US 12,078,388 B2
System for amplifying solar heat for concentrated solar-thermal power systems
Shuza Binzaid, San Antonio, TX (US)
Assigned to THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, College Station, TX (US)
Filed by The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/029,881.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/904,474, filed on Sep. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0088253 A1, Mar. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. F24S 10/95 (2018.01); F01K 27/00 (2006.01); F24S 10/25 (2018.01); F24S 10/40 (2018.01); F24S 23/74 (2018.01)
CPC F24S 10/95 (2018.05) [F01K 27/00 (2013.01); F24S 10/25 (2018.05); F24S 10/45 (2018.05); F24S 23/74 (2018.05)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for generating electrical power comprising:
(A) providing a first working fluid and a second working fluid;
(B) passing the first working fluid via a first fluid conduit through a linear solar-thermal concentrator comprising a curved surface, two side walls, and an opening, wherein the opening is covered by a convection cover, wherein the convection cover traps heat convection energy within the linear solar-thermal concentrator;
(C) passing the second working fluid via a second fluid conduit through the linear solar-thermal concentrator;
(D) heating the first working fluid via the linear solar-thermal concentrator;
(E) heating the second working fluid via the linear solar-thermal concentrator;
(F) adjusting the flow of the first working fluid through the linear solar-thermal concentrator to manage the temperature of the first working fluid;
(G) adjusting the flow of the second working fluid through the linear solar-thermal concentrator to manage the temperature of the second working fluid; and
(H) directing at least the heated first working fluid into a power generator.