Fixed solar energy concentrator

Patent · Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6151697

Houghton, A J; Knasel, T M

An apparatus for the concentration of solar energy upon a fixed array of solar cells is disclosed. A transparent material is overlayed upon the cell array, and a diffuse reflective coating is applied to the surface area of the transparent medium in between cells. Radiant light, which reflects through the transparent layer and does not fall directly incident to a cell surface is reflected by the coating layer in an approximate cosine pattern. Thereafter, such light undergoes internal reflection and rediffusion until subsequently it either strikes a solar cell surface or is lost through the upper surface of the transparent material.

• Assignee: Science Applications Inc
• Patent Number(s): US 4246042
• OSTI ID: 6151697
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 13 Feb 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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