METHOD FOR DIRECTING LIGHT RAYS
    12.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR DIRECTING LIGHT RAYS 审中-公开
    指导光线的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070153227A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-05

    申请号:US11615782

    申请日:2006-12-22

    IPC分类号: G02F1/13

    摘要: Techniques and assemblies for light ray steering are described. A method for directing light rays includes steering the light rays using a static prism and controllably steering the light rays using an electro-optic prism, such that the combination of the light ray steerings from the static prism and the electro-optic prism substantially steer the light rays to impinge on a light focusing element at a predetermined angle. The electro-optic prism includes a first electrode positioned on a first substrate, a second electrode positioned on a second substrate, and an electro-optic material positioned between the first and second electrodes. The first electrode includes multiple substantially parallel linear electrodes. Applying multiple voltages to some or all of the multiple substantially parallel linear electrodes generates a refractive index gradient across the electro-optic prism. The direction of solar rays exiting the electro-optic prism is controllable by controlling the refractive index gradient. The method further includes receiving the light rays at the light focusing element and focusing the light rays, after the light rays have passed through the static prism and the electro-optic prism.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于光线转向的技术和组件。 用于引导光线的方法包括使用静态棱镜来控制光线并且使用电光棱镜可控地转向光线,使得来自静态棱镜和电光棱镜的光线操纵的组合基本上引导 光线以预定角度撞击在光聚焦元件上。 电光棱镜包括位于第一基板上的第一电极,位于第二基板上的第二电极和位于第一和第二电极之间的电光材料。 第一电极包括多个基本上平行的线状电极。 对多个基本平行的线性电极中的一些或全部施加多个电压在电光棱镜上产生折射率梯度。 离开电光棱镜的太阳光线的方向是通过控制折射率梯度来控制的。 该方法还包括在光线通过静态棱镜和电光棱镜之后接收光聚焦元件处的光线并聚焦光线。

    METHOD FOR LIGHT RAY STEERING
    13.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR LIGHT RAY STEERING 审中-公开
    方法转向光

    公开(公告)号:US20070157924A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-12

    申请号:US11615691

    申请日:2006-12-22

    IPC分类号: F24J2/00

    摘要: Techniques and assemblies for light ray steering are described. A method includes receiving solar rays onto a surface of an electro-optic prism. The electro-optic prism includes a first electrode positioned on a first substrate, a second electrode positioned on a second substrate, and an electro-optic material positioned between the first and second electrodes. The first electrode includes multiple substantially parallel linear electrodes. The method further includes applying multiple voltages to some or all of the substantially parallel linear electrodes to generate a refractive index gradient across the electro-optic prism. The method further includes controlling the refractive index gradient so that the solar rays exit the electro-optic prism in a direction substantially normal to a light focusing element, and utilizing the light focusing element to focus the solar rays on a solar energy collector.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于光线转向的技术和组件。 一种方法包括将太阳光线接收到电光棱镜的表面上。 电光棱镜包括位于第一基板上的第一电极,位于第二基板上的第二电极和位于第一和第二电极之间的电光材料。 第一电极包括多个基本上平行的线状电极。 该方法还包括将多个电压施加到一些或全部基本上平行的线性电极,以在电光棱镜上产生折射率梯度。 该方法还包括控制折射率梯度,使得太阳光线在基本上垂直于光聚焦元件的方向上离开电光棱镜,并且利用光聚焦元件将太阳光聚焦在太阳能收集器上。

    Macroscopic ordered assembly of carbon nanotubes
    14.
    发明申请
    Macroscopic ordered assembly of carbon nanotubes 审中-公开
    宏观有序的碳纳米管组装

