公开(公告)号：US09995507B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-12

申请号：US12424393

申请日：2009-04-15

申请人： Richard Norman ,  Philippe Dauphin ,  Frederick de St. Croix

发明人： Richard Norman ,  Philippe Dauphin ,  Frederick de St. Croix

IPC分类号： F24J2/54 ,  F24J2/07 ,  F24J2/12 ,  F24J2/52 ,  H01L31/054 ,  F24J2/14 ,  F24J2/04

CPC分类号： F24S30/452 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F24S23/12 ,  F24S23/71 ,  F24S23/745 ,  F24S25/12 ,  F24S25/13 ,  F24S25/16 ,  F24S30/45 ,  F24S2020/18 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  Y02B10/20 ,  Y02B10/70 ,  Y02E10/41 ,  Y02E10/42 ,  Y02E10/45 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y10T307/469

摘要： The present invention is primarily directed to cost-effective systems for using large reflective elements that track the sun on two axes to concentrate solar energy onto a receiver that can convert the sun's optical energy to a form usable for extensive displacement of combustion of fossil fuels. The structures of the tracker frame, tracking mechanism and tracker supports are co-optimized with the optical elements and the receiver for high efficiency, low cost, and ease of assembly, making moderate and large-scale implementations cost-competitive with fossil fuels for peak power, and, with suitable storage, for base-load power and dispatchable peaking power in sunny locations. Improvement to small-tracker two-axis systems and one-axis tracking systems that focus in two dimensions are also included, as are improvements in systems for space-based solar power.

公开(公告)号：US20180073776A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15687864

申请日：2017-08-28

申请人： RODLUVAN INC.

发明人： Kenneth Nordin ,  Mats Olof Erik Mattsson

IPC分类号： F24J2/40 ,  F24J2/42 ,  F24J2/54

CPC分类号： F24S50/80 ,  F22B1/006 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F24S23/12 ,  F24S23/30 ,  F24S23/71 ,  F24S23/79 ,  F24S30/428 ,  F24S30/45 ,  F24S60/00 ,  F24S90/00 ,  Y02B10/20 ,  Y02E10/41 ,  Y02E10/42 ,  Y02E10/47

摘要： The method is for conveying solar power from a sun. A solar concentrator conveys and concentrates solar power as rays into a glass rod. The solar concentrator has a tapering device disposed at a bottom thereof. The glass rod has a first curved glass loop section, a second curved glass loop section and a straight glass section. The straight glass section has an outer end that is positioned in proximity to a water surface to heat the water. The first loop section is rotated relative to the second loop section at a first gap and the second section is rotated relative to the curved section at a second gap so that the concentrator can follow the path of the sun during the day.

公开(公告)号：US09863404B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US14288520

申请日：2014-05-28

申请人： Saudi Arabian Oil Company

发明人： Michael John Black ,  Abubaker Saeed

IPC分类号： F03G6/00 ,  F03G6/06 ,  F24J2/10 ,  F24J2/12 ,  H02S10/00 ,  H02S20/32 ,  F24J2/07

CPC分类号： F03G6/001 ,  F03G6/068 ,  F03G2006/062 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F24S23/71 ,  F24S23/82 ,  H02S10/00 ,  H02S20/32 ,  Y02E10/42 ,  Y02E10/46 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y10T307/50

摘要： A dual-type solar power generator comprising a dual capture panel. The dual capture panel comprises a reflective surface configured to reflect solar radiation having a reflecting wavelength and an absorbent surface configured to absorb solar radiation having an absorbent wavelength to create a released electron stream. A thermal transfer unit comprising a receiving zone configured to absorb heat energy, a heat engine that converts the heat energy to mechanical work energy, and a generator configured to convert the mechanical work energy to an electric current, an electric conditioning system comprising an electrical buffer configured to prevent a cross flow of the released electron stream and the electric current, a power converter configured to equalize a released electron stream voltage with an electric current voltage, an electrical connector configured to combine the released stream voltage with the electric current voltage to create a power source.

公开(公告)号：US20170363782A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15690837

申请日：2017-08-30

申请人： Ki Ho HONG

发明人： Ki Ho HONG

IPC分类号： G02B5/10 ,  F21S11/00 ,  G02B19/00 ,  F24J2/18 ,  F24J2/12 ,  F24J2/06 ,  G01J1/04 ,  H01L31/054 ,  F21V8/00

CPC分类号： G02B5/10 ,  F21S11/00 ,  F24S23/12 ,  F24S23/71 ,  F24S23/79 ,  G01J1/0407 ,  G02B6/0006 ,  G02B19/0023 ,  G02B19/0028 ,  G02B19/0042 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  Y02E10/42 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： The present invention relates to a method for collecting sunlight through an image method by tracking the sun using a dish-shaped light collector or a paraboloidal light collector and, and to a method and an apparatus for transmitting high-density light as the collected sunlight to a remote place, to which the light is applied, and for generating super-high-density light by combining, in a multi-stage manner, the high-density light obtained through a plurality of light collectors. A first concaveparaboloidal reflector of a paraboloidal light collection unit can collect light, transmit the collected light to the remote place, and provide an efficient and quantitative use environment to an applied device by using a paraboloidal reflector set including: a first concave-paraboloidal mirror in which a slope of a paraboloide is provided to make a narrow width so that downward reflection is greater than or equal to 90% by an angle between an incident angle at an inner point of a paraboloidal mirror and a normal surface, the angle being larger than a critical angle, and which has an opening formed at the lower side of a central axis thereof; and a second convex-paraboloidal reflector, which has a small diameter, shares a focus of the first concave-paraboloidal mirror, and has a miniaturized shape of the first concave-paraboloidal mirror at a focal portion without an opening at a central axis thereof.

