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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Cogenra Solar, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gilad Almogy, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ratson Morad, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Radu Constantin Raduta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brian Edward Atchley, Oakland, CA (US);
Joseph Isaac Lichy, San Jose, CA (US);
Amir Arie Weiss, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); F24J 2/48 (2006.01); F24J 2/07 (2006.01); F24J 2/10 (2006.01); F24J 2/20 (2006.01); F24J 2/46 (2006.01); F24J 2/51 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H01L 31/052 (2014.01); F24J 2/38 (2014.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.01); F24J 2/00 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/485 (2013.01); F24J 2/07 (2013.01); F24J 2/1047 (2013.01); F24J 2/202 (2013.01); F24J 2/38 (2013.01); F24J 2/4647 (2013.01); F24J 2/51 (2013.01); H01L 31/02013 (2013.01); H01L 31/042 (2013.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.12); H01L 31/0521 (2013.01); H01L 31/0525 (2013.01); H01L 31/0547 (2014.12); H02S 40/34 (2014.12); F24J 2002/0092 (2013.01); F24J 2002/4669 (2013.01); Y02E 10/41 (2013.01); Y02E 10/44 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus by which solar energy may be collected to provide electricity or a combination of heat and electricity are disclosed herein. Examples of solar energy receivers are disclosed that may be used to collect concentrated solar radiation.