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US 11,015,838 B2Granted
Bladed solar thermal receivers for concentrating solar power
AssigneesNational Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, The Australian National University
InventorsClifford K. Ho, Joshua Mark Christian, John Downing Pye
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Abstract
A bladed solar thermal receiver for absorbing concentrated sunlight is disclosed. The receiver includes a plurality of panels arranged in a bladed configuration for absorbing sunlight. The bladed configurations can be radial or planar. The receiver design increases the effective solar absorptance and efficiency by providing a light trap for the incident solar radiation while reducing heat losses from radiation and convection.
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A solar receiver, comprising:
- a flat support panel having a vertical and a horizontal axis;
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- a plurality of solar receiver panels having planes parallel to a surface of the plurality of solar panels for receiving impinging solar radiation and attached to and extending from the flat, support panel;
- wherein at least one solar receiver panel of the plurality of solar receiver panels comprises:
- a first fluid header;
- a second fluid header;
- and
- a plurality of tubes fluidly connecting the first and second fluid headers;
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- wherein the plurality of solar receiver panels comprise a leading edge and a trailing edge, the trailing edge proximate to the flat, support panel and the leading edge opposite thereof and facing impinging solar radiation, the planes of the plurality of solar panels passing through the leading edges and trailing edges;
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- wherein the plurality of solar receiver panels are stacked vertically over one another.
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