Solar concentration system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSupratik Guha, Philip C. Hobbs, Yves C. Martin, Robert L. Sandstrom, Theodore G. van Kessel
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSupratik Guha, Philip C. Hobbs, Yves C. Martin, Robert L. Sandstrom, Theodore G. van Kessel
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A solar concentration system includes an optically clear shell member having an outer surface and an inner surface, with the inner surface defining a hollow interior portion, a liquid contained within the hollow interior portion of the optically clear shell, and a solar collection system contained within the hollow interior portion of the optically clear shell. The solar collection system includes a tracking system configured and disposed to selectively shift within the hollow interior portion, a reflector member mounted to the tracking system, and a solar receiver mounted to the tracking system. The tracking system being configured and disposed orient the reflector member and the solar receiver to follow a path of the sun enhancing the collection of solar energy.
A solar concentration system comprising:
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