Solar power station having groups of solar collectors

US4350143A · kind A · utility

Inventors

• Nikolaus Laing · Spaichingen, DE
• Ingeborg Laing · Waiblingen, DE
• Oliver Laing · Tübingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 4, 1981
• Grant date: Sep 21, 1982
• Expiry date: Aug 4, 2001

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E70/30
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A solar power station comprising two groups of solar collectors joined together to form an annular platform which floats on a body of water. Each of the collectors of one group has a solar absorbing layer which is in thermal communication with heat carrier fluid ducts and a plurality of spaced upstanding walls are included on an upper surface of the solar absorbing layer. Each of the collectors of the second group includes means for concentrating solar radiation onto ducts carrying a heat carrier fluid. Heat storage areas submerged in water are thermally connected to the groups of collectors and are positioned beneath the platform. Means are provided for rotating the platform so that the spaced parallel walls remain parallel to sun rays throughout the day.