Electromechanical solar tracking apparatus
Abstract
The invention relates to an electromechanical solar tracking device which tracks the position of the sun using paired, partially-shaded bimetallic elements.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- 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):
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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 Y02B - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- 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/
Citation Formats
Stromberg, Robert P. Electromechanical solar tracking apparatus. United States: N. p., 1981.
Web.
Stromberg, Robert P. Electromechanical solar tracking apparatus. United States.
Stromberg, Robert P. Thu .
"Electromechanical solar tracking apparatus". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863912.
@article{osti_863912,
title = {Electromechanical solar tracking apparatus},
author = {Stromberg, Robert P},
abstractNote = {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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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
}