Fabrication of trough-shaped solar collectors
Abstract
There is provided a radiant energy concentration and collection device formed of a one-piece thin-walled plastic substrate including a plurality of nonimaging troughs with certain metallized surfaces of the substrate serving as reflective side walls for each trough. The one-piece plastic substrate is provided with a seating surface at the bottom of each trough which conforms to the shape of an energy receiver to be seated therein.
- Inventors:
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- Batavia, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863126
- Patent Number(s):
- 4099515
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fabrication; trough-shaped; solar; collectors; provided; radiant; energy; concentration; collection; device; formed; one-piece; thin-walled; plastic; substrate; including; plurality; nonimaging; troughs; metallized; surfaces; serving; reflective; walls; trough; seating; surface; bottom; conforms; shape; receiver; seated; therein; plastic substrate; solar collectors; collection device; solar collector; radiant energy; energy receiver; seating surface; substrate including; device formed; energy concentration; /126/136/
Citation Formats
Schertz, William W. Fabrication of trough-shaped solar collectors. United States: N. p., 1978.
Web.
Schertz, William W. Fabrication of trough-shaped solar collectors. United States.
Schertz, William W. Sun .
"Fabrication of trough-shaped solar collectors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863126.
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title = {Fabrication of trough-shaped solar collectors},
author = {Schertz, William W},
abstractNote = {There is provided a radiant energy concentration and collection device formed of a one-piece thin-walled plastic substrate including a plurality of nonimaging troughs with certain metallized surfaces of the substrate serving as reflective side walls for each trough. The one-piece plastic substrate is provided with a seating surface at the bottom of each trough which conforms to the shape of an energy receiver to be seated therein.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978}
}
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