SOLAR COLLECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH AT LEAST ONE CLINCHING CONNECTION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SOLAR COLLECTOR ASSEMBLY BY A CLINCHING MECHANISM AND USE OF THE SOLAR COLLECTOR ASSEMBLY

摘要

A solar collector assembly with at least one arrangement of at least one parabolic reflector and at least one reflector holder for holding the parabolic reflector and with at least one support structure for supporting the arrangement and for driving the solar collector assembly. Thereby the parabolic reflector and the reflector holder, building blocks of the support structure among themselves and/or the support structure and the arrangement are linked together by at least one clinching connection. Additionally a method for manufacturing the solar collector assembly with following steps is provided: a) Providing the support structure and the arrangement of at least one parabolic reflector and of at least one reflector holder and/or providing building blocks of the support structure and/or providing the support structure and the arrangement and b) linking the parabolic reflector and the reflector holder and/or linking the building blocks of the support structure and/or linking the support structure and the arrangement together, wherein at least one of the linking comprises a clinching mechanism. Parts of the solar collector assembly are connected by a clinching mechanism. Finally a use of the solar collector assembly in a power plant for converting solar energy into electrical energy is provided.