Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Concentrated photovoltaic and thermal solar energy collector
- Patent Title (中): 集中光伏和太阳能集热器
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Application No.: US12962650Application Date: 2010-12-07
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Publication No.: US08455755B2Publication Date: 2013-06-04
- Inventor: David Correia , Jim Braig , Art Shulenberg
- Applicant: David Correia , Jim Braig , Art Shulenberg
- Applicant Address: US CA Fremont
- Assignee: Electrotherm
- Current Assignee: Electrotherm
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Fremont
- Agent James S. McDonald
- Main IPC: H01L31/00
- IPC: H01L31/00 ; H01L31/042 ; C12Q1/68

Abstract:
This invention relates to a solar energy collector that converts solar radiation into both electrical and thermal energy. More specifically this invention relates to a concentrating solar energy collector with an integrated construction that minimizes cost, bulk, and weight, and maximizes overall efficiency. Typical non-concentrating solar collectors use photovoltaic cells over the entirety of their surface. These solar cells are the most expensive part of the collector. This invention discloses using a reflector to concentrate the incident radiation on photovoltaic cells with one-twentieth the area of the reflector, and transferring the co-generated thermal energy into a working fluid pumped through the cell support structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110132434A1 Concentrated Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar Energy Collector Public/Granted day:2011-06-09
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