Device for collecting solar energy
AssigneeSuncycle B.V.
InventorsPeter PENNING, Roy BIJL
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AssigneeSuncycle B.V.
InventorsPeter PENNING, Roy BIJL
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A device for gaining solar energy comprises a integral unit with a casing (10 . . . 13). The casing comprises reflection means (20) with a hollow reflector surface (25) and is closed off by refraction means (30) with an entry surface (35) for entering sunlight. The refraction means and reflection means are each rotatably arranged around a rotation axis (71, 72) and their orientation relative to each other is continuously adjusted to the current position of the sun in the sky using positioning means provided for that purpose. The casing comprises a number of dustproof, but nevertheless ventilating chambers. The first chamber (100) is situated between the refraction means (30) and the reflection means (20) and comprises energy-conversion means (40) at least near to the focal point of the reflector surface (25). A second chamber (200) is situated between the reflection means (20) and the base part (13) of the casing and comprises positioning means (51, 53) for rotating the refraction means (30) and the reflection means (20).
Device for gaining solar energy comprising reflection means with a reflector surface having at least one focal point, and comprising refraction means with an entry surface for entering sunlight and an exit surface facing the reflector surface of the reflection means, the refraction means being rotatably arranged around a first rotation axis, the reflection means being rotatably arranged around a second rotation axis, an entry area of said energy conversion means being provided at least near the at least one focal point of the reflector surface, and positioning means being provided for rotating the refraction means around the first rotation axis and for rotating the reflection means around the second rotation axis in dependence on a current position of the sun, characterized in that the reflection means, the refraction means, the positioning means and the conversion means extend from a integral unit with a common casing, the refraction means being rotatable around the first rotation axis with respect to a base part of the casing and provided with primary driving means capable of and set up to impose thereupon a rotation around the first axis with respect to the base part, the reflection means being arranged rotatably round the second rotation axis within the casing and provided with secondary driving means in order to impose thereupon a rotation around the second axis with respect to the base part, and in that the refraction means and the reflection means enclose an at least almost dustproof, though ventilating in terms of air and water vapour, closed off chamber between the exit surface of the refraction means and the reflector surface of the reflection means, the chamber comprising at least said entry area of said conversion means.
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