Photovoltaic panel
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1. A photovoltaic system comprising:
- a concentrating photovoltaic panel configured to concentrate direct light towards at least one photovoltaic cell; and
a non-concentrating photovoltaic panel configured to collect, at least, indirect light transmitted through the concentrating photovoltaic panel,wherein the concentrating photovoltaic panel comprises;
at least one rigid sheet;
one or more first optical elements disposed adjacent a first side of the at least one rigid sheet;
one or more second optical elements disposed adjacent a second side of the at least one rigid sheet; and
one or more photovoltaic elements, each photovoltaic element disposed between a respective first optical element and a respective second optical element, each first optical element comprising at least one lens configured to focus light impinging thereon onto a corresponding reflecting surface of the respective second optical element, each second optical element being configured to reflect light focused by the first optical element to the photovoltaic element.
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Abstract
A photovoltaic system comprising a first photovoltaic panel configured to collect direct light; and a second photovoltaic panel configured to collect, at least, indirect light transmitted through the one or more first photovoltaic panels.
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1. A photovoltaic system comprising:
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a concentrating photovoltaic panel configured to concentrate direct light towards at least one photovoltaic cell; and a non-concentrating photovoltaic panel configured to collect, at least, indirect light transmitted through the concentrating photovoltaic panel, wherein the concentrating photovoltaic panel comprises; at least one rigid sheet; one or more first optical elements disposed adjacent a first side of the at least one rigid sheet; one or more second optical elements disposed adjacent a second side of the at least one rigid sheet; and one or more photovoltaic elements, each photovoltaic element disposed between a respective first optical element and a respective second optical element, each first optical element comprising at least one lens configured to focus light impinging thereon onto a corresponding reflecting surface of the respective second optical element, each second optical element being configured to reflect light focused by the first optical element to the photovoltaic element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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