公开(公告)号：US07893391B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-22

申请号：US12484429

申请日：2009-06-15

申请人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

发明人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

IPC分类号： G01C21/02 ,  H01L31/042 ,  F24J2/38

CPC分类号： G02B19/0023 ,  F24S23/79 ,  F24S50/60 ,  G02B19/0042 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H02S40/44 ,  Y02E10/40 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/60

摘要： A positional sensor for a solar energy collection device includes a fine sensing device having first light-sensitive sensors supported above a base so that adjacent first light-sensitive sensors are oriented in mutually orthogonal directions at a sensor height above the base. The first light-sensitive sensors are positioned at oblique angles relative to the base. The sensor also includes a coarse sensing device having a light-opaque shield surrounding the first light-sensitive sensors that extends outwardly from the base to a height that is greater than the sensor height. The shield includes second light sensing devices directed outwardly from the shield and arranged so that adjacent second light-sensitive sensors are oriented in mutually orthogonal directions.

摘要翻译： 一种用于太阳能收集装置的位置传感器包括：精细感测装置，其具有支撑在基座上方的第一感光传感器，使得相邻的第一感光传感器在基底之上的传感器高度处相互垂直的方向定向。 第一感光传感器相对于基座倾斜定位。 传感器还包括粗糙感测装置，其具有围绕从基部向外延伸到大于传感器高度的高度的第一感光传感器的不透光屏蔽。 屏蔽包括从屏蔽件向外指向的第二光感测装置，并布置成使相邻的第二感光传感器在相互正交的方向上定向。

公开(公告)号：US5611870A

公开(公告)日：1997-03-18

申请号：US423957

申请日：1995-04-18

申请人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

发明人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

IPC分类号： G02B5/20 ,  H01L31/058 ,  G02B5/26

CPC分类号： G02B5/204 ,  H02S10/30

摘要： A system for modifying the radiant energy spectrum of a thermal energy source to produce a desired spectral bandwidth profile including a frequency-selective resonant micromesh filter (50) confronting a thermal energy source (80). Micromesh filter (50) includes an array of resonant-conductive antenna elements (50', 50") and a substrate (56) for supporting the antenna elements. Thermal radiation (82) emitted from energy source (80) is filtered by micromesh filter (50), wherein radiant energy at particular wavelengths is reflected back to the energy source, while certain wavelength photons are transmitted through the micromesh filter.

摘要翻译： 一种用于修改热能源的辐射能谱的系统，以产生包括面对热能源（80）的频率选择性谐振微型滤波器（50）的期望的频谱带宽分布。 Micromesh滤波器（50）包括谐振导电天线元件阵列（50'，50“）和用于支撑天线元件的衬底（56）。 从能量源（80）发射的热辐射（80）由微滤器（50）过滤，其中特定波长处的辐射能量被反射回能量源，而某些波长的光子透射通过微过滤器。

公开(公告)号：US08013236B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-06

申请号：US12431480

申请日：2009-04-28

申请人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

发明人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

IPC分类号： H02N6/00 ,  H01L31/042 ,  F24J2/08 ,  F24J2/10 ,  F24J2/18

CPC分类号： G02B19/0023 ,  F24S23/79 ,  F24S50/60 ,  G02B19/0042 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H02S40/44 ,  Y02E10/40 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/60

摘要： A parabolic primary mirror (10) has a concave specular surface (12) that is constructed and positioned to receive solar energy and focus it towards a focal point. A secondary mirror (14) having a convex specular surface (16) is constructed and positioned to receive focused solar energy from the primary mirror and focus it onto an annular receiver (18). The annular receiver (18) may include an annular array of optical elements (100) constructed to receive solar energy from the secondary specular surface (14) and focus it onto a ring of discrete areas. A ring of solar-to-electrical conversion units are positioned on the ring of discrete areas.

摘要翻译： 抛物线主镜（10）具有凹面镜面（12），其被构造和定位成接收太阳能并将其聚焦到焦点。 具有凸面镜面（16）的副镜（14）被构造和定位成从主镜接收聚焦的太阳能并将其聚焦到环形接收器（18）上。 环形接收器（18）可以包括被构造为从次级镜面（14）接收太阳能并将其聚焦到离散区域的环上的光学元件（100）的环形阵列。 太阳能转换单元环位于离散区域的环上。

公开(公告)号：US07612285B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-03

申请号：US11650739

申请日：2007-01-08

申请人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

发明人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

IPC分类号： H01L31/00

CPC分类号： G02B19/0023 ,  F24S23/79 ,  F24S50/60 ,  G02B19/0042 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H02S40/44 ,  Y02E10/40 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/60

摘要： A parabolic primary mirror (10) has a concave specular surface (12) that is constructed and positioned to receive solar energy and focus it towards a focal point. A secondary mirror (14) having a convex specular surface (16) is constructed and positioned to receive focused solar energy from the primary mirror and focus it onto an annular receiver (18). The annular receiver (18) may include an annular array of optical elements (100) constructed to receive solar energy from the secondary specular surface (14) and focus it onto a ring of discrete areas. A ring of solar-to-electrical conversion units are positioned on the ring of discrete areas.

