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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2010
Jens Koetter, Kaarst, DE;
Gerhard Weinrebe, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE;
Axel Schweitzer, Herrenberg, DE;
Mathias Widmayer, Dettingen/Erms, DE;
Wolfgang Schiel, Stuttgart, DE;
Jens Koetter, Kaarst, DE;
Gerhard Weinrebe, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE;
Axel Schweitzer, Herrenberg, DE;
Mathias Widmayer, Dettingen/Erms, DE;
Wolfgang Schiel, Stuttgart, DE;
Flagsol GmbH, Cologne, DE;
Abstract
A parabolic trough collector includes a parabolic mirror support structure with a parabolic mirror surface applied thereto, and an absorber support structure supporting an absorber tube. The parabolic mirror support structure and the absorber support structure are mechanically fastened in a fixed position relative to one another on a torsion tube that is arranged below the parabolic mirror surface, and mounted together with the parabolic mirror surface in a fashion capable of rotation about a parabolic trough collector longitudinal rotation axis. The torsion tube is arranged such that the parabolic trough collector longitudinal rotation axis coincides with the central longitudinal axis of the torsion tube.