Classifications

• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
  • H02S20/00—Supporting structures for PV modules
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
  • F24S20/00—Solar heat collectors specially adapted for particular uses or environments
  • F24S20/70—Waterborne solar heat collector modules
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
  • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
  • F24S23/70—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors
  • F24S23/74—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors with trough-shaped or cylindro-parabolic reflective surfaces
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
  • F24S30/00—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules
  • F24S30/40—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement
  • F24S30/42—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement with only one rotation axis
  • F24S30/425—Horizontal axis
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
  • F24S30/00—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules
  • F24S30/40—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement
  • F24S30/45—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement with two rotation axes
  • F24S30/452—Vertical primary axis
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
  • F24S40/00—Safety or protection arrangements of solar heat collectors; Preventing malfunction of solar heat collectors
  • F24S40/20—Cleaning; Removing snow
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
  • H02S40/00—Components or accessories in combination with PV modules, not provided for in groups H02S10/00 - H02S30/00
  • H02S40/20—Optical components
  • H02S40/22—Light-reflecting or light-concentrating means
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
  • H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
  • H10F77/40—Optical elements or arrangements
  • H10F77/42—Optical elements or arrangements directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
  • H10F77/488—Reflecting light-concentrating means, e.g. parabolic mirrors or concentrators using total internal reflection
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
  • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
  • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
  • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
  • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
  • Y02E10/47—Mountings or tracking
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
  • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
  • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
  • Y02E10/52—PV systems with concentrators

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a solar power generator with special, formed as a hollow body, sun-ray concentrators, as well as such concentrators themselves.
• the invention provides to use instead of the troughs elongated cylindrical hollow body, which contain operationally directed to the sun walls, which are formed as concentrator lenses.
• the remaining areas of the hollow body are advantageously made of plastic materials, the hollow body are characterized very easily.
• the hollow bodies form tubes which are closed at both axial ends. Since they should advantageously have long lengths, a high bending and torsional stiffness is required, which is not achievable with troughs consisting of open troughs. At the same time the interior of such hollow body is separated from the ambient air, whereby fogging of the inwardly facing wall portions of the concentrator lenses is avoided.
• the hollow bodies can swim, they can be made very long without suffering deformation. This is contrary to the installation in a floating ring, since the lengths of the hollow body increase within a quadrant of the ring surrounding the hollow body to its radial length.
• the hollow body experienced in a known manner, together with the surrounding floating ring pivoting from east to west with the azimuthal speed of the sun. They follow the change in the sun's altitude by pivoting about their longitudinal axes.
• the hollow bodies pivotable through 180 degrees, so that the concentrator lenses are immersed in the water layer, whereby e.g. protected during a sandstorm and cleaned at the same time. Cleaning is intensified when ultrasound is applied to the water.
• Ideal is a power plant in which instead of a large platform surrounded by a ring three smaller platforms are combined into one unit, whereby the floating hollow body can be so easily formed that they can be replaced by a person.
• the present invention therefore relates, in a first embodiment, to a solar power generator having modules arranged on a water layer and containing a radiation converter, wherein in each case a multiplicity of modules are combined to form hollow bodies having a wall which is subdivided into light-transmitting and opaque areas ,
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein the translucent wall areas are formed as concentrator lenses. In a further embodiment, the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein the translucent wall areas are curved.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein the translucent wall regions have a channel-shaped cross-section. In a further embodiment, the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein the translucent wall portions are spherical shell sections.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein the surfaces of the translucent wall areas have a reflection-reducing nano-structure.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, with respect to the concentration lenses breakthroughs in the Hollow body are arranged, whose geometric axes the focus of
• the invention relates to such
• Solar power generator wherein the hollow body float within a floating ring and are pivotally mounted about its longitudinal axis.
• the invention relates to such
• the invention relates to such
• the invention relates to such
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein the floating ring consists of a plastic material.
• the invention relates to such
• the invention relates to such
• Solar power generator comprising a floating on a water layer hollow body which is pivotable about its longitudinal axis, wherein the region of its wall, which penetrates into the water layer, a part of a
• Circular cylinder forms.
• the invention relates to such
• the invention also relates to said hollow body as an isolated component or as part of the solar power generator, wherein the hollow body yes after Embodiment has a special inner wiring, as described below.
• the invention also relates to the special wiring of the above hollow body itself.
• the invention relates to such a wiring, wherein the negative pole of an energy converter is connected to the positive pole of the adjacent energy converter via an insulated conductor which has partially semicircular regions, wherein the ends of the semicircular region are interconnected by a tension spring.
