Patent ID: 6953038

Claim:
A concentrating solar energy system with a reflector having a specularly reflecting inner side and realized as a parabolic mirror with two axis steering which is carried by a base frame arranged in a support plane and which is provided with a receiver arranged in operation at, in front of or after the focal point of the parabolic mirror, with the parabolic mirror moreover being rotatable about an axis which stands at least substantially perpendicular to the support plane, said solar energy system comprising the parabolic mirror being pivotable upwardly and downwardly about a pivot axis arranged in at least one of the region of the support plane and at a distance above or below the support plane, with the pivot axis being displaceably arranged in at least one of a plane parallel to the support plane and in the support plane and with the displacement of the pivot axis contributing to the corresponding pivotal movement of the parabolic mirror wherein the pivotal movement of the parabolic mirror is assisted by at least one link arm which is hinged at one end in the middle region of the parabolic mirror and at the other end to the base frame and wherein the parabolic mirror is downwardly pivotable about the pivot axis to such an extent that it forms a roof in the downwardly pivoted state with said specularly reflecting inner side facing downwardly.