U.S. solar power supply
OwnerRandy Rossinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for collecting, converting, storing and using solar energy includes solar energy concentrating apparatus, a first apparatus containing a first fluid for transferring heat from the concentrating apparatus to heat exchange apparatus, a heat storage medium fluidly interacting with the heat exchange apparatus for storing the transferred heat, a second apparatus fluidly interacting with the heat exchange apparatus and containing a second fluid for transferring heat from the heat storage medium to a work producing mechanism. The heat storage medium is sodium chloride, and the first fluid is sodium in liquid and vapor states.
Claims18
A solar energy system, comprising:
- solar energy concentrating means;
- means for transferring heat from concentrated solar energy to a fluid, including a counterflow means for heating said fluid before said fluid enters said solar energy means;
- thermal storage means for storing said transferred heat into a storage medium;
- means, interacting with the energy in said thermal storage means, for producing work;
- and,
- fluid conduit means fluidly coupling said solar energy concentrating means, said thermal storage means, and said work producing means;
- wherein said storage medium is sodium chloride.
A solar energy system, comprising:
- (a) solar energy concentrating means;
- (b) heat storage means including heat exchange means;
- (c) work producing means;
- (d) first conduit means for transporting a first medium between the solar energy concentrating means and the heat storage means, said first medium is able to transfer energy to said heat storage means at 1475.degree. F.;
- (e) second conduit means for transporting a second medium between the heat storage means and the work producing means;
- and,
- (f) sodium chloride in said heat storage means for storing heat from said solar energy concentrating means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.