Solar radiation collector

摘要

Various configurations of solar collectors are defined. Some solar collectors are formed from flat glass mirrors. Some solar collectors are formed by bending a sheet along a curve.

主权项

1. A solar collector having a longitudinal focal plane and a transverse focal plane comprising:
a plurality of mirror segments each mirror segment having a lower end and an opposing upper end and a lower side and an opposing upper side wherein,
each mirror segment comprises a compound parabolical curved surface having focal zone;the lower end of each of the mirror segments is disposed adjacent the transverse focal plane,the mirror segments are disposed in a direction that is generally parallel to the longitudinal focal plane and are disposed offset from each other in a direction that is generally perpendicular to their sides such that for an outward mirror segment the lower edge of each outward mirror segment is disposed adjacent the upper edge of an adjacent mirror segment, and the focal zones of adjacent mirror segments are angularly offset from each other in the transverse focal plane.