公开(公告)号：US09664416B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US14380850

申请日：2013-03-21

申请人： MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

发明人： Akira Furutani

IPC分类号： F03G6/00 ,  F24J2/15 ,  F24J2/52 ,  F24J2/10 ,  F24J2/12 ,  F24J2/54 ,  B32B38/00 ,  F03G6/06 ,  G02B7/183

CPC分类号： F24S23/82 ,  B32B38/0012 ,  B32B2038/0076 ,  B32B2307/416 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F03G6/064 ,  F24S23/71 ,  F24S30/425 ,  G02B7/183 ,  Y02E10/42 ,  Y02E10/46 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y10T156/1048

摘要： A mirror (31) that reflects solar light, a rear plate (35) that supports a rear surface of the mirror (31), and a support frame (36) that is disposed on a rear surface of the rear plate (35) are prepared. Next, the rear plate (35) and the support frame (36) are joined to each other. Moreover, an adhesive agent is disposed between the mirror (31) and the rear plate (35), the mirror (31), the rear plate (35), and the support frame (36) are elastically deformed so that a reflecting surface of the mirror (31) forms a target three-dimensional curved surface, using a lower mold (51) and an upper mold (52), and the elastically deformed state is maintained until the adhesive agent is cured.

公开(公告)号：US20170130994A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15127746

申请日：2015-03-24

申请人： CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

发明人： François HENAULT ,  Cyril CALIOT

IPC分类号： F24J2/18 ,  F24J2/16 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G01M11/08 ,  H04N5/225 ,  F24J2/12 ,  G01M5/00

CPC分类号： F24S23/79 ,  F24S23/71 ,  F24S23/77 ,  F24S2050/25 ,  G01M5/005 ,  G01M11/005 ,  G01M11/081 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/23296 ,  Y02E10/42 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： The invention relates to an apparatus for concentrating cosmic radiation originating from a celestial object, said apparatus comprising: a concentrating optical surface able to reflect incident cosmic radiation toward a target surface O′X′Y′, and liable to contain local surface errors and aiming and orientation errors; a system for inspecting the reflective optical surface; means for acquiring images of the optical surface from various viewpoints M′mn (X′mn, y′mn) that are located on the target surface, m varying from 1 to M and n varying from 1 to N, so as to obtain M×N images of the optical surface illuminated by the cosmic radiation, with M viewpoints along X′ and N viewpoints along Y′, where M>1, N>1 and M·N≧30; and a unit for processing the M·N acquired images, which unit is suitable for: calculating the slopes δΔ(P)/δx and δΔ(P)/δy for each point P(x,y) of the reflective optical surface, where: ∂ Δ  ( P ) ∂ x = g X   ɛ 0  ∑ m = 1 M  ∑ n = 1 N  sign  ( x mn ′ )   L  ( M mn ′ , P ) ∑ m = 1 M  ∑ n = 1 N  L  ( M mn ′ , P ) ,  and ∂ Δ  ( P ) ∂ y = g Y   ɛ 0  ∑ m = 1 M  ∑ n = 1 N  sign  ( y mn ′ )   L  ( M mn ′ , P ) ∑ m = 1 M  ∑ n = 1 N  L  ( M mn ′ , P ) , L(M′mn, P) being the luminance at a point of the image corresponding to the point P(x,y) of the reflective optical surface (2) observed from the viewpoint M′mn, ε0 the apparent angular radius of the celestial object and gx and gy preset coefficients; and determining from these slopes δΔ(P)/δx and δΔ(P)/δy, a local surface error ΔP(x,y) at the point P(x,y) of the reflective optical surface (2).

公开(公告)号：US09617983B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-11

申请号：US14333303

申请日：2014-07-16

申请人： McAlister Technologies, LLC

发明人： Roy Edward McAlister

IPC分类号： F03G7/05 ,  F03G6/00 ,  C01B3/02 ,  C01B3/24 ,  F03G7/04 ,  F24J3/06 ,  F03G6/06 ,  F24J2/12

CPC分类号： F03G7/05 ,  C01B3/02 ,  C01B3/24 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F03G6/065 ,  F03G6/068 ,  F03G7/04 ,  F24S23/71 ,  F24V50/00 ,  Y02E10/34 ,  Y02E10/42 ,  Y02E10/46

摘要： Systems and methods for collecting, storing, and conveying aqueous thermal energy are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a floating film retains solar energy in a volume of water located under the film. A series of curtains hanging from a bottom surface of the film define a passage between a periphery of the film and a center of the film to direct the heated water at the center of the film. The heated water is circulated to deliver the heat to a dissociation reactor and/or donor substance. The donor is conveyed to the reactor and dissociated.

