Patent ID: 8978641
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: F24S,H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A solar energy module comprising: a frame having two opposing and substantially parallel sides and having two opposing and substantially parallel ends perpendicular to said sides, thus forming a rectangle; a plurality of rectangular-shaped reflectors with each reflector having a weather side face sheet adhesively bonded to a single piece inner core and a reflecting side face sheet adhesively bonded to the same inner core making a weather face sheet-core-reflector face sheet sandwich structure that provides a reflector that is a unitary load bearing structure for withstanding bending and torsion loads, and each reflector having a pair of axle ends such that each reflector is rotationally connected to the ends of said frame; at least one of said axle ends of each said reflector incorporates individual motor means to rotate each said reflector; a pair of arms with each arm having an absorber end and a frame end with the frame end of each arm being rigidly attached to the ends of said frame; an absorber, attached between the absorber ends of said arms and positioned such that said absorber has an axis that is substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of said reflectors such that said absorber absorbs solar energy reflected from said reflectors; wherein said reflecting side of each reflector can be rotated to face away from said absorber to protect said reflecting surface.