Solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement
A solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement is described comprising a generally upwardly facing concave generally partial cylindrical trough reflector fixedly positioned during operational reflection and having three radii, each radius forming an effective overall arc segment along the effective partial cylindrical length of the relector, the center of the radius of each radii lying on a respective axis line extending along the longitudinal extent of the partial cylindrical trough reflector, and a collector having a longitudinal extent extending along the length of the reflector and disposed in parallel spaced relation from the effective reflecting surface of the reflector and movable support means movably supporting the collector for movement transversely of its longitudinal extent across a portion of the arcuate width of the reflector to enable selected positioning of the collector at varied lateral positions across the width of the reflector as a function of sun angle of elevation for maximizing pickup of reflected solar energy from the operationally fixed position reflector.
- Assignee:
- AAI Corp., Cockeysville, MD
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4602613
- OSTI ID:
- 5363857
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement and method
Solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement and method