar receiver system, comprising:
- a particle feed system;
- a falling particle solar receiver for receiving particles from the particle feed system;
- and
- a collection system for receiving particles discharged from the falling particle solar receiver;
- wherein the falling particle solar receiver comprises:
- a receiver body comprising one or more walls defining an interior space;
- a window in the receiver body for allowing concentrated solar energy to enter the interior space;
- an inlet for allowing particles to enter and fall through the interior space;
- and
- a magnetic field generating component configured to induce a magnetic field upon the particles falling through the interior space.
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A method of heating particles in a falling particle receiver, comprising:
- providing a plurality of particles to the receiver;
- heating the particles falling through the receiver;
- and
- subjecting the particles to a magnetic field as the particles fall through the receiver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.