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US 8,511,298 B2Granted
Reflective solar energy collection system
OwnerJuha Veninventor
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Abstract
The present application provides a primary reflector in a solar collection system. The primary reflector includes a first reflective section that can reflect solar rays onto a first focal line, a second reflective section on the left side of the first reflective section, and a third reflective section on the right side of the first reflective section. The second reflective section can reflect solar rays to the right side of the first focal line. The third reflective section can reflect solar rays to the left side of the first focal line.
Claims12
A solar collection system comprising:
- a receiver, wherein the receiver has the shape of a tube;
- a primary reflector comprising a first reflective section, a second reflective section on the left side of the first reflective section, a second reflective section on the left side of the first reflective section, and a third reflective section on the right side of the first reflective section, wherein the first reflective section of the primary reflector is configured to reflect solar rays to a first focal line on the receiver positioned at or near the axis of the tube, wherein the second reflective section of the primary reflector is configured to reflect solar rays to a second focal line on the right side of the receiver, wherein the third reflective section is configured to reflect solar rays to a third focal line on the left side of secondary receiver;
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- a secondary reflector configured to reflect the solar rays reflected by the second reflective section and the third reflective section of the primary reflector to the receiver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.