Patents by Inventor Pablo Coca Valdés

Pablo Coca Valdés has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150020793
    Abstract: The invention relates to a panel-based solar receiver for a thermal solar tower power plant (4), which comprises: a front panel (8), the external surface of which receives solar radiation (2) from the field of heliostats (3), a back panel (9), sealing elements (10) between the panels (8, 9), arranged at the lateral ends of both, an intake collector (5), located in the upper part of the panels (8, 9), where the heat transfer fluid enters the receiver (1) and an evacuation collector (6), located in the lower part of the panels (8, 9), where the heat transfer fluid leaves the receiver (1); wherein the front panel (8), back panel (9) and the two sealing elements (10) form the receiver body (16), which constitutes a passage for the heat transfer fluid (7) to travel through. Each solar tower can contain one or several panel-based receivers (1) and be arranged in series or in parallel, with the same or a different fluid (7) circulating there through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicants: ABENGOA SOLAR NEW TECHNOLOGIES, S.A., INGENIERIA Y DISEÑO EUROPEO, S.A. (IDESA)
    Inventors: Paula Llorente Folch, Raúl Navío Gilaberte, Lucía Serrano Gallar, Andrés Castro De Benito, Jorge Villarrica Viñas, Pablo Coca Valdés