Concentrator photovoltaic assembly
AssigneeUniversity of Ottawa
InventorRichard BEAL
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Abstract
A concentrator photovoltaic module that has a secondary optical element that has alignment features that cooperate with alignment feature of a solar cell assembly to self-align the secondary optical element with the solar cell. The secondary optical element is secured directly to the backplate or to the solar cell assembly. The secondary optical element is spaced-apart from the solar cell, which avoids shear stress between the secondary optical element and the solar cell.
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A concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) module comprising:
- a backplate;
- a solar cell assembly (SCA) secured to the backplate, the SCA having a solar cell mounted thereon, the SCA defining an SCA alignment feature;
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- an optical element to guide light onto the solar cell, the optical element being bonded directly to the backplate, the optical element having an optical element alignment feature, the SCA alignment feature to cooperate with the optical element alignment feature to align the optical element with respect to the solar cell.
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An optical element to guide light onto a solar cell mounted on a solar cell assembly (SCA), the SCA being mounted on a backplate, the optical element comprising:
- an optical element alignment part to cooperate with an SCA alignment part to align the optical element to the solar cell when the optical element is mated to the SCA;
- an underside portion with underside surfaces, the underside surfaces for being bonded directly to the backplate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.