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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
John Nagyvary, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Peter Allen Zawadzki, Clinton, NJ (US);
Steve Seel, Cary, NC (US);
James Foresi, Albuquerque, NM (US);
John Nagyvary, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Peter Allen Zawadzki, Clinton, NJ (US);
Steve Seel, Cary, NC (US);
James Foresi, Albuquerque, NM (US);
SUNCORE PHOTOVOLTAICS, INC., Irwindale, CA (US);
Abstract
A solar cell receiver subassembly for use in a concentrating solar system which concentrates the solar energy onto a solar cell by a factor of 1000 or more for converting solar energy to electricity, including an optical element defining an optical channel, a solar cell receiver having a support; a solar cell mounted on the support adjacent to the optical element and in the optical path of the optical channel, the solar cell comprising one or more III-V compound semiconductor layers and capable of generating in excess of 20 watts of peak DC power; a diode mounted on the support and coupled in parallel with the solar cell; and first and second electrical contacts mounted on the support and coupled in parallel with the solar cell and the diode; and an encapsulant covering the support, the solar cell, the diode, and at least a portion of the exterior sides of the optical element.