Heliostat array layouts for multi-tower central receiver solar power plants

A solar power plant includes central receiver modules arranged in a regular pattern. Each central receiver module includes a tower, a central receiver mounted on the tower, and a heliostat array bounded by a polygon. The heliostat array includes heliostats with mirrors for reflecting sunlight to the...

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Hauptverfasser:	Pham, Quoc, Arbogast, Porter, Reznik, Dan, Gross, Bill, Slack, Michael, Gregory, Christian
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS BLASTING ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RANGES SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS VENTILATING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A solar power plant includes central receiver modules arranged in a regular pattern. Each central receiver module includes a tower, a central receiver mounted on the tower, and a heliostat array bounded by a polygon. The heliostat array includes heliostats with mirrors for reflecting sunlight to the central receiver. The heliostats are grouped in linear rows and each of the rows is parallel to another row. The locations of the heliostats are staggered between adjacent rows. The power plant also includes a power block for aggregating power from the central receivers and power conduits for transferring power from the central receivers to the power block.