Modular distributed concentrating collector using power bus to route power to centralized converter
US5114101A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S136/292
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A modular distributed concentrating collector using a low loss power bus to route solar radiation collected from a plurality of concentrating and collecting dishes to a centralized converted for conversion into electricity in space. The power bus may utilize fiber optic bundles. The collector includes a plurality of adjustable solar collectors to provide optimum tracking of the sun. The arrangement can be folded for stowing in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle or other launch vehicle for transport to a location in space.
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