METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING POWERFUL SOLAR PLANTS Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: wind-solar power engineering. SUBSTANCE: method is realized on using energy of natural power sources such as direct solar irradiation, energy of sun beams reflected from water surface, pressure and temperature drops in atmosphere from ground surface to space over draft pipe, natural wind energy, heat quantity accumulated by water basin during day time and at summer season. Method allows to concentrate and integrate energy of above mentioned power sources for converting it to energy of air flows acting upon wind-driven turbine combined with generator and mounted in air discharging pipe. Method comprises usage of elastically mounted solar energy absorbing platforms arranged over water surface and creating together with transparent heat insulation coating air cavities over helioconversion air-penetration material. Said cavities are communicated with inner cavity of air-discharge draft pipe. Additional heating of air fed to under-platform space is realized due to creation of heat insulated water space under transparent coating. Processes for preparing food products on water and exothermic industrial equipment arranged in coastal zone are also used for performing the method. In order to enhance efficiency, at least two light-weight vertically mounted wind-guiding walls mutually diverging from air discharging draft pipe to periphery and ceiling closing space between said walls are constructed. Said walls and ceiling may be made of transparent material. Self-lifting controlled superstructure is mounted over air discharging pipe. Superstructure surface is made of corrugated film material; superstructure is secured by its lower base to body of air discharge pipe in its upper portion; its upper base is secured to closed lifting reservoir filled with light gas. Lifting level of superstructure is regulated by means of controlled tension apparatuses and ropes according to condition of energy generation by helioplant. EFFECT: possibility for erecting powerful ecologically safe heat and power helioplants with investment significantly less than that of similar-power heat and power plants operating with use of natural raw materials. 5 cl, 3 dwg