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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2025
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Dhahran, SA;
Abdul Aziz Afzal, Dhahran, SA;
Muhammad Azhar Ali Khan, Dhahran, SA;
Muhammad Asad, Dhahran, SA;
Leen Hassan Al Badah, Dhahran, SA;
Ahad Khalid Alghamdi, Dhahran, SA;
Lina Ashraf Altahini, Dhahran, SA;
Razan Salem Abuzaid, Dhahran, SA;
Shams Ameen Almomen, Dhahran, SA;
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
An absorber tube for a parabolic trough solar power plant is described. The absorber tube includes a glass pipe that extends from a first end to a second end of the parabolic trough. A helical pipe is enclosed within the glass pipe. The helical pipe is configured to hold water. A sand filled pipe is surrounded by the helical pipe. The absorber tube further includes an inner pipe, centered within the sand filled pipe and the inner pipe extends from the first end to the second end of the parabolic trough along a central axis of the glass pipe. A solenoid valve is connected between the helical pipe and the inner pipe. The solenoid valve is configured to block the water from entering the inner pipe during periods of high solar irradiance and release the water to the inner pipe during periods of low solar irradiance.