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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 12, 2011
Yongdan HU, Bothell, WA (US);
Nancy E. Wasson, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Matthew M. Kapelanczyk, Baltimore, MD (US);
Yongdan Hu, Bothell, WA (US);
Nancy E. Wasson, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Matthew M. Kapelanczyk, Baltimore, MD (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A solar receiver assembly includes a tube adapted to carry a heat transfer medium and a glass envelope surrounding the tube and having opposed ends. An interface is disposed between each end and the tube so as to seal and support the tube from the envelope. And the receiver includes a prism disposed over the interface to divert incident radiation away from the interface and toward the tube and/or the glass envelope. The prisms may be provided with reflective and/or anti-reflective coatings to further optimize diversion of radiation from the interface.