Deutsches Zentrum Fuer Luft-Und Raumfahrt E.v

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v.

Patentverwertung Werner Haag

Helmut Essen

Bernhard Hoffschmidt

Joachim Göttsche

Markus Sauerborn

Gört Luedtke

Gregor Biegel

Andreas Brenner

Jens Klare

Karsten Schulz

Ulrich Thönnessen

Martin Wüst

Werner Haag

A central distance measuring device, which can be directed at the heliostats, is used to determine the settings of the heliostats of a heliostat field. The distance measuring device measures the space between a plurality of measuring points from the measuring site and, based on this, determines the spatial alignment of the respective heliostat. A computer contains astronomical solar altitude software and controls an actuating device of the heliostat such that the heliostat assumes the alignment intended according to the solar altitude. With the invention, position sensors and/or angle sensors on the individual heliostats are avoided. All heliostats are aligned by a central computer.

Method for aligning the heliostats of a heliostat field

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Wachtberg, Germany

Helmut Essen