Solar energy receiver having optically inclined aperture

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12157879

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The present application provides a solar energy receiver comprising an effective absorption aperture that is biased, so that solar radiation from a certain direction can be preferentially absorbed by a solar radiation absorber in the receiver. The effective absorption aperture is inclined relative to a physical aperture. Thus, in an elevated receiver comprising a downward facing physical aperture defining a plane that is relatively parallel to ground, the effective absorption aperture of the receivers described herein may be inclined relative to ground, but the physical aperture may remain generally parallel to ground. The biased receivers may be used in Linear Fresnel Reflector solar arrays.

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AREVA SOLAR INC303 RAVENDALE DRIVE MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

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Mills, David R Palo Alto, US 39 581
Schramek, Philipp Starnberg, DE 8 195

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