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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2009
Thomas M. Logan, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Mark M. Meyers, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Mark Shu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Thomas J. Frey, Bavaria, DE;
Kevin R. Lang, Denver, CO (US);
Mark S. Dudzinski, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Thomas M. Logan, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Mark M. Meyers, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Mark Shu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Thomas J. Frey, Bavaria, DE;
Kevin R. Lang, Denver, CO (US);
Mark S. Dudzinski, Alpharetta, GA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present application thus describes a solar-thermal power generation plant that includes one or more towers; a plurality of heliostats disposed around each of the one or more towers; a direct solar evaporator mounted at an elevated position on each of the one or more towers, the heliostats being configured to reflect solar radiation toward the direct solar evaporator such that concentrated solar radiation heats a receiving surface on the direct solar evaporator; and a heat engine mounted at an elevated position on each of the one or more towers, attached to the direct solar evaporator, and configured to use the heat from the receiving surface on the direct solar evaporator to generate electricity.