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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald Falbel, Stamford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136246 ;
Abstract
An immersed solar concentrator system has a concentrator element for directing light rays onto a solar cell. The solar cell has a surrounding reflective surface for reflecting light rays which are not absorbed by the solar cell but strike the reflective surface. The immersion medium, which is disposed between the solar cell and the concentrator element, has a refractive index for reflecting the reflected light rays, by total internal reflection, in a direction towards the solar cell so that at least some of the reflected light rays are absorbed by the solar cell.