Light-collecting base-body structure

• US 7,735,484 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2007
• Issued: 06/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
• Original Assignee: Atomic Energy Council (Government of Taiwan)
• Inventors: Chiu, Hung-Sheng, Hong, Hwen-Fen, Shin, Hwa-Yuh, Kuo, Cherng-Tsong, Cheng, Chieh
• Primary Examiner(s): McAllister; Steven B
• Assistant Examiner(s): MASHRUWALA, NIKHIL P
• Application Number:
  US11/808,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20080302356A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,105 Days
• Field of Search: 126/704, 362/153, 136/248, 136/291, 495/01
• US Class Current: 126/704
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 23/30 with lenses
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/13 Profile arrangements, e.g. trusses F24S25/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/65 for coupling adjacent supporting elements, e.g. for connecting profiles together
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 31/0543 comprising light concentrating means of the refractive type, e.g. lenses
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/47 Mountings or tracking
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/52 PV systems with concentrators
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 136/291 Applications

Abstract

A base body comprises two frames to put lens and solar cells. The working process is simple and the weight and the cost of the base body is reduced.

Claims

1. A light-collecting base-body structure, comprising:

(A) a first frame, said first frame comprising

a plurality of first rod bodies, each said first rod body having

a hollow portion;

a gap portion extending along a length of said rod body; and

a plurality of long troughs extending along a length of said rod body and

a plurality of connection units;

(B) a second frame, said second frame comprising

a plurality of second rod bodies, each said second rod body having

a hollow portion; and

a plurality of long-troughs and

a plurality of connection units;

(C) a plurality of supporting units, said supporting unit comprising two side plates, wherein each said gap portion extending along a length of said rod body is located at a side edge of said its respective rod body;

wherein said plurality of long troughs extending along a length of said rod body of said first rod body is disposed on an outer side surface of said first rod body;

wherein a plurality of said long troughs extending along a length of said rod body of said second rod body is disposed on an outer side surface of said second rod body and at least one long trough is disposed abutting the outer side surface of said second rod body;

wherein said connection unit is configured to be located entirely within two said hollow portions of two adjacent said first rod bodies and in two said hollow portions of two adjacent said second rod bodies;

wherein said side plates are connected with each other at a side, said side plate has two fixing members at each of two opposite ends of said side plate, and said side plate is fixed to a first said long trough of said first rod body and a first said side long trough of said second rod body coordinated with said fixing members;

wherein said supporting unit is fixed at a place two adjacent said first rod bodies are connected; and

wherein said supporting unit is fixed at a place two adjacent said second rod bodies are connected; and

(D) at least one cap plate fixed between a second said long trough of said first rod bodies and a second said side long trough of corresponding said second rod bodies wherein said at least one cap plates is located at a side of said supporting unit.

2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein said gap portion is located at inner side edge of said first rod body;

and

wherein a lens is deposed across on said corresponding gap portions.

3. The structure according to claim 1, wherein a solar cell seat is fixed on a first said adjacent long trough of said second rod body.

4. The structure according to claim 1, wherein said connection unit comprises two insertion portions connected with each other at a side;

and

wherein two adjacent surfaces of two said insertion portions of said connection unit have a plurality of interference portions on each surface,

said interference portions on each adjacent surface being formed as a series of parallel plates perpendicularly extending from each of said two adjacent surfaces.

5. The structure according to claim 1, wherein said connection unit has an ‘

L’

shape.

6. The structure according to claim 1, wherein a supporting plate is fixed on at least one outside surface of said supporting unit.

7. A light-collecting base-body structure, comprising:

(A) a plurality of first rod bodies, each said first rod body having

a hollow portion;

a gap portion extending along a length of said rod body; and

a plurality of long troughs extending along a length of said rod body;

(B) a plurality of second rod bodies, each said second rod body having

a hollow portion; and

a plurality of long troughs extending along a length of said rod body;

C) a plurality of connection units, said connection unit comprising two insertion portions;

D) a plurality of supporting units, said supporting unit comprising two side plates,

wherein said gap portion extending along a length of said rod body is located at a side edge of said first rod body;

wherein said plurality of long troughs extending along a length of said first rod body is disposed on an outer side surface of said first rod body;

wherein a plurality of long troughs extending along a length of said rod body is disposed on an outer side surface of said second rod body and at least one of said long troughs is disposed abutting the outer side surface of said second rod body;

wherein said hollow portion of said first rod body and said hollow portion of said second rod body are penetrated through middle of said first rod body and said second rod body respectively;

wherein said two insertion portions of said connection unit of said first rod body are inserted into said hollow portions of two adjacent said first rod bodies separately, the entire connection unit being configured to be located within said hollow portions of said two adjacent first rod bodies;

wherein said two insertion portions of said connection unit of said second rod body are inserted into said hollow portions of two adjacent said second rod bodies separately;

wherein said two side plates of said supporting unit are connected with each other at a side, said side plate has two fixing members at each of two opposite ends of said side plate, and said side plate is fixed to first said long troughs of said first rod body and first said long troughs of said second rod body coordinated with said fixing members;

wherein said supporting unit is fixed at a place two adjacent said first rod bodies are connected; and

wherein said supporting unit is fixed at a place two adjacent said second rod bodies are connected; and

(E) at least one cap plate fixed between a second said long trough of said first rod bodies and a second said side long trough of corresponding said second rod bodies.

8. The structure according to claim 7, wherein each of two adjacent surfaces of two said insertion portions of said connection unit has a plurality of interference portions, said interference portions on each adjacent surface being formed as a series of parallel plates perpendicularly extending from each of said two adjacent surfaces.

9. The structure according to claim 7, wherein said connection unit has an ‘

L’

shape.

10. The structure according to claim 7, wherein at least an outside surface of said supporting unit is fixed with a supporting plate.