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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
Applicants:
David Velasco, Clifton, NJ (US);
John Ditri, Huntingdon Valley, PA (US);
Nancy E. Wasson, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Kristopher Thomas Heick, Bel Air, MD (US);
Inventors:
David Velasco, Clifton, NJ (US);
John Ditri, Huntingdon Valley, PA (US);
Nancy E. Wasson, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Kristopher Thomas Heick, Bel Air, MD (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/05 (2006.01); F24J 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/05 (2013.01); F24J 2/4636 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solar heat collecting element for use in solar troughs and solar power systems. The solar heat collecting element includes a conduit for carrying a heat transfer fluid; a light transparent envelope disposed about the conduit; and an edge welded metal bellows assembly coupling a first end of the conduit with a first end of the envelope.