SOLAR COOKING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE
First Claim
1. A solar cooking apparatus, comprising one or more solar ovens arranged in a fixed and parallel manner within a solar cooking apparatus frame, each oven having:
- a first solar reflector;
a second solar reflector;
a solar collection element; and
a solar collection element holder, whereinthe first solar reflector and the second solar reflector are concave and parabolic, and are in a substantially symmetrical arrangement to the solar collection element axis.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a solar cooking apparatus, comprising: a first solar reflector; a second solar reflector; a solar collection element; and a solar collection element holder, wherein the first solar reflector and the second solar reflector are concave and parabolic, and are in a substantially symmetrical arrangement to a solar collection element axis, each reflector focuses solar radiation at the solar collection element from a reflective surface, which rapidly heat when the the solar collection element. The solar cooking apparatus is adjustable and, in some embodiments, portable.
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16 Claims
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1. A solar cooking apparatus, comprising one or more solar ovens arranged in a fixed and parallel manner within a solar cooking apparatus frame, each oven having:
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a first solar reflector; a second solar reflector; a solar collection element; and a solar collection element holder, wherein the first solar reflector and the second solar reflector are concave and parabolic, and are in a substantially symmetrical arrangement to the solar collection element axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of cooking with a solar cooking apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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exposing one or more solar ovens to solar radiation for heating the inner tube of the solar collection element to a desirable temperature; placing/loading a cookable substance upon the cooking surface a concave cooking implement; inserting the cookable substance upon the cooking implement into the inner tube; cooking the cookable substance for a predetermined amount of time; and removing the cooking implement.
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