Process for manufacturing a photovoltaic concentrator comprising an optical structure equipped with two optical-lens stages
AssigneeCommissariat A L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
InventorCesar Dominguez
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Abstract
The process for manufacturing a photovoltaic concentrator comprising a photovoltaic substrate (2) equipped with a plurality of photovoltaic cells (5), and an optical structure (1) comprising a first optical-lens stage (4) and a second optical-lens stage (3) that are intended to optically interact with each other, includes (i) providing a mould (6); and (ii) simultaneously forming the first optical-lens stage (4) and the second optical-lens stage (3) using said provided mould (6), and implementing a step of filling said mould (6) with a material (100), especially by injecting or pouring said material (100).
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A process for manufacturing a photovoltaic concentrator comprising a photovoltaic substrate equipped with a plurality of photovoltaic cells, and an optical structure comprising a first optical-lens stage and a second optical-lens stage that are intended to optically interact with each other, wherein the process includes:
- providing a mould;
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- simultaneously forming the first optical-lens stage and the second optical-lens stage using the provided mould, and filling the mould with a material.
A mould for manufacturing an optical structure for a photovoltaic concentrator, the optical structure comprising a first optical-lens stage and a second optical-lens stage that are intended to optically interact with each other, the mould including:
- a first face equipped with a plurality of first cavities each delimiting a shape complementary to that of a corresponding optical lens of the first optical-lens stage, and
- a second face equipped with a plurality of second cavities each delimiting a shape complementary to that of a corresponding optical lens of the second optical-lens stage.
An optical concentrator comprising an optical structure comprising a first optical-lens stage and a second optical-lens stage that are intended to optically interact with each other, the optical structure being of integral construction or a single object.
A photovoltaic concentrator comprising a photovoltaic substrate equipped with a plurality of photovoltaic cells, and an optical structure comprising a first optical-lens stage and a second optical-lens stage that are intended to optically interact with each other, the optical structure being of integral construction or a single object.
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