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52 results about "Solar concentrator" patented technology

Hydraulic drive device for trough solar concentrator

The utility model relates to a kind of slot type solar concentrator hydraulic drive device, including concentrator push-pull oil cylinder and its hydraulic drive system, the oil tank of hydraulic drive system is connected with energy accumulator, concentrator push-pull oil cylinder by motor and pump group unit, high-pressure pipeline, valve control unit, the oil tank is aluminum alloy die-casting oil tank, the aluminum alloy die-casting oil tank upper along with the platform lower surface is sealed, waterproof, dust cover is installed on platform upper portion, platform one side fixed mounting adapter mounting vertical plate, the both sides of waterproof, dust cover are equipped with quick detach buckle, so the connection between dust cover and oil tank is fixed without bolt connection, just press buckle, dust cover can be locked, greatly reduce the work hour amount of disassembly and assembly, improve installation efficiency, save time cost.The utility model is resistant to-40°C low temperature, waterproof and dustproof performance is high, with good protective performance, easy to repair and maintain, can be stable under harsh environment, high precision and high service life.
Owner:AUMAN NEW ENERGY TECH (TIANJIN) CO LTD

Flat internal reflection shutter type solar concentrator with curve distribution mirror field

The invention relates to a flat internal reflection shutter type solar concentrator with a curved distribution mirror field, which comprises a mirror field consisting of a plurality of long-strip-shaped reflector units, a reflector rotating shaft, a reflector angle adjusting mechanism, a side surface supporting plate of the mirror field and a solar receiving component. The mirror field faces the outer side of the building, and the solar energy receiving component faces the interior of the building; the reflector units are installed on the side face supporting plate through independent reflector rotating shafts, and the center points of the reflector rotating shafts are distributed on the side face supporting plate in a curve mode. The reflector angle adjusting mechanism is connected with the reflector rotating shafts and used for driving the reflector units to rotate so as to adjust the reflection angles of the reflector units in real time, and incident sunlight is converged to the solar receiving component after being reflected. Compared with the prior art, the light condensing efficiency is improved, and the optical performance is optimized; light pollution is avoided; the structure is compact.
Owner:TONGJI UNIV

Refractive Solar Concentrator With Concentration Ratio To Achieve Specific Irradiance And Temperature Levels In The Target

An example Fresnel lens design has four segments A-D of equal area which can be manufactured from the same mold, before being rotated and assembled in the pattern shown. The segments A-D have flanges, appropriate to facilitate assembly and structural integrity during the lifetime of the lens.
Owner:EXOWATT INC

Shape Memory Design for a Lightweight, Low Stow Volume, Deployable Solar Concentrator

A lightweight, low stow volume solar concentrator / collector may include one or more reflective surfaces comprising a shape memory material. The solar concentrator includes support frame, a support structure coupled to the support frame, and a reflective surface coupled to the support structure. The reflective surface comprises a shape memory material to transition the reflective surface from a flat configuration to a curved configuration.
Owner:LGARDE INC

Scheffler-based solar heating system

System (100) for a solar thermal storage capsule, wherein the system (100) comprises: a Scheffler solar concentrator (102) configured to direct concentrated solar flux onto a container of water; and a heat storage capsule comprising a shell enclosing a removable tube (104) arranged in a cantilever configuration, the removable tube containing a phase-change material (106), wherein heated water from the receiver transfers heat energy to the phase change material (106) to store latent heat during a charging phase, and wherein the removable tube (104) is removable to release the stored heat energy to heat water when no solar energy is available.
Owner:DR VISHWANATH KARAD MIT WORLD PEACE UNIV PUNE

Solar concentrator reactor for high temperature thermochemical processes

PendingAU2022227515B2ThermodynamicsReactor system
A solar concentrator reactor system and method of use for high temperature thermochemical processes. In one embodiment, the solar concentrator reactor system produces a thermochemical reaction of irradiated particles within an enclosed vessel volume of a solar concentrator reactor. In one aspect, the solar concentrator reactor system uses a solar concentrator to irradiate particles of a particle stream within an enclosed vessel volume of a solar concentrator reactor. The thermochemical reaction yields a chemical change of the feedstock and / or phase transition of the feedstock such as the production of a molten reacted material from a solid particulate feed. In one embodiment, the particles are a lunar regolith and the thermochemical reaction yields oxygen.
Owner:BLUESHIFT LLC DBA OUTWARD TECH

