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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2010
John Stewart Fangman, Reading, PA (US);
Michael E. Fangman, Reading, PA (US);
John Matthew Fangman, Reading, PA (US);
Sudhakar Neti, Hanover Township. Northampton County, PA (US);
Arati Shah-yukich, Bethlehem, PA (US);
John Stewart Fangman, Reading, PA (US);
Michael E. Fangman, Reading, PA (US);
John Matthew Fangman, Reading, PA (US);
Sudhakar Neti, Hanover Township. Northampton County, PA (US);
Arati Shah-Yukich, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Cewa Technologies, Inc., Bethlehem, PA (US);
Abstract
A solar concentrator comprises a pair of concentric reflectors having a spindle toroid geometry for focusing the collected solar radiation into a ring-shaped focal area, as opposed to the 'point' or 'line' focus of prior art configurations. In a preferred embodiment, each reflector is formed of a plurality of curved petals that are disposed in a contiguous, keystone arrangement that requires no additional fixturing to hold the petals in place. Such an arrangement reduces the weight, complexity and cost of the final solar concentrator structure.