SOLAR POWER PLANT Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: solar power engineering for national economy. SUBSTANCE: plant has radiation detector with focusing device 1, semiconductor converters 2 with current collectors 3 supplying user 4 with electric power; novelty is that cooling system of converters 2 is, essentially, closed circuit incorporating evaporating steam generator 5, pump 7, and heat sink 6. Circuit also includes steam turbine 8 connected to electric generator 9. As and alternative, turbine may be replaced by steam engine and turbine-generator set may be used instead of separate turbine and generator. Current collectors 10 of mentioned device are connected to current collectors of converters. EFFECT: improved efficiency of power plant. 3 cl, 1 dwg