Solar power source with textured solar concentrator

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1998-10-02

2000-03-28

Chapman, Mark

Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric

Photoelectric

Panel or array

136292, H01L 2500

Patent

active

060434252

ABSTRACT:
A solar power source has a solar power converter, and a solar concentrator positioned to reflect incident light toward the solar power converter. The solar concentrator includes a support having a texture pattern formed thereon, and a reflector surface on the support. The support includes a layer of plastic, and the reflector surface is a layer of a metal, such as aluminum, deposited on the layer of plastic. The texture is formed in the layer of plastic, and is visible on a free surface of the reflector. The texture pattern may be a set of parallel linear recesses.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4131485 (1978-12-01), Meinel et al.
patent: 4143233 (1979-03-01), Kapany et al.
Nov. 21, 1998 New Scientist Magazine "Bright lights that don't dazzle", Mick Hamer.

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