Stoves and furnaces – Solar heat collector – With concentrating reflector
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-16
2011-08-16
Rinehart, Kenneth B (Department: 3743)
Stoves and furnaces
Solar heat collector
With concentrating reflector
C126S571000, C126S600000, C126S692000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07997264
ABSTRACT:
Increased utilization of solar power is highly desirable as solar power is a readily available renewable resource with power potential far exceeding total global needs; and as solar power does not contribute to pollutants associated with fossil fuel power, such as unburned hydrocarbons, NOx and carbon dioxide. The present invention provides low-cost inflatable heliostatic solar power collectors, which can be stand-alone units suitable for flexible utilization in small, medium, or utility scale applications. The inflatable heliostatic power collectors use a reflective surface or membrane “sandwiched” between two inflated chambers, and attached solar power receivers which may be of photovoltaic and/or solar thermal types. Modest concentration ratios enable benefits in both reduced cost and increased conversion efficiency, relative to simple prior-art flat plate solar collectors.
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Pereiro Jorge
RIC Enterprises
Rinehart Kenneth B
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