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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2010
Joe Wen, Fremont, CA (US);
Qi Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Frank Magana, Aptos, CA (US);
Douglas R. Battaglia, Jr., Campbell, CA (US);
Joe Wen, Fremont, CA (US);
Qi Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Frank Magana, Aptos, CA (US);
Douglas R. Battaglia, Jr., Campbell, CA (US);
Solaria Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for forming a solar energy collection device includes receiving a sheet of glass, wherein the sheet of glass includes light concentrating geometric features, applying a light source to the light concentrating geometric features, determining physical concentration characteristics for each of the light concentrating geometric features in response to the light source that is applied, associating the physical concentration characteristics for each light concentrating geometric features with an identifier associated with the sheet of glass in a computer memory, determining placements for a plurality of PV strips relative to the sheet of glass in response to the physical concentration characteristics for each light concentrating geometric features stored in the computer memory, and securing the plurality of PV strips relative to the sheet of glass in response to the placements for the plurality of PV strips relative to the sheet of glass.