HIGH TEMPERATURE SOLAR RADIATION HEAT CONVERTER

摘要

Method and apparatus for producing available thermal energy from the energy of the solar radiation. The solar radiation is concentrated to a sufficiently high intensity within a concentrator assembly (11). The concentrated radiation is caused to impinge on an absorber (14) capable of supporting high temperatures. The heat of the concentrated radiation is transferred by heat exchange to a fluid to reach high temperatures and flow rates, and the fluid is then used to actuate a generator of mechanical energy (33). The temperature which is created during the exchange of heat in the fluid may be of at least 400 DEG C. The pressure drop across the heat exchanger assembly may be selected to be low enough to facilitate turbo-compressor closed loop operation.