Title: Solar power system using hybrid trough and photovoltaic two-stage light concentration

Abstract

A solar power method is provided using two-stage light concentration to drive concentrating photovoltaic conversion in conjunction with thermal collection. The method concentrates light rays received in a plurality of transverse planes towards a primary linear focus in an axial plane, which is orthogonal to the transverse planes. T band wavelengths of light are transmitted to the primary linear focus. R band wavelengths of light are reflected towards a secondary linear focus in the axial plane, which is parallel to the primary linear focus. The light received at the primary linear focus is translated into thermal energy. The light received at the secondary linear focus is focused by optical elements along a plurality of tertiary linear foci, which are orthogonal to the axial plane. The focused light in each tertiary primary focus is focused into a plurality of receiving areas, and translated into electrical energy.

Inventors:

Wheelwright, Brian; Pan, Wei; Tweet, Douglas

Issue Date:

Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2020

Research Org.:

Norcon Technologies LLC, Tucson, AZ (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1637773

Patent Number(s):

10608134

Application Number:

15/713,615

Assignee:

Norcon Technologies LLC (Tucson, AZ)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS

F24S23/30 - with lenses
F24S23/74 - with trough-shaped or cylindro-parabolic reflective surfaces
F24S23/79 - with spaced and opposed interacting reflective surfaces

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

H01L31/0543 - {comprising light concentrating means of the refractive type, e.g. lenses}
H01L31/0547 - {comprising light concentrating means of the reflecting type, e.g. parabolic mirrors, concentrators using total internal reflection}
H01L31/0549 - {comprising spectrum splitting means, e.g. dichroic mirrors}

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES

H02S40/22 - Light-reflecting or light-concentrating means
H02S40/44 - Means to utilise heat energy, e.g. hybrid systems producing warm water and electricity at the same time

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

Y02E10/40 - Solar thermal energy
Y02E10/52 - PV systems with concentrators
Y02E10/60 - Thermal-PV hybrids

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DOE Contract Number:  

AR0000465

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 09/23/2017

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

14 SOLAR ENERGY