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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Jeffrey Michael Citron, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Michael Citron, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/10 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); F24J 2/14 (2006.01); F24J 2/16 (2006.01); F24J 2/46 (2006.01); G02B 7/183 (2006.01); F24J 2/07 (2006.01); F24J 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 19/0042 (2013.01); F24J 2/14 (2013.01); F24J 2/16 (2013.01); F24J 2/4638 (2013.01); F24J 2/07 (2013.01); F24J 2002/108 (2013.01); G02B 7/183 (2013.01); G02B 19/0023 (2013.01); Y02E 10/45 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method to manufacture and produce trough shaped solar concentrators and concentrating solar collectors that have reduced wind loading compared to comparable prior art trough concentrators is disclosed. Shown are several different types of trough shaped concentrating solar collectors incorporating Open Architecture lattice geometric support structures with aerodynamic treatment of the lattice structural members.