发明名称 |
CONCENTRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC AND THERMAL SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTOR |
摘要 |
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. |
申请公布号 |
CA2820527(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.06.14 |
申请号 |
CA20102820527 |
申请日期 |
2010.12.08 |
申请人 |
ELECTROTHERM SOLAR CORPORATION |
发明人 |
CORREIA, DAVID;BRAIG, JIM;SHULENBERGER, ARTHUR M. |
分类号 |
H02N6/00 |
主分类号 |
H02N6/00 |
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