Energy gathering apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing energy concentrating apparatuses face challenges in controlling the two-dimensional rotation and speed of reflective mirrors, making it difficult to achieve effective energy concentration, and are hard to manufacture in batches due to complex single-piece components.
Innovation Solution
The energy concentrating apparatus features a mounting platform with omnidirectionally rotatable reflective mirrors, arc-shaped slide rails, linking rods, and a drive system that allows for adjustable and controllable reflection angles, enabling efficient energy concentration and batch manufacturing through a modular design with movably connected rotating supports and ball joints.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If reflective mirrors are mounted on a planar structure with fixed trajectory, then the structure is simple to manufacture, but the control of two-dimensional rotation and speed becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting support is divided into a fixed support and a rotating support that can rotate relative to each other. The reflective mirror is mounted on the rotating support, allowing independent control of the mirror's orientation while maintaining a simple fixed trajectory structure. This segmentation enables both ease of manufacture and controllable two-dimensional rotation.
2Ease of manufacture
If single-piece components are used for moving members and guiding members, then manufacturing is simplified, but batch manufacturing becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus uses modular components including multiple identical mounting supports, rotating supports, arc-shaped slide rails, and linking rods that can be manufactured separately and assembled in batches. This modular segmentation maintains manufacturing simplicity while enabling efficient batch production through standardized parts.
3Ease of manufacture
If all arc-shaped slide rails have the same curvature, then manufacturing is easier, but reflective mirrors cannot rotate towards different directions for proper light reflection
Solution Approach 1:
Different arc-shaped slide rails are designed with different curvatures according to their specific positional requirements. Each slide rail's curvature is optimized to guide its corresponding linking rod and reflective mirror to rotate towards the correct direction for proper light reflection. This local customization ensures precise reflection angles while maintaining overall system manufacturability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enhances energy concentration efficiency, allows for precise control of reflective mirror angles, and facilitates batch production by implementing a drive linkage system and modular design, improving the apparatus's manufacturability and performance.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of reflective mirrors, wherein a rotation shaft of each of the reflective mirrors is rotatably located on the corresponding rotating support
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an energy concentrating apparatus. The apparatus includes: a mounting platform, a mounting support, a rotating support, a reflective mirror, an arc-shaped slide rail, a linking rod, a slide block, a drive device, and a pull rope. The mounting support is located on the mounting platform. A rotation shaft of each rotating support is rotatably located on the corresponding mounting support, and a rotation shaft of each reflective mirror is rotatably located on the corresponding rotating support. The arc-shaped slide rail is located on the mounting platform, and the slide block is slidably located in the arc-shaped slide rail, the linking rod is connected to the slide block and the reflective mirror respectively, and a curvature of the arc-shaped slide rail is different such that the reflective mirror rotates towards a different direction. The pull rope is fixedly connected to the slide block. The pull rope is wound on a corresponding drive device such that the drive device pulls the pull rope to move. The present disclosure is advantageous in that the energy concentration effect is good, the reflection angle of the reflective mirror is adjustable and controllable according to the irradiation angle of the sun rays, the arc-shaped slide rail has an easily-defined shape, drive linkage of the reflective mirror is implemented, and the energy concentrating apparatus may be manufactured in batches.