Sun Tracking Foldable Solar Umbrellas for Electricity and Hot Water Generation

A lightweight, small volume and highly portable solar electricity collector. The collector may be configured as a solar umbrella made up of components that are able to fold up into a small package and fit inside of a portable canister or cover. The collector may include a single stage or multiple st...

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Hauptverfasser:	BOSTAPH JOSEPH W, HUI JOSEPH Y, ZINDEL DANIEL A, BLAIR FOREST
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 lightweight, small volume and highly portable solar electricity collector. The collector may be configured as a solar umbrella made up of components that are able to fold up into a small package and fit inside of a portable canister or cover. The collector may include a single stage or multiple stage concentration to focus light from foldable yet rigid reflective surfaces onto photovoltaic cells. In a single stage system, light is concentrated by a parabolic mirror directing sunlight onto arrays of photovoltaic cells. With a two stage solar concentration, the first concentration is made with a parabolic foldable umbrella. A 3-stage solar collector is also disclosed.