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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125001 | Modular Thermoelectric Converter A thermoelectric converter includes one or more thermoelectric converter modules. A thermoelectric converter module includes spatially delimited gas volumes interconnected by a regenerator in a gas-permeable manner. During operation of the thermoelectric converter, a fi... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120102950 | SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT WITH THE INTEGRATION OF AN AERODERIVATIVE TURBINE Exemplary embodiments are disclosed that utilize waste heat from one or more aeroderivative turbines to provide backup thermal energy for a parabolic trough concentrating solar power (CSP) plant.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120047888 | DUAL HYBRID FLUID HEATING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY AND OPERATION A dual hybrid heating apparatus, method of assembly and operation to heat potable water in a tank by heat exchange with a fluid heated by free heat sources—waste heat from heat recovery units and insolation. Once a demand for heated potable water is satisfied, a contr... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120042652 | System for Sustaining and Storing Green Solar Energy An economical system for harnessing the sun's energy, storing this energy and/or converting this energy into a usable energy product on a sustainable cycle is provided. The system includes an enclosed volume chamber having a mirrored inner surface and an opening for rec... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120031095 | ABSORBER PIPE FOR THE TROUGH COLLECTOR OF A SOLAR POWER PLANT The absorber pipe 10 according to the invention features a thermal opening 14, on which means are provided that reduce the radiation 26 emitted outwards from the absorbing surface 13 as a result of its operating temperature to an increasing e... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120017590 | SOLAR FURNACE This invention relates to a solar furnace. In particular, this invention relates to a solar furnace which is capable of raising the temperature of transfer medium. In use, the heated transfer medium can be used to generate electricity or put to other work, such as, for ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120011850 | BROADBAND REFLECTORS, CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Broadband reflectors include a UV-reflective multilayer optical film and a VIS/IR-reflective layer. In various embodiments, the VIS/IR reflective layer may be a reflective metal layer or a multilayer optical film. Concentrated solar power systems and methods of harnessi... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120011851 | Solar Heat Collector A solar heat collector includes a housing defining an insulated chamber extending from a focusing lens at a solar receiving end to a target glass at a target end forming a boundary wall between the insulated chamber and a target chamber receiving a heat transfer fluid t... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110308249 | SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS A solar thermal system comprising at least one solar system including a solar system working fluid flowing therethrough, and a solar receiver for heating the solar system working fluid by solar radiation admitted into the solar receiver, and a thermal energy system in f... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110283700 | SOLAR COMBINED CYCLE POWER SYSTEMS A combined cycle power system is provided including at least one solar power plant including a concentrating dish configured to concentrate solar radiation; a solar receiver disposed and configured to utilize concentrated solar radiation for heating a first working flui... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110277471 | SOLAR POWER PLANT AND METHOD AND/OR SYSTEM OF STORING ENERGY IN A CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER PLANT A method for storing heat from a solar collector CSTC in Concentrating Solar Power plants and delivering the heat to the power plant PP when needed. The method uses a compressed gas such as carbon dioxide or air as a heat transfer medium in the collectors CSTC and trans... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110277472 | HEAT ENGINE USING SOLAR ENERGY A heat engine using solar energy is disclosed. The heat engine in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a first body, a second body and a solar concentrator, and can have highly efficient thermal cycles by allowing a first piston assembly and a... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110247330 | STEAM TURBINE PLANT A steam turbine plant of one embodiment includes at least one heater configured to change water into steam to produce high pressure steam and low pressure steam having a lower pressure than the high pressure steam, a high pressure turbine including a turbine or turbines... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110247331 | STEAM TURBINE PLANT A steam turbine plant of one embodiment includes a boiler configured to change water into steam, a high pressure turbine including a turbine or turbines connected to each other in series, and having a first inlet to supply the steam from the boiler, an extraction port l... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110247329 | STEAM TURBINE PLANT A steam turbine plant of one embodiment includes a solar energy collector configured to collect solar heat, a boiler configured to change water into steam by the solar heat, a high pressure turbine including a turbine or turbines connected to each other in series, and c... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110209476 | LINEAR SOLAR HEAT GENERATING SYSTEM An eco-friendly linear solar heat generating system may employ a linear engine with a simple structure using solar heat is employed in place of a conventional Stirling engine with a complicated structure. Magnets and a coil are arranged in a piston and a cylinder, respe... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110197585 | THERMAL VECTOR SYSTEM FOR SOLAR CONCENTRATION POWER PLANT The present invention relates to a thermal vector system for solar concentration plants, in particular for parabolic trough solar concentration plants, both for industrial and domestic use, comprising a solid state thermal vector. A preferred solar concentration plant c... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110193512 | Integrated systems for harnessing solar and wind energy An energy farm system that harnesses energy from the environment has an integrated energy collector that harnesses solar light radiation, solar heat radiation, and harnesses wind energy. Some embodiments of the collector may be used for powering lights on a pole, commun... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110187118 | Generation and Use of High Pressure Air The invention provides a device for generating high pressure air. The device comprises a block having an external surface and an internal surface, said internal surface defining an internal cavity in said block. A rotor located inside said cavity is capable of rotating ... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110185728 | HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR THERMAL RECEIVER In accordance with the present disclosure, a receiver panel is provided that includes multiple thermally conductive nanostructures. The thermally conductive nanostructures may be provided on a substrate that supports the multiple thermally conductive nanostructures. In ... