Mini solar islands for household needs

Abstract

An improved concentrated solar power collector, includes a frame intended to be mounted rotatable to a stand surface, according to a first axis perpendicular to the stand surface, at least one solar concentrator fixed on the frame at a desired angle determined so that the solar concentrator is oriented at between 20 and 70° with reference to the stand surface and reflect or direct sunlight upwardly toward a heat pipe, connected to a steam network including a steam tank carried by the frame, wherein the frame is able to rotate automatically to provide an azimuth-tracking of the solar concentrator following the azimuth of the sun, wherein the steam tank works with a diffusion absorption cooling machine or a hot water heating arrangement, feeding a warm-water tank and an ice/cold-water tank, the warm-water and ice/cold-water tanks being directly connected to a house.

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         5 . An improved concentrated solar power collector, comprising
 a frame intended to be mounted rotatable to a stand surface, according to a first axis perpendicular to the stand surface,   at least one solar concentrator fixed on the frame at a desired angle determined so that said solar concentrator is oriented at between 20 and 70° with reference to the stand surface and reflect or direct sunlight upwardly toward a heat pipe, connected to a steam network comprising a steam tank carried by said frame,   
       wherein said frame is able to rotate automatically to provide an azimuth-tracking of the solar concentrator following the azimuth of the sun, 
       wherein said steam tank works with a diffusion absorption cooling machine or a hot water heating arrangement, feeding a warm-water tank and an ice/cold-water tank, said warm-water and ice/cold-water tanks being directly connected to a house. 
     
     
         6 . An improved concentrated solar power collector, comprising
 a frame intended to be mounted rotatable to a stand surface, according to a first axis perpendicular to the stand surface,   at least one solar concentrator fixed on the frame at a desired angle determined so that said solar concentrator is oriented at between 20 and 70° with reference to the stand surface and reflect or direct sunlight upwardly toward a heat pipe, connected to a steam network comprising a steam tank carried by said frame,   
       wherein said frame is able to rotate automatically to provide an azimuth-tracking of the solar concentrator following the azimuth of the sun, 
       wherein a heat exchanger is directly mounted inside said steam tank, said heat exchanger being connected with a thermal installation of a house. 
     
     
         7 . An improved concentrated solar power collector, comprising
 a plate able to rotate around a vertical axis, perpendicular to said plate,   several sets of solar concentrators, arranged in rows on said plate, each set being arranged on a frame mounted rotatable according to a first axis parallel to the plate,   
       wherein for each set, each of the concentrators is fixed at a desired angle on the frame, so that all of the reflector panels reflect or direct sunlight upwardly toward a heat pipe, connected to a steam network, 
       wherein said steam network is connected to a diffusion absorption cooling machine or a hot water heating arrangement, feeding a warm-water tank and a ice/cold-water tank, said warm-water and ice/cold-water tanks being directly connected to a house. 
     
     
         8 . Method of providing a building with warm-water and cold-water, which comprises: arranging the concentrated solar power collector according to  claim 5 , on the roof of the building, said warm-water and ice/cold-water tanks being located in the building or on the roof of the building and being operatively connected to a network for providing at least this building with warm-water and cold-water. 
     
     
         9 . Method of providing a building with warm-water and cold-water, which comprises: arranging the concentrated solar power collector according to  claim 6 , on the roof of the building, said warm-water and ice/cold-water tanks being located in the building or on the roof of the building and being operatively connected to a network for providing at least this building with warm-water and cold-water. 
     
     
         10 . Method of providing a building with warm-water and cold-water, which comprises: arranging the concentrated solar power collector according to  claim 7 , on the roof of the building, said warm-water and ice/cold-water tanks being located in the building or on the roof of the building and being operatively connected to a network for providing at least this building with warm-water and cold-water.