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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
May. 11, 2007
Arnold Goldman, Jerusalem, IL;
Arieh Meitav, Rishon Lezion, IL;
Ilia Yakupov, Rehovot, IL;
Israel Kroizer, Jerusalem, IL;
Yuri Kokotov, Ma'aleh Adumim, IL;
Yoel Gilon, Jerusalem, IL;
Arnold Goldman, Jerusalem, IL;
Arieh Meitav, Rishon Lezion, IL;
Ilia Yakupov, Rehovot, IL;
Israel Kroizer, Jerusalem, IL;
Yuri Kokotov, Ma'aleh Adumim, IL;
Yoel Gilon, Jerusalem, IL;
BrightSource Energy, Inc., Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides receivers which can be used to heat a working fluid to high temperature. In preferred embodiments, concentrated solar radiation is received and converted to heat at varying depths in the receiver such that multiple layers of surface are used to heat the working fluid. In addition, the depth-loading configuration helps to trap received heat to reduce radiant thermal loss.