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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7252083 | Structure for supporting energy conversion modules and solar energy collection system A structure (26) for supporting an array (22) of solar panels (24) in a solar energy collection system (20) includes a support assembly (42) formed from a rigid subassembly (44). The subassembly (44) includes an elong... | 08/07/2007 |
| 6469241 | High concentration spectrum splitting solar collector A solar concentrator includes high concentrating reflective or refractive optics concentrating collected solar light along a first axis and includes spectrum splitting reflective or refractive optics splitting collected solar light along a second axis for... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6042240 | Adjustable three dimensional focal length tracking reflector array A reflector for focusing sunlight upon a single location. The reflector is preferably positioned in orbit about a celestial body to focus sunlight on objects such as space debris to heat up and vaporize such debris. The reflector includes a plurality of u... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5374317 | Multiple reflector concentrator solar electric power system Disclosed is a solar electric power system that utilizes multiple reflectors to concentrate sun light onto a panel of photovoltaic (PV) cells. The power system, consisting of multiple reflectors, mounted PV cells, and a heat dissipation component, is moun... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5203318 | Sun tracking solar concentrator The solar concentrator includes a carriage movable along an inclined, ground anchored ramp. A first weight at the end of a pulley carried first cable, biases the carriage upwardly of the ramp slope. A number of mirrors are pivotally carried by the carraig... | 04/20/1993 |
| 4612913 | Solar energy collector array A concentrating reflector adapted to focus light on a target spaced a predetermined distance from the reflector comprising a lens, a linear echelon element closely positioned to said lens and a mirror surface, the lens, the echelon element and the mirror ... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4597377 | Solar reflector system A solar reflector system for reflecting solar energy to an elongated solar receiving area disposed in an east-west or nearly east-west direction, and for helping to optimize the performance versus cost ratios of concentrating solar collector systems incor... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4561425 | Solar cooker A solar cooking device made of a flat array of concentric mirrors tilted to focus at a small area, the array being movable mounted on a stand to be movable around a ball joint and with a carrier for a cooking vessel held by a double crank to be at the foc... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4550712 | Solar water heating apparatus and solar concentrator useful therewith Solar water heating apparatus comprising a housing, apparatus disposed in the housing for receiving incident solar energy and for heating a first fluid thereby, heat exchanger apparatus disposed in the housing for contacting the heated first fluid and bei... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4513734 | High efficiency flat plate solar energy collector A concentrating flat plate collector for the high efficiency collection of solar energy. Through an arrangement of reflector elements, incoming solar radiation, either directly or after reflection from the reflector elements, impinges upon both surfaces o... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4498455 | Glazing material A glazing material for the selected admittance, absorption and reflection of radiant solar energy consists of two series of planar members contiguously and alternately disposed along a common plane in an angled relation to each other, which members define... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4483324 | Heat collecting and heat loss preventing apparatus Solar heating apparatus comprises: (a) a generally horizontally elongated tank to contain liquid, the tank being solar radiation absorbing, and low intensity infra-red emitting, (b) a generally longitudinally horizontally elongated container extending about th... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4471763 | Solar energy concentrator Non-focusing solar energy concentration apparatus comprising one or more solar energy absorbing surfaces defining a first area and solar energy transmissive material disposed adjacent the absorbing surfaces and defining an incident surface having a second... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4462392 | Fixed solar collection system A fixed solar energy collector system having facing panels of different size forming a Vee-shaped trough open at its base and supporting a plurality of highly reflective convex reflectors strategically disposed upon said panels in reflective relationship ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4428363 | Environmental heating system A heating system for heating a building includes a solar energy collector. The collector is constructed from a plurality of glass panels. A first group of glass panels are mounted in an inverted pyramid with mirror surfaces to reflect solar energy to the ... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4397302 | Non-focusing solar energy concentrator Non-focusing solar energy concentration apparatus comprising one or more solar energy absorbing surfaces defining a first area and solar energy transmissive material disposed adjacent the absorbing surfaces and defining an incident surface having a second... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4384569 | Solar energy collector/storage system A solar energy collector/storage system which includes an insulated container having working fluid inlets and outlets and an opening, a light-transmitting member positioned over the opening, and a heat-absorbing member which is centrally situated, is supp... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4356813 | Solar energy concentration device A solar energy concentrating device for concentrating the intensity of solar radiation impinging on a solar collector includes a plurality of adjacently positioned tapered solar energy passageways having solar energy reflecting walls. These tapered solar ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4344417 | Solar energy collector A solar energy collector utilizes a generally wedge-shaped device whose lateral upper surface is receptive of light rays passing therethrough into the wedge-shaped body of the collector. The lower surface of the collector reflects rays upwardly towards th... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4344416 | Solar energy collector A solar energy collector comprises a housing within which are mounted a series of manifolded hollow tubes adapted to carry a circulating heat absorbing and transporting fluid medium. A reflective surface closely associated with the tubes is characterized ... