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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Harold Earl Bennett, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Inventor:
Harold Earl Bennett, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bennett Optical Research, Inc., Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J003/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fixed size laser beam spot is used to illuminate a solar array. The beam spot size is kept constant even though the distance to the solar array may vary by a factor of 100. The focal point of the mirror emitting the beam to the array is shifted to maintain a desired beam waist so the same spot size is incident on the array. Attached to the array is a centering device to direct the beam spot to be centered on the array.