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US 2026/0168703 A1Published application
Shape Memory Design for a Lightweight, Low Stow Volume, Deployable Solar Concentrator
AssigneeL'Garde, Inc.
InventorsLinden Bolisay, Arthur Libornio Palisoc
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Abstract
A lightweight, low stow volume solar concentrator/collector may include one or more reflective surfaces comprising a shape memory material. The solar concentrator includes support frame, a support structure coupled to the support frame, and a reflective surface coupled to the support structure. The reflective surface comprises a shape memory material to transition the reflective surface from a flat configuration to a curved configuration.
Claims15
A solar concentrator, comprising:
- a support frame;
- a support structure coupled to the support frame;
- a reflective surface coupled to the support structure, wherein the reflective surface comprises a shape memory material.
A method of concentrating solar rays, comprising:
- providing a solar collector having a reflector;
- positioning the solar collector so that sun's rays hit the reflector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.