Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Re-reflecting paraboloid dish collector
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Application No.: US14513715Application Date: 2014-10-14
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Publication No.: US10077921B2Publication Date: 2018-09-18
- Inventor: Eduardo Saucedo
- Applicant: Eduardo Saucedo
- Main IPC: F24J2/38
- IPC: F24J2/38 ; F24S50/20 ; F24J2/12 ; F24S23/71 ; F24J2/06 ; F24J2/07 ; F24J2/18 ; F24J2/54 ; F24J2/10

Abstract:
The present invention relates to an improved solar energy concentrating system. The system comprises a dual axis sun tracking paraboloid dish collector on a polar mount, with a re-reflecting mirror in top of the paraboloid dish, which reflects the concentrated solar irradiation into an opening in the paraboloid dish into a light pipe and with a movable third mirror redirects the light into a second light pipe along the polar axis, which with a fourth fixed mirror, sends the concentrated solar irradiation into a third light pipe to the cavity receiver. The invention replaces the need of flexible connectors to accommodate the movement of the mirror, with a combination of mirrors and light pipes, transferring the solar irradiation to a cavity-receiver. Dual axis tracking systems can capture more solar energy, on a more constant basis throughout the day and the year, and by reflecting directly into the cavity-receiver, thermal losses are minimized.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160102890A1 Re-reflecting Paraboloid Dish Collector Public/Granted day:2016-04-14
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