Solar cells with concentrators
Patent
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OSTI ID:6882312
The invention provides a unique arrangement for cooling solar cells that are associated with collectors for collecting solar radiation and concentrating the same on the solar cells. The solar energy concentrators are each characterized by having a chamber with a solar radiation transmissive entrance wall, sidewalls adapted to concentrate solar radiation, one or more solar cells disposed in each chamber, and means for passing a dielectric, transparent cooling fluid through each chamber. The cooling fluid has an index of refraction which promotes solar energy concentration onto the solar cells in addition to that provided by the sidewalls.
- Assignee:
- Mobil Tyco Solar Energy Corp.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4045246
- OSTI ID:
- 6882312
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 11 Aug 1975
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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