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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Planet a Energy, Inc., Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Emerick Varga, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Russell Neff, Glendale, CA (US);
Braden Eric Hines, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Planet A Energy, Inc., Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/786 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/7861 (2013.01);
Abstract
An indirect-view quad cell detector for sun tracking. In some embodiments, a system includes: a concentrating solar collector, having a nominal focus within a target region; an indirect-view first baffle element located near the focal plane; a first photodetector with an indirect view of a point in the target region via the indirect-view baffle; and a first aperture in the baffle providing a view of a first point in the target region to the first photodetector.