US Patent 10436478 Structural frame and solar collector module

Patent 10436478 was granted and assigned to Abengoa Solar on October, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Abengoa Solar

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

10436478

Date of Patent

October 8, 2019

Patent Application Number

14112017

Date Filed

April 19, 2012

Patent Primary Examiner

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Avinash A Savani

Patent abstract

Solar collector modules and techniques for their construction are disclosed. In one aspect, a solar collector module includes a reflector and a three-dimensional structural frame that supports the reflector. The structural frame includes a set of primary structural shapes and a set of axial frame members connected between corners of the primary structural shapes forming helical paths for the transmission of torque from one end of the structural frame to the other. In another aspect, a method for assembling a solar collector module includes pre-assembling part of the module.