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Automated heliostat reflectivity measurement system

US9482583B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 2012
Grant dateNov 1, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 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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