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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Egypt Nanotechnology Center, Giza, EG;
Werner Escher, Dusseldorf, DE;
Bruno Michel, Rueschlikon, CH;
Stephan Paredes, Rueschlikon, CH;
Rami Ghannam, Rueschlikon, CH;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
EGYPT NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER, , EG;
Abstract
A photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar receiver includes a thermal collector, extending in a first plane and comprising an aperture; and a photovoltaic module, configured for electrical output power delivery, comprising a photo-active area that extends in a second plane at a distance from the first plane, the photo-active area being vis-à-vis the aperture, a projection of the aperture perpendicularly to the second plane corresponding to the photo-active area.