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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
May. 30, 2019
Heliogen, Inc., Pasadena, CA (US);
William Gross, Pasadena, CA (US);
Andrea Pedretti, Bellinzona, CH;
Heliogen, Inc., Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A heliostat for tracking the sun is disclosed. The heliostat comprises a frame () with legs (); an optical assembly () configured to hang between the legs of the frame by means of a plurality of wires (); and a plurality of actuators () configured to change the orientation of the optical assembly via the plurality of wires. The optical assembly may include a mirror () or photovoltaic panel that tracks the sun, and concrete backing (). The optical assembly may further include a tracking controller () to energize the plurality of actuators, photovoltaic cell () configured to power the tracking controller and actuators, cleaning assembly (), and reservoir () for capturing rain water on the optical assembly. The optical assembly may further include a camera () for capturing images of the frame and determining the orientation of the optical assembly based on the images.