Concentrating solar power with glasshouses

a technology of solar energy and glasshouses, applied in the safety of solar heat collectors, renewable energy machines, lighting and heating apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of tarnishing, glass is relatively fragile and vulnerable to hail and other forms of damage, and the reflectivity of a concentrator is sensitive to damage,

a technology of solar energy and glasshouses, applied in the safety of solar heat collectors, renewable energy machines, lighting and heating apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of tarnishing, glass is relatively fragile and vulnerable to hail and other forms of damage, and the reflectivity of a concentrator is sensitive to damage,

US20130220305A1Inactive Publication Date: 2013-08-29GLASSPOINT SOLAR
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[0083]In various embodiments and / or usage scenarios, the illustrated embodiments are related to each other. For example, in some embodiments, movable extension suspension member 5m of FIGS. 5a, 5b, 6a, and 6b, is appropriate for use in various embodiments as an implementation of fixed extension suspension member 5f of FIGS. 4a and 4b.

[0084]While the forgoing embodiments are described as having roof systems with peaks and gutters, other embodiments use alternate roof systems, such as peaked, arched, mansard, and Quonset-style roof systems, as well as variations and combinations thereof. In various embodiments, a partially transparent protective enclosure (such as a glasshouse or a greenhouse) uses glass to provide the transparency, and other embodiments use alternative transparent materials such as plastic, polyethylene, fiberglass-reinforced plastic, acrylic, polycarbonate, or any other material having suitable transparency to sunlight and sufficient strength (in combination with a...

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A protective transparent enclosure (such as a glasshouse or a greenhouse) encloses a concentrated solar power system. The concentrated solar power system includes one or more solar concentrators and one or more solar receivers. Thermal power is provided to an industrial process, electrical power is provided to an electrical distribution grid, or both. In some embodiments, the solar concentrators are parabolic trough concentrators with one or more lateral extensions. In some embodiments, the lateral extension is a unilateral extension of the primary parabolic trough shape. In some embodiments, the lateral extensions are movably connected to the primary portion. In some embodiments, the lateral extensions have a focal line separate from the focal line of the base portion. In some embodiments, the greenhouse is a Dutch Venlo style greenhouse.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Priority benefit claims for this application are made in the accompanying Application Data Sheet, Request, or Transmittal (as appropriate, if any). To the extent permitted by the type of the instant application, this application incorporates by reference for all purposes the following applications, all commonly owned with the instant application at the time the invention was made:[0002]U.S. Provisional Application (Docket No. 310618-2001 and Ser. No. 61 / 149,292), filed Feb. 2, 2009, first named inventor Rod MacGregor, and entitled Concentrating Solar Power with Glasshouses;[0003]U.S. Provisional Application (Docket No. CLEN-002 / 00US 310618-2002 and Ser. No. 61 / 176,041), filed May 6, 2009, first named inventor Peter Von Behrens, and entitled Concentrating PhotoVoltaics with Glasshouses;[0004]PCT Application (Docket No. GP-09-01PCT and Serial No. PCT / US10 / 22780), filed Feb. 1, 2010, first named inventor Roderick MacGregor, and entitled Conc...

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Patent Timeline
29 Aug 2013
Publication
US20130220305A1
IPC
F24J2/38; F24J2/12; F24S10/70; F24S20/20; F24S23/70; F24S23/71; F24S23/74; F24S23/79; F24S50/20
CPC
Y02B10/20; Y02E10/41; F24J2/541; F24J2002/1028; Y02E10/44; Y02E10/45; Y02E10/47; F24J2/38
Inventors
VON BEHRENS, PETER EMERY