Efficient laminated fluorescent solar concentrator based on environment-friendly quantum dots

The invention discloses an efficient laminated fluorescent solar concentrator based on environment-friendly quantum dots, and belongs to the technical field of solar photoelectric conversion. According to the condenser, an upper layer structure and a lower layer structure are physically attached to form an optical coupling laminated design, wherein the top layer uses environment-friendly carbon quantum dots for absorbing visible light of 300-500 nm as a light-emitting material; and the bottom layer adopts copper-based ternary quantum dots of which the absorption range covers ultraviolet light to near-infrared light. The invention also provides a preparation method of the condenser. The structure not only realizes wide-range efficient absorption and fluorescence convergence of solar spectrum, but also has the characteristics of environmental friendliness and no heavy metal toxicity. Under AM 1.5 G standard illumination, the highest photoelectric conversion efficiency of the laminated condenser reaches 4.48%, and the laminated condenser has excellent stability and environmental protection compatibility and is suitable for building windows, vehicle skyscreens and other scenes.
Owner:UNIV OF ELECTRONICS SCI & TECH OF CHINA

Solar panels

PCT designated stageWO2026148090A1Electrical batterySolar cell
A luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) includes first, second, and third waveguides and a photovoltaic cell. The first waveguide includes a first substrate and a first luminophore on the first substrate and / or embedded in the first substrate. The second waveguide includes a second substrate and a second luminophore on the second substrate and / or embedded in the second substrate. The third waveguide includes a third substrate and a third luminophore on the third substrate and / or embedded in the third substrate. The photovoltaic cell is coupled to the first, second, and third waveguides. The second waveguide is between the first and third waveguides. The LSC is configured to receive light in a direction defined from the first waveguide to the third waveguide.
Owner:BOARD OF TRUSTEES OPERATING MICHIGAN STATE UNIV

Multi-stage system for heating air for drying by means of concentrated solar energy

The present invention relates to a multi-stage system for heating air for drying in general, applied to the field of thermal engineering and methods, more specifically TO the area of heat transfer and energy efficiency using solar concentrators (3) for heat a fluid, which is stored in a thermal reservoir (1), connected to a main heat exchanger (11) that performs heat exchange with the drying air, which is injected into a dryer (2). In addition to reusing residual air, by heating a secondary heat exchanger (10), it operates with a support system (16) that may be activated when necessary. The system discloses the advantages of using renewable energy for drying without affecting the environment.
Owner:DIB ERICK ALFRED

Parabolic trough solar collector

A parabolic trough solar collector for concentrated solar power (CSP) applications includes a solar concentrator, a central mount to which the solar concentrator is coupled, and a receiver tube fixed at a focal point above the solar concentrator. The solar concentrator is operable to actuate relative to a single axis through the receiver tube. The surface of the solar concentrator is arranged with a fixed slope relative to a horizontal plane.
Owner:GLOBAL WATER FARMS CORP +2

Closed refraction-reflection composite high-power eye-shaped solar concentrator

PendingCN121297251ASolar heating energySolar heat collector controllersFresnel lensRenewable energy technology
The invention discloses a closed refraction-reflection composite high-power eye-shaped solar concentrator, and relates to the technical field of renewable energy sources. Comprising a Fresnel lens and a reflector, the Fresnel lens and the reflector are symmetrically arranged to form an eye socket structure, rectangular frames are clamped to the edges of the Fresnel lens and the reflector, the rectangular frames are connected with movable end plates, rotating shafts are arranged in the movable end plates, and the inner sides of the rotating shafts are connected with tubular light receivers through steel wire corrugated pipes. The outer side of the movable end plate is connected with a fixed support, one side of the fixed support is provided with a motor module, the motor module is electrically connected with the movable end plate, and the motor module is externally connected with a controller; by the adoption of the closed refraction-reflection composite high-power eye-shaped solar concentrator, various influences of solar motion on the reflection concentrator can be avoided, energy loss caused by optical deviation is reduced, more solar energy is effectively collected, and higher photo-thermal conversion efficiency is achieved.
Owner:NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY

System and method for preparing sulphoaluminate cement from solar energy stored heat dried sludge

