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Title: Concentrated solar photovoltaic and photothermal system

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
OSTI Identifier:
1986755
Patent Number(s):
11482967
Application Number:
16/497,699
Assignee:
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund (New Orleans, LA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AR0000473
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 02/26/2018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Codd, Daniel, Escarra, Matthew David, and Riggs, Brian C. Concentrated solar photovoltaic and photothermal system. United States: N. p., 2022. Web.
Codd, Daniel, Escarra, Matthew David, & Riggs, Brian C. Concentrated solar photovoltaic and photothermal system. United States.
Codd, Daniel, Escarra, Matthew David, and Riggs, Brian C. Tue . "Concentrated solar photovoltaic and photothermal system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1986755.
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