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This invention describes a solar energy collector that uses a curved mirror to focus sunlight onto a row of solar receivers, tracking the sun along one axis. The key feature is an additional reflective piece attached to one end of the main mirror. This extra piece is specifically designed to capture sunlight that would otherwise miss the main mirror and direct it towards a solar receiver positioned at that end. One version also includes a non-electricity-generating extension to the receiver row that scatters light, possibly for heat management.
Why it matters: Filed before significant advancements in solar cell efficiency and cost reduction. Capturing additional sunlight, especially at the ends of a collector as this invention proposes, now translates to a much more valuable energy output for a lower relative cost of the receiving components.
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