A system and method for preparing sulphoaluminate cement from solar energy stored heat dried sludge. Solar concentrator connected to high-temperature molten salt storage tank, superheater, preheating-evaporator and low-temperature molten salt storage tank to form mixed molten salt heat transfer-heat storage circulation system; superheated steam in superheater enters ultra-disc dryer, and ultra-disc dryer connected to water storage tank and preheating-evaporator superheater to form water heat transfer circulation system; wet sludge bin connected to ultra-disc dryer and inlet of dried sludge bin, and dried sludge conveyed to dried sludge bin for storage; and cement production system separately connected with waste gas outlet of ultra-disc dryer and outlet of dried sludge bin. System can use valley electricity to supplement heat at any specific time, and coupled with cement kiln; waste gas introduced into cement kiln for waste burning; dried sludge mixed with other solid waste to enter cement kiln to prepare sulphoaluminate cement.
Owner:SHANDONG UNIV

A method for constructing a curved surface solar concentrator with uniform light absorption on the surface of the absorber

PendingCN122286993Aevenly distributedEliminate local hot spotsPhotothermal conversionNonlinear differential equations
This invention relates to a method for constructing a curved solar concentrator with uniform light reception on the absorber surface, belonging to the field of solar photovoltaic and photothermal technology. This invention utilizes differential geometry theory to construct a system of first-order nonlinear differential equations relating the concentrator's reflective surface (x and y coordinates) to the radius r of the circular absorber. The reflective surface profile parameters are obtained through iterative solutions. A discrete point lattice is obtained, with the spatial straight-line distance and maximum deviation between adjacent iteration coordinate points not exceeding 2 mm as the convergence criterion. A curved concentrator model is then generated through spline curve fitting. The energy flux density distribution on the absorber surface is obtained using the ray tracing software Tracepro, and the uniformity of the energy flux distribution is verified using a relative deviation not exceeding ±10% of the average value. This invention achieves uniform distribution of incident solar radiation on the absorber surface, eliminates local hot spots, significantly reduces thermal stress gradients, and improves the photothermal conversion efficiency and operational stability of the solar concentrator system.
Owner:KUNMING UNIV OF SCI & TECH

A segmented CPC solar concentrator and a method of designing the same

The application provides a sectional CPC solar concentrator and a design method thereof. A compound parabolic reflector is fixed in a frame. A flat plate receiving surface is a heat absorbing surface of a flat plate light receiving body. The compound parabolic reflector is symmetrically arranged on both sides of the flat plate receiving surface. The compound parabolic reflector is composed of multiple sub-reflectors. The sub-reflectors are sequentially connected in a head-to-tail mode. The focal lines of the sub-reflectors on the flat plate receiving surface are evenly arranged from the middle to both sides. The focal lines of the sub-reflectors are different and parallel to each other. The sectional design of the traditional trough type parabolic concentrator profile is adopted, so that the energy flow density on the flat plate receiving surface is evenly distributed in multiple focal lines. The uniformity of the energy flow density distribution on the flat plate receiving surface of the concentrator is effectively improved. The thermal stress concentration on the flat plate receiving surface is greatly reduced. The service life of the concentrator is effectively prolonged.
Owner:INNER MONGOLIA UNIV OF TECH

Curved trough solar concentrator

A solar power concentrator system includes a housing and a glass coupled to the housing to define an enclosure therebetween. A trough concentrator is rotatably disposed in the enclosure. The trough concentrator includes a pair of end plates, a tube or pipe extending along the length of the support frame that allows a fluid to pass therethrough, a support frame extending between and attached to the end plates, and a reflective film having opposite edges attached to side rails of the support frame. The reflective film has a curved (e.g., parabolic) shape between the opposite edges and can reflect sunlight onto the tube or pipe. An actuator rotates the trough concentrator about an axis of the end plates to vary an orientation of the reflective film. The glass shields the reflective film of the trough concentrator from wind.
Owner:IDEALAB STUDIO LLC

A dual-axis tilting solar concentrator

The embodiment of the application provides a kind of double-axis tilting solar light condensing device, it is related to solar light condensing heat collection technical field.The double-axis tilting solar light condensing device provided by the embodiment of the application, including base;Reflecting mirror is set on base, reflecting mirror is used to reflect sunlight;Double-axis tilting assembly is set on base, and is connected with reflecting mirror, double-axis tilting assembly is configured as driving reflecting mirror rotates around east-west direction and / or north-south direction;Heat collecting pipe is located on the light condensing axis of reflecting mirror, to absorb the sunlight reflected by reflecting mirror.By controlling double-axis tilting assembly to drive reflecting mirror to realize double-axis rotation according to the change of solar elevation angle, so that reflecting mirror can follow the change of solar elevation angle and tilt, to increase the incidence angle of sunlight, in turn increase the light condensing efficiency of reflecting mirror, improve the annual solar radiation received by double-axis tilting solar light condensing device.
Owner:THREE GORGES ONSHORE NEW ENERGY INVESTMENT CO LTD +1

