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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
May. 10, 2019
Applicant:
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Inventor:
Fahad Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiman, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 6/06 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); F03G 6/04 (2006.01); F01D 15/10 (2006.01); F24S 23/30 (2018.01); F24S 80/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 6/045 (2013.01); F01D 15/10 (2013.01); F24S 23/31 (2018.05); F24S 80/20 (2018.05); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01);
Abstract
Solar chimney and method for generating power by the solar chimney are provided. The solar chimney includes a chimney; a heat absorbing surface; a transparent cover located above the surface and forming an air pathway with the surface to the entrance to the chimney; one or more integrated turbine-generators at or before the entrance to the chimney for producing electrical power; and a focusing lens focusing solar radiation on a heat exchanging element to heat air at or just before the entrance to the chimney as it flows to the one or more turbines.