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patent · 30 Apr 2015 · added 2 months ago

Method for filling a heat storage tank with solid elements

patent · 2 Jan 2007 · added 2 months ago

Solar collector mounting array

A solar collector structural support system that affixes to a mounting surface without penetrating the mounting surface is disclosed. The invention in the preferred embodiment incl...

patent · 20 Mar 2007 · added 2 months ago

Solar concentrator array with grouped adjustable elements

A ground-based tracking heliostat array comprises a first plurality of elongate row mounts. The elongate row mounts are positioned at least partially between, and are supported by,...

patent · 20 Mar 2007 · added 2 months ago

Hybrid generation with alternative fuel sources

A generating facility is provided for generating electricity from both solar and non-solar energy sources. The solar generating portion of the facility includes capability to direc...

patent · 30 May 2006 · added 2 months ago

Solar dish concentrator with a molten salt receiver incorporating thermal energy storage

A solar power system capable of storing heat energy and converting sun light to electrical power. The solar power system includes a solar collection system which gathers and transm...

patent · 7 Feb 2006 · added 2 months ago

Lightweight, low-cost solar energy collector

A lightweight solar concentrator of the reflecting parabolic or trough type is realized via a thin reflecting film, an inflatable structural housing and tensioned fibers. The refle...

patent · 8 Apr 2003 · added 2 months ago

Apparatus for utilizing solar energy

An apparatus for utilising solar energy is described. The apparatus comprises: (a) a plurality of movable mirrors ( 3 ) which are arranged in parallel next to one another, are orie...

patent · 9 May 2006 · added 2 months ago

Thin-film solar cells and method of making

There are now provided thin-film solar cells and method of making. The devices comprise a low-cost, low thermal stability substrate with a semiconductor body deposited thereon by a...

patent · 22 May 2001 · added 2 months ago

Absorber-reflector for solar heating

A solar absorber-reflector is provided for solar heat transmission into a heat absorbing chamber and/or repelling back of solar heat resulting from incident solar radiation. The so...

patent · 20 Jan 2009 · added 2 months ago

Pasty materials with nanocrystalline materials for electromechanical components and layers and electromechanical components with said materials

The present invention relates to a paste-like mass that can be used in electrochemical structural elements comprising (A) 0-70% by weight of a matrix containing or consisting of at...

patent · 11 Mar 2003 · added 2 months ago

Solar energy plant

A solar radiation concentrating system ( 1 ) comprises at least two reflectors ( 12, 16 ) successively arranged along an optical path ( 4 ) of the system ( 1 ) so that a first ( 12...

patent · 26 Feb 2002 · added 2 months ago

Device for heating with solar energy

Device for heating with solar energy, which device contains at least one mirror construction ( 1 ) which is mounted on a frame ( 3 ) in a movable manner and which be directed towar...

patent · 5 Feb 2002 · added 2 months ago

Metal nanoshells

The present invention is for particulate compositions and methods for producing them that can absorb or scatter electromagnetic radiation. The particles are homogeneous in size and...

patent · 14 Mar 2000 · added 2 months ago

Concentrator for focusing solar radiation

A concentrator for focusing solar radiation onto an elongate absorber, comprising a plurality of transverse supports arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction, st...

patent · 23 May 2000 · added 2 months ago

Solar reduction of CO2

The red shift of the absorption spectrum of CO2 with increasing temperature permits the use of sunlight to photolyze CO2 to CO. The process of the present invention includes: prehe...

patent · 8 May 2001 · added 2 months ago

Sunshade of the type of a venetian blind

A Venetian type sunshade comprising a plurality of parallel lamellae with horizontally extending respective longitudinal axes, which are adapted to be rotated about their respectiv...

patent · 23 Jan 2001 · added 2 months ago

Method of making an anti-reflection coating

A method of and a solution for making a highly porous optical antireflection coating of a selectively designed index of refraction, by applying a colloidal dispersion derived from...

patent · 19 Jan 1999 · added 2 months ago

Trough-shaped collector

In order to provide a trough-shaped collector for radiation, in particular for solar radiation, comprising a trough-shaped mirror extending in longitudinal direction and reflecting...

patent · 4 May 1999 · added 2 months ago

Solar energy collector system

A solar energy collector system which includes n groups (13, 14) of arrayed reflectors (15) and n 1 target receiver systems (10, 11, 12) which present absorbing surfaces to solar r...

patent · 26 Jan 1999 · added 2 months ago

Control of a heliostat field in a solar energy plant

Control of a heliostat field (1) in a solar energy plant is provided with a system (6) which controls the alignment of heliostat mirrors (2) in a controlled area of the heliostat f...

patent · 4 Jan 1994 · added 2 months ago

Solar collector

A solar collector including a plate disposed in a bottom portion of a housing, one or more tubes disposed above the plate for accommodating water, and one or more reflecting surfac...

patent · 19 May 1992 · added 2 months ago

Solar thermal energy receiver

A plurality of heat pipes in a shell receive concentrated solar energy and transfer the energy to a heat activated system. To provide for even distribution of the energy despite un...

patent · 2 Jan 1990 · added 2 months ago

Solar panel mounting assembly

A solar tracking control system selectively energizes and deenergizes a motor. The motor causes a rotatable shaft supported on a base and situated parallel to the earth's axis of r...

patent · 11 Apr 1989 · added 2 months ago

Cell for continuous electrolytic deposition treatment of bars and the like

The cell for continuous electrolytic deposition treatment of bars or the like according to the invention comprises a closed vessel containing at least one tubular anode through whi...

patent · 28 Mar 1989 · added 2 months ago

Solar energy focusing assembly and storage unit

A power system heat source applicable to spacecraft and the like is realized in a combination of an integrated solar absorber-thermal storage assembly 10 and a solar energy focusin...

patent · 11 Apr 1989 · added 2 months ago

Solar mirror apparatus

The solar mirror apparatus has an elongate support frame on which resiliently flexible sheet metal mirrors (15) are secured in a parabolically curved arrangement, with an elongate...

patent · 19 Apr 1988 · added 2 months ago

Direct condensation radiator for spacecraft

Cost and weight of a heat transfer structure for a space vehicle can be reduced by an arrangement of redundant channels for the flow of coolant to heat radiating panels, micrometer...

patent · 6 May 1986 · added 2 months ago

Semi-concentrating solar energy collector

A solar collector of the non-tracking fluid circulating type which is formed of light weight materials and comprises a frame supporting fluid circulating tubes having a light absor...