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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2010
Benjamin J. Anderson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
William C. Sweatt, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Murat Okandan, Edgewood, NM (US);
Gregory N. Nielson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Benjamin J. Anderson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
William C. Sweatt, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Murat Okandan, Edgewood, NM (US);
Gregory N. Nielson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A photovoltaic (PV) solar concentration structure having at least two troughs encapsulated in a rectangular parallelepiped optical plastic structure, with the troughs filled with an optical plastic material, the troughs each having a reflective internal surface and approximately parabolic geometry, and the troughs each including photovoltaic cells situated so that light impinging on the optical plastic material will be concentrated onto the photovoltaic cells. Multiple structures can be connected to provide a solar photovoltaic collection system that provides portable, efficient, low-cost electrical power.