Patent ID: 7343913

Claim:
A concentrating solar collector array including a plurality of collectors each comprising: a pair of stationary spaced conduit supports with vertical extensions, a linear heat absorbing fluid conduit and outer conduit couplings are clamped to a cross member between said extensions and to said spaced conduit supports, each coupling including a space between the ends of adjacent conduits inserted therein, at least one conduit insulator including an outer glass shell and a vacuum space between said conduit and shell, means to suspend a reflector assembly from said clamped conduit, said linear concentrating reflector assembly supported for pivoting about the fluid conduit within a pre-determined arc, said reflector pivot means including a programmable motor, gears, and cross shaft to drive a plurality of capstans each including a plurality of pulleys, cable take-up means and cable ends connected to adjacent unitary reflectors, said reflector assembly including two longitudinal corrugated board side panels secured to ends of a plurality of transversely aligned corrugated board reflector support segments having concave upper edges and linear bottom edges to form a unitary reflector assembly, a reflector surface superposed over said concave supports, and, fluid inlet and outlet coupling connections for serially joining conduits of the collector array.