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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
May. 13, 2011
Applicant:
Philip Rettger, Moraga, CA (US);
Inventor:
Philip Rettger, Moraga, CA (US);
Assignee:
ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Reno, NV (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/052 (2014.01); F24J 2/38 (2014.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01); F24J 2/54 (2006.01); F24J 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0547 (2014.12); F24J 2/54 (2013.01); F24J 2002/108 (2013.01); F24J 2002/385 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heliostat includes a heliostat frame and a plurality of reflective surfaces, each reflective surface is movably mounted within the heliostat frame. The heliostat also includes a plurality of actuators, wherein each individual actuator of the plurality of actuators is associated with a single reflective surface of the plurality reflective surfaces and capable of moving the single reflective surface.