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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2010
Tamir Lance, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Marc A. Finot, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mang V. Chau, San Jose, CA (US);
Harold D. Ackler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Cameron G. Wylie, San Mateo, CA (US);
Brian J. Ignaut, San Mateo, CA (US);
Tamir Lance, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Marc A. Finot, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mang V. Chau, San Jose, CA (US);
Harold D. Ackler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Cameron G. Wylie, San Mateo, CA (US);
Brian J. Ignaut, San Mateo, CA (US);
Skyline Solar, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a solar energy collector suitable for use in a solar energy collection system. The solar energy collection system includes the collector, a stand that supports the collector and a tracking system that causes the collector to track movements of the sun along at least one axis. The collector includes one or more reflector panels, one or more solar receivers, and a support structure that physically supports the reflector panels and solar receivers. Some designs involve a reflector panel that has a compound curvature. That is, the reflector panel has a convex shape along one direction and a concave shape in another direction. In another aspect of the invention, the collector includes a space frame support structure.