Heliostat apparatus

Patent · Tue Aug 19 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6843590

Bunch, J C

Heliostat apparatus for concentrating solar energy is described comprising a support structure disposed in a first plane and supporting a plurality of mirror units having freedom of substantial universal articulation thereon, each of the plurality of mirror units carrying at an upper portion thereof reflective element trained to receive incident rays of the sun and to focus reflection thereof to a desired focal point, adjustment structure operatively connected to the plurality of mirror units and disposed in a plane generally parallel to the first plane in which the support structure is disposed, the adjustment structure being shiftable to additional planes adjacent and generally parallel thereto to effect conjoint articulation of each of the mirror units at the support structure and thereby conjointly retrain the reflective element of each of the mirror units to receive incident rays of the sun and maintain reflection thereof on the focal point over the course of any day.

• Assignee: IFI; ERA-06-003640; EDB-81-000896
• Patent Number(s): US 4218114
• OSTI ID: 6843590
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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