GB201020717D0 - Solar energy apparatus - Google Patents
Solar energy apparatusInfo
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- GB201020717D0 GB201020717D0 GB201020717A GB201020717A GB201020717D0 GB 201020717 D0 GB201020717 D0 GB 201020717D0 GB 201020717 A GB201020717 A GB 201020717A GB 201020717 A GB201020717 A GB 201020717A GB 201020717 D0 GB201020717 D0 GB 201020717D0
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- heat
- heat transfer
- solar
- thermal
- photovoltaic cell
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- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
Abstract
A solar power generation system (1) comprises a solar concentrator (2) and a photovoltaic cell (4, 104, 204) at the focus of the solar concentrator (2). The system (1) also comprises a thermal receiver (6, 106, 206) adjacent to, but thermally isolated from, the photovoltaic cell (4, 104, 204). The thermal receiver (6, 106, 206) is arranged to be illuminated by solar radiation (8) incident upon the solar concentrator (2). The system (1) further comprises a first heat transfer mechanism (12, 112, 212) in good thermal contact with, and arranged to dissipate heat from, the photovoltaic cell (4, 104, 204). The system (1) further comprises a second heat transfer mechanism (14, 114, 214), independent of the first heat transfer mechanism (12, 112, 212) and in good thermal contact with, and arranged to dissipate heat from, the thermal receiver (6, 106, 206). The first (12, 112, 212) and second (14, 114, 214) heat transfer mechanisms may comprise a solid thermal conductor (a heat sink) or a heat pipe, connected to a heat exchanger (16, 18) to transfer heat to a working fluid (e.g. water). The working fluid may also be arranged simply to pass through the thermal receiver (6, 106, 206). The first (12, 112, 212) and second (14, 114, 214) heat transfer mechanisms may be separate from one another or the first (12, 112, 212) and second (14, 114, 214) heat transfer mechanisms may be in thermal contact with a common working fluid. The heated fluid can be used e.g. for heating, thermoelectricity generation or in cooling systems. The system (1) may also comprise one or more secondary solar concentrators (228) to further concentrate the incident solar radiation onto the photovoltaic cell (204) and/or the thermal receiver (206).
Priority Applications (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB201020717A GB201020717D0 (en) | 2010-12-07 | 2010-12-07 | Solar energy apparatus |
| PCT/GB2011/001697 WO2012076847A1 (en) | 2010-12-07 | 2011-12-07 | Solar energy apparatus with a combined photovoltaic and thermal power generation system |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB201020717A GB201020717D0 (en) | 2010-12-07 | 2010-12-07 | Solar energy apparatus |
Publications (1)
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| GB201020717D0 true GB201020717D0 (en) | 2011-01-19 |
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Family Applications (1)
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| GB201020717A Ceased GB201020717D0 (en) | 2010-12-07 | 2010-12-07 | Solar energy apparatus |
Country Status (2)
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| GB (1) | GB201020717D0 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2012076847A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (5)
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| EP3161955A4 (en) * | 2014-06-27 | 2018-03-28 | The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund | Infrared transmissive concentrated photovoltaics for coupling solar electric energy conversion to solar thermal energy utilization |
| US9787247B2 (en) | 2014-10-01 | 2017-10-10 | Sharp Laboratories Of America, Inc. | Solar concentrator with asymmetric tracking-integrated optics |
| US9773934B2 (en) | 2014-10-01 | 2017-09-26 | Sharp Laboratories Of America, Inc. | Hybrid Trough solar power system using photovoltaic two-stage light concentration |
| WO2017172841A1 (en) | 2016-03-28 | 2017-10-05 | The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund | Transmissive concentrated photovoltaic module with cooling system |
| US10153726B2 (en) | 2016-09-19 | 2018-12-11 | Binay Jha | Non-concentrated photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal hybrid devices and methods for solar energy collection |
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| US4700013A (en) * | 1985-08-19 | 1987-10-13 | Soule David E | Hybrid solar energy generating system |
| WO1994012690A1 (en) * | 1992-11-25 | 1994-06-09 | John Beavis Lasich | The production of hydrogen from solar radiation at high efficiency |
| US20090114212A1 (en) * | 2007-10-06 | 2009-05-07 | The Research Foundation Of The State University Of New York | Hybrid solar panel |
| GB0803551D0 (en) | 2008-02-26 | 2008-04-02 | Microsharp Corp Ltd | Prismatic lenses |
| WO2009144700A1 (en) * | 2008-04-16 | 2009-12-03 | Rdc - Rafael Development Corporation Ltd. | Solar energy system |
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| WO2012076847A1 (en) | 2012-06-14 |
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Legal Events
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| AT | Applications terminated before publication under section 16(1) |