Solar collector module

Improvements in the design and construction of solar collector modules. Aspects of the invention include improvements in the layout of a frame for a solar collector module, and in the joining of structural members of the frame at nodes. In one example, a module of a solar collector includes a reflec...

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Hauptverfasser:	MAY EDMUND KENNETH, MARCOTTE PATRICK, SOMMERS RICK, MANNING KERRY, BACKES RACHEL, NETTLAU JANINA, BIGGIO KENNETH
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING BUILDING BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES CEILINGS EARTH DRILLING EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING FENCING FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS FLOORS GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS HEATING INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS LIGHTING MASTS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MINING OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS RANGES ROOFS SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL VENTILATING WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Improvements in the design and construction of solar collector modules. Aspects of the invention include improvements in the layout of a frame for a solar collector module, and in the joining of structural members of the frame at nodes. In one example, a module of a solar collector includes a reflector and a three-dimensional structural frame that supports the reflector. The frame is made up of substantially rigid elongate frame members interconnected at nodes. Improved node connection components include hubs or frame members having tabs for receiving frame member connections. A tab may have a width that is substantial in relation to its height. The frame may incorporate asymmetry in its layout, in the size or presence of frame members, or in the positioning of the nodes.