Automated heliostat reflectivity measurement system
US9482583B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S3/7861
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems for measuring heliostat reflectivity with a control processing unit configured to receive an image of a heliostat, receive an image of the Sun, process the received images, and determine a reflectivity estimate based on a comparison of the processed images.
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