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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2014
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Clifford K. Ho, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Joshua Mark Christian, Albuquerque, NM (US);
John Downing Pye, Canberra, AU;
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Australian National University, Canberra ACT, AU;
Abstract
A bladed solar thermal receiver for absorbing concentrated sunlight is disclosed. The receiver includes a plurality of panels arranged in a bladed configuration for absorbing sunlight. The bladed configurations can be radial or planar. The receiver design increases the effective solar absorptance and efficiency by providing a light trap for the incident solar radiation while reducing heat losses from radiation and convection.