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OwnerZhiting Tian, Khurram Khan Afridi +12inventors
InventorsZhiting Tian, Khurram Khan Afridi, Lingcheng Kong, Firehiwot Gurara, Meili Bowden, Diana Chu, Quanhuan Liao, Mikayla Lahr, Rabail Makhdoom, Youngeun Kim, Samara Hatley, Eileen Ho, Joelle Lim, Isabella Ma
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A solar energy converter including a solar concentration module, thermal storage unit, and power-conversion unit is described. The concentration module reorients and concentrates sunlight to gather solar heat into the converter. The thermal storage unit absorbs and releases excess thermal energy both for heating and electricity generation. The power-conversion unit generates electricity using the heat gradient within the converter. The disclosed solar energy converter can further be incorporated into a larger system to optimize operation.
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A cookstove system, the system comprising a stove body including a shell defining an interior cook space with a side-opening access aperture opening into the interior cook space and a door movable from an opened position to a closed position selectively blocking the side-opening access aperture, a sunlight concentration module coupled to the stove body and configured to concentrate sunlight admitted into the interior cook space onto a focal point, thereby cooking food within the interior cook space and/or heating of the stove body, and optionally, an electrical system in heat transfer with the stove body, the electrical system configured to generate electrical energy from heat withdrawn from the stove body.
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