Device to regulate the relative humidity level in a cpv module
AssigneeSaint-Augustin Canada Electric Inc.
InventorsAndreas Gombert, Jakob Stor, Cecile Taliercio
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Abstract
A device to regulate the relative humidity level inside a CPV module, the device comprising a desiccant unit connected to the module via a duct, the module is also connectable to ambient atmosphere and the device comprises a switching mechanism that is actuated by a regulation unit, allowing a gas flow between the module and either the desiccant unit or ambient atmosphere. The air into the PV module is let through a dehumidifier only when there is risk of condensation, which is determined from values of the air inside and/or outside the module by sensors sensing temperature and/or relative humidity and comparing these to thresholds or to the calculated dew temperature inside the module.
Claims22
A device to regulate the relative humidity level in a CPV module, comprising:
- at least one module unit, the device comprising a desiccant unit connected to the module via a duct, wherein the module is also connectable to ambient atmosphere, and wherein the device comprises a switching mechanism that is actuated by a regulation unit, allowing a gas flow between the module and either the desiccant unit or ambient atmosphere.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.