Systems and methods for direct thermal receivers using near blackbody configurations
AssigneeAlliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
InventorsMichael Wagner, Zhiwen Ma, Janna Martinek, Ty Neises, Craig Turchi
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Abstract
An aspect of the present disclosure is a receiver for receiving radiation from a heliostat array that includes at least one external panel configured to form an internal cavity and an open face. The open face is positioned substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis and forms an entrance to the internal cavity. The receiver also includes at least one internal panel positioned within the cavity and aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the at least one internal panel includes at least one channel configured to distribute a heat transfer medium.
Claims10
A receiver comprising:
- a first tube comprising a first outer surface;
- a second tube comprising a second outer surface;
- a third tube comprising a third outer surface;
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- a fourth tube comprising a fourth outer surface, wherein:
- a first portion of the first tube, a first portion of the second tube, a first portion of the third tube, and a first portion of the fourth tube are aligned substantially parallel to an axis,
- the first tube and the second tube are adjacent to each other such that the first outer surface and the second outer surface form a first planar structure,
- the third tube and the fourth tube are adjacent to each other such that the third outer surface and the fourth outer surface form a second planar structure,
- each tube is configured to receive and discharge a heat transfer fluid,
- the first tube further comprises a bend separating the first portion of the first tube from a second portion of the first tube, where the bend is at an angle B relative to the axis, and
- the second tube further comprises a bend separating the first portion of the second tube from a second portion of the second tube, where the bend of the second tube is at the angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.