SOLAR CONCENTRATOR DEVICE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY GENERATION
First Claim
1. A solar energy concentrating device, comprised of multiple optic elements, each optic element is directing incident solar rays to fully illuminate a common rectangular planar target area containing a rectangular photovoltaic cell thus illumination from a multitude of optical elements combine together on the common target area to yield high intensity uniform illumination of the photovoltaic cell;
- a photovoltaic cell having positive and negative contacts, converting the concentrated solar energy to electrical energy,a heat sink being thermally connected to the photovoltaic cell, dissipating excessive heat being generated by the cell,a housing supporting at least one solar energy concentrating device, one photovoltaic cell and one heat sink, forming a solar energy generating module being mounted on a planar sun tracking structural grid being part of a multi module solar power generating panel.
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Abstract
A solar energy concentrator lens is formed by a prism array. Each prism is designed to deflect the incident solar rays and fully illuminate a rectangular photovoltaic cell with uniform intensity. The combination of multiple prisms uniformly illuminating a common target area yields concentrated uniform illumination across the target area.
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13 Claims
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1. A solar energy concentrating device, comprised of multiple optic elements, each optic element is directing incident solar rays to fully illuminate a common rectangular planar target area containing a rectangular photovoltaic cell thus illumination from a multitude of optical elements combine together on the common target area to yield high intensity uniform illumination of the photovoltaic cell;
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a photovoltaic cell having positive and negative contacts, converting the concentrated solar energy to electrical energy, a heat sink being thermally connected to the photovoltaic cell, dissipating excessive heat being generated by the cell, a housing supporting at least one solar energy concentrating device, one photovoltaic cell and one heat sink, forming a solar energy generating module being mounted on a planar sun tracking structural grid being part of a multi module solar power generating panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11)
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- 6. A solar energy concentrating device of claims wherein the optic elements are Fresnel prisms arrayed to form a Fresnel prism concentrating lens, each Fresnel prism refracting incident solar rays to fully illuminate a photovoltaic cell and is comprised of multiple straight, parallel Fresnel grooves having planar facets.
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7. A solar energy concentrating device of claims wherein the optic elements are Fresnel mirrors arrayed to form a Fresnel mirror concentrating reflector, each Fresnel mirror reflecting incident solar rays to fully illuminate a photovoltaic cell and is comprised of multiple straight, parallel Fresnel grooves having planar facets coated with reflective material.
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