摘要 |
The present invention is an electro-optical system for collecting solar energy and converting it into electrical energy. It is an enclosed concentrator that will last long in harsh environment. It is made up of a matrix of modules, each collecting sunlight, concentrating it on a solar chip, and producing an electrical output. It conducts the unwanted heat away because the first radiation receiving surface is made of metal. It is not monolithic, but rather is made of half metal and half glass, and the structures are a parabola and an ellipse. As a result the present invention advantageously fills the aforementioned deficiencies by providing a thin solar concentrator that is light weight, cheaper to manufacture than currently known solar concentrators, and which further can be used in a high powered solar concentrator for hydrogen generation.
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