• the invention relates to such a wiring, wherein a conductor is embedded in its plastic wall and that attached to the energy converter contact elements can be inserted in the region of the apertures mounted in the hollow body mating contacts.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein the end portions of a hollow body are formed so that they can be connected to the end portions of another hollow body.
• the invention further relates to a method for flanging the energy converter to a hollow body, wherein the conductors are pulled through the apertures against the tensile force of the tension spring to the outside and connected to the terminals of the energy converter, before the flanging of the energy converter.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein a part of the walls of the hollow body consists of a material that allows moisture to escape to the outside, but not in the opposite direction.
• the invention further comprises concentrating on a layer of water concentrators for the use of solar energy, which follow by pivoting about its longitudinal axis of the sun elevation, wherein the pivoting is possible at such a large angle that the Concentrator lens immersed in the water layer.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator wherein the water layer is impressed ultrasound.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, with a floating on a water layer ring, wherein the ring is guided in a clamping element between wheels whose axes are oriented approximately vertically.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein one of the wheels is driven by a motor which rotates the ring.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein three clip elements hold together three rings and that the rings are kept at a distance by a wheel engaging on the outer circumference of the rings.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein several stationary rollers roll on the inner circumference of the rings.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein a wheel lying between the rings is designed as a teeth-carrying wheel.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein a wheel lying between the rings is designed as a sprocket and that each of the rings is surrounded by a roller chain fixedly connected to the ring, in which the sprocket engages.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein the buoyancy of a pipe, which floats in the water, carries the clamping element.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein three rings are combined into one unit and that in the areas in which two adjacent rings have the smallest distance from each other, a clamp element designed for two rings holds the rings together.
• the invention relates to such Solar power generator with three rings, which between them include a gusset space in the center of which there is a column, from which emanate three tubes, each carrying a clamp element.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator with a tube whose end is connected to a body which is heavier than water.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein the water layer for preventing the evaporation carries a film of a chemical whose main component is isobutylene.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein the transparent areas of the hollow body made of glass, which carries a plastic layer provided with optical grooves.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein the underside of the floating ring and the underside of the hollow body extend on a plane, so that the rotation of a platform can take place even when the water layer is covered with ice.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein the lens-forming wall portions are sprayed through the water layer taken from water, which passes through a filter.
• the invention relates to such a solar power generator, wherein the concentrated radiation is used for direct water splitting.
• FIG. 1 shows a hollow body closed on all sides.
• FIG. 2a shows a cross section through FIG. 1 in the lunch position.
• FIG. 2b shows the cross section of the morning position.
• FIG. 3 shows a section through the energy converter.
• FIG. 4 shows the wiring within the hollow body
• FIG. 5 shows a platform with hollow bodies of different lengths.
• Figure 6a shows a connecting element for the floating ring.
• FIG. 6b shows the connecting element in section.
• Figure 7a shows a power plant with three platforms and a central column.
• Figure 7b shows the kinematic parts of the Klammereiementes.
• Figure 8 shows the structure of the drive device in the clamping element.
• Figure 9 shows the arms between the platforms.
• FIG. 1 schematically shows a hollow body on the water surface 1.
• the transparent region 2 forming the lens is part of a cylinder, but may also be channel-shaped or formed as a flat plate.
• In the lower part of the hollow body there are openings through which energy converters 4 protrude into the interior.
• At the ends of the hollow body are end plates to which stub axles 5 are attached.
• prestressed cables for example made of glass or carbon fiber, run between the end disks and can be laminated into the wall, thereby increasing the permissible length of the hollow bodies.
• the aim is hollow body lengths corresponding to the distance between the partition wall 52 and the ring 51 in Figure 5.
• the end disks of the hollow bodies are designed such that hollow bodies can be extended by attaching further hollow bodies to the primary hollow body by one or more modular units.
• FIG. 2a shows the water surface 11 and the hollow body in the lunch position.
• the surface regions 21 extend on a circular cylinder whose axis 27 passes through the center of gravity. This ensures that this axis has the same distance 26 from the cylindrical part of the wall 21 in each inclined position of the hollow body.
• the wall portions are preferably made of glass or carbon fiber reinforced plastic material.
• the wall 21 merges into a transparent area, which is designed as a concentrator lens 22. This area can be designed as a planer or cylindrical body but also channel-shaped.
• the areas immersed in the water are so dimensioned that the buoyancy generated corresponds to the weight of the hollow body.
