Solar photoelectric conversion apparatus with cooling means

Patent · Tue Jul 08 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5085058

Kidyashev, J; Potapov, V; Ryabikov, S; Stepanov, A; Strebkov, D; Vasilinina, O

A description is given of a solar photoelectric conversion apparatus comprising a hollow hermetically sealed reservoir; a transparent liquid heat carrier within said reservior and occupying the lower portion of the cavity formed by the reservoir; a light converter immersed in said heat carrier and having an active surface; a solar concentrator adapted to be in the optical path of a beam of a solar radiation incident on said active surface of said light converter; and power leads of said light converter running out of said reservior without disturbing its hermetic condition, whereby during operation of the apparatus vapors of the heat carrier condense on the inner walls of said reservoir and return by gravity to said liquid in said lower portion of said cavity, thereby cooling said liquid and said light converter immersed therein by ''thermal siphon'' action.

• Assignee: IFI; EDB-80-122183; ERA-06-000429
• Patent Number(s): US 4211581
• OSTI ID: 5085058
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS
CONTROL
CONVECTION
COOLING
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EQUIPMENT
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
THERMOSYPHON EFFECT