Mobile computing device configured to compute irradiance, glint, and glare of the sun

Gupta, Vipin P; Ho, Clifford K; Khalsa, Siri Sahib

Title: Mobile computing device configured to compute irradiance, glint, and glare of the sun

Patent · Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI ID:1126697

Gupta, Vipin P; Ho, Clifford K; Khalsa, Siri Sahib

Described herein are technologies pertaining to computing the solar irradiance distribution on a surface of a receiver in a concentrating solar power system or glint/glare emitted from a reflective entity. A mobile computing device includes at least one camera that captures images of the Sun and the entity of interest, wherein the images have pluralities of pixels having respective pluralities of intensity values. Based upon the intensity values of the pixels in the respective images, the solar irradiance distribution on the surface of the entity or glint/glare corresponding to the entity is computed by the mobile computing device.

View Patent

Cite

Export

Save

Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Assignee:: Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Number(s):: 8,669,509

Application Number:: 13/240,995

OSTI ID:: 1126697

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

References (5)

Heliostat with integrated image-based tracking controller Hickerson, Kevin; Reznik, Dan https://doi.org/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/7906750 US Patent Document 7,906,750	patent	March 2011
Systems and methods for control of a solar power tower using infrared thermography Gilon, Yoel; Chernin, Ophir; Goldwine, Gideon https://doi.org/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20100006087 US Patent Application 12/500101; 20100006087	patent-application	January 2010
Development and Performance of a Digital Image Radiometer for Heliostat Evaluation at Solar One Blackmon, J. B. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 107, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3267699	journal	November 1985
Focal region measurements of the 20m² tiled dish at the Australian National University Johnston, Glen Solar Energy, Vol. 63, Issue 2, p. 117-124 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00041-3	journal	August 1998
Beam Characterization and Improvement With a Flux Mapping System for Dish Concentrators Ulmer, Steffen; Reinalter, Wolfgang; Heller, Peter ASME Solar 2002: International Solar Energy Conference, p. 285-292 https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2002-1064	conference	January 2002

Cited By (3)

Computation of glint, glare, and solar irradiance distribution Ho, Clifford K.; Khalsa, Siri Sahib Singh https://doi.org/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/9722534 US Patent Document 9,722,534	patent	August 2017
Automated heliostat reflectivity measurement system Zavodny, Maximilian; Slack, Michael https://doi.org/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/9482583 US Patent Document 9,482,583	patent	November 2016
Computation of glint, glare, and solar irradiance distribution Ho, Clifford K.; Khalsa, Siri Sahib Singh https://doi.org/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/9103719 US Patent Document 9,103,719	patent	August 2015

Similar Records

Computation of glint, glare, and solar irradiance distribution

Patent · Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · OSTI ID:1126697

Ho, Clifford Kuofei; Khalsa, Siri Sahib Singh

Computation of glint, glare, and solar irradiance distribution

Patent · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · OSTI ID:1126697

Ho, Clifford Kuofei; Khalsa, Siri Sahib Singh

Methodology to assess potential glint and glare hazards from concentrating solar power plants : analytical models and experimental validation.

Conference · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · OSTI ID:1126697

Diver, Jr, Richard B; Ghanbari, Cheryl M; Ho, Clifford Kuofei

Related Subjects

47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

Title: Mobile computing device configured to compute irradiance, glint, and glare of the sun

Citation Formats

References (5)

Cited By (3)

Similar Records

Related Subjects