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WO2012042407A3
WO2012042407A3 PCT/IB2011/053769 IB2011053769W WO2012042407A3 WO 2012042407 A3 WO2012042407 A3 WO 2012042407A3 IB 2011053769 W IB2011053769 W IB 2011053769W WO 2012042407 A3 WO2012042407 A3 WO 2012042407A3
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compressed air
compressors
variable power
heat engine
catenary
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George Kourtis
Maria Adigiouzel
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Priority claimed from GR20100100533A external-priority patent/GR20100100533A/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S20/00—Solar heat collectors specially adapted for particular uses or environments
    • F24S20/20—Solar heat collectors for receiving concentrated solar energy, e.g. receivers for solar power plants
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/70—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors
    • F24S23/74—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors with trough-shaped or cylindro-parabolic reflective surfaces
    • F24S23/745—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors with trough-shaped or cylindro-parabolic reflective surfaces flexible
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S30/00—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules
    • F24S30/40—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement
    • F24S30/42—Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules for rotary movement with only one rotation axis
    • F24S30/422—Vertical axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S40/00—Safety or protection arrangements of solar heat collectors; Preventing malfunction of solar heat collectors
    • F24S40/80—Accommodating differential expansion of solar collector elements
    • F24S40/85—Arrangements for protecting solar collectors against adverse weather conditions
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/47—Mountings or tracking

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Engine Equipment That Uses Special Cycles (AREA)
  • Compressors, Vaccum Pumps And Other Relevant Systems (AREA)
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Abstract

The system described collects solar radiation and produces electrical energy or mechanical energy that may be converted to electrical. The mechanical version has the capability to store energy for later use using compressed air. The system comprises: a) A field of reception reflection concentration and absorption of solar radiation based on the parabolic trough paradigm. It uses a rotating catenary reflector with receiver fixed to it or a dynamically tilted catenary type reflector or a fixed catenary reflector with rotating ( splitted ) collector. The main idea is to have a very cheap system for very big installations. b) A concentrated photo voltaic collector or a heat engine for the transformation of the temperature differential to mechanical energy. That engine makes use of a novel expansion compression element. The element may be used in compressed air motors ( e.g. for air cars and other utilities), compressors, Stirling - Ericsson engines, solar compressors - refrigerators, compressed air generators— UPS systems. By a devised method the element is applied to convert legacy engines ( gasoline, Diesel, compressors) to being pro-pulsed by compressed air at high efficiency By another any fixed displacement motor may be equipped with efficient variable power functionality and variable power regenerative breaking. The last method is used inside the solar heat engine in order to couple the compressor and expander part of the heat engine at variable power ratio being able to generate compressed air or consume it depending on needs.
PCT/IB2011/053769 2010-08-27 2011-08-29 Solar energy production Ceased WO2012042407A2 (en)

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AU2011309754A AU2011309754A1 (en) 2010-08-27 2011-08-29 Solar energy production

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GR20100100470A GR20100100470A (en) 2010-08-27 2010-08-27 System for the reception reflection concentration and absorption of solar radiation.
GR20100100470 2010-08-27
GR20100100533 2010-09-27
GR20100100533A GR20100100533A (en) 2010-09-27 2010-09-27 An oscillatoty engine accessory replacing the pisto-cylinder pair - engines free of pistons, cylinder, oil and friction

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WO2012042407A2 WO2012042407A2 (en) 2012-04-05
WO2012042407A9 WO2012042407A9 (en) 2014-04-24
WO2012042407A3 true WO2012042407A3 (en) 2014-06-12

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JPS6047887A (en) * 1983-08-26 1985-03-15 Shigemitsu Fujii Solar heat pump
CN2408251Y (en) * 2000-01-17 2000-11-29 陈安琪 Solar water pump
DE10118769A1 (en) * 2001-04-09 2003-01-02 Enerlyt Potsdam Gmbh En Umwelt Solar Stirling motor to drive water pumps has membrane as working piston, charged by working gas pressure on one side and medium to be pumped on other side
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