Patent ID: 11901859
Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  G | IPC F  H

Claim 9:
10. A combined photovoltaic and concentrating solar thermal power plant comprising:
a parabolic trough reflector, and a fluid receiver spaced from said parabolic trough reflector and positioned at a focal point of said trough reflector with working fluid therein, wherein said fluid receiver is mounted on a fluid receiver mounting assembly extending between said trough and said fluid receiver;
one or more pairs of dichroic mirrors panels positioned between said parabolic trough reflector and said fluid receiver;
an angle tuning mechanism capable of angling each member of a pair of said panels independently on an axis parallel to said photovoltaic receiver assembly, where each of said panels has a first inner edge connected to a pivot having an axis parallel to said photovoltaic receiver assembly and a second outer edge connected to said angle tuning mechanism;
a photovoltaic receiver assembly having multiple photovoltaic panels in angular relationship to each other, wherein said photovoltaic receiver assembly includes a housing;
a photovoltaic temperature regulating system having a fluid medium to regulate temperature of said photovoltaic panels; and
wherein said photovoltaic receiver assembly has a housing with each of said multiple photovoltaic panels mounted directly on an outer surface of said housing, said housing forming an open internal section for passage of said fluid medium therethrough.