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US 2009/0288705 A1Published application
Photovoltaic power generation and solar heat collector
OwnerKenichi Hiwatashi, Naoto Masuyamainventors
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Abstract
Provided is a photovoltaic power generation and solar heat collector which can be installed in a small area and can simultaneously maintain a high collection efficiency and a high photoelectric conversion efficiency. The photovoltaic power generation and solar heat collector (10) includes a dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell (11); and a heat collection panel (12) provided on top of the dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell (11). Sunlight is incident on a top surface of the heat collection panel (12).
Claims6
A photovoltaic power generation and solar heat collector comprising:
- a dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell that takes out electric power from sunlight through photoelectric conversion;
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- a heat collection panel that heats a heat medium with heat energy from sunlight, the heat collection panel being arranged on a top or bottom of the dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.