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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Robert Z. Litwin, Canoga Park, CA (US);
Andrew J. Zillmer, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Nathan J. Hoffman, Canoga Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Z. Litwin, Canoga Park, CA (US);
Andrew J. Zillmer, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Nathan J. Hoffman, Canoga Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A high temperature solar power tower system includes a molten salt heat transfer medium, a high temperature solar receiver, and an energy conversion system. The molten salt heat transfer medium is capable of being heated to a temperature of at least approximately 1200 degrees Fahrenheit by the high temperature solar receiver. The energy conversion system uses the heated molten salt to generate power.