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US 4,355,630 AGranted
Concentrating solar collector with tracking multipurpose targets
OwnerArthur Fattorinventor
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Abstract
A parabolic solar concentrator whose focused solar rays impinge as a line focus upon one or more daily and seasonably tracking target collectors made to move generally parallel along two or more tracks through the use of sensor activated motors.
Claims8
A solar energy collector comprising:
- (a) a reflective surface means positioned so as to be nonmovable and having such a curvature as to produce a line focus of solar radiation at any incident angle of the sun's rays,
- (b) plural collector target means mounted above said reflective surface means in a plurality of substantially separate housings, any one of such target means being capable of being positioned to accept a line focus, and each target means being capable of generating a distinct form of energy as distinguished from the other target means,
- (c) plural track means having a concave, reverse curvature with respect to the reflective surface means, on which is mounted said plural target means over said reflective surface means and providing a path of movement for said target means to intercept maximum solar reflected flux at various seasons of the year,
- (d) means for moving said plural target means to position one of said target means in said line focus so as to energize said target means, and
- (e) means for recovering a specific generated energy form from said one of said target means.
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