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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2008
David R. Mills, Roseville, AU;
Philipp Schramek, Starnberg, DE;
Peter K. Le Lievre, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David B. Degraaff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter L. Johnson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alexander Hoermann, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David R. Mills, Roseville, AU;
Philipp Schramek, Starnberg, DE;
Peter K. Le Lievre, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David B. Degraaff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter L. Johnson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alexander Hoermann, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Areva Solar, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are examples and variations of solar energy collector system comprising an elevated linear receiver () and first and second reflector fields (P,E) located on opposite sides of, and arranged and driven to reflect solar radiation to, the receiver (). Also disclosed herein are examples and variations of receivers () and reflectors () that may, in some variations, be utilized in the disclosed solar energy collector systems.