Thermally stabilized heliostat

Stoves and furnaces – Stoves – Cooking

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126438, 350292, G02B 508

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043737838

ABSTRACT:
An improvement in a heliostat having a main support structure and pivoting and tilting motors and gears and a mirror module for reflecting solar energy onto a collector, the improvement being characterized by an internal support structure within each mirror module and front and back sheets attached to the internal support structure, the front and back sheets having the same coefficient of thermal expansion such that no curvature is induced by temperature change, and a layer of adhesive adhering the mirror to the front sheet. The adhesive is water repellent and has adequate set strength to support the mirror but has sufficient shear tolerance to permit the differential expansion of the mirror and the front sheet without inducing stresses or currature effect. The adhesive also serves to dampen fluttering of the mirror and to protect the mirror backside against the adverse effects of weather. Also disclosed are specific details of the preferred embodiment.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3600257 (1971-08-01), Reinhardt
patent: 3906927 (1975-09-01), Caplan
patent: 4245895 (1981-01-01), Wildenrotter

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