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110179791 | SOLAR COLLECTOR A solar collector is provided with a reflective panel assembly that is supported by a frame and pivots about a first horizontal axis. The panel assembly is configured for reflecting sunlight to a common focal point, and includes a central panel and a pair of outer panel... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110179790 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY RADIATION POWER HARVESTER A system and method for converting solar energy into mechanical and electrical energy is described. This method is based on the phase change of a material due to temperature. The change of phase is accompanied with displacement at high forces that can easily be converte... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110162361 | METHOD OF SUPERHEATING TEAM The invention relates to a method for solar overheating of vapour produced by solar energy, using different solar heat producers, wherein the process with the lower maximum possible temperature is essentially used for vapour production and the process with the higher ma... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110162362 | MULTIPLE HEAT ENGINE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM A power generation system includes a heat source, a primary heat engine and a secondary heat engine. The primary heat engine has a hot heat exchanger thermally coupled to the heat source and a cold heat exchanger. The secondary heat engine has a hot heat exchanger therm... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110138811 | SOLAR RECEIVER AND SOLAR POWER SYSTEM HAVING COATED CONDUIT A solar receiver device includes a metal conduit and a glass container disposed around the metal conduit such that there is a space between the glass container and the conduit. A coating is disposed on the metal conduit and has a composition that includes at least one e... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110115226 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO SOLAR-THERMAL POWER GENERATION The present application thus describes a solar-thermal power generation plant that includes one or more towers; a plurality of heliostats disposed around each of the one or more towers; a direct solar evaporator mounted at an elevated position on each of the one or more... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110079011 | Electro-repulsive vacuum glazing Placing a vacuum between two panes of glazing material will form a glazing panel which is a perfect insulator against heat loss by conduction. However, at sea level air pressure of 14.7 psi, the glazing panel would have to resist a crushing force of about 2117 pounds pe... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110072817 | SOLAR-BASED POWER GENERATOR The solar-based power generator (10) is a system for producing usable electricity from water, which is heated through concentration of ambient, environmental light. The generator (10) includes a reservoir (12) having an open upper end. The reservoir... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110041502 | POWER PLANT USING ORGANIC WORKING FLUIDS A closed Rankine cycle power plant using an organic working fluid includes a solar trough collector for heating an organic working fluid, a flash vaporizer for vaporizing the heated organic working fluid, a turbine receiving and expanding the vaporized organic working f... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110023484 | PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR A SPACE-BASED POWER GENERATION SYSTEM An example space-based power generation panel arrangement includes a first reflective panel and at least one heat pipe configured to communicate thermal energy to the first reflective panel and a second reflective panel. The heat pipe is configured to hinge the first re... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110000515 | Solar central receiver system employing common positioning mechanism for heliostats A solar central receiver system employing common positioning mechanism for heliostats relates to a system of concentrating and harvesting solar energy. The heliostats of said system are positioned like facets of a Fresnel type of reflector. The heliostats are placed in ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100295306 | SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING SOLAR RADIATION INTO ELECTRICITY A system is provided for converting thermal energy derived from a solar field into electricity. The system is adapted to operate in accordance with at least two modes of operation, depending upon the thermal energy intake, and comprises: a first power generation sub-sys... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100283258 | Uninterruptible solar power Solar energy storage is achieved by capturing the rotational energy produced by a solar thermal energy system's turbines, and storing that energy in an energy storage spring, via a gear or a connected gear box/transmission, in a very efficient and scalable manner. Anoth... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100264656 | ORBITING POWER PLANT A self-contained orbiting power plant receives and directs solar radiation as an energy source to heat the working fluid of a Rankine-type engine used to power an electrical energy generator and create a pseudo-gravity environment in which the buoyant force exists. Thro... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100242475 | Systems and Methods of Thermal-Electric Power Generation Including Latent Heat Utilization Features Systems and methods are disclosed related to utilization of energy including utilization of latent energy from electricity generating processes. According to one exemplary implementation, steam is produced from thermal energy, such as fossil fuel energy, nuclear energy ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100244449 | Solar-based power generator The solar-based power generator is a system for producing usable electricity from water, which is heated through concentration of ambient, environmental light. The generator includes a reservoir having an open upper end. The reservoir receives a volume of water therein.... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100212318 | SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS A solar thermal power plant is provided comprising a solar collection system and a steam-electric power plant. The solar collection system comprises one or more tube radiation absorbers containing a thermal fluid therewithin, the system being configured to heat the ther... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100206298 | SOLAR RECEIVERS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF A solar receiver is disclosed and includes a housing having a front, radiation-facing, end and a rear end, the front end being formed with a cavity therein. A window is mounted at the front end of the housing and projects inside the cavity. A receiver chamber is defined... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100205963 | CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM WITH DISTRIBUTED GENERATION A small scale, concentrated solar power generation system includes a solar field of parabolic reflectors that may be located in proximity to load centers such that waste heat from the generation system may be employed in distributed, auxiliary applications.... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100192944 | SOLAR WATER HEATER AND DISTILLER A water heating/distillation chamber with multiple lenses arranged on its external walls such that direct sunlight from any direction is input into the chamber to heat the chamber contents. An input line provides water when necessary, and an output condensing structure ... | 08/05/2010 |
