Low concentration solar collector system
OwnerHoward Y. Yuhinventor
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Abstract
A device and system for providing low concentration solar collection is disclosed. The device comprises a reflective parabolic trough, an evacuated tube collector, and a geared element for enabling the trough to utilize one-axis solar tracking. The system utilizes arrays of the solar collection devices, connected to a motor or actuator, to synchronize the tracking of each of the solar collection devices in the array. The heated fluid in each solar collection device is then transferred to a fluid flowing in a fluid transfer tube, where the fluid can be transported to a storage system for future power generation.
Claims14
A solar collector device comprising:
- an evacuated tube collector having an end portion;
- a low-concentration parabolic trough having an end wall and at least one reflective surface facing the evacuated tube collector, the trough connecting to the evacuated tube collector;
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- a geared element connected to the end wall.
A solar collection system comprising
- a plurality of solar collector devices, each device comprising:
- an evacuated tube collector having an end portion and at least one thermosiphoning tube;
- a parabolic trough having an end wall and at least one reflective surface facing the evacuated tube collector, the trough connecting to the evacuated tube collector;
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- a geared element connected to the end wall;
- a means for rotating the parabolic trough of each of the solar collector devices;
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- a fluid transfer tube connected to each thermosiphoning tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.