Construction element
OwnerHeinz Kunertinventor
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Abstract
The element according to the invention consists in a preferred embodiment of two panes (10, 12) assembled in the manner of a composite or laminate pane, a thermally insulating layer, for example an air or inert gas layer, formed between said panes, and a sheet-like photovoltaic unit (18) which is arranged between the one pane (10) and the thermally insulating layer and which can consist of a transparent semiconductor material. By this configuration of the element the solar energy is optimally available as light and thermal energy in accordance with its spectral distribution and after conversion by the photovoltaic element also as electrical energy.
Claims21
A construction element having a first transparent pane, a second transparent pane spaced from said first pane in parallel relationship thereto and an intermediate sheet member located between said first and second panes and constituting a photovoltaic unit, said intermediate sheet having two opposed major faces each provided with a low-emission coating, and said intermediate sheet member being movable between a first position contacting an opposed inner face of said first pane and a second position contacting an opposed inner face of said second pane.
A construction element having a wing mounted in a frame and a glazing structure mounted in said wing, said glazing structure comprising a first transparent pane, a second transparent pane spaced from said first pane in parallel relationship thereto and an intermediate sheet member located between said first and second panes and constituting a photovoltaic unit, said intermediate sheet having a first major face contacting an opposed inner face of said first pane and a second major face spaced from said second pane and provided with a low-emission coating, and said wing being turnable by 180.degree. relative to a central axis with respect to said frame.
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