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US 8,569,616 B2Granted
Method of concetrating solar energy
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSupratik Guha, Philip C. Hobbs, Yves C. Martin, Robert L. Sandstrom, Theodore G. van Kessel
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Abstract
A method of concentrating solar energy includes receiving solar energy through a surface of an optically clear shell, guiding the solar energy through a liquid contained in the optically clear shell, folding the solar energy back through the liquid toward a solar receiver, and shifting the solar receiver within the optically clear shell to track the sun, wherein the solar energy collected by the solar receiver is converted into electrical energy.
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A method of concentrating solar energy, the method comprising:
- receiving solar energy through a surface of an optically clear shell;
- guiding the solar energy through a liquid substantially filling the optically clear shell;
- folding the solar energy back through the liquid toward a solar receiver;
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- orienting the solar receiver through a tracking system arranged entirely within the optically clear shell to track the sun, wherein the solar energy collected by the solar receiver is converted into electrical energy.
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