Man made island with solar energy collection facilities

Details Man made island with solar energy collection facilities Man made island with solar energy collection facilities

2009-11-04

2011-11-15

McAllister, Steven B (Department: 3749)

Stoves and furnaces

Solar heat collector

Including means to utilize fluent medium from collector to...

C126S565000, C126S568000, C126S573000, C126S600000, C126S646000, C060S721000, C136S206000

Reexamination Certificate

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08056554

ABSTRACT:
A man-made island adaptable for land-based operation holds solar energy collection facilities and is rotatable to optimize the angular orientation thereof relative to the position of the sun. A platform includes a large outer ring that floats on a fluid and a flexible cover is attached to the ring to define an airtight volume below the cover. A plurality of rows of solar radiation collector modules are located above the cover and carry steam generating heat pipes. The rows of modules are supported laterally above the cover by an upper support structure, either a space frame, a plurality of cables, or a honeycomb. A compressor creates an over-pressure within the enclosed volume to vertically support the cover and the other components mounted thereabove.

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