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Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 24, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Supratik Guha, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);

Yves C. Martin, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);

Robert L. Sandstrom, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);

Theodore G. van Kessel, Millbrook, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/38 (2014.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01); F24J 2/06 (2006.01); G01S 3/78 (2006.01); G05D 3/00 (2006.01); G05D 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/38 (2013.01); G05D 3/105 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.12);
Abstract

A method of tracking and collecting solar energy includes receiving solar energy on at least two solar energy receivers, measuring an energy output from each of the at least two solar energy receivers, comparing the energy output from one of the at least two solar energy receiver with the energy output from another of the at least two solar energy receivers, and shifting the at least two solar energy receivers until the energy output from the one of the at least two solar receivers is substantially equal to the another of the at least two solar receivers.


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