Power plants – Utilizing natural heat – Solar
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-22
2010-12-07
Nguyen, Hoang M (Department: 3748)
Power plants
Utilizing natural heat
Solar
C060S641150
Reexamination Certificate
active
07845172
ABSTRACT:
A generating facility is provided for generating electricity from both solar and non-solar energy sources. The solar generating portion of the facility includes capability to directly generate electricity from solar insolation, or to store the solar energy in a tangible medium, including stored heat, or solar generating fuel. The generating facility is configured to generate electricity simultaneously from both solar and non-solar sources, as well a solely from immediate solar insolation and from solar energy stored in a tangible medium. Additionally, the solar generating capacity may be segregated; such that separate spectra of solar insolation are used to capture heat for steam turbine based electrical generation, capture light energy for photovoltaic based electrical generation, and to grow biomass to generate a solar fuel.
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BrightSource Energy, Inc.
Catan Mark A.
Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
Nguyen Hoang M
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