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Concentrated solar photovoltaic and photothermal system

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OSTI ID:1986755
The present invention provides a hybrid, concentrating photovoltaic-solar thermal (CPV/T) system and components thereof, and methods for converting solar energy to electricity at high efficiencies while capturing and storing solar thermal energy for later deployment.
Research Organization:
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
DOE Contract Number:
AR0000473
Assignee:
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund (New Orleans, LA)
Patent Number(s):
11,482,967
Application Number:
16/497,699
OSTI ID:
1986755
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Investigation on Convective Heat Losses from Solar Cavities under Wind Conditions journal January 2014