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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
William E Horne, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
United Solar Technologies, Inc., Olympia, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136248 ; 136246 ;
Abstract
A solar energy system that includes a primary concentrator, a receiver having a plurality of photovoltaic cells, and a prefilter surrounding the receiver. The prefilter absorbs some of the radiation that is out of band with respect to the photovoltaic cells, and may include a conduit for a cooling fluid. The cells on the receiver are positioned such that each cell receives the same solar energy flux. The receiver may include a phase change material to protect the photovoltaic cells from excessive temperatures.