摘要翻译： 抛物线主镜（10）具有凹面镜面（12），其被构造和定位成接收太阳能并将其聚焦到焦点。 具有凸面镜面（16）的副镜（14）被构造和定位成从主镜接收聚焦的太阳能并将其聚焦到环形接收器（18）上。 环形接收器（18）可以包括被构造为从次级镜面（14）接收太阳能并将其聚焦到离散区域的环上的光学元件（100）的环形阵列。 太阳能转换单元环位于离散区域的环上。

公开(公告)号：US20090266404A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-29

申请号：US12497256

申请日：2009-07-02

申请人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

发明人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

IPC分类号： H01L31/052

CPC分类号： G02B19/0023 ,  F24S23/79 ,  F24S50/60 ,  G02B19/0042 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H02S40/44 ,  Y02E10/40 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/60

摘要： A parabolic primary mirror (10) has a concave specular surface (12) that is constructed and positioned to receive solar energy and focus it towards a focal point. A secondary mirror (14) having a convex specular surface (16) is constructed and positioned to receive focused solar energy from the primary mirror and focus it onto an annular receiver (18). The annular receiver (18) may include an annular array of optical elements (100) constructed to receive solar energy from the secondary specular surface (14) and focus it onto a ring of discrete areas. A ring of solar-to-electrical conversion units are positioned on the ring of discrete areas.

公开(公告)号：US4902572A

公开(公告)日：1990-02-20

申请号：US183132

申请日：1988-04-19

申请人： William E. Horne ,  Arthur C. Day

发明人： William E. Horne ,  Arthur C. Day

IPC分类号： C23C14/22

CPC分类号： C23C14/221 ,  Y10T428/31

摘要： A film deposition system is provided for depositing a film of at least first and second materials onto a common target. This system includes a housing within which the common target is located and within which a high vacuum region may be formed. The system further includes first and second crucibles each containing respective first and second materials to be deposited; a heating element and/or cooling element for vaporizing the materials in each of the first and second crucibles, respectively; first and second nozzles for ejecting the vaporized material from the first and second crucibles into the high vacuum region to form non-ionized atomic clusters by adiabatic expansion with those clusters traveling in first and second directions, respectively, each of which are non-coincident with the common target; first and second electron strippers for converting a portion of those non-ionized clusters to ionize clusters of the first and second materials; first and second accelerators for accelerating the ionized clusters of the first and second materials; and first and second deflectors for deflecting the ionized clusters of first and second materials to third and fourth directions, respectively, each of which are coincident with the common target. By varying the percentage of non-ionized atomic clusters converted to ionized clusters, the rate of flow of the ionized clusters deposited upon the common material may be effectively instantaneously controlled to thereby deposit a film having a continuous and smoothly varying property.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种成膜系统，用于将至少第一和第二材料的膜沉积到共同的靶上。 该系统包括壳体，公共目标在该壳体内，并且其内部可以形成高真空区域。 该系统还包括第一和第二坩埚，每个坩埚包含相应的待沉积的第一和第二材料; 用于分别蒸发第一和第二坩埚中的每一个中的材料的加热元件和/或冷却元件; 第一和第二喷嘴，用于将蒸发的材料从第一和第二坩埚喷射到高真空区域中，以分别沿第一和第二方向行进的聚集体通过绝热膨胀形成非离子化的原子团簇，每个簇与第一和第二方向不一致 共同目标; 第一和第二电子剥离器，用于将这些非离子簇的一部分转换成离子化第一和第二材料的簇; 用于加速第一和第二材料的离子簇的第一和第二加速器; 以及用于将第一和第二材料的电离簇分别偏转到第三和第四方向的第一和第二偏转器，每个与共同的目标重合。 通过改变转化成离子簇的非离子化原子簇的百分比，沉积在普通材料上的电离簇的流动速率可以被有效地瞬间控制，从而沉积具有连续且平滑变化的性质的膜。

公开(公告)号：US4313024A

公开(公告)日：1982-01-26

申请号：US784943

申请日：1977-04-05

申请人： William E. Horne

发明人： William E. Horne

IPC分类号： F24S23/79 ,  H01L31/04 ,  H01L31/052

CPC分类号： F24J2/07 ,  F24J2/18 ,  F24J2/4625 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H02S10/30 ,  F24J2002/1038 ,  Y02E10/41 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： Solar energy is collected by a concave mirror and directed onto a body located within a container which is lined with solar cells. The heated body radiates energy to the solar cells. The solar cells convert a portion of such radiated energy to electricity. Another portion is converted to heat which is removed by a heat exchanger. A third portion of the radiated energy which is not absorbed by the solar cells or their support structure is reflected back to the radiating body to help maintain its temperature.