    公开(公告)号:US20050169830A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-04

    申请号:US10759356

    申请日:2004-01-16

    摘要: The present invention is directed to the creation of macroscopic materials and objects comprising aligned nanotube segments. The invention entails aligning single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) segments that are suspended in a fluid medium and then removing the aligned segments from suspension in a way that macroscopic, ordered assemblies of SWNT are formed. The invention is further directed to controlling the natural proclivity of nanotube segments to self assemble into ordered structures by modifying the environment of the nanotubes and the history of that environment prior to and during the process. The materials and objects are “macroscopic” in that they are large enough to be seen without the aid of a microscope or of the dimensions of such objects. These macroscopic, ordered SWNT materials and objects have the remarkable physical, electrical, and chemical properties that SWNT exhibit on the microscopic scale because they are comprised of nanotubes, each of which is aligned in the same direction and in contact with its nearest neighbors. An ordered assembly of closest SWNT also serves as a template for growth of more and larger ordered assemblies. An ordered assembly further serves as a foundation for post processing treatments that modify the assembly internally to specifically enhance selected material properties such as shear strength, tensile strength, compressive strength, toughness, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及包括对准的纳米管段的宏观材料和物体的产生。 本发明需要将悬浮在流体介质中的单壁碳纳米管(SWNT)段对准,然后以形成SWNT的宏观有序组件的方式从悬浮液中除去对准的段。 本发明进一步涉及通过在过程之前和过程中修改纳米管的环境和该环境的历史来控制纳米管段的自然倾向自我组装成有序结构。 材料和物体是“宏观的”,因为它们足够大以便在没有显微镜或这些物体的尺寸的情况下被看到。 这些宏观有序的SWNT材料和物体具有显着的物理,电学和化学性质,SWNT在微观尺度上显示,因为它们由纳米管组成,其中每个纳米管沿相同方向排列并与其最近的邻近物接触。 最近的SWNT的有序组件也可以作为增加更多和更大订单组件的模板。 订购的组件还用作后处理处理的基础,其在内部改变组件以特异性地增强选定的材料性能,例如剪切强度,抗拉强度,抗压强度,韧性,导电性和导热性。

    LIGHT STEERING ASSEMBLIES
    15.
    发明申请
    LIGHT STEERING ASSEMBLIES 审中-公开
    轻型转向装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070146910A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-28

    申请号:US11615715

    申请日:2006-12-22

    IPC分类号: G02B5/04

    摘要: Techniques and assemblies for steering light rays are described. An electro-optic prism is operable to provide controllable steering of light rays. The electro-optic prism includes a first electrode including multiple substantially parallel linear electrodes on a first substrate and a reference electrode on a second substrate. An electro-optic material is positioned between the first electrode and the reference electrode. When separately controllable voltages are provided to at least some of the linear electrodes, a gradient electric field is provided within the electro-optic material to cause the electro-optic material to have a refractive index gradient. The refractive index gradient can be controlled by varying the magnitude of the separately controllable voltages provided to at least some of the linear electrodes. Some implementations include using the electro-optic prism together with a static prism and/or physically adjusting a position of the electro-optic prism and a light focusing element in optical communication therewith.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于转向光线的技术和组件。 电光棱镜可操作以提供可控的光线转向。 电光棱镜包括在第一基板上包括多个基本上平行的线状电极的第一电极和在第二基板上的参考电极。 电光材料位于第一电极和参考电极之间。 当向至少一些线性电极提供单独的可控电压时,在电光材料内提供梯度电场以使电光材料具有折射率梯度。 可以通过改变提供给至少一些线性电极的单独可控电压的幅度来控制折射率梯度。 一些实施方案包括将电光棱镜与静态棱镜一起使用和/或物理地调节电光棱镜的位置和与其光学通信的光聚焦元件。

    Method and apparatus to ensure proper geocoding
    16.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus to ensure proper geocoding 有权
    确保适当地理编码的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US20050096991A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-05

    申请号:US10696273

    申请日:2003-10-30

    IPC分类号: G06F20060101 G06F17/60

    摘要: The present invention provides a method for verifying customer addresses before using those addresses in an asset tracking system. More specifically, the enhanced asset tracking system can accept multiple characteristics of the location. An operator or GIS system can check that these descriptors are identifying the same location. If descriptors do identify a same location, then the operator or GIS system can allow the location information to pass to the assets.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种在资产跟踪系统中使用这些地址之前验证客户地址的方法。 更具体地说,增强资产跟踪系统可以接受位置的多个特征。 操作员或GIS系统可以检查这些描述符是否识别相同的位置。 如果描述符确定相同的位置,那么操作员或GIS系统可以允许位置信息传递给资产。