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AssigneeDeutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
InventorsBernhard Hoffschmidt, Joachim Göttsche, Markus Sauerborn, Helmut Essen, Gört Luedtke, Gregor Biegel
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A central distance measuring device, which can be directed at the heliostats, is used to determine the settings of the heliostats of a heliostat field. The distance measuring device measures the space between a plurality of measuring points from the measuring site and, based on this, determines the spatial alignment of the respective heliostat. A computer contains astronomical solar altitude software and controls an actuating device of the heliostat such that the heliostat assumes the alignment intended according to the solar altitude. With the invention, position sensors and/or angle sensors on the individual heliostats are avoided. All heliostats are aligned by a central computer.
A method for aligning adjustable heliostats of a heliostat field reflecting solar radiation onto a radiation receiver, comprising:
A heliostat field with heliostats reflecting solar energy onto a radiation receiver, each heliostat in the heliostat field comprising an actuating device for aligning the heliostat according to the solar altitude,
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.