Control system for heliostats and method

Details Control system for heliostats and method Control system for heliostats and method

1983-06-14

1985-05-28

Scott, Samuel

Stoves and furnaces

Tool having fluid fuel burner

Curling iron

250203R, F24J 302, G01J 120

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045193827

ABSTRACT:
A control system and method for a heliostat or a system of heliostats which operates to maintain the sunbeam properly centered with respect to an associated tracking head and tracks the sun for proper elevational and azimuthal orientation of the heliostat. The tracking date is stored in memory and utilized to reset the heliostat at night for proper orientation during the next days tracking and/or for proper orientation during sunless periods of the day. Each heliostat is therefore self-tracking.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4031444 (1977-06-01), Beck
patent: 4082947 (1978-04-01), Haywood
patent: 4137897 (1979-02-01), Moore
patent: 4320288 (1982-03-01), Schlarlack
patent: 4354484 (1982-10-01), Malone

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