Electromechanical solar tracking apparatus

Stromberg, Robert P

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Title: Electromechanical solar tracking apparatus

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The invention relates to an electromechanical solar tracking device which tracks the position of the sun using paired, partially-shaded bimetallic elements.

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Stromberg, Robert P ^[1]

Albuquerque, NM

Issue Date:: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

Research Org.:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 863912

Patent Number(s):: 4274394

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: 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 Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
F24S23/74 - with trough-shaped or cylindro-parabolic reflective surfaces
F24S50/20 - for tracking

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
Y02B10/20 - Solar thermal

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
Y02E10/40 - Solar thermal energy
Y02E10/47 - Mountings or tracking

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DOE Contract Number:: AT(29-1)-789

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: electromechanical; solar; tracking; apparatus; relates; device; tracks; position; sun; paired; partially-shaded; bimetallic; elements; solar tracking; metallic elements; tracking apparatus; tracking device; electromechanical solar; metallic element; /126/353/

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