Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Photocell controls its own optical systems
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-09
2010-11-16
Lee, John R (Department: 2878)
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Photocell controls its own optical systems
C126S578000, C126S600000, C126S684000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07834303
ABSTRACT:
A novel concentrator system is described, which increases the efficiency of collecting sunlight energy and concentrates it on a target. This method uses an array of small movable reflective or refractive concentrator components that can move via a feedback mechanism which tracks the sun and concentrates the suns energy on to a second array of energy converting elements. In order to improve the effective collected energy, the array of concentrator elements is placed on a moving or tiltable flat slab (or dish, substrate, plane, plate, holder, tablet, or similar flat or non-flat surface) that tracks the sun. An alternative method uses an array of target elements or linear elements and a second array of concentrator elements in harmony such that and suns energy is efficiently redistributed by the reflective/reactive array on to the energy converting array as the sun's position in the sky (elevation and azimuth) changes. The elements of the reflective/refractive array are tilted by novel actuation mechanisms describe herein.
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Fatehi Mohammad Taghi
Sepehry-Fard Fareed
Ahura Energy Concentrating Systems
Fortney Andrew D.
Lee John R
The Law Offices of Andrew D. Fortney
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