MULTI-THERMAL STORAGE UNIT SYSTEMS, FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICES, AND LOW PRESSURE SOLAR RECEIVERS FOR SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND USES THEREOF

摘要

Inventive concentrated solar power systems using solar receivers, and related devices and methods, are generally described.

主权项

1. A solar receiver comprising:
a low pressure fluid chamber configured for operating at pressures up to 2 atmospheres, and comprising a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and an opening for receiving concentrated solar radiation; a solar absorber housed within the low pressure fluid chamber; and a plurality of transparent objects that define a segmented wall of the low pressure fluid chamber; wherein concentrated solar radiation received through the opening passes through the segmented wall and between transparent objects to pass into the low pressure fluid chamber and impinges upon the solar absorber.