ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,717, issued on Nov. 3.
"Solar updraft tower system with parabolic trough solar collection" was invented by Andres Amaya Jr. (Denver).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact thermal booster solar updraft tower system comprising a 1000-meter tall central tower with 100-meter diameter and base arches for air intake. The system transitions from conventional low-intensity greenhouse heating to high-intensity concentrated thermal injection using radially arranged parabolic troughs, each 1-meter wide and 60-meters long, elevated 30 meters above ground level. Square heat-absorbing stainless steel pipes (45 cm cross-section) suspended above ea...