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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2006
Satyam Bendapudi, Manchester, CT (US);
Rakesh Radhakrishnan, Vernon, CT (US);
Yu Chen, East Hartford, CT (US);
Yirong Jiang, Manchester, CT (US);
Satyam Bendapudi, Manchester, CT (US);
Rakesh Radhakrishnan, Vernon, CT (US);
Yu Chen, East Hartford, CT (US);
Yirong Jiang, Manchester, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A concentrated solar energy device is connectable to a solar array and includes a photovoltaic cell that provides electrical energy and heat from a solar energy source, a thermally conductive element, concentrating optics, and a housing. The concentrating optics are positioned between the solar energy source and the photovoltaic cell and are aligned with the solar energy source. The thermally conductive element functions to dissipate heat from the photovoltaic cell. The housing and the concentrating optics are attached to one another and together enclose the photovoltaic cell and a portion of the thermally conductive element. An optical film may be positioned over the concentrating optics during assembly, installation, and/or maintenance of the concentrated solar energy device.