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Tract Homes Solar Generator

Tract homes with mirror roofs focus the sun on a central tower to generate power for community
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The homes roofs are positioned so that for each part of the day a substantial number of roofs are focusing the sun on the tower. The tower has a steam generator that supplies electricity for the community.

The mirrored roofs also have the benefit of keeping the homes cool by reflecting the light and heat away...

The roofs are static to avoid the expense and maintnance problems of tracking machinery.

The big problem would be keeping the mirrors clean. Some kind of sprinkler might work.

macrumpton, May 25 2004

Sandia labs solar tower http://www.sandia.g...rthermal/nsttf.html
Similar concept, except moveable mirrors and no homes [macrumpton, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]

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       The tower would be movable, or there could be multiple towers.
macrumpton, May 26 2004
  
      
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