Solar collector framework

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7932461
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12124118

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A solar energy collector suitable for use in a solar energy collection system that tracks movements of the sun along at least one axis may have a plurality of reflector panels, a support structure that supports the reflector panels in a manner that defines a pair of adjacent reflector troughs, each trough having a base, a pair of reflective side walls and a trough aperture suitable for receiving incident sunlight during operation of the solar energy collection system, a frame that is coupled to the support structure near the bases of the troughs to define a closed reflector support truss framework in cooperation with the support structure, wherein the reflector support truss framework is positioned behind the reflector troughs such that the reflector support truss framework does not shadow the reflector panels during normal operation of the solar energy collector, and a plurality of solar receivers.

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FIRST SOLAR MALAYSIA SDN BHDLOT PT 2486 FIRST SOLAR BOULEVARD ZON INDUSTRI FIRST SOLAR MALAYSIA SDN BHD FASA 3 JALAN HI TECH 11 KULIM KEDAH 09090

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Johnson, Eric C Mountain View, US 28 900
Leeds, Michael San Francisco, US 11 487

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