Solar collector system
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1. A solar collector system comprising:
- a plurality of solar receptors supported on towers;
a plurality of heliostatic mirrors, a predetermined plurality of such mirrors laid out in a geometric pattern forming a field module with a unique associated tower on which such field module concentrates solar energy, each of said field modules being substantially contiguous to one another and interlocked, said unique tower being located outside of its associated field module.
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Abstract
A solar collector system uses a hexagonal field module of heliostatic mirrors with each heat receptor tower being located outside of its associated module. Each mirror includes a reflecting film held down electrostatically (for easy replacement) and protected by wind guards.
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52 Claims
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1. A solar collector system comprising:
- a plurality of solar receptors supported on towers;
a plurality of heliostatic mirrors, a predetermined plurality of such mirrors laid out in a geometric pattern forming a field module with a unique associated tower on which such field module concentrates solar energy, each of said field modules being substantially contiguous to one another and interlocked, said unique tower being located outside of its associated field module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 36, 37, 38)
- a plurality of solar receptors supported on towers;
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33. A solar collector system comprising:
- a plurality of solar receptors supported on towers;
a plurality of heliostatic mirrors, a control system for one of said mirrors which is associated with a first and a second of said receptors for selected predetermined times of day, means for reflecting solar light from said mirror toward said first receptor before said predetermined time, and means for reflecting solar light from said mirror toward said second receptor after said predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
- a plurality of solar receptors supported on towers;
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46. A solar collector system comprising:
- a plurality of heliostatic mirrors, a first windowed solar receptor on a tower, a second windowed solar receptor on a second tower, a predetermined plurality of said mirrors concentrating solar energy on said first solar receptor, another predetermined plurality of said mirrors concentrating solar energy on said second solar receptor, first heat absorbing pipes within said first receptor, second heat absorbing pipes within said second receptor, a thermodynamic system containing a turbine, and means for circulating a first fluid through said first pipes to provide heat energy for said turbine, and means for circulating a second fluid through said second pipes to provide additional heat energy to said thermodynamic system.
- View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. A solar collector system comprising:
- a plurality of heliostatic mirrors, a first windowed solar receptor on a first tower, a second windowed solar receptor on a second tower, a predetermined plurality of said mirrors concentrating solar energy on said first solar receptor, another predetermined plurality of said mirrors concentrating solar energy on said second solar receptor, first heat absorbing pipes within said first receptor, second heat absorbing pipes within said second receptor, a thermodynamic system containing a turbine, and means for circulating through said first pipes a first phase of a working fluid for said turbine, and means for circulating through said second pipes a second phase of said working fluid.
- View Dependent Claims (51, 52)
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