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4343298 | Collector for solar boiler with linear concentration In a collector for solar boiler with linear concentration, comprising a pick-up tube through which a heat-transfer fluid passes and disposed in a supporting structure, said supporting structure is constituted by a section in omega form, with a wide openin... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4324225 | Solar tracking device Solar energy conversion apparatus comprises a solar energy utilization surface, a reflective solar energy concentrator, a tracking device operable to cause the concentrator to track the sun and thereby concentrate solar energy on the utilization surface, ... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4294230 | Solar energy collection panel and method A solar energy, concentrating and absorption panel is provided together with a method for converting solar energy to heat energy or electrical energy by the reflection and concentration of solar energy intersecting the panel. The panel is formed with a so... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4282862 | Thin-line collectors Thin-line solar energy collectors are disclosed. The solar collectors of this invention function by internally redirecting incident light to the periphery of the collector where it is absorbed by a heat transfer fluid. This is accomplished by reducing the... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4271820 | Solar heat structure Solar heat structure comprising a solar collector which may be parabolic and a diffusing element positioned axially of the solar collector for diffusing the sun's rays in the collector to thereby increase the heat collected by the solar collector for any ... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4263895 | Solar energy receiver A highly efficient, open-ended solar energy receiver is disclosed having a porous element through which air passes and a conventional heat exchanger positioned above and immediately adjacent to the porous element such that when solar energy is focused ont... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4257404 | Reflector connectors An interlocking reflector panel guide for rigidly fixing the angular relationship of foldable, extendable reflector panels with respect to a flat collector plate. The rigid reflective extension panels surround the open side of a solar oven and are fixed i... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4249514 | Tracking solar energy concentrator A solar energy concentrator including individually curved mirror slats arranged on a truss-type support structure to collectively form a substantially arcuate surface for concentration of incident radiation upon an elongated absorber. The reflector and ab... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4196720 | Solar energy collecting structure The structure disclosed includes an air supported transparent membrane which encloses a solar collector unit. The solar unit includes a solar collector element and two angled walls that support and position the element. The solar collector element receive... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4159707 | Solar energy collector and installation employing same The invention relates to a solar energy collector of the type comprising a pick-up receiving the solar radiation and converting at least a part of this radiation into heat, and heat-exchange means bringing a heat-exchange fluid into thermal contact with t... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4155345 | Solar energy pick-up The invention relates to a solar energy pick-up employing a stream of water, comprising an inclined surface on which substantially regular obstacles are arranged against the flow of the water arriving at the top of the inclined surface and collected at th... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4154220 | Flat-plate solar collector with air flowing through the grooves in a foam absorber surface This invention relates to a more cost effective construction of an air type flat-plate solar collector. More particularly the invention has reference to replacing the usual combination of insulation backing and a good thermally conducting metal black abso... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4148297 | Collector of direct dispersed and reflected waves A collector of waves, such as of solar radiations entering from any direction, concentrates them upon a receiver that converts them to useful purposes. Moderate concentration factors are achieved without the necessity of tracking the sun. The reflective s... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4148299 | Hemitoroidal collector of direct dispersed and reflected waves A collector of waves, such as of solar radiations entering from any direction, concentrates them upon a receiver that converts them to useful purposes. Moderate concentration factors are achieved without the necessity of tracking the sun. The reflective s... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4148298 | Hemispherical collector of direct dispersed and reflected waves A collector of waves, such as of solar radiations entering from any direction, concentrates them upon a receiver that converts them to useful purposes. Moderate concentration factors are achieved without the necessity of tracking the sun. The reflective s... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4137901 | Solar energy collecting and trapping apparatus for home heating or cooling The solar energy collecting and trapping apparatus herein includes a pan with upstanding reflecting side walls and a black bottom, the pan being covered by a reflecting panel and a transparent front panel, whereby the sun energy incident in the apparatus ... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4136674 | System for solar radiation energy collection and conversion A solar radiation energy collecting system for receiving the sun's rays and focusing them upon a central absorber. A plurality of plane mirrors are mounted in a circular array concentric with a vertical absorber tower, the azimuth angle of each of the mir... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4106479 | Solar heat collector A solar energy collector including a bank of pyramidal or conical units having a relatively small tip angle. Translucent cover means having pyramidal shaped bosses of large tip angles serve to concentrate and preserve the heat. The units may be assembled ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4090493 | Solar heater Disclosed is a solar heater adapted to be made in modular units and used as such or alone, each unit comprising a container, generally triangular in cross section, made up of equal dimensional reflective (two in number) and transparent (one in number) sid... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4090495 | Solar energy collector A solar energy collector comprising a collector plate having a solar energy absorbing surface; a first network of intersecting walls disposed on said collector plate and forming a plurality of cavities thereon; and a second network of three-dimensional me... | 05/23/1978 |
