High-concentration photovoltaic assembly for a utility-scale power generation system

A high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) assembly configured for use in a utility-scale power generation system, said HCPV assembly comprising:

• a plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal members substantially centered in a plane, each of said longitudinal members incorporating a compression spar and a tension spar, and each of said compression and tension spars being contiguous between opposing ends of said HCPV assembly a plurality of substantially parallel framing members substantially centered in said plane, coupled to each of said longitudinal members;
• two substantially parallel transverse members substantially centered in said plane and coupled to said longitudinal members substantially at ends thereof;
• a plurality of energy conversion modules coupled to adjacent ones of said longitudinal members upon a first side of said plane;
• and
• a plurality of energy concentration devices coupled to adjacent ones of said longitudinal members upon a second side of said plane.

A high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) assembly configured for use in a utility-scale power generation system, said HCPV assembly comprising:

• a plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal members;
• two substantially parallel transverse members having a first length and coupled to said longitudinal members substantially at ends thereof;
• a frame substantially centered in a plane, coupled to said longitudinal members, configured to couple to a supporting tracking structure of said system, and comprising a plurality of framing members, wherein each of said framing members has a second length equal to or greater than said first length, and wherein each of said framing members is contiguous over said second length;
• a plurality of energy conversion modules coupled to adjacent ones of said longitudinal members upon a first side of said plane;
• and
• a plurality of energy concentration devices coupled to adjacent ones of said longitudinal members upon a second side of said plane.

A utility-scale solar power generation system having a plurality of high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) assemblies, wherein each of said HCPV assemblies is configured to couple to a supporting tracking structure of said system, and wherein each of said HCPV assemblies comprises:

• a frame substantially centered in a plane;
• a plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal members substantially centered in said plane and coupled to said frame, each of said longitudinal members comprising:
• a contiguous compression spar coupled to said frame upon a first side of said plane;
• a contiguous tension spar coupled to said frame upon a second side of said plane;
• and
• a non-contiguous filler spar coupled between said compression and tension spars, coupled to and intersected by said frame;
• two substantially parallel transverse members substantially centered in said plane and coupled to said longitudinal members substantially at ends thereof;
• a plurality of bulkheads coupled between adjacent ones of said longitudinal members and configured to divide said HCPV assembly into a plurality of chambers having four walls, each of said walls being one of said longitudinal members, said transverse members, and said bulkheads;
• a plurality of photovoltaic modules, each of said photovoltaic modules being coupled to said four walls of one of said chambers upon said first side of said plane;
• and
• a plurality of lenses, each of said lenses being coupled to said four walls of one of said chambers upon said second side of said plane.