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公开(公告)号：US20180172948A1
公开(公告)日：2018-06-21
申请号：US15379756
申请日：2016-12-15
发明人： Randall B. Olsen
CPC分类号： G02B7/1821 , F16D1/0829 , F16D1/12 , G02B19/0019 , G02B19/0042
摘要： A torque tube coupler that rigidly connects reflectors and provides for substantially 360° rotational freedom for the reflectors as well as the ability to transmit rotation from one reflector to another so that the reflectors may essentially be placed at the same angle. The torque coupler includes first and second torque tube coupler assemblies each configured to be connected to a reflector in a solar energy collection system. The torque coupler also includes a support point that supports said first torque coupler assembly and said second torque tube coupler assembly. This support point includes a shaft that facilitates the rigid connection of the first torque tube coupler assembly to the second torque tube coupler assembly and a bearing that facilitates 360° rotation of the first reflector and the second reflector.
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公开(公告)号：US20180164560A1
公开(公告)日：2018-06-14
申请号：US15379247
申请日：2016-12-14
发明人： Randall B. Olsen
CPC分类号： G02B19/0042 , F24S23/00 , G02B7/183 , G02B19/0023
摘要： A glass concentrator mirror assembly and a method for making same. A glass concentrator mirror assembly is configured to reflect sunlight to a receiver in a reflector assembly. The glass concentrator mirror assembly has at least one glass mirror. The at least one glass mirror has a reflective side and a back side. The glass concentrator mirror assembly also has a parabola-forming frame structure for the at least one glass mirror. The parabola-forming frame structure includes a sternum that is fixedly fastened to a spine with the at least one glass mirror therebetween. The parabola-forming frame structure facilitates a substantially parabolic curvature of the at least one glass mirror. The parabola-forming frame structure provides a substantially uniform force along a line of contact between the sternum and the at least one glass mirror.
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公开(公告)号：US20180301808A1
公开(公告)日：2018-10-18
申请号：US15486667
申请日：2017-04-13
发明人： Randall B. Olsen
摘要： A large area lightweight electronically scanned array and method for steering same. The array includes a plurality of sub-arrays. Each sub-array includes at least one radiating element and a planar, constrained radio frequency lens having an input and at least one output. Each sub-array also includes a switch device that has at least one input and an output. The switch device may selectively couple a signal source to the input of the planar, constrained radio frequency lens at least one radiating element. Each sub-array also includes a relative tuning device that is configured to adjust a phase, path length or time delay of a signal received from a signal source to the input of the planar, constrained radio frequency lens relative to another signal received from a signal source to the input of another planar, constrained radio frequency lens in one of the plurality of sub-arrays.
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公开(公告)号：US10042147B2
公开(公告)日：2018-08-07
申请号：US15379247
申请日：2016-12-14
发明人： Randall B. Olsen
CPC分类号： G02B19/0042 , F24S23/745 , F24S23/82 , F24S30/425 , F24S2023/872 , F24S2030/115 , F24S2030/133 , F24S2030/136 , G02B7/183 , G02B19/0023
摘要： A glass concentrator mirror assembly and a method for making same. A glass concentrator mirror assembly is configured to reflect sunlight to a receiver in a reflector assembly. The glass concentrator mirror assembly has at least one glass mirror. The at least one glass mirror has a reflective side and a back side. The glass concentrator mirror assembly also has a parabola-forming frame structure for the at least one glass mirror. The parabola-forming frame structure includes a sternum that is fixedly fastened to a spine with the at least one glass mirror therebetween. The parabola-forming frame structure facilitates a substantially parabolic curvature of the at least one glass mirror. The parabola-forming frame structure provides a substantially uniform force along a line of contact between the sternum and the at least one glass mirror.
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公开(公告)号：US10078197B2
公开(公告)日：2018-09-18
申请号：US15271977
申请日：2016-09-21
发明人： Randall B. Olsen
IPC分类号： G02B5/10 , G02B7/183 , H01L31/054 , H02S40/22 , G02B19/00
CPC分类号： G02B7/183 , F24S10/45 , F24S20/80 , F24S23/74 , F24S23/745 , F24S23/82 , F24S80/525 , F24S2023/872 , G02B5/0808 , G02B5/10 , G02B19/0019 , G02B19/0042 , H01L31/0547 , H02S40/22 , Y02E10/52
摘要： A foam sandwich reflector and a method for making a foam sandwich reflector. The reflector and method incorporate a foam slab having a top and bottom surface. Each of the top and bottom surface of the foam slab have a coating of an adhesive layer. The adhesive coating on the bottom surface of the foam slab is a lower bonding layer that bonds the foam slab to the bottom high modulus layer. The adhesive coating on the top surface of the foam slab is an upper bonding layer that bonds the foam slab to the top high modulus layer; bottom high modulus layer composed of a metal, e.g., aluminum or steel. The reflector and method also include an optically smooth, highly reflective high modulus layer. The reflector is curved in one dimension, and the curve is configured to concentrate light when the reflector is in use.
