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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Cockerill Maintenance & Ingenierie S.a., Seraing, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
COCKERILL MAINTENANCE & INGENIERIE S.A., Seraing, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 23/20 (2006.01); F24S 40/00 (2018.01); F24S 20/20 (2018.01); B66D 1/60 (2006.01); F24S 25/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 23/205 (2013.01); B66D 1/60 (2013.01); F24S 20/20 (2018.05); F24S 40/00 (2018.05); F24S 2025/01 (2018.05); Y02E 10/41 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tower for a concentrated solar power plant includes: an upper external platform on which is arranged an essentially cylindrical solar receiver with an external side surface and an upper base, the side surface of the receiver including a plurality of removably mounted receiving panels; and a placement and maintenance system for the receiving panels. The placement and maintenance system for the receiving panels includes a crane mounted so as to be rotatable 360° and guided using at least two concentric rails, on the upper base of the receiver.