Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Photoelectric – Panel or array
Patent
1979-03-12
1981-07-14
Weisstuch, Aaron
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Photoelectric
Panel or array
136257, 126439, H01L 3104
Patent
active
042788293
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus is disclosed for converting solar energy to more useful forms, i.e., thermal and electrical energy. Such apparatus includes a photoelectric transducer (e.g., an array of photovoltaic cells), means for concentrating solar energy on the transducer, and means for circulating a liquid between the transducer and the solar energy concentrator. The spectral properties of the liquid are such that the liquid functions as a bandpass filter, transmitting solar energy to which the transducer is responsive and absorbing solar energy to which the transducer is non-responsive. The transmitted solar energy is converted to electrical energy by the transducer, and the absorbed solar energy is converted to heat by the liquid. Preferably, the liquid is circulated through a container which, in the vicinity of the transducer, is constructed so as to provide optical gain to the system and to integrate incident solar energy for the purpose of eliminating "hot spots" which could overheat, and thereby damage, the transducer.
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Kurz Warren W.
Weisstuch Aaron
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