Patent ID: 8058738
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: F22B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for generating power for a cellular tower, comprising: a monopole tower extending vertically from a stationary base; one or more solar troughs located around the monopole tower wherein each of the one or more solar troughs radially surrounds the monopole tower and wherein the one or more solar troughs are connected to the monopole tower; one or more tubes positioned within each of the one or more solar troughs, wherein a heat-transfer liquid flowing through the one or more tubes is heated by sunlight reflected from the one or more solar troughs; one or more energy-conversion devices for receiving the heat-transfer liquid or a byproduct of the heat-transfer liquid to generate an electrical power; and one or more power storage devices for storing the electrical power and for delivering the electrical power to the cellular tower.