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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Ayman Alabduljabbar, Riyadh, SA;
Abdullah I. Alboiez, Riyadh, SA;
Yaseen G. Alharbi, Riyadh, SA;
Alhassan Badahdah, Riyadh, SA;
Hussam Khonkar, Riyadh, SA;
Yves C. Martin, Ossining, NY (US);
Naim Moumen, Walden, NY (US);
Robert L. Sandstrom, Chestnut Ridge, NY (US);
Theodore Gerard Van Kessel, Millbrook, NY (US);
Ayman Alabduljabbar, Riyadh, SA;
Abdullah I. Alboiez, Riyadh, SA;
Yaseen G. Alharbi, Riyadh, SA;
Alhassan Badahdah, Riyadh, SA;
Hussam Khonkar, Riyadh, SA;
Yves C. Martin, Ossining, NY (US);
Naim Moumen, Walden, NY (US);
Robert L. Sandstrom, Chestnut Ridge, NY (US);
Theodore Gerard van Kessel, Millbrook, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, SA;
Abstract
Techniques for cooling concentrating solar collector systems are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus for cooling a photovoltaic cell includes a heat exchanger having a metal plate with a bend therein that positions a first surface of the metal plate at an angle of from about 100 degrees to about 150 degrees relative to a second surface of the metal plate, and a plurality of fins attached to a side of the metal plate opposite the first surface and the second surface; a vapor chamber extending along the first surface and the second surface of the metal plate, crossing the bend; and a cladding material between the vapor chamber and the heat exchanger, wherein the cladding material is configured to thermally couple the vapor chamber to the heat exchanger. A photovoltaic system and method for operating a photovoltaic system are also provided.