System and method for aligning heliostats of a solar power tower
Disclosed is a solar power tower heliostat alignment system and method that includes a solar power tower with a focal area, a plurality of heliostats that each reflect sunlight towards the focal area of the solar power tower, an off-focal area location substantially close to the focal area of the solar power tower, a communication link between the off-focal area location and a misaligned heliostat, and a processor that interprets the communication between the off-focal area location and the misaligned heliostat to identify the misaligned heliostat from the plurality of heliostats and that determines a correction for the identified misaligned heliostat to realign the misaligned heliostat to reflect sunlight towards the focal area of the solar power tower.
- Research Organization:
- US Dept. of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Assignee:
- Convery, Mark R., San Mateo, CA (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,344,305
- Application Number:
- 12/727,124
- OSTI ID:
- 1176491
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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