- Patent Title: Solar concentrator having a continuous parabolic reflective surface
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Application No.: US17048166Application Date: 2019-04-12
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Publication No.: US11243013B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Claudio Boris Volpato , Lino Carnelli , Giulio Lanza , Marco Morone , Stefano Re Fiorentin
- Applicant: ENI S.P.A.
- Applicant Address: IT Rome
- Assignee: ENI S.P.A.
- Current Assignee: ENI S.P.A.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Rome
- Agency: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero and Perle, LLP
- Priority: IT102018000004615 20180417
- International Application: PCT/IB2019/053030 WO 20190412
- International Announcement: WO2019/202449 WO 20191024
- Main IPC: F24S23/70
- IPC: F24S23/70 ; F24S30/425 ; F24S23/74

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system for a parabolic solar concentrator (SCA) having a substantially continuous reflective surface aiming to maximize the efficiency of the parabolic solar concentrator and of its fabrication method. The system of the present invention allows the fabrication of a low cost parabolic solar concentrator, based on a torsion bar, ribs and a plurality of reflective pieces of sheet metal preferably covered with a reflective film. The parabolic solar concentrator according to a preferred embodiment allows the reduction of surfaces shading the reflective surface. Another advantage is the lack of presence of supporting or movement elements protruding in the concave side of the parabola, not including receiver tube components and supports, thereby increasing the reflection efficiency and solar collection.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210102731A1 SOLAR CONCENTRATOR HAVING A CONTINUOUS PARABOLIC REFLECTIVE SURFACE Public/Granted day:2021-04-08
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