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Reflective surface for solar energy collector

  • US 8,134,104 B2
  • Filed: 04/14/2011
  • Issued: 03/13/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A solar energy collector suitable for use in a solar energy collection system that tracks movements of the sun along at least one axis, the collector comprising:

  • a solar receiver; and

    a reflective surface that is spatially and angularly continuous, the reflective surface including a first edge, an opposing second edge and a plurality of curved reflective sections, each of the reflective sections including a longitudinally extended parabolic curve with a directrix distinct from the directrix of an adjacent one of the reflective sections, wherein the directrices of the reflective sections are substantially parallel, and wherein the reflective surface is configured to direct light to the receiver in a non-imaging manner.

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