A copper-iodine hybrid cluster compound, a preparation method and application thereof

This invention provides a copper-iodine hybrid cluster compound having the structure shown in formula (I). Compared with the prior art, the copper-iodine hybrid cluster compound provided by this invention has excellent thermal stability, high fluorescence quantum yield, large Stokes shift, high solubility, strong absorption in the ultraviolet region, and a simple synthesis method. It meets the requirements of ideal transparent solar concentrator materials and ultraviolet shielding agents, and has broad application prospects in the field of building-integrated photovoltaics. In addition, it can also be applied to anti-counterfeiting coatings, solid-state lighting, X-ray imaging, and other fields.
Owner:UNIV OF SCI & TECH OF CHINA

Solar full-spectrum physiotherapy instrument

PendingCN121971806Aachieve physiotherapyLarge light focusing areaOperating tablesSensorsHuman skinGrating
The invention discloses a solar full-spectrum physiotherapy instrument which comprises a reflective mirror, a solar condenser, a light processing device and a physiotherapy couch connected with the light processing device. After sunlight is processed, energy in a certain wave band can be provided for the solar condenser, the solar condenser converges light rays to a lighting opening of the light processing device, and the light rays can reach a physical therapy area of a certain part of a human body after being controlled and adjusted through a reflecting area. The optical processing device is sequentially provided with gratings from a light inlet to a light outlet to adjust the intensity and distribution uniformity of light. The physiotherapy couch comprises universal wheels capable of being used for moving, a hydraulic lifting device and a hydraulic rotating device. According to the invention, the light of the solar light condensation area is irradiated to the skin surface of the human body to achieve the purposes of improving yang qi of the human body and treating diseases through sunlight, and the light is processed by using a spectrum frequency division technology and the light processing device, so that the light of a specific wave band is uniformly distributed on the skin surface with proper intensity, and the treatment effect is achieved.
Owner:INST OF ELECTRICAL ENG CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

A mold for making a luminescent solar concentrator

ActiveCN224675306UEngineeringSlurry
The utility model discloses a kind of molds for making light-emitting solar concentrator, including mold main body, the glass forming closed forming chamber is embedded in both sides of the mold main body, the pouring port is provided at the top of the mold main body, LSC slurry is poured into closed forming chamber by pouring port;Several clamps are provided on the side wall of the mold main body, and the clamp is used to clamp the glass of both sides of mold main body.This mold supports single production line multi-mold synchronous operation, the stable clamping of glass by clamp, cooperate closed forming chamber, can ensure the forming condition of each set of mold uniform, reduce quality fluctuation from root source.This mold has high-precision forming surface, can ensure that the LSC surface made reaches enough flatness, reduces the light scattering, refraction loss caused by surface unevenness, improves the capture and transmission efficiency of LSC to light.
Owner:XI AN JIAOTONG UNIV

A method for preparing a low-dimensional lead-free perovskite polymer composite material

The application relates to a preparation method of a low-dimensional non-lead perovskite polymer composite applied to the field of low-dimensional semiconductors, and provides a novel microemulsion method of a proton solvent-mediated low-dimensional non-lead perovskite, so as to improve the dispersion difficulty of the perovskite in a mother liquor medium, improve the uniformity of the perovskite micro-nano structure, and further enhance the external quantum efficiency of a light-emitting solar concentrator using the composite material, effectively solve the barrier of the related technology at the present stage to the distribution regulation of the non-lead low-dimensional perovskite in the composite material, and abandon the introduction of a traditional lead metal based on the light-emitting solar concentrator of the non-lead low-dimensional perovskite, so that the environmental protection is high, the environmental hazards are small, the cost is low, the device output power is stable, the method is suitable for commercialized building integrated photovoltaic products, including but not limited to photovoltaic windows / roof / curtain walls and the like, and is helpful to the development of the zero-carbon building field.
Owner:WUXI YIDIAN HUANCAI NEW MATERIALS CO LTD

