Solar energy system
Patent
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OSTI ID:5386903
A system for extracting energy from the sun's rays including a bank of solar energy cells which generate electrical current when exposed to the rays of the sun, immersed in a bath of liquid formed to serve as a lens, concentrating the sun rays on the cells, and transmitting heat away from the cells. The cells are shaped so as to cause a trapping effect of radiation incident thereon. The improved solar converting unit additionally includes a method for preheating the interior thereof. The converting unit is preferably equipped with light gathering and focusing means thereby providing coherent optically output.
- Assignee:
- TIC; ERA-05-028617; EDB-80-082764
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4172740
- OSTI ID:
- 5386903
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
141000 -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
COMBINED COLLECTORS
CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS
COOLING SYSTEMS
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LIQUIDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
WATER
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
141000 -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
COMBINED COLLECTORS
CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS
COOLING SYSTEMS
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LIQUIDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
WATER