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Robotic heliostat system and method of operation

A robot and drive system technology, applied in the field of tracking systems, can solve problems such as complicated installation process, large steel cost, increased system complexity and maintenance cost

Active Publication Date: 2013-05-22
TESLA INC
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While this effectively spreads the motor actuation costs, it places stringent requirements on land grades, greatly complicates the installation process, and incurs greater steel costs due to the necessary rigidity of the mechanical linkage
Heliostats and CPV systems require separate adjustments due to constant ground placement and imperfections in fabrication and installation, which increases system complexity and maintenance costs
[0009] Passive systems that utilize hydraulics, bimetal strips, or biomimetic materials to track the sun are limited to flat-panel photovoltaic applications and perform poorly when compared to individually actuated or swarm systems
Additionally, these systems are not capable of implementing backtracking algorithms for optimizing solar fields for energy yield and ground cover ratios

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[0049] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals indicate identical or functionally similar elements throughout. And in the figures, the leftmost digit of each reference number corresponds to the figure in which that reference number is first used.

[0050] Reference in the specification to "one embodiment," "first embodiment," "second embodiment" or to "an embodiment" (for example) means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrases "one embodiment," "first embodiment," "second embodiment" or "an embodiment" in various places in the specification, for example, are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment.

[0051] Portions of the detailed description that follow are presented in terms of algorithms and symbolic representations of oper...

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A system and method for operating a robotic controller to automatically position multiple solar surfaces in order to increase solar energy generation from the solar surfaces. In an embodiment the robotic controller travels in a sealed track and adjusts the solar surfaces using magnetic communication.

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[0001] related application [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Application No. 61 / 364,729, filed July 15, 2010, and US Provisional Application No. 61 / 419,685, filed December 3, 2010, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. This application is related to US Utility Application 13 / 118,274, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to solar tracking and calibration equipment, and in particular to tracking systems for photovoltaic, concentrated photovoltaic, and concentrated solar thermal systems that require continuous repositioning to maintain alignment with the sun. Background technique [0004] In an attempt to reduce the price of solar energy, many developments have been made to reduce the cost of precisely repositioning and calibrating surfaces with two degrees of freedom. In concentrated solar thermal systems, heliostat arrays utilize a dual-axis reposit...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): F24J2/38F24S50/20
CPCF24J2/542F24J2/38F24J2002/5462Y02E10/47F24J2002/5441F24S2030/134F24S50/20F24S2030/115F24S30/452F24S40/52
Inventor S·特鲁吉洛D·富库巴T·屈里尔W·伯克哈里
Owner TESLA INC
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