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公开(公告)号：US09960305B2
公开(公告)日：2018-05-01
申请号：US15271985
申请日：2016-09-21
发明人： Randall B. Olsen
IPC分类号： H01L21/00 , H01L31/054 , H02S20/32 , H01L31/02 , H01L31/0216 , H01L31/048 , H01L31/05 , H01L31/052 , H01L31/18
CPC分类号： H01L31/0547 , H01L31/0201 , H01L31/02013 , H01L31/02167 , H01L31/048 , H01L31/0508 , H01L31/0512 , H01L31/0521 , H01L31/1876 , H02S20/32
摘要： A wafer precursor for creating photovoltaic (PV) concentrator modules and a method for fabricating solar concentrator modules using the wafer precursor. The method includes providing a crystalline silicon wafer substrate that can be used to make multiple concentrator cells to be incorporated into concentrator modules. The method also includes applying fingers as horizontal grid lines onto the crystalline silicon wafer substrate. The method also includes applying bus bars onto the crystalline silicon wafer substrate to form separate top grid structures. The number of separate top grid structures is at least two when the concentrator module is part of an optical system that has a concentration ratio of between about 8 and about 16 times sunlight. The number of top grid structures is at least three when the concentrator module is part of an optical system that has a concentration ratio of between about 17 and about 50.
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公开(公告)号：US10001620B1
公开(公告)日：2018-06-19
申请号：US15379756
申请日：2016-12-15
发明人： Randall B. Olsen
摘要： A torque tube coupler that rigidly connects reflectors and provides for substantially 360° rotational freedom for the reflectors as well as the ability to transmit rotation from one reflector to another so that the reflectors may essentially be placed at the same angle. The torque coupler includes first and second torque tube coupler assemblies each configured to be connected to a reflector in a solar energy collection system. The torque coupler also includes a support point that supports said first torque coupler assembly and said second torque tube coupler assembly. This support point includes a shaft that facilitates the rigid connection of the first torque tube coupler assembly to the second torque tube coupler assembly and a bearing that facilitates 360° rotation of the first reflector and the second reflector.
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公开(公告)号：US20180083153A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-22
申请号：US15271985
申请日：2016-09-21
发明人： Randall B. Olsen
IPC分类号： H01L31/054 , H02S20/32 , H01L31/02 , H01L31/0216 , H01L31/048 , H01L31/05 , H01L31/052 , H01L31/18
CPC分类号： H01L31/0547 , H01L31/0201 , H01L31/02013 , H01L31/02167 , H01L31/048 , H01L31/0508 , H01L31/0512 , H01L31/0521 , H01L31/1876 , H02S20/32
摘要： A wafer precursor for creating photovoltaic (PV) concentrator modules and a method for fabricating solar concentrator modules using the wafer precursor. The method includes providing a crystalline silicon wafer substrate that can be used to make multiple concentrator cells to be incorporated into concentrator modules. The method also includes applying fingers as horizontal grid lines onto the crystalline silicon wafer substrate. The method also includes applying bus bars onto the crystalline silicon wafer substrate to form separate top grid structures. The number of separate top grid structures is at least two when the concentrator module is part of an optical system that has a concentration ratio of between about 8 and about 16 times sunlight. The number of top grid structures is at least three when the concentrator module is part of an optical system that has a concentration ratio of between about 17 and about 50.
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公开(公告)号：US20180081147A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-22
申请号：US15271977
申请日：2016-09-21
发明人： Randall B. Olsen
IPC分类号： G02B7/183 , H01L31/054 , H02S40/22 , G02B5/10 , G02B19/00
CPC分类号： G02B7/183 , F24S23/70 , G02B5/0808 , G02B5/10 , G02B19/0019 , G02B19/0042 , H01L31/0547 , H02S40/22
摘要： A foam sandwich reflector and a method for making a foam sandwich reflector. The reflector and method incorporate a foam slab having a top and bottom surface. Each of the top and bottom surface of the foam slab have a coating of an adhesive layer. The adhesive coating on the bottom surface of the foam slab is a lower bonding layer that bonds the foam slab to the bottom high modulus layer. The adhesive coating on the top surface of the foam slab is an upper bonding layer that bonds the foam slab to the top high modulus layer; bottom high modulus layer composed of a metal, e.g., aluminum or steel. The reflector and method also include an optically smooth, highly reflective high modulus layer. The reflector is curved in one dimension, and the curve is configured to concentrate light when the reflector is in use.
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