A Better Focus Co. develops and manufactures "point
focus" solar dishes, that concentrate solar energy from 4'
and 8' diameter dishes to a 4-6" spot that can easily reach
temperatures of over 1000F. These dishes utilize a film
type of mirror whereby a highly reflective film is stretched
across a frame, and a vacuum is pulled inside the frame.
This causes the film to become concave, and focus the
sunlight to a single intensely hot spot of light.
The resulting high heat flux levels will permit a wide variety
of applications, including:
- Solar Cooking
- Concentrating Thermal
- Sterling Heat Engines
- Concentrating Photovoltaics
We have developed a full line of accessory items for the
solar cooking applications.
Performance data from our 8' diameter power dish
prototype is under the "Power Dish" tab, as well as two
paper presentations of this design at the American Solar
Energy Society.
We feel that this dish design delivers the highest levels of
concentrated solar energy per $ of material cost, or "best
cost concentration".
We have completed initial testing of a 1/4 scale model of a
12 kw dish/thermal system with tracking frame design. We
are currently looking for a user/partner that has a
year-round need for low pressure steam to participate in the
construction of a full-scale system with 4 x 8' diameter
dishes mounted to a fully automated tracking frame.
Initial patent for the vacu-dish concentrating dish have been
allowed. Patents are pending for the tracking frame design.
focus" solar dishes, that concentrate solar energy from 4'
and 8' diameter dishes to a 4-6" spot that can easily reach
temperatures of over 1000F. These dishes utilize a film
type of mirror whereby a highly reflective film is stretched
across a frame, and a vacuum is pulled inside the frame.
This causes the film to become concave, and focus the
sunlight to a single intensely hot spot of light.
The resulting high heat flux levels will permit a wide variety
of applications, including:
- Solar Cooking
- Concentrating Thermal
- Sterling Heat Engines
- Concentrating Photovoltaics
We have developed a full line of accessory items for the
solar cooking applications.
Performance data from our 8' diameter power dish
prototype is under the "Power Dish" tab, as well as two
paper presentations of this design at the American Solar
Energy Society.
We feel that this dish design delivers the highest levels of
concentrated solar energy per $ of material cost, or "best
cost concentration".
We have completed initial testing of a 1/4 scale model of a
12 kw dish/thermal system with tracking frame design. We
are currently looking for a user/partner that has a
year-round need for low pressure steam to participate in the
construction of a full-scale system with 4 x 8' diameter
dishes mounted to a fully automated tracking frame.
Initial patent for the vacu-dish concentrating dish have been
allowed. Patents are pending for the tracking frame design.
4' cooking dish and 8' diameter Thermal Power dish
Pre-shipment QA Testing of 4'
diameter cooking dishes
diameter cooking dishes
Concentrating Solar Dishes for Solar Cooking, Heliostats dishes
for Power Tower, Dish/Engine Systems, Concentrating
Photovoltaics
A Better Focus Co.
for Power Tower, Dish/Engine Systems, Concentrating
Photovoltaics
A Better Focus Co.
Concentrating Solar Dishes
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1/4 scale model of proposed 15-20KW Dish/Thermal
system
(click on "power dishes" link for more details)
system
(click on "power dishes" link for more details)
