Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Microsystem enabled photovoltaic modules and systems
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Application No.: US14686139Application Date: 2015-04-14
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Publication No.: US09761748B1Publication Date: 2017-09-12
- Inventor: Gregory N. Nielson , William C. Sweatt , Murat Okandan
- Applicant: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Applicant Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Current Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Agent Martin I. Finston
- Main IPC: H02N6/00
- IPC: H02N6/00 ; H01L31/042 ; H01L31/054

Abstract:
A photovoltaic (PV) module includes an absorber layer coupled to an optic layer. The absorber layer includes an array of PV elements. The optic layer includes a close-packed array of Keplerian telescope elements, each corresponding to one of an array of pupil elements. The Keplerian telescope substantially couple radiation that is incident on their objective surfaces into the corresponding pupil elements. Each pupil element relays radiation that is coupled into it from the corresponding Keplerian telescope element into the corresponding PV element.
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