Abstract: A solar reflector assembly is provided for generating energy from solar radiation. The solar reflector assembly is configured to be deployed on a supporting body of liquid and to reflect solar radiation to a solar collector. A solar reflector assembly comprises an inflatable elongated tube having an upper portion formed at least partially of flexible material and a lower ballast portion formed at least partially of flexible material. A reflective sheet is coupled to a wall of the tube to reflect solar radiation. The elongated tube has an axis of rotation oriented generally parallel to a surface of a supporting body of liquid. The lower ballast portion may contain photocatalytic particles.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 17, 2012
Publication date:
September 20, 2012
Applicant:
Combined Power Cooperative
Inventors:
John D.H. King, Thomas E. Oliver, Nicholas A. Kramer, keeney D. Willis
Abstract: A solar reflector assembly is provided for generating energy from solar radiation. The solar reflector assembly is configured to be deployed on a supporting body of liquid and to reflect solar radiation to a solar collector. A solar reflector assembly comprises an inflatable elongated tube having an upper portion formed at least partially of flexible material and a lower ballast portion formed at least partially of flexible material. A reflective sheet is coupled to a wall of the tube to reflect solar radiation. The elongated tube has an axis of rotation oriented generally parallel to a surface of a supporting body of liquid.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 3, 2010
Publication date:
June 2, 2011
Applicant:
Combined Power Cooperative
Inventors:
John King, Thomas Oliver, Nicholas Kramer, Keeney Willis, Ph.D.