APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POINTING LIGHT SOURCES
    2.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POINTING LIGHT SOURCES 有权
    用于指示光源的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140110560A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-24

    申请号:US14004982

    申请日:2012-03-14

    IPC分类号: G01S3/786 G02B19/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to apparatus and methods to provide a control system for the purpose of redirecting light from a source onto a target. The present invention appreciates that the diffraction pattern for light that is both diffracted and re-directed by a heliostat is a function of how the light redirecting element is aimed. This means that the aim of the light redirecting element can be precisely determined once the aim of the diffracted light is known. Advantageously, the characteristics of diffracted light indicative of how the diffracted light is aimed can be determined from locations outside the zone of concentrated illumination in which sensors are at undue risk. This, in turn, means that diffracted light characteristics can be detected at a safe location, and this information can then be used to help precisely aim the light redirecting element onto the desired target, such as a receiver in a CSP system. The aim of the diffracted light is thus an accurate proxy for the light beam to be aimed at the receiver.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及提供控制系统的装置和方法,其目的在于将来自源的光重定向到目标上。 本发明认识到,由定日镜衍射和重新定向的光的衍射图案是光重定向元件如何瞄准的功能。 这意味着一旦知道衍射光的目的,就可以精确地确定光重定向元件的目的。 有利地,可以从传感器处于不适当风险的集中照明区域之外的位置确定指示衍射光如何瞄准的衍射光的特性。 这反过来意味着可以在安全的位置检测衍射光特性,然后该信息可用于帮助将光重定向元件精确地瞄准所需目标,例如CSP系统中的接收器。 因此,衍射光的目的是使光束瞄准接收器的准确代理。

    Tracking solar collector with non-uniform solar cells and empirical tracking system including solar angle information
    6.
    发明授权
    Tracking solar collector with non-uniform solar cells and empirical tracking system including solar angle information 失效
    跟踪具有不均匀太阳能电池的太阳能集热器和包括太阳能角度信息的经验跟踪系统

    公开(公告)号:US07432488B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-07

    申请号:US11731507

    申请日:2007-03-30

    IPC分类号: G01C21/02

    摘要: A tracking concentrator with a positioning system for alternately aiming the tracking solar concentrator based on the sun or a database is disclosed. The preferred positioning system comprises a sensor adapted to detect an incident light level; a tracking database comprising solar angle information; an orientation processor; one or more actuators for aiming the one or more optical elements based on the orientation processor; wherein the orientation processor is configured to track the sun based on (a) the receiver if the sensed light level exceeds a determined threshold, and (b) the tracking database if the sensed light level does not exceed the determined threshold.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有用于基于太阳或数据库交替瞄准跟踪太阳能集中器的定位系统的跟踪集中器。 优选的定位系统包括适于检测入射光级的传感器; 包括太阳角度信息的跟踪数据库; 定向处理器; 一个或多个致动器,用于基于取向处理器瞄准所述一个或多个光学元件; 其中所述定向处理器被配置为基于(a)所述接收器来跟踪所述太阳,如果所述感测到的光电平超过确定的阈值,以及(b)所述跟踪数据库,如果所述感测的光水平不超过所确定的阈值。

    Sun sensor assembly and related method of using
    10.
    发明申请
    Sun sensor assembly and related method of using 审中-公开
    太阳传感器组件及相关使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080128586A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-05

    申请号:US11974407

    申请日:2007-10-12

    IPC分类号: G01J1/20 G01J1/42

    CPC分类号: G01S3/7861

    摘要: The present invention includes a sun sensor assembly having an aperture that defines an area that is less than the area of the photo-detecting surface of a corresponding first photo-detector. According to another aspect, the present invention also includes a solar concentrator includes at least two sun sensor assemblies mounted on the concentrator in a manner to help the solar concentrator track the sun. According to another aspect, the present invention also includes a method of processing electrical signals from two or more photo-detectors. According to yet another aspect, the present invention includes a sun tracking system that includes a solar panel that includes a solar concentrator and control system.

    摘要翻译: 本发明包括具有孔的太阳传感器组件,所述孔限定了小于相应的第一光检测器的光检测表面的面积的面积。 根据另一方面,本发明还包括太阳能集中器,其包括以帮助太阳能聚光器跟踪太阳的方式安装在集中器上的至少两个太阳传感器组件。 根据另一方面,本发明还包括一种处理来自两个或多个光电检测器的电信号的方法。 根据另一方面,本发明包括太阳跟踪系统,其包括太阳能电池板,太阳能电池板包括太阳能集中器和控制系统。