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US 2005/0109387 A1Published application
System and method for thermal to electric conversion
AssigneePractical Technology, Inc.
InventorRobert Marshall
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Abstract
A system and method for lower cost, solar thermal generation includes a thermal input block, and an energy storage block.
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A system for converting solar energy to electric energy comprising:
- an insolation collector;
- an insolation to thermal power conversion;
- a thermophotovoltaic conversion of thermal power to electric power;
- a maximum power point tracking control loop;
- and
- a low impedance electric output.
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A means for dispatchable solar thermal energy generation comprising:
- a means for collecting thermal energy;
- a means for increasing the temperature of the collected energy;
- a means for storing thermal energy;
- and
- a means for utilizing the stored thermal energy.
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A method of converting solar energy to electric energy including:
- collecting insolation;
- converting insolation to thermal energy;
- and
- thermophotovoltaic conversion of thermal energy to electric energy;
- and
- storing some electric energy to compensate for load transients.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.