Light-splitting solar concentrator integrating photovoltaics and conical pipe

The invention discloses a photovoltaic and conical tube integrated light-splitting solar concentrator, which comprises a microalgae circular reaction device, a photovoltaic module and a light-splitting concentrator, and is characterized in that the microalgae circular reaction device comprises a photobioreactor which is a transparent part and is used for providing a growth space for microalgae; the photovoltaic module comprises a first photovoltaic panel which is arranged above the photobioreactor, and the light receiving surface of the first photovoltaic panel faces the photobioreactor; the light splitting and concentrating device comprises a light splitting and concentrating part and a light collecting and concentrating part arranged below the light splitting and concentrating part; the light splitting and condensing part is used for reflecting visible light to the first photovoltaic panel and transmitting light outside the visible light to the light collecting and condensing part, and the light collecting and condensing part is used for reflecting light emitted to the surface of the light collecting and condensing part to the photobioreactor. According to the device provided by the invention, energy in sunlight can be fully utilized, the energy utilization rate of solar energy is improved, and the energy consumption of the device provided by the invention is reduced, so that the light-splitting solar concentrator does not need to utilize other energy except light energy, and the carbon emission of the light-splitting solar concentrator is reduced.
Owner:CHINA THREE GORGES RENEWABLES (GRP) CO LTD

Photonic crystal microreactor and light field synergistic method thereof

The invention discloses a photonic crystal microreactor and a light field synergistic method thereof. The micro-reactor comprises a glass substrate with a snakelike micro-channel, the width of the channel is 4-10 mm, and the total length is 35-75 cm; the inner surface of the micro-channel is covered with a photonic crystal layer formed by periodically arranged SiO2 nanospheres; and a packaging layer with high light transmittance (greater than 90%) is bonded on the surface of the substrate to form a closed flow channel, and a fluid interface with withstand voltage greater than or equal to 5.0 Bar is arranged on the surface of the substrate. The photonic crystal layer is formed by self-assembly through a gravity deposition method, the particle size of SiO2 nanospheres is 180-350 nm, and the SiO2 nanospheres are arranged in a face-centered cubic close packing mode. According to the light field synergistic method, the interaction between light and substances is enhanced by utilizing a slow photon effect by matching the wavelength of the forbidden band red edge of the photonic crystal and the main absorption peak of the photocatalyst. The microreactor can increase the space time yield by 1.3-1.8 times and increase the light energy utilization rate by 20-50% in photocatalytic reaction, can be coupled with a solar condenser to realize sunlight-driven efficient reaction, and is suitable for the fields of fine chemical synthesis, photocatalytic degradation and the like.
Owner:DALIAN UNIV OF TECH

A solar concentrator

The present application relates to a kind of mirror with curved surface, especially a kind of solar concentrator.The solar concentrator of the present application includes concentrator lens and concave back plate, the front side of concave back plate is shaping surface for shaping concentrator lens, positioning bolt is provided on concentrator lens, concave back plate is provided with positioning hole corresponding to positioning bolt on concentrator lens, concave back plate and concentrator lens are fixed by positioning bolt closely, to make concentrator lens produce the concave deformation consistent with concave back plate, concave back plate and positioning bolt make concentrator produce uniform concave deformation, reduce the astigmatism of concentrator lens, so that solar concentrator focuses;At the same time, since positioning bolt is designed to be tensioned, fixed to make concentrator lens produce the deformation consistent with concave back plate, concentrator lens can realize standardization, generalization design, greatly save production cost.
Owner:CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP +1

High-performance near-infrared harvesting transparent luminescent solar concentrators

ActiveUS12557432B2Solar heating energyLight guides with fluorescent dopantsLuminophoreSolar concentrator
A transparent luminescent solar concentrator (TLSC) is provided. The TLSC includes a luminophore and a waveguide that guides light emitted from the luminophore. The TLSC has a light utilization efficiency (LUE) of greater than or equal to about 1.
Owner:BOARD OF TRUSTEES OPERATING MICHIGAN STATE UNIV

Intelligent sunglasses based on near-infrared quantum dot fluorescent solar concentrator

