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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicant:
William H. Bender, Norwich, VT (US);
Inventor:
William H. Bender, Norwich, VT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/12 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); F24J 2/52 (2006.01); F24J 2/54 (2006.01); F24J 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0816 (2013.01); F24J 2/5203 (2013.01); F24J 2/5241 (2013.01); F24J 2/542 (2013.01); F24J 2/4638 (2013.01); F24J 2/523 (2013.01); F24J 2002/5286 (2013.01); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solar collector system including solar elements connected to form an array for intercepting the sun's radiation, a compression element that is positioned substantially perpendicular to the array, and pairs of cables that run from opposite sides of the array to the compression element to mutually stabilize each portion of the array to which the pair of cables connects. A support structure is provided for securing the array to a fixed structure. A tracking system further provides the system with two degrees of freedom for tracking the array with the sun's movement.