Integrated solar receiver - thermal storage system

摘要

The invention relates to an integral, thermal storage and receiver system. The system includes a heat storage medium (16) and a receiver (12) for capturing incoming radiation (10), the receiver (12) being in thermal contact with the heat storage medium (16) and forming an integral part of it. In a preferred embodiment, the storage medium (16) is a molten salt and the receiver (12) is a black body cavity formed of polyhedral structures and immersed within the molten salt (16).