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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Andrew Homyk, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Gregory A. Bone, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Homyk, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Gregory A. Bone, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automated tracking solar power collector is disclosed herein, the tracking solar powered collector includes at least one solar collector such as a solar concentrator and an actuator coupled to the at least one solar collector. The tracking solar power collector further includes a tracking controller configured to aim the at least one solar collector toward the sun with the actuator; and, a power controller configured to supply power to the actuator based on an energy collected by the at least one solar collector.