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Photovoltaic concentrator assembly with optically active cover

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1117846
A photovoltaic concentrator assembly that includes a housing that defines an internal volume and includes a rim, wherein the rim defines an opening into the internal volume, a photovoltaic cell positioned in the internal volume, and an optical element that includes an optically active body and a flange extending outward from the body, wherein the flange is sealingly engaged with the rim of the housing to enclose the internal volume.
Research Organization:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL, USA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-07GO17052
Assignee:
The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL)
Patent Number(s):
8,633,376
Application Number:
12/563,644
OSTI ID:
1117846
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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