Radiant energy collector
Abstract
An electromagnetic energy collection device is provided which does not require a solar tracking capability. It includes an energy receiver positioned between two side walls which reflect substantially all incident energy received over a predetermined included angle directly onto the energy receiver.
- Inventors:
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- Chicago, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862740
- Patent Number(s):
- 4002499
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- radiant; energy; collector; electromagnetic; collection; device; provided; require; solar; tracking; capability; receiver; positioned; walls; reflect; substantially; incident; received; predetermined; included; angle; directly; incident energy; energy collector; collection device; radiant energy; electromagnetic energy; solar tracking; energy receiver; magnetic energy; energy collection; receiver positioned; energy received; included angle; /136/126/250/359/
Citation Formats
Winston, Roland. Radiant energy collector. United States: N. p., 1977.
Web.
Winston, Roland. Radiant energy collector. United States.
Winston, Roland. Tue .
"Radiant energy collector". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862740.
@article{osti_862740,
title = {Radiant energy collector},
author = {Winston, Roland},
abstractNote = {An electromagnetic energy collection device is provided which does not require a solar tracking capability. It includes an energy receiver positioned between two side walls which reflect substantially all incident energy received over a predetermined included angle directly onto the energy receiver.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 1977},
month = {Tue Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 1977}
}
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