HYBRID SOLAR ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM

摘要

A hybrid solar energy recovery system comprises a frame and a dual-purpose solar energy recovery plate mounted to the frame. The plate has a plurality of lenses on an upper surface of the plate for concentrating incident solar radiation on the plate, the plate comprising a heat exchanger to recover thermal energy and a plurality of photovoltaic cells for generating an electric current in response to solar radiation incident on the photovoltaic cells. A single system can thus provide both electric power, hydronic heating and domestic hot water.