Patent ID: 9322576
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: F24S,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A receiver module for a solar power station, the receiver module comprising: an absorber module; a metal structure defining a cavity at a base of which the absorber module is housed, the cavity including an aperture configured to be aligned towards at least one mirror of the solar power station, the aperture being edged by at least one side portion of the metal structure; a detector positioned on the at least one side portion to detect at least one temperature difference between a reference temperature and a first point of the side portion, and a temperature difference between the reference temperature and a second point of the side portion, the first and second points of the side portion being opposite one another relative to a plane of symmetry of the cavity, wherein the receiver module having a longitudinal axis, and the cavity extends along the longitudinal axis, the metal structure comprising two side portions extending longitudinally on either side of the cavity, both measurement points being positioned on each of the side portions relative to the longitudinal axis.