• the hollow body has openings, extend through the outside energy converter 24 into the interior of the hollow body. The generated power is passed through insulated lines through which adjacent energy converters 24 are connected. are, which series connection and group switching are enabled.
• FIG. 2b shows the same hollow body in the morning position.
• the concentrating region of the hollow bodies can also consist of glass, which is covered with a plastic layer, which carries the optical groove. Furthermore, it is advantageous if the concentrating wall carries a nanostructure for reducing the scattering losses.
• FIG. 3 shows a section through an energy converter.
• the housing consists of a tube piece 34 which is connected to the flange 35. Visible is the secondary optics 36, which evenly distributes the rays impinging on them in the focal area onto the photocell.
• the photocell-receiving portion 37 dips into the water body 31, resulting in extremely good cell cooling. This is followed by an area 32, which even in the extreme inclination of the hollow body protrudes into the water in the early morning.
• a window can be provided, which allows the water to penetrate to the outside, but prevents the ingress of water.
• the invention provides to impart sound waves to the water.
• To increase the cleaning of the concentrator lenses is ultrasound.
• the invention also provides for the use of chemical converters in place of photovoltaic energy converters, by means of which it is possible to use the irradiation energy for water splitting.
• FIG. 4 shows the wiring in the interior of the hollow body.
• the plus discharge of the left energy converter 46 is connected to the minus discharge of the next energy converter. converter 47, while the negative drain of the energy converter 46 runs to the end of the series connection.
• the lines on semicircles 40 In an area between two energy converters, for example! 46 and 47 extend the lines on semicircles 40, on the diameter of a helical tension spring 48 is connected to the lines 45a and 45b.
• the tension spring 48 it is possible that during installation of the energy converter, the terminal ends of the conductors 49a and 49b can be pulled through the opening 49c, so that the energy converter 46 can be electrically connected outside the hollow body before the energy converter 46 is screwed to the hollow body.
• the tension spring 48 then brings the lines back to the starting position.
• Figure 5 shows the top view of the floating ring 51, in which mutually parallel hollow body 54 are pivotally mounted about the horizontally extending longitudinal axis of the hollow body.
• Figure 6a schematically shows the joints 60 between the circular cutouts 61 and 62 of the floating ring, which is composed of circular segments.
• the connection at a joint 60 is made by a rectangular tube 63 composed of two equal parts, which is glued to the inner walls of the hollow ring.
• FIG. 6b shows a cross section 64 through the ring.
• the rectangular tube 63 is glued.
• a bladder 65 made of a rubber material is inserted, which has a filling opening 66.
• the bladder 65 is filled with compressed air. It then presses the wall elements of the rectangular tube 63 against the inner walls of the circle segments 61 and 62.
• FIG. 7 a shows an arrangement in which three platforms 70, 71, 72 are combined to form a triad.
• the clam elements 73, 74 and 75 are arranged. They are supported by the buoyancy of the tube 76.
• a concrete weight 77 for fixing to the bottom of the water layer formed by a thermoplastic film. det, which runs at the edges of the water layer over a landfill.
• Figure 7b shows the top view of a Kiarnrnereiement, which holds the two adjacent floating rings 71a and 73a by clamping together and simultaneously transmits the rotational movement of the gear motor 72 via the sprocket 74 on the two floating rings 71a and 73a.
• the rollers 76 prevent the migration of these rings in the radial direction, as long as the rings through the
• a triad is a third one
• Ring connected to the two rings via two more but motorless clamp elements.
• FIG. 8 shows a clamping element between the rings of two platforms according to FIG. 7b in vertical section.
• the sprocket 71 is driven by the geared motor 72 and transmits the torque to the roller chain formed part of the floating rings.
• the floating rings 71b and 73b are clasped by the sprocket 74 and by the rollers 76 so as to make the total connection of the rings lying horizontally in the body of water 70.
• the sprocket 74 transmits the force to two roller chains 78 and 79, which are held over extended chain pins 79b in a groove of the rings.
• Below the device runs a hollow rectangular tube 77 whose lift carries the device.
• FIG. 9 shows a floating tube 98.
• the tube 98 is connected to a plate 90 in the central region between three platforms. In the gusset area, the tube is connected to the pillar 97 in the center.
• This column 97 is mounted on a heavy circular disc 96 which rests on a thermoplastic film 95 but is slidable on this film to the final location. At the end of the pipe this is connected to a concrete weight 94, which prevents emigration and emergence of the pipe.
• the pipe dips to the waterline 92 in the water body, which is separated by a plastic film from the ground.

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