The invention relates to intelligent sunglasses based on a near-infrared quantum dot fluorescent solar concentrator, belongs to the technical field of fluorescent solar concentrators and intelligent wearable equipment, solves the technical problems that traditional intelligent glasses are short in cruising power and common lenses cannot utilize solar energy, and adds a function of protecting harmful light radiation. Near-infrared quantum dots with high fluorescent quantum yield are embedded into a polymer matrix, a fluorescent solar concentrator lens is formed by combining a polymerization process, and a silicon-based solar cell module on the side edge of the lens is coupled. The condensing lens utilizes the photoluminescence effect of quantum dots to convert wide-spectrum sunlight into quantum dot fluorescence which is matched with the working wave band of a solar cell and has a relatively narrow wavelength range, and the fluorescence is converged to a side cell through the total reflection waveguide effect to realize power generation; meanwhile, the lens can effectively filter harmful sunlight and protect the eyesight of a wearer. By optimizing the quantum dot material and the device structure, efficient power generation, adjustable light transmission and long-term environmental stability of the glasses are realized, and an innovative solution is provided for energy self-supply and health protection of intelligent wearable equipment.
Owner:UNIV OF ELECTRONICS SCI & TECH OF CHINA

Blue, green, red three primary color fluorescent carbon dots with high fluorescence quantum yield and application thereof

The present application relates to a kind of blue, green, red three primary color fluorescent carbon dots based on high fluorescence quantum yield, it is with phytic acid and o-phenylenediamine as raw material, by regulating the ratio of phytic acid and o-phenylenediamine, using solvothermal method to obtain the three primary color fluorescent carbon dots with different luminescence colors.The carbon dots of the present application show very strong fluorescence characteristics in solution, and the blue, green and red fluorescence quantum yields can reach 19.2%, 68.68% and 60.28% respectively.The three primary color fluorescent carbon dot films prepared by blending them with polymers can be used in light emitting diodes and fluorescent solar concentrators.
Owner:ZHONGBEI UNIV

diaryloxybenzoheterodiazole compounds disubstituted with thienothienyl groups

ActiveCN115210894BOrganic chemistryGreenhouse cultivationSpectral conversionCarbon atom
A diaryloxybenzoxadiazole compound having the general formula (Ia) and disubstituted with a thiophene group, wherein: -Z represents a sulfur atom, an oxygen atom, or a selenium atom; or an NR5 group, wherein R5 is selected from straight-chain or branched C1-C groups. 20 Preferably C1-C8 alkyl, or selected from optionally substituted aryl groups; -R1, R2, and R3, which may be the same or different from each other, representing hydrogen atoms; or selected from straight-chain or branched C1-C groups optionally containing heteroatoms. 20 Preferably C1-C8 alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted straight-chain or branched C1-C 20 Preferably, it contains C1-C8 alkoxy groups and -COOR6 groups, wherein R6 is selected from straight-chain or branched C1-C6 groups. 20 The preferred alkyl group is C1-C8, or cyano; R1 and R2 may optionally be combined to form a saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic cyclic or polycyclic system containing 3 to 14 carbon atoms, preferably 4 to 6 carbon atoms, together with the carbon atoms to which they are bonded, which optionally contains one or more heteroatoms, such as, for example, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, silicon, phosphorus, selenium; R4 may be the same as or different from each other, selected from optionally substituted aryl groups. The diaryloxybenzoxadiazole compound having the general formula (Ia) and disubstituted with a thienophene group can be advantageously used as a spectral converter in a light-emitting solar concentrator (LSC), which in turn can improve the performance of a photovoltaic device (or solar device) on a rigid or flexible support, for example, a selection between photovoltaic cells (or solar cells) and photovoltaic modules (or solar modules). More specifically, the photovoltaic device (or solar device) can be advantageously used to construct a greenhouse.
Owner:ENI SPA

Solar concentrator reactor for high temperature thermochemical processes

A solar concentrator reactor system and method of use for high temperature thermochemical processes. In one embodiment, the solar concentrator reactor system produces a thermochemical reaction of irradiated particles within an enclosed vessel volume of a solar concentrator reactor. In one aspect, the solar concentrator reactor system uses a solar concentrator to irradiate particles of a particle stream within an enclosed vessel volume of a solar concentrator reactor. The thermochemical reaction yields a chemical change of the feedstock and / or phase transition of the feedstock such as the production of a molten reacted material from a solid particulate feed. In one embodiment, the particles are a lunar regolith and the thermochemical reaction yields oxygen.
Owner:BLUESHIFT LLC