公开(公告)号：US09466879B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-11

申请号：US14190824

申请日：2014-02-26

申请人： City University of Hong Kong

发明人： Kwok Wa Leung ,  Eng Hock Lim

IPC分类号： H01Q19/10 ,  H01Q21/08 ,  H01Q1/00 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  F24J2/12 ,  F24J2/16 ,  H01L31/052 ,  H01Q1/44 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  H01L31/054

CPC分类号： H01Q1/48 ,  F24S23/71 ,  F24S23/77 ,  H01L31/0525 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H01Q1/44 ,  H01Q9/0457 ,  H01Q21/065 ,  Y02E10/42 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： The subject disclosure relates to solar energy collection and use in communications systems and to enhancements thereof. In an aspect, dual function antennas are disclosed that can simultaneously function as an antenna and as a solar energy collection system. In further aspects, disclosed embodiments can focus incident solar radiation to increase output voltage of conventional solar cells. Measured and simulated results demonstrate various aspects of the subject disclosure.

公开(公告)号：US20160268969A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-15

申请号：US15163882

申请日：2016-05-25

申请人： Gossamer Space Frames

发明人： Glenn Alan Reynolds

IPC分类号： H02S40/44 ,  H02S40/22 ,  H02S30/10 ,  F24J2/14 ,  F24J2/30

CPC分类号： H02S40/44 ,  F03G6/06 ,  F03G6/065 ,  F24S10/30 ,  F24S10/45 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F24S23/71 ,  F24S23/74 ,  F24S23/75 ,  F24S23/80 ,  F24S2023/874 ,  F24S2023/876 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H02S40/22 ,  Y02E10/41 ,  Y02E10/42 ,  Y02E10/44 ,  Y02E10/46 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/60

摘要： A solar reflective assembly includes a plurality of reflective segments radially configured to collectively at least partially define a dish-shaped reflector having a center axis, each reflective segment having a generally conical shape and being discontinuous relative to the conical shape of an adjacent reflective segment, and an elongated receiver having a length generally extending in a direction of the center axis. Each reflective segment reflects and focuses sunlight on the receiver along the length of the receiver.

公开(公告)号：US20160115433A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-28

申请号：US14989655

申请日：2016-01-06

申请人： POND BIOFUELS INC.

发明人： Jaime A. Gonzalez ,  Max Kolesnik ,  Steven C. Martin

IPC分类号： C12M1/00

CPC分类号： C12M21/02 ,  C12M31/04 ,  C12M31/10 ,  C12M41/06 ,  C12M43/08 ,  F24S23/12 ,  F24S23/71 ,  Y02E10/42 ,  Y02P20/59

摘要： In one aspect, there is provided a photobioreactor system including a supply material processing sub-system, a reactor sub-system, a product material processing sub-system, and a solar energy supply sub-system. The reactor sub-system includes a photobioreactor configured for containing a reaction mixture that is operative for effecting photosynthesis upon exposure to photosynthetically active light radiation, wherein the reaction mixture includes photosynthesis reaction reagents. The supply material processing sub-system is configured for supplying the reactor with supply material, wherein the supply material includes at least one of the photosynthesis reaction reagents. The product material processing sub-system is configured for receiving reaction zone product discharged from the reactor and effecting separation of a liquid component from the received reaction zone product. The solar energy supply sub-system includes at least one solar collector, wherein each one of the at least one solar collector is mounted to the photobioreactor and includes a solar collector surface configured for receiving incident solar radiation such that at least one solar collector surface is provided to define a total photobioreactor-connected solar collector surface area, wherein each one of the at least one solar collector is operatively coupled to an energy supply component that is configured for transmitting energy derived from the received incident solar radiation and supplying the energy to at least one of the other sub-systems. The total photobioreactor-connected solar collector surface area is at least 75 square metres.

摘要翻译： 一方面，提供一种光生物反应器系统，其包括供料处理子系统，反应器子系统，产品材料处理子系统和太阳能供应子系统。 反应器子系统包括光生物反应器，其构造成用于容纳反应混合物，所述反应混合物在暴露于光合有效的光辐射下用于实现光合作用，其中所述反应混合物包括光合作用反应试剂。 供料处理子系统被配置为向反应器供应供应材料，其中供应材料包括光合作用反应试剂中的至少一种。 产品材料处理子系统被配置为接收从反应器排出的反应区产物，并且从接收到的反应区产物中分离液体组分。 太阳能供应子系统包括至少一个太阳能收集器，其中至少一个太阳能收集器中的每一个安装到光生物反应器并且包括太阳能收集器表面，太阳能收集器表面被配置为接收入射的太阳辐射，使得至少一个太阳能收集器表面是 提供用于限定总的光生物反应器连接的太阳能收集器表面积，其中所述至少一个太阳能收集器中的每一个可操作地耦合到能量供应部件，所述能量供应部件被配置为发射从所接收的入射太阳辐射得到的能量并将能量供应到 至少其中一个子系统。 总光生物反应器连接的太阳能集热器表面积至少为75平方米。