Inventors:
H. Norman Riise - La Canada CA
George G. Goranson - La Canada CA
Henry P. Karwan - Fountain Valley CA
Assignee:
Viking Solar Systems, Incorporated - Glendale CA
International Classification:
F24J 302
Abstract:
A trough-like concentrator having a reflective surface contoured to image the sun at a linear focus. The reflective surface is supported by a structural tube having plural ribs. A microcomputer is programmed to exclusively aim the concentrator at the sun. A stationary vacuum-insulated linear solar energy receiver is positioned at the focus of the concentrator, with heat-transfer fluid entering at one end of the receiver and leaving at the other end. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION.