Multi-facet concentrator of solar setup for irradiating the objects placed in a target plane with solar light

Lewandowski, Allan A; Yampolskiy, Vladislav; Alekseev, Valerie; Son, Valentin

Title: Multi-facet concentrator of solar setup for irradiating the objects placed in a target plane with solar light

Abstract

According to the proposed invention, this technical result is achieved so that many-facet concentrator of a solar setup for exposure of objects, placed in a target plane, to the action of solar radiation containing a supporting frame and facets differing by that the facets of the concentrator are chosen with spherical focusing reflective surfaces of equal focal lengths and with selective coatings reflecting a desired spectral fraction of solar radiation, and are arranged on the supporting frame symmetrically with respect to the common axis of the concentrator, their optical axes being directed to the single point on the optical axis of the concentrator located before the nominal focus point of the concentrator and determining the position of arranging the target plane.

Inventors:

Lewandowski, Allan A ^[1]; Yampolskiy, Vladislav ^[2]; Alekseev, Valerie ^[2]; Son, Valentin ^[2]

Evergreen, CO
Moscow, RU

Issue Date:: 2001-01-01

Research Org.:: Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 873702

Patent Number(s):: 6225551

Assignee:: Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: 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

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

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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
Y02E10/52 - PV systems with concentrators

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L31/0547 - {comprising light concentrating means of the reflecting type, e.g. parabolic mirrors, concentrators using total internal reflection}

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

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
F24S23/70 - with reflectors

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

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DOE Contract Number:: AC36-99GO10337

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: multi-facet; concentrator; solar; setup; irradiating; placed; target; plane; light; according; proposed; technical; result; achieved; many-facet; exposure; action; radiation; containing; supporting; frame; facets; differing; chosen; spherical; focusing; reflective; surfaces; equal; focal; lengths; selective; coatings; reflecting; desired; spectral; fraction; arranged; symmetrically; respect; common; axis; optical; axes; directed; single; located; nominal; focus; determining; position; arranging; target plane; optical axis; focal length; solar radiation; reflective surface; reflective surfaces; common axis; radiation containing; solar setup; focal lengths; /136/126/359/

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                    Lewandowski, Allan A, Yampolskiy, Vladislav, Alekseev, Valerie, and Son, Valentin. Multi-facet concentrator of solar setup for irradiating the objects placed in a target plane with solar light.  United States: N. p., 2001. 
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                    Lewandowski, Allan A, Yampolskiy, Vladislav, Alekseev, Valerie, & Son, Valentin. Multi-facet concentrator of solar setup for irradiating the objects placed in a target plane with solar light.  United States.

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                    Lewandowski, Allan A, Yampolskiy, Vladislav, Alekseev, Valerie, and Son, Valentin. Mon .  
        "Multi-facet concentrator of solar setup for irradiating the objects placed in a target plane with solar light".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873702.

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  abstractNote = {According to the proposed invention, this technical result is achieved so that many-facet concentrator of a solar setup for exposure of objects, placed in a target plane, to the action of solar radiation containing a supporting frame and facets differing by that the facets of the concentrator are chosen with spherical focusing reflective surfaces of equal focal lengths and with selective coatings reflecting a desired spectral fraction of solar radiation, and are arranged on the supporting frame symmetrically with respect to the common axis of the concentrator, their optical axes being directed to the single point on the optical axis of the concentrator located before the nominal focus point of the concentrator and determining the position of arranging the target plane.},

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conference, January 1989

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