摘要翻译： 太阳能通过凹面镜收集并且被引导到位于与太阳能电池相连的容器内的身体上。 加热的身体向太阳能电池辐射能量。 太阳能电池将这种辐射能量的一部分转换成电。 另一部分转化成热量，热量由热交换器除去。 不被太阳能电池或其支撑结构吸收的辐射能量的第三部分被反射回辐射体以帮助保持其温度。

公开(公告)号：US20090205700A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-20

申请号：US12431480

申请日：2009-04-28

申请人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

发明人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

IPC分类号： H01L31/052

CPC分类号： G02B19/0023 ,  F24S23/79 ,  F24S50/60 ,  G02B19/0042 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H02S40/44 ,  Y02E10/40 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/60

摘要： A parabolic primary mirror (10) has a concave specular surface (12) that is constructed and positioned to receive solar energy and focus it towards a focal point. A secondary mirror (14) having a convex specular surface (16) is constructed and positioned to receive focused solar energy from the primary mirror and focus it onto an annular receiver (18). The annular receiver (18) may include an annular array of optical elements (100) constructed to receive solar energy from the secondary specular surface (14) and focus it onto a ring of discrete areas. A ring of solar-to-electrical conversion units are positioned on the ring of discrete areas.

公开(公告)号：US5882434A

公开(公告)日：1999-03-16

申请号：US725645

申请日：1996-10-15

申请人： William E. Horne

发明人： William E. Horne

IPC分类号： F24S20/20 ,  F24S23/00 ,  F24S23/71 ,  G02B5/10 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/052 ,  H01L31/058 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H02N6/00 ,  F24J2/12

CPC分类号： H02S40/44 ,  F24J2/06 ,  F24J2/07 ,  F24J2/12 ,  G02B5/10 ,  H01L31/0543 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  Y02E10/41 ,  Y02E10/42 ,  Y02E10/44 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/60

摘要： The solar concentrator system includes a generally parabolic-shaped primary reflector having a flat region at the center thereof, so that the focus of the primary reflector is a ring about the center axis of the reflector, in the plane of the rim thereof. A receiver, in the shape of an inverted, truncated cone, is positioned so that the peripheral surface of the receiver is approximately coincident with the ring focus. Solar cells are positioned in lines on the peripheral surface of the receiver. Prefilter tubular secondary concentrator elements are positioned just in front of the lines of solar cells, providing an additional focusing capability and improving the concentration of the solar rays, while being spaced sufficiently that the unilluminated areas between the lines of solar cells can accommodate electrical interconnectors.

摘要翻译： 太阳能聚光器系统包括在其中心处具有平坦区域的大致抛物线形的初级反射器，使得主反射器的焦点在其边缘的平面中是围绕反射器的中心轴线的环。 以倒立的截锥体的形状的接收器被定位成使得接收器的外围表面与环形焦点大致重合。 太阳能电池被定位在接收器的外围表面上的线上。 预过滤器管状二次集中器元件位于太阳能电池线的正前方，提供了额外的聚焦能力并改善了太阳光线的浓度，同时充分地间隔开太阳能电池线之间的未照明区域可以适应电气互连器。

公开(公告)号：US5861226A

公开(公告)日：1999-01-19

申请号：US771590

申请日：1996-12-20

申请人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

发明人： William E. Horne ,  Mark D. Morgan

IPC分类号： G02B5/20 ,  G03F9/00

CPC分类号： G02B5/204 ,  H02S10/30

摘要： A method of fabricating a resonant micromesh filter having conductive antenna elements sized on the order of microns. The steps comprise of first creating an exposure mask having absorbing portions capable of stopping incident ions completely and transmitting portions incapable of stopping incident ions and through which incident ions can pass. The absorbing and transmitting portions form in the mask in the pattern of the antenna elements to be fabricated. Second, an exposure mask confronting an unpatterned filter is positioned. The unpatterned filter includes: a substrate, a thin metal foil mounted on the substrate, and a resist material covering the metal flow. Third, ions are passed through the exposure mask. The absorbing portions of the mask stop the ions and the transmitting portions allow the ions to pass through the mask and expose the section of the resist material of the filter in the pattern of the antenna elements. Fourth, the exposure mask is repositioned over an area of the unpatterned filter not previously exposed to incident ions. The third step is repeated. Then fourth step is repeated until a desired surface area of the unpatterned filter has been exposed. Last, the exposed unpatterned filter is processed to produce a conductive antenna array supported by a substrate.

摘要翻译： 一种制造具有尺寸为微米量级的导电天线元件的谐振微型滤波器的方法。 这些步骤包括首先产生具有能够完全阻止入射离子的吸收部分的透光掩模和不能阻止入射离子的部分并且入射离子可以通过的曝光掩模。 在要制造的天线元件的图案中，在掩模中形成吸收和透射部分。 第二，定位面向未图案过滤器的曝光掩模。 未图案化的过滤器包括：基板，安装在基板上的薄金属箔和覆盖金属流的抗蚀剂材料。 第三，离子通过曝光掩模。 掩模的吸收部分停止离子，并且透射部分允许离子穿过掩模并且以天线元件的图案暴露滤光器的抗蚀剂材料的部分。 第四，曝光掩模重新定位在先前未暴露于入射离子的未图案化滤光器的区域上。 重复第三步。 然后重复第四步，直到未图案化的过滤器的所需表面积暴露。 最后，处理暴露的无图案滤波器以产生由衬底支撑的导电天线阵列。