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- Patent Title: Reflector assemblies, systems, and methods for collecting solar radiation for photovoltaic electricity generation
- Patent Title (中): 用于收集太阳辐射用于光伏发电的反射器组件,系统和方法
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Application No.: US11881957Application Date: 2007-07-30
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Publication No.: US07875796B2Publication Date: 2011-01-25
- Inventor: J. Christopher Clemens , Charles R. Evans , Daniel C. Gregory , Russell M. Taylor
- Applicant: J. Christopher Clemens , Charles R. Evans , Daniel C. Gregory , Russell M. Taylor
- Applicant Address: US NC Hillsborough
- Assignee: MegaWatt Solar, Inc.
- Current Assignee: MegaWatt Solar, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Hillsborough
- Agency: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A.
- Main IPC: H01L31/00
- IPC: H01L31/00 ; H01L31/052

Abstract:
Disclosed is a lightweight reflecting system for the concentration of solar radiation in which the reflecting optic is approximately sinusoidal in cross section and is maintained in this shape by minimal contact with a support frame. The reflector can be a flexible rectangular sheet deformed into a generally sinusoidal trough by compression between fixed or adjustable end supports. The sinusoid can be adjusted to be less than half a cycle by torsion applied to each end of the flexible sheet. A reflective film, polished metal, or similar material on the reflector surface can concentrate sunlight along a diffuse band rather than a sharp line, providing improved concentration levels for photovoltaic cells. The reflectors and their support frames can be mounted singly or severally on a tracking device that maximizes instantaneous power output by orienting the collectors toward the sun.
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