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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Quoc Pham, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christian Gregory, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Michael Slack, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Bill Gross, Pasadena, CA (US);
Dan Reznik, New York, NY (US);
Porter Arbogast, Pasadena, CA (US);
Quoc Pham, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christian Gregory, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Michael Slack, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Bill Gross, Pasadena, CA (US);
Dan Reznik, New York, NY (US);
Porter Arbogast, Pasadena, CA (US);
eSolar, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
A solar power plant includes central receiver modules arranged in a regular pattern. Each central receiver module includes a tower, a central receiver mounted on the tower, and a heliostat array bounded by a polygon. The heliostat array includes heliostats with mirrors for reflecting sunlight to the central receiver. The heliostats are grouped in linear rows and each of the rows is parallel to another row. The locations of the heliostats are staggered between adjacent rows. The power plant also includes a power block for aggregating power from the central receivers and power conduits for transferring power from the central receivers to the power block.