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US 2009/0025784 A1Published application
Thermal spray for solar concentrator fabrication
AssigneesSol Focus, Inc., Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
InventorsHing Wah Chan, John S. Fitch, Michael C. Weisberg, David G. Duff
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Abstract
A system may include an optical element, a thermal-sprayed material disposed on the optical element, and a solar cell coupled to the optical element. Some aspects provide thermal spraying of a first material onto an optical element, and coupling of a solar cell to the optical element. Thermal spraying the first material may include spraying a molten metal powder onto the optical element.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- thermal spraying a first material onto an optical element;
- and
- coupling a solar cell to the optical element.
An apparatus comprising:
- an optical element;
- a thermal-sprayed material disposed on the optical element;
- and
- a solar cell coupled to the optical element.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.