Solar energy converter carousel mounted rack

Patent · Tue May 20 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5405363

Matlock, P; Matlock, W C

A solar energy collector and converter, carousel mounted rack comprising a plurality of elongated reflectors mounted for arcuate movement on a platform and mounted for further arcuate movement each around a heating tube arranged in the linear focus of the reflectors, the carousel and reflectors each being linked to tracking mechanisms which cause the reflectors to be trained toward the location of the sun so that they receive a maximum amount of solar energy.

• Assignee: EDB-82-094147
• Patent Number(s): US 4203426
• OSTI ID: 5405363
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
141000* -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
CONVERSION
ELECTRIC MOTORS
ENERGY CONVERSION
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
MOTORS
PARABOLIC COLLECTORS
PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR REFLECTORS
SOLAR TRACKING