Patents by Inventor Gregor Biegel

Gregor Biegel 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).

  • Method for aligning the heliostats of a heliostat field
    Patent number: 8801188
    Abstract: A central distance measuring device, which can be directed at the heliostats, is used to determine the settings of the heliostats of a heliostat field. The distance measuring device measures the space between a plurality of measuring points from the measuring site and, based on this, determines the spatial alignment of the respective heliostat. A computer contains astronomical solar altitude software and controls an actuating device of the heliostat such that the heliostat assumes the alignment intended according to the solar altitude. With the invention, position sensors and/or angle sensors on the individual heliostats are avoided. All heliostats are aligned by a central computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Bernhard Hoffschmidt, Joachim Göttsche, Markus Sauerborn, Helmut Essen, Gört Luedtke, Gregor Biegel
  • METHOD FOR ALIGNING THE HELIOSTATS OF A HELIOSTAT FIELD
    Publication number: 20120145143
    Abstract: A central distance measuring device, which can be directed at the heliostats, is used to determine the settings of the heliostats of a heliostat field. The distance measuring device measures the space between a plurality of measuring points from the measuring site and, based on this, determines the spatial alignment of the respective heliostat. A computer contains astronomical solar altitude software and controls an actuating device of the heliostat such that the heliostat assumes the alignment intended according to the solar altitude. With the invention, position sensors and/or angle sensors on the individual heliostats are avoided. All heliostats are aligned by a central computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Bernhard Hoffschmidt, Joachim Göttsche, Markus Sauerborn, Helmut Essen, Gört Luedtke, Gregor Biegel