CA1052212A - Photon energy converter - Google Patents

Photon energy converter

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Publication number
CA1052212A
CA1052212A CA233,465A CA233465A CA1052212A CA 1052212 A CA1052212 A CA 1052212A CA 233465 A CA233465 A CA 233465A CA 1052212 A CA1052212 A CA 1052212A
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protrusions
converter
dendritic
photon energy
distribution
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CA233,465A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Jerome J. Cuomo
Jerry M. Woodall
James F. Ziegler
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International Business Machines Corp
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S70/00—Details of absorbing elements
    • F24S70/20—Details of absorbing elements characterised by absorbing coatings; characterised by surface treatment for increasing absorption
    • F24S70/25—Coatings made of metallic material
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S70/00—Details of absorbing elements
    • F24S70/20—Details of absorbing elements characterised by absorbing coatings; characterised by surface treatment for increasing absorption
    • F24S70/225—Details of absorbing elements characterised by absorbing coatings; characterised by surface treatment for increasing absorption for spectrally selective absorption
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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S126/00—Stoves and furnaces
    • Y10S126/907—Absorber coating
    • Y10S126/908—Particular chemical
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    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/12—All metal or with adjacent metals
    • Y10T428/12451—Macroscopically anomalous interface between layers
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    • Y10T428/12493—Composite; i.e., plural, adjacent, spatially distinct metal components [e.g., layers, joint, etc.]
    • Y10T428/12535—Composite; i.e., plural, adjacent, spatially distinct metal components [e.g., layers, joint, etc.] with additional, spatially distinct nonmetal component
    • Y10T428/12611—Oxide-containing component
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T428/12771—Transition metal-base component
    • Y10T428/12806—Refractory [Group IVB, VB, or VIB] metal-base component
    • Y10T428/12826—Group VIB metal-base component
    • Y10T428/1284—W-base component
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    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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    • Y10T428/12771—Transition metal-base component
    • Y10T428/12861—Group VIII or IB metal-base component
    • Y10T428/12889—Au-base component
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/24—Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.]
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
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    • Y10T428/24355—Continuous and nonuniform or irregular surface on layer or component [e.g., roofing, etc.]

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Chemical Vapour Deposition (AREA)
  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
  • Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
  • ing And Chemical Polishing (AREA)
  • Other Surface Treatments For Metallic Materials (AREA)
  • Electrodes Of Semiconductors (AREA)
CA233,465A 1974-10-18 1975-08-14 Photon energy converter Expired CA1052212A (en)

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US05/515,780 US4005698A (en) 1974-10-18 1974-10-18 Photon energy converter

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US (1) US4005698A (e)
JP (1) JPS5512562B2 (e)
CA (1) CA1052212A (e)
CH (1) CH593462A5 (e)
CS (1) CS198175B2 (e)
EG (1) EG12954A (e)
ES (1) ES441836A1 (e)
FR (1) FR2346821A1 (e)
GB (1) GB1515763A (e)
HU (1) HU172031B (e)
IL (1) IL48016A (e)
IT (1) IT1041944B (e)
PL (1) PL110969B1 (e)
SE (1) SE417638B (e)
SU (1) SU741811A3 (e)
YU (1) YU251875A (e)

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ES441836A1 (es) 1977-04-01
IL48016A0 (en) 1975-11-25
FR2346821B1 (e) 1978-09-01
JPS5158353A (e) 1976-05-21
JPS5512562B2 (e) 1980-04-02
FR2346821A1 (fr) 1977-10-28
SE417638B (sv) 1981-03-30
DE2539101B2 (de) 1977-03-03
AU8575775A (en) 1977-04-21
EG12954A (en) 1980-07-31
US4005698A (en) 1977-02-01
CH593462A5 (e) 1977-11-30
SU741811A3 (ru) 1980-06-15
SE7510405L (sv) 1976-04-20
GB1515763A (en) 1978-06-28
DE2539101A1 (de) 1976-04-29
IL48016A (en) 1977-11-30
IT1041944B (it) 1980-01-10
HU172031B (hu) 1978-05-28
YU251875A (en) 1982-02-28
CS198175B2 (en) 1980-05-30
PL110969B1 (en) 1980-08-30

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