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US 2003/0201007 A1Published application
Planar solar concentrator power module
AssigneeJX Crystals Inc.
InventorsLewis M. Fraas, Jany X. Fraas, Han Xiang Huang, James E. Avery
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AssigneeJX Crystals Inc.
InventorsLewis M. Fraas, Jany X. Fraas, Han Xiang Huang, James E. Avery
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A planar concentrator solar power module has a planar base, an aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits on the base and an array of linear Fresnel lenses or linear mirrors for directing focused solar radiation on the aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits. The cell circuits are mounted on a back panel which may be a metal back plate. The cell circuit area is less than a total area of the module. Each linear lens or linear mirror has a length greater than a length of the adjacent cell circuit. The cell circuit may have cells mounted in shingle fashion to form a shingled-cell circuit. In an alternative module, linear extrusions on the circuit element have faces for mounting the linear mirrors for deflecting sun rays impinging on each mirror onto the shingled-cells. The linear extrusions are side-wall and inner extrusions with triangular cross-sections. The circuit backplate is encapsulated by lamination for weather protection. The planar module is generally rectangular with alternating rows of linear cell circuits and linear lenses or linear mirrors.
A planar concentrator solar power module apparatus comprising a planar base, an aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits on the base and an array of linear planar Fresnel lenses above the base for directing focused solar radiation on the aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits.
A planar concentrator photovoltaic module comprising a planar array of linear circuits, a planar array of linear Fresnel lenses disposed in front of and aligned with the planar array of linear circuits, and a metal sheet forming a base for mounting the planar array of linear circuits for allowing heat spreading and heat removal.
A planar concentrator solar power module apparatus comprising a circuit element, rows of series connected solar cells in the circuit element, and linear mirrors in the circuit element for deflecting sun rays to the rows of solar cells.
A method of assembling a planar concentrator solar power module comprising mounting photovoltaic cells on a metal heat spreader back plate and forming a circuit element, connecting the cells in series to form linear circuit rows, mounting linear mirrors on the plate, alternating the linear circuit rows and the linear mirrors in the circuit element, deflecting sun rays with the linear mirrors on to the linear circuit rows, concentrating solar energy into the linear circuit rows and providing optimal thermal energy management.
A planar concentrator solar power module apparatus comprising a planar metal base, an aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits on the metal base, an aligned array of linear concentrator elements for directing solar radiation on the aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits, the linear photovoltaic circuits being in thermal contact with the metal base and being electrically isolated from the metal base, wherein an area of the metal base is equal to a total module area for efficient heat spreading and heat removal.
A planar concentrator solar power module apparatus comprising a planar metal base, an aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits on the metal base, an aligned array of linear concentrator elements for directing solar radiation on the aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits, wherein the linear concentrator elements are longer than the linear photovoltaic cell circuits.
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