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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James B. Blackmon, Brownsboro, AL (US);
Nelson E. Jones, Los Osos, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/38 ;
Abstract
A geodome tower reflector for a beam down optics solar power system has three equidistantly spaced tower assemblies. A geodome reflector assembly is movably mounted to the plurality of tower assemblies for vertical movement along the plurality of tower assemblies. The geodome reflector assembly has a facet support structure. The facet support has a plurality of rigid frames to which facets are mounted. Each facet has a downwardly facing mirror for reflecting light from a heliostat to a receiver of the beam down optics solar power system.