Patent ID: 6498290
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: F24S,H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of transforming solar energy to electrical energy comprising the acts of:(a) impinging rays of sunshine upon an array of line-focusing parabolic trough reflectors; (b) mechanically and collectively tilting the reflectors in respect to at least one essentially horizontal axis and mechanically and collectively turning the reflectors along a curved track in respect to an essentially vertical axis so that the reflectors individually and collectively are essentially perpendicular to the rays of sunshine; (c) position-correcting the tilt and track orientations of the reflectors collectively to retain said essentially perpendicular relationship; (d) transforming reflected sunlight to electrical energy along a focal line of each reflector; and (e) communicating the electrical energy for use.