Solar energy reflector-collector
CA 1075942 A · Owner: Consuntrator · Inventors: L'Esperance, Paul M.; Pavlak, Alex J.
Overview
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A system including a non-tracking reflector-collector for the concentration and collection of solar energy. An energycollecting plate is disposed upright along a substantially horizontal axis substantially coincident with the east-west direction of the earth. The collector plate is positioned within a semi-tubular reflector having parabolic sidewalls. The reflector surfaces on opposite sides of the collector plate are parabolic surfaces, each having a focal point approximately coincident with the upper terminal edge of the collector plate. The axes of the parabolas which define the respective surfaces are rotated about or diverge from their common focal point at a substantial angle. The …
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- Granted April 22, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 22, 1997.
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