公开(公告)号：US10473362B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US15177152

申请日：2016-06-08

申请人： Khalifa University of Science and Technology

发明人： Peter Ross Armstrong ,  Abdul Qadir ,  Matteo Chiesa

IPC分类号： F24J2/04 ,  F24S10/20 ,  F24S10/50 ,  F24S10/80 ,  F24S60/30 ,  F24S70/65 ,  F24S10/30 ,  F24S10/40 ,  F24S40/90 ,  F24J2/20 ,  F24J2/24 ,  F24S80/457

摘要： The invention, in some embodiments, relates to solar energy collectors, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to liquid-air transpired solar energy collectors, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to thermal energy transfer systems that comprise solar energy collectors, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments of the invention, methods of constructing solar energy collectors are provided.

公开(公告)号：US20190049150A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-14

申请号：US15674847

申请日：2017-08-11

申请人： Do Sun IM

发明人： Do Sun IM

IPC分类号： F24J2/38 ,  F24J2/04 ,  F24J2/08 ,  F24J2/24 ,  F24J2/50 ,  F24J2/54

摘要： There is provided a solar energy collector capable of effectively collecting solar energy. The solar energy collector includes a solar energy collection pipe having an absorption medium flow path for allowing an energy absorption medium to flow therethrough, and at least one lens configured to concentrate solar energy on the solar energy collection pipe.

公开(公告)号：US10082316B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-25

申请号：US14243115

申请日：2014-04-02

申请人： GLASSPOINT SOLAR, INC.

发明人： John Setel O'Donnell ,  Peter Emery von Behrens ,  Stuart M. Heisler

IPC分类号： F24J2/38 ,  F24J2/12 ,  F24J2/05 ,  F24J2/07 ,  F24J2/14 ,  F24J2/46 ,  F28G1/12 ,  F24J2/54 ,  F24J2/24 ,  F24J2/10 ,  B08B9/055 ,  B08B3/08

CPC分类号： F24S23/71 ,  B08B3/08 ,  B08B9/055 ,  F24S10/40 ,  F24S10/70 ,  F24S10/742 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F24S23/74 ,  F24S30/425 ,  F24S40/20 ,  F24S40/80 ,  F24S2023/834 ,  F28G1/12 ,  Y02A20/142 ,  Y02E10/41 ,  Y02E10/45 ,  Y02P80/24

摘要： Solar energy generates steam in a “once-through” configuration without recirculation, with closely managed steam quality, to produce wet steam from high-contaminant feed water without scaling or fouling. Feed water is pressurized, preheated, and evaporated in a series of pipes exposed to concentrated solar energy to produce a water-steam mixture for direct distribution to an industrial process such as enhanced oil recovery or desalination. Water flow rates are managed based on measurements of solar energy and steam production to manage variations in the solar energy. Steam generator piping system uses continuous receiver pipe that is illuminated by segmented parabolic mirrors enabled to track the sun. Provisions for steam generator piping recurring maintenance are provided. Thermal energy from hot condensate and/or from low quality steam is recaptured and warms inlet water.

公开(公告)号：US10054335B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US13513081

申请日：2010-10-04

申请人： Hiromi Nakatani

发明人： Hiromi Nakatani

IPC分类号： F24J2/10 ,  F24J2/46 ,  F24J2/24 ,  F24S10/70 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F24S40/80 ,  F24S20/20

CPC分类号： F24S10/70 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F24S40/80 ,  Y02E10/41 ,  Y02E10/44 ,  Y02E10/46

摘要： Disclosed is a solar light heat receiver having a heat receiving tube which allows a heat medium to flow through the inside thereof and which transmits the heat of irradiated solar light to the heat medium, the solar light heat receiver being provided with a partition member which divides the inside of the heat receiving tube into a first passage on the light receiving surface side to be irradiated with solar light, and a second passage on the non-light receiving surface side opposite to the first passage in the irradiation direction of solar light.

公开(公告)号：US10043932B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-07

申请号：US14464103

申请日：2014-08-20

申请人： Massachusetts Institute of Technology

发明人： Gang Chen ,  Evelyn N. Wang ,  Svetlana V. Boriskina ,  Kenneth McEnaney ,  Hadi Ghasemi ,  Selcuk Yerci ,  Andrej Lenert ,  Sungwoo Yang ,  Nenad Miljkovic ,  Lee A. Weinstein ,  David Bierman

IPC分类号： H01L31/052 ,  H02S40/44 ,  F24J2/07 ,  F24J2/08 ,  F24J2/24 ,  F24J2/48 ,  F24J2/50 ,  F24J2/54

摘要： A single-stack, solar power receiver comprising both a thermal absorber layer and a photovoltaic cell layer. The stack includes an aerogel layer, that is optically transparent and thermally insulating (“OTTI”); a spectrally selective high thermal conductivity (“SSTC”) thermal absorber layer; a bottom OTTI layer; and a PV cell layer. The SSTC layer includes a set of fins that substantially blocks solar radiation absorption in the band where PV cells are most sensitive. Photons with energies above or below this band block range are absorbed by the fins and the absorbed heat is conducted to pipes in the fin structure carrying a heated thermal working fluid to heat storage. Photons with energy in the band block range are reflected by the SSTC fins to the PV cell layer. The bottom OTTI aerogel layer keeps the PV cell operating near ambient temperature. The PV cell converts incident solar radiation to electrical energy.

公开(公告)号：US09964335B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-08

申请号：US14782077

申请日：2014-04-02

申请人： Stellenbosch University ,  Klaus von Pressentin

发明人： Detlev Gustav Kröger

IPC分类号： F24J2/24 ,  F24J2/07

CPC分类号： F24S20/20 ,  F24S10/45 ,  F24S10/70 ,  F24S2020/16 ,  Y02E10/41

摘要： A central solar receiver (1) is provided having a heat exchanger assembly with walls that form an inlet chamber (2) and a generally juxtaposed outlet chamber (3) connected to each other by way of a multitude of tube assemblies (4). Each tube assembly (4) has an inner tube (6) and an outer tube (7) with the tube assemblies (4) extending away from the inlet and outlet chambers (2, 3). A remote end (8) of the outer tube (7) is closed and the inner tube (6) terminates short of that closed end (8). The interior of each inner tube (6) communicates with one of the inlet and outlet chambers (2, 3) and a space between each of the inner and outer tubes (6, 7) communicates with the other of the inlet and outlet chambers (2, 3) to form a passageway connecting the inlet and outlet chambers (2, 3) by way of the inner tube (6) and the space between the inner and outer tubes (6, 7) with a change in direction of flow of about 180°.

公开(公告)号：US20180112893A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15838752

申请日：2017-12-12

申请人： Mark Mueller

发明人： Mark Mueller

IPC分类号： F24J2/24 ,  F24J2/54 ,  F24J2/14 ,  F24J2/26 ,  F24J2/05 ,  F24J2/46

CPC分类号： F24S10/70 ,  F24S10/45 ,  F24S10/75 ,  F24S23/74 ,  F24S30/45 ,  F24S80/30 ,  Y02B10/22 ,  Y02E10/44 ,  Y02E10/45 ,  Y02E10/47

摘要： Technical challenges of efficiently and cost-effectively deriving energy from the sun are addressed using a manifold and an array of evacuated tubes in fluid connection, in a butterfly or other planar arrangement. Tube and manifold fluid guides are plumbed for coaxial flow and/or parallel flow, and thermally protected by sleeves, stainless steel piping, and/or vacuum. Tubes are provided with a selective low emissivity coating and/or internal mirror to reduce thermal loss. The solar absorption surface of evacuated tubes may be five square meters or more, with only low-quality concentration optics, or no concentration optics used. The tubes array tracks the sun with a two-axis motion platform. Fluid operating temperatures range from 150 to 300 degrees centigrade, depending on the sunlight exposure, working fluid, and supplemental heat source if any. Fluid may circulate heat between the manifold and heat engine, cogeneration facility, and/or other module.

公开(公告)号：US09945585B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US14714030

申请日：2015-05-15

申请人： Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC

发明人： Michael Wagner ,  Zhiwen Ma ,  Janna Martinek ,  Ty Neises ,  Craig Turchi

IPC分类号： F24J2/24 ,  F24J2/46 ,  F24J2/07 ,  F24J2/04

CPC分类号： F24S10/72 ,  F24J2/46 ,  F24S10/70 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F24S2020/18 ,  F24S2080/05 ,  Y02E10/41 ,  Y02E10/44

摘要： An aspect of the present disclosure is a receiver for receiving radiation from a heliostat array that includes at least one external panel configured to form an internal cavity and an open face. The open face is positioned substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis and forms an entrance to the internal cavity. The receiver also includes at least one internal panel positioned within the cavity and aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the at least one internal panel includes at least one channel configured to distribute a heat transfer medium.

公开(公告)号：US20180083572A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15269522

申请日：2016-09-19

申请人： Binay Jha

发明人： Binay Jha

IPC分类号： H02S40/44 ,  H02S40/22 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/0232 ,  H01L31/0687 ,  H01L31/054 ,  F24J2/24 ,  F24J2/10

CPC分类号： H02S40/44 ,  F24S10/70 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F24S23/70 ,  F24S23/74 ,  F24S23/82 ,  F24S2020/17 ,  H01L31/022425 ,  H01L31/054 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H02S40/22 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/60

摘要： In embodiments, the inefficiencies present in conventional technologies that separately utilize photovoltaic or solar thermal technologies are obviated. Embodiments relate generally to a solar energy collection device having a focusing element with a shape configured to direct collimated incident light to a common focal region. A focus tube is then arranged at the focal region. The focus tube has an internal bore containing a working fluid and also configured to absorb incident and focused light that is and transferred to the working fluid. The focus tube is mechanically coupled to the focusing element with a mounting structure serving to maintain focus tube's position at the focal region. A photovoltaic cell array is then arranged on the focusing element. The photovoltaic cell array comprises a plurality of individual photovoltaic cells, each having a bandgap potential.

公开(公告)号：US09920956B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US13503677

申请日：2010-10-26

申请人： Thomas Kuckelkorn

发明人： Thomas Kuckelkorn

IPC分类号： F24J2/24 ,  F24J2/14 ,  F24J2/05 ,  F24J2/46

CPC分类号： F24S23/74 ,  F24S10/45 ,  F24S10/70 ,  F24S40/40 ,  F24S40/46 ,  F24S40/80 ,  F24S2025/6013 ,  Y02E10/44 ,  Y02E10/45

摘要： An absorber tube, especially for solar collectors in solar thermal power plants with at least one collector mirror, is provided. The absorber tube includes a metal tube for supplying and heating a heat transfer medium, a sheath tube surrounding the metal tube to form an annular space that can be evacuated, a wall extending through the sheath tube and the metal tube to seal the annular space, and a getter material binding free hydrogen in the annular space. The absorber tube has a temperature variation device that changes